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Biden, Xi discuss AI risks, Russia and fentanyl
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/04/2024
» WASHIGTONG - United States President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke by telephone on Tuesday, their first one-on-one communication since meeting in California last November.
Biden calls Chinese electric vehicles a security threat
New York Times, Published on 01/03/2024
» WASHINGTON — United States President Joe Biden took steps Thursday toward blocking internet-connected Chinese cars and trucks from entry to the US auto market, including electric vehicles (EVs), saying they posed risks to national security because their operating systems could send sensitive information to Beijing.
WHO sees 'incredibly low' Covid, flu vaccination rates
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2024
» LONDON/CHICAGO - Low vaccination rates against the latest versions of coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) and influenza are putting pressure on healthcare systems this winter, leading public health officials told Reuters.
Maldives to battle rising seas by building fortress islands
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» MALE, Maldives - Rising sea levels threaten to swamp the Maldives and the Indian Ocean archipelago is already out of drinking water, but the new president says he has scrapped plans to relocate citizens.
UN chief calls for 'united, sustained, global' strategy for AI
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» BLETCHLEY PARK (UNITED KINGDOM) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for a "united, sustained, global" strategy to tackle the risks posed by artificial intelligence's rapid development, as world leaders met in the UK.
AI anxiety as computers get super smart
AFP, Published on 01/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - From Hollywood's death-dealing Terminator to warnings from genius Stephen Hawking or Silicon Valley stars, fears have been fueled that artificial intelligence (AI) could one day destroy humanity.
UK to set up world’s first AI safety institute
Published on 26/10/2023
» LONDON - Britain will set up the world’s first artificial intelligence safety institute, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday, ahead of a global summit that he has convened to examine the risks of the technology.
Cooking with love: recipe book honors Mexico's missing
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» IRAPUATO (MEXICO) - When Yadira Martinez makes her son's favorite dish it feels like he is back home, so she and other mothers decided to share recipes in a cookbook dedicated to their missing children.
Teacher stabbed to death in attack at French school
AFP, Published on 13/10/2023
» ARRAS (FRANCE): A man of Chechen origin stabbed to death a teacher and severely wounded two other adults Friday at a school in northeastern France, with prosecutors opening a probe into a suspected act of terror.
Climate protesters throng New York, demand end to fossil fuels
AFP, Published on 18/09/2023
» NEW YORK - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of New York on Sunday, calling for increased action against climate change ahead of the opening of the UN General Assembly.