Some of the biggest names in tech are calling for artificial intelligence labs to stop the training of the most powerful AI systems for at least six months, citing “profound risks to society and humanity.”
(CNN) — Countries around the world have imposed sweeping travel bans and advisories to stem the spread of coronavirus within their borders and beyond. Canada and the US will close their border to non-essential traffic, US President Donald Trump confirmed on Twitter Wednesday. Nonessential travel to the European Union has been banned for 30 days, the […]
Brexit has happened. After 1,316 days of political turmoil, the UK now stands alone as the first nation to have ever left the European Union. It has ended the careers of two Prime Ministers and left the very future of the United Kingdom in question. Scotland’s case for independence is becoming harder to ignore while […]
President Donald Trump called Germany “a captive of Russia” and pressed NATO allies to double their commitment to defense spending Wednesday during a momentous opening to a two-day summit here. Trump had already harshly criticized North Atlantic Treaty Organization nations that have failed to hit a target of spending 2 percent of their gross domestic […]
As tit-for-tat tariffs take effect in major global markets, some companies are already raising prices or making business changes to cope with higher costs. In response to Trump administration tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, Canada, Mexico and the European Union have each retaliated with duties on U.S. goods. Mexico’s tariffs took effect June 5 on U.S. […]
