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OpenAI co-founder devotes new company to ‘safe superintelligence’

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever this week announced a new artificial intelligence venture focused on safely developing “superintelligence.” The new company, Safe Superintelligence Inc. — SSI for short — has the sole purpose of creating a safe AI model that is more intelligent than humans. “Building safe superintelligence (SSI) is the most important technical problem of...

Pence group launches $10 million effort to preserve Trump tax cuts

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s political advocacy group is launching a $10 million campaign to push for an extension of the Trump-era tax cuts, which are set to expire next year and will likely play a key role in the 2024 election. Advancing American Freedom on Thursday announced plans for a “nationwide grassroots education campaign”...

Snapchat settles California lawsuit alleging discrimination against female employees 

Snapchat has agreed to pay $15 million to settle allegations of discrimination against female employees, and will also hire an independent consultant to evaluate and make recommendations regarding the company's compensation and promotion policies.

Biden leads Trump by single digits in New York: Poll 

President Biden is leading former President Trump by single digits in a head-to-head match-up in New York, according to a poll released Thursday. A Siena College poll of New York registered voters found Biden leading Trump by 8 points, 47 percent to 39 percent. Six percent said they didn’t know how they would vote or...

Trump holds slight edge over Biden in key swing states post-conviction

Former President Trump boasts a narrow edge over President Biden in critical battlegrounds in the wake of his historic conviction in a New York criminal trial. New Emerson College Polling/The Hill state polls find Trump up 4 points over Biden in Arizona and Georgia, 3 points up in Wisconsin and Nevada, and 2 points up...

25 years after their big win, states are still letting disabled people down

The Supreme Court established that we deserve to live in communities rather than in institutions. But many states with ample budget surpluses are making it very hard to do so.

House Democrats press Roberts to investigate Supreme Court ethics issues

Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are asking whether Chief Justice John Roberts has taken any action to investigate conflicts of interest concerning two fellow Supreme Court justices. A letter from the Oversight Democrats on Thursday addresses both lavish trips and other...

Bowman apologizes for Oct. 7 remarks: ‘I voted to condemn the sexual violence’

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) apologized for remarks downplaying sexual violence in the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday, as he faces a primary challenge that has increasingly centered on the politics of the war. Bowman said in November that reports of systematic sexual violence by Hamas against Israel were “propaganda” and “lies,” which he later walked back....

US approves $360M sale of drones, missiles to Taiwan

The Biden administration is moving forward with the sale of $360 million worth of missiles and drones to Taiwan, a move likely to anger Beijing.

Kamala Harris called ‘Madam President’ in mistaken video caption from ‘Queer Eye’ visit

"Queer Eye" cast members met with Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House. A video shared by Harris on social media features an apparent caption error that gives Harris a promotion.

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