Just over a month ago, a news story broke that spoke volumes about our crisis-ridden times, and the great wealth sitting undisturbed while some of our most vital organisations and institutions find themselves in dire financial straits.It also took its place am... More »
Seven tech giants have made a "voluntary commitment" to the Biden administration that they will work to reduce the risks involved in artificial intelligence. More »
As the world heard tales of recovered alien bodies, crashed extraterrestrial spaceships, and an apparently violent plot to conceal both, not everyone was immediately willing to believe.The Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, inadvertently swept ... More »
Beware the strongman leader who fears jail. Donald Trump is running for president in part because he sees a return to the White House as a literal get-out-of-jail-free card: reinstalled in the Oval Office, he would be able to pardon himself for the mounting pi... More »
U.S. stock indexes finished lower on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average snapping a historic winning streak of 13 straight gains, as stocks erased an early advance scored after gross domestic product figures showed the U.S. economy picked up steam ... More »
Gross domestic product rose at a 2.4% annualized pace in the second quarter, topping the 2% estimate. Consumer spending powered the solid quarter, aided by increases in nonresidential fixed investment, government spending and inventory growth. A Commerce Depar... More »
For at least the second time in a week, Democratic colleagues had to prod Sen. Dianne Feinstein on how to vote in a committee meeting, once again raising questions about her fitness for office and whether elected officials should be subject to an age limit.In ... More »
London (AFP) – Prince Harry's lawsuit against The Sun tabloid alleging unlawful information gathering can go to trial but will not include phone hacking claims, a High Court judge ruled on Thursday. Issued on: 27/07/2023 - 13:36 2 min ... More »
When former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said in February that he hoped Gov. Ron DeSantis would run for president, it opened up the DeSantis campaign to comparisons between his and Bush’s failed run for president in 2016.Both men were twice elected Florida governor a... More »
While the writer and actor strikes are driven by multiple concerns (questions about compensation being a big one), there’s no question that the role of artificial intelligence in entertainment has emerged as a hot-button issue.In a fiery speech in Times ... More »
Former President Donald Trump and two others are facing additional charges in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents after leaving office.The charges came in a superseding indictment returned by a grand jury in... More »
On Jan. 15, the same day the Iowa caucuses kick off the Republican presidential primary, a civil trial is scheduled to begin in New York accusing GOP frontrunner Donald Trump of defamation against a woman accusing him of rape.The next day, in South Florida, a ... More »