The Clintons are about to testify on Epstein ties. Here’s what to know
WASHINGTONย โย For the first time in more than 40 years, a former president will appeal directly…
The Clintons are about to testify on Epstein ties. Here’s what to know
WASHINGTONย โย For the first time in more than 40 years, a former president will appeal directly before Congress to fend off criminal allegations. Former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify before the House Oversight Committee this week in its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators. The couple…
Pentagon, Anthropic locked in standoff over company’s AI technology as deadline nears
The Pentagon and defense contractor Anthropic remain at an impasse over the company’s AI technology ahead of a 5:01 p.m. deadline Friday set by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The CEO of Anthropic says the company will not allow access to its technology without safeguards to prevent abuse. Jo Ling Kent reports.
White House use of AI puts words in mouth of U.S. Olympic hockey star
Blame AI or the White House social media employee who put controversial, profane words in the mouth of U.S. Olympic menโs hockey star Brady Tkachuk. Either way, Tkachuk doesnโt appreciate the doctored video published Sunday on the official White House TikTok account that made it appear he was disparaging Canadians in the aftermath of the…
AI willing to ‘go nuclear’ in wargames, study finds – amid ‘stand-off’ between Pentagon and leading AI lab | US News
As the deadline looms for a leading AI lab to hand over its tech to the US military, a study has appeared suggesting AI models are more than willing to go nuclear in wargames. Only a couple of years ago, the phrase on everyone’s lips was “AI safety”. I’ll be honest, I never took the…
Dalia Stasevska conducts Philip Glass’ ‘Akhnaten’ at L.A. Opera
When Dalia Stasevska heard opera music for the first time, it was a moment of profound self-revelation. She was 13, growing up in the factory town of Tampere in the south of Finland, and her school librarian gave her a CD of Pucciniโs โMadama Butterflyโ along with a translation of its Italian libretto. โAs a…
Did the Greens just deliver a knockout blow for Keir Starmer? | Politics News
๐ Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app ๐ A huge win for the Greens and a massive loss for Labour and the government – Harriet thinks it’s a “bruising” defeat, so is Sir Keir Starmer now worried about the local elections in May? The Gorton and Denton by-election result on…
Pentagon official lashes out at Anthropic as talks break down: “You have to trust your military to do the right thing”
The U.S. military’s partnership with artificial intelligence firm Anthropic is teetering on the edge of collapse as the company and a top Pentagon official trade barbs on the eve of a deadline to reach a deal. The Pentagon has given Anthropic until Friday at 5:01 p.m. to either let the military use the company’s AI…
High school baseball and softball: Thursday’s scores
BASEBALL CITY SECTION Bravo 2, Fremont 1 Mendez 13, West Adams 1 Torres 12, Lincoln 2 SOUTHERN SECTION Aliso Niguel 5, Millikan 3 Anaheim Canyon 9, Villa Park 8 Arroyo 8, Edgewood 1 Banning 5, San Bernardino 3 Barstow 2, Eastvale Roosevelt 1 Bellflower 4, Mary Star of the Sea 0 Bell Gardens 12, Hacienda…
Netflix withdraws Warner Bros bid as Paramount offer declared ‘superior’ | Money News
Paramount Skydance is on course to win the Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) takeover battle after rival Netflix stepped away. The World’s largest streaming service had been in pole position to land a deal by which it would pay $27.75 per share for Warner’s studio and HBO Max streaming businesses, valuing the divisions at almost $83bn…
The Pentagon is demanding to use Claude AI as it pleases. Claude told me that’s ‘dangerous’
Recently, I asked Claude, an artificial-intelligence thingy at the center of a standoff with the Pentagon, if it could be dangerous in the wrong hands. Say, for example, hands that wanted to put a tight net of surveillance around every American citizen, monitoring our lives in real time to ensure our compliance with government. โYes….