Fresh start for Belgrade-Pristina after the elections? Freshly inaugurated and banking on stability, Putin proposed the reappointment of his Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, a technocrat who has helped him through the war in Ukraine and the economic ... 05/11/2024 - 9:53 pm | View Link
UK Conservative defects to Labour Party, another hit to PM Rishi Sunak ahead of election United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party could be losing popularity ahead of a general election. Another Conservative lawmaker has defected to the Labour party. 05/8/2024 - 7:11 am | View Link
UK Prime Minister Sunak suffers further blow as another Conservative lawmaker defects to Labour British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been accused of leading a “chaotic” government as another one of his Conservative lawmakers defected to the main opposition Labour Party ahead of a looming ... 05/7/2024 - 8:55 pm | View Link
Which key tech lawmakers will stay in Brussels? With about a month to go until the European Parliament election in June, some of the most productive, outspoken or visible tech lawmakers are hoping to be re-elected for another five-year mandate. 05/5/2024 - 6:31 pm | View Link
The UK’s Conservatives suffer historic losses in local elections as Labour edges closer to power Labour won Blackpool South, a long-time Labour seat in the northwest of England that went Conservative in the last general election in 2019. 05/3/2024 - 8:58 am | View Link
Some people are taking to the Costco food court for a budget-friendly birthday meal. UCG/Getty ImagesA woman hosted a surprise party for her husband at a Costco in Georgia. Her TikTok showing the party racked up over 11 million views. It's one of several viral Costco birthday party TikToks. Here's how they're doing it.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman supports a riff on UBI he calls "universal basic compute."Win McNamee/Getty ImagesOpenAI CEO Sam Altman has long supported the idea of a universal basic income. Many in AI think a universal basic income could help mitigate the impacts of the tech on workers. Altman floated a new kind of basic income last week that he calls "universal basic compute."OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has an interesting new idea to help those struggling financially.
Jerry Seinfeld. NBC/Getty ImagesJerry Seinfeld delivered the graduation speech at Duke University on Sunday. A video on X showed students walking out during his speech waving Palestinian flags. Seinfeld has spoken publicly in defense of Israel during its war in Gaza. Duke University graduates walked out during Jerry Seinfeld's commencement speech on Sunday, highlighting how American universities remain a political battleground.
AI is being used in the health, tech, and finance sectors. Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty ImagesMore businesses are upping their bets on AI tools. OpenAI, Midjourney, and more are the top AI companies people are spending money on, Ramp reported. Big Tech is pairing up with increasingly popular services or creating its own AI services.
A Chinese criminal organization, dubbed "BogusBazaar," appears to be behind thousands of fake online shops targeting Americans. Getty ImagesA study linked one Chinese criminal organization to over 75,000 fraudulent online shops. The group, known as 'BogusBazaar,' has processed over $50 million in fake orders, the study found. The majority of the 850,000 victims are based in the US and Europe.
Sam Altman thinks an international agency can help regulate AI. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Getty ImagesOpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants an international agency to regulate artificial intelligence. Altman said an agency approach would be better than inflexible laws given AI's rapid evolution. He compared AI to airplanes, emphasizing the need for a safety testing framework.