AI will cause ‘painful transition’ for world economy: IMF The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is warning that the world economy will likely face a “painful transition” as artificial intelligence (AI) pushes “large swaths” of people out of work for extended ... 06/18/2024 - 9:48 am | View Link
IMF Report on AI Raises 'Profound Concerns About Massive Labor Disruption' In response, the IMF authors recommend that countries reconsider tax incentives that encourage companies to displace human labor and--rather than implementing specialized taxes that target AI ... 06/17/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
IMF Downgrades Argentina's Economic Outlook For 2024 The IMF sharply downgraded its 2024 economic outlook for Argentina on Monday, as the country implements a series of wide-ranging economic reforms under its new president, Javier Milei. 06/17/2024 - 8:02 am | View Link
IMF Executive Board Completes the Third Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement with Armenia The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the third review under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with Armenia ... 06/17/2024 - 2:11 am | View Link
IMF Issues Serious U.S. Dollar Collapse Warning As The Fed Primes Bitcoin, Ethereum And XRP For A Crypto Price Boom The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned of a "striking" decline in the U.S. dollar's share of allocated foreign reserves of central banks and ... 06/17/2024 - 1:36 am | View Link
A landmark bill aimed at standardizing and improving the way police treat victims in the aftermath of a sexual assault has become law in Connecticut.
The new law establishes a council that will create a model policy for police responding to sexual assault, and it received unanimous, bipartisan support. The law also requires that officers refer victims to a victim advocate, distribute information about services available, and help the victim and any children present obtain medical care.
Remember that crushing feeling when we lost Roe v. Wade? The experts warned us. The Christian nationalists told us that was their main goal and the litmus test for their judges. Still, the moment was as devastating as it was surprising. Big steps backward don’t seem possible. But they are.
On Monday, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called on Congress to require a warning label for social media platforms. The move is intended to battle a rising crisis of mental illness and suicide among the nation’s youth. Such a label from the top federal authority on public health also has the potential to reduce dangers from a specific trend: the insidious marketing of guns to kids.
“Young people are biologically more vulnerable to social media influencers and advertising, and more likely to engage in impulsive and risky behavior,” Sandy Hook Promise CEO Nicole Hockley, whose six-year-old son Dylan was murdered in the 2012 school attack, wrote in a statement following Murthy’s announcement.