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Trump rules out Bessent as AI czar
President Trump said Friday he is ruling out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to serve as his artificial intelligence czar amid speculation the Cabinet member was under consideration. Trump, in a Truth Social post, said Bessent will not be the "Super Intelligence (SI) Czar," referring to his proposed rebranding of AI, because he "doesn't want to."...
DC appeals court sides with Pentagon on blacklist of Anthropic
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit sided with the Trump administration in its blacklisting of the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, allowing the Pentagon to label the AI firm a supply chain risk. The 2-1 ruling, issued Friday, rejected Anthropic's challenge of the designation, finding the Department of Defense had "ample support" for...
Trump: Xi 'seemed to like' calling AI 'super intelligence'
President Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to like referring to artificial intelligence as “super intelligence” days after Trump announced the U.S. would be using the new name in official documents and communications. Trump made the observation in a Truth Social post in which he referred to his meeting with the...
Zuckerberg, Altman, other Big Tech moguls among attendees at Trump-Xi dinner
President Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House for a state dinner Thursday, whose guest list is full of tech billionaires and some of the world’s most powerful business leaders. Dressed in black tuxedoes, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Amazon founder Jeff...
75 percent fearful, concerned about AI: Poll
A majority of Americans are worried about AI's progress as tech industry leaders and lawmakers call for its development to slow, according to a poll released Thursday. Three quarters of respondents to CNN's new survey reported some level of “fear and concern” when it came to “growth and development of AI technology.” The remaining 25...
Phone weather forecast often wrong? Here's why
When the weekend actually rolls around, the highs, lows and chance of rain numbers you were seeing on your phone app may be totally different. It could easily rain when it says it wouldn't, or be way hotter than expected.
New York accuses Polymarket of running illegal gambling operation in new lawsuit
New York sued Polymarket on Thursday, accusing the prediction market platform of running an illegal gambling operation. It marks the latest lawsuit from the Empire State, which has levied similar allegations against Kalshi, Coinbase and Gemini in recent months. “I will always stand up for New Yorkers when bad corporate actors prey on consumers and...
Flock Safety touts platform changes ahead of Senate hearing
Flock Safety outlined a series of policy changes to its controversial database of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) as Washington mounts pressure on the company to prevent misuse of the technology. The letter from Flock's chief legal officer, Dan Haley, was sent earlier this month to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who is spearheading an investigation...
Xi says China, US have 'responsibility' to keep AI under human control
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday the U.S. and China have an obligation to manage the development of artificial intelligence as “leading nations” in the industry. “We have both the capability and responsibility to develop and manage AI for good and ensure that the development of AI is always under human control and serves the...
Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Australian health department site
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday said he spoke with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about an agent at the company breaching the commonwealth's health department website in June. Albanese told reporters in New York City, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, that the agent gained access to the Medicare Statistics Reporting...