An AI CEO Went to Washington and Asked for Rules: Key Takeaways
The Senate’s first major hearing on artificial intelligence covered everything from the lighthearted marvels of generative AI to
2023-05-17 06:27
Reaction to Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling meeting
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden and top Republican lawmakers met at the White House for less than an hour
2023-05-17 06:27
Ecuador Lawmakers Open Impeachment Trial of President Lasso
Ecuador’s opposition-dominated National Assembly opened an impeachment trial against President Guillermo Lasso in its second attempt to oust
2023-05-17 06:24
Consultants: Design issues, operations lapses led to big Kansas oil spill
A report for U.S. government regulators says pipeline design issues, lapses in its operations and problems caused during construction led to a massive oil spill on the Keystone pipeline system in northeastern Kansas
2023-05-17 06:23
Biden scraps planned visit to Australia, Papua New Guinea to focus on debt limit talks
President Joe Biden has decided to curtail an upcoming visit to the Indo-Pacific to focus on the debt limit standoff at home
2023-05-17 05:56
IRS moves forward with free e-filing system in pilot program to launch in 2024
The IRS is planning to launch a pilot program for a government-run, online tax filing system that’s free for all
2023-05-17 05:55
ChatGPT chief says artificial intelligence should be regulated by a US or global agency
The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT has told Congress that government intervention will be critical to mitigating the risks of increasingly powerful AI systems
2023-05-17 05:49
YouTube’s recommendations send violent and graphic gun videos to 9-year-olds, study finds
YouTube is great at sending users videos that it thinks they'll like based on their interests
2023-05-17 05:49
Uruguay Leaves Key Interest Rate at 11.25% Following April Cut
Uruguay’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 11.25%, saying that monetary policy remains contractive with
2023-05-17 05:28
Pfizer Sells $31 Billion of Bonds in Fourth-Largest Deal Ever
Pfizer Inc. sold $31 billion of debt in the fourth-largest US bond sale ever, according to a person
2023-05-17 05:26
'Taco Tuesday' trademark tiff flares anew between fast food competitors
A tiff over Taco Tuesday is heating up, with Taco Bell asking U.S. regulators to force a Wyoming-based fast-food chain to abandon its longstanding claim to “Taco Tuesday” as a trademark
2023-05-17 04:58
Biden plan to sell land leases for conservation gets pushback
More than a century after the U.S. started selling oil leases on public lands, the Biden administration is seeking to let conservationists lease government property to restore it
2023-05-17 04:25