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View: How the AI apocalypse story escaped containment
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (557+ words) The “AI is going to kill us all” news cycle continued into the weekend, as OpenAI’s Sam Altman and XAI’s Elon Musk joined Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call to invite independent reviewers into AI labs to ensure the world’s smartest…...
AI loses a Dallas debate
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (332+ words) A few minutes before Donald Trump got on stage in Dallas Wednesday night, Joe Allen was warning a hard-right crowd across town about immigration. “You look at the data center, this incubator for algorithmic immigrants,” he said. “They’ve already broken…...
‘We all agree that big government is bad, but…’: White House shrugs off Republican clashes over childcare
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (743+ words) The White House is shrugging off the internal Republican tension kicked up by its still-unreleased proposal to divert federal childcare aid to stay-at-home parents. The plan, which would route some money from the government’s $12 billion childcare fund to help married…...
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs against the US to take effect
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (140+ words) Canada’s retaliatory tariffs against $27.6 billion worth of US goods will kick in after midnight on Tuesday. Canadaâs retaliatory tariffs against $27.6 billion worth of US goods will kick in after midnight on Tuesday, as the prospects for averting a tit-for-tat…...
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1+ week, 1+ day ago (259+ words) Benin, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone have all created pathways to citizenship, hoping to turn ancestral ties into tourism, investment — and lasting connections. Benin has even recruited Hollywood director Spike Lee, who received citizenship and became an ambassador for the…...
Many Americans lack confidence in US govt to foil terror attacks, poll finds
1+ week, 1+ day ago (152+ words) One-fifth of Americans say they have no confidence whatsoever in the US government to protect the public from future acts of terrorism, a record high, according to Gallup polling. Just 12% said the same in 2021, and only 2% said so immediately following…...
Startup launches AI physics lab to maximize data center efficiency
1+ week, 3+ day ago (193+ words) Physical Superintelligence launched out of stealth on Tuesday with $58 million in funding. A new startup is deploying a team of AI physicists to attack unsolved physics challenges with the goal of making data centers more efficient and sending an interstellar…...
Exclusive: Gulf’s biggest port Jebel Ali waits for the war to end
1+ week, 3+ day ago (392+ words) Six months into the Iran war, Dubai’s port operator is spending $100 million a month to keep its flagship facility ready for a recovery....
US-Africa trade pact extended
1+ week, 3+ day ago (172+ words) A key US-Africa trade program will be extended for two years when President Donald Trump signs the short-term government funding bill passed by the House on Tuesday. The bill, easily passed in a 370-48 vote, extends the African Growth and Opportunity…...
Asian currencies boosted by AI exports: Goldman Sachs
1+ week, 4+ day ago (138+ words) Currencies from South Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia have outperformed those in countries less exposed to Silicon Valley’s spending. The USâ insatiable appetite for AI is lifting currencies halfway around the world Currencies from South Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia â which…...