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Newborn white rhino Silverio takes his first giant steps in a Chilean zoo in a boost to his species

Newborn white rhino Silverio takes his first giant steps in a Chilean zoo in a boost to his species

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Hannah, a 13-year-old white rhinoceros, has delivered a newborn calf in a rare zoo birth for the almost endangered species.

Dan David Prize names 9 historians as winners of prestigious award

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Dan David Prize on Tuesday named nine historians as the 2024 winners of the prestigious award, with each of them receiving $300,000 to advance their research.
FTC says gig company Arise misled consumers about how much money they could make on its platform

FTC says gig company Arise misled consumers about how much money they could make on its platform

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against a gig work company, saying it misled people about the money they could make on its platform.
California advances unique safety regulations for AI companies despite tech firm opposition

California advances unique safety regulations for AI companies despite tech firm opposition

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Flying objects and shrunken heads: World UFO Day feted amid surge in sightings, government denials

Flying objects and shrunken heads: World UFO Day feted amid surge in sightings, government denials

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — For those of you who don't celebrate World UFO Day, consider this: A former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer told Congress last summer about a government program that retrieves and reverse engineers unidentified flying objects.
United States looking at all tools to respond to Canada's digital services tax

United States looking at all tools to respond to Canada's digital services tax

WASHINGTON, D. C. — The Office of the United States Trade Representative says it will do what’s necessary to halt Canada's tax on large foreign digital services companies.
UN adopts Chinese resolution with US support on closing the gap in access to artificial intelligence

UN adopts Chinese resolution with US support on closing the gap in access to artificial intelligence

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly adopted a Chinese-sponsored resolution with U.S.

Brazil data regulator bans Meta from mining data to train AI models

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s national data protection authority determined on Tuesday that Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, cannot use data originating in the country to train its artificial intelligence.
AI is learning from what you said on Reddit, Stack Overflow or Facebook. Are you OK with that?

AI is learning from what you said on Reddit, Stack Overflow or Facebook. Are you OK with that?

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
Biden administration provides $504 million to support 12 technology hubs nationwide

Biden administration provides $504 million to support 12 technology hubs nationwide

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it was providing $504 million in implementation grants for a dozen technology hubs in Ohio, Montana, Nevada and Florida, among other locations.