Merriam-Webster announced Monday that its word of the year for 2023 is “authentic,” in a nod to the rise of artificial intelligence and a spread of misinformation on social media platforms. Merriam-Webster said it saw a “substantial increase” in searches for the word in 2023, which the dictionary publisher says was “driven by stories and conversations...
Elon Musk is seeking to do damage control amid an advertising pullout over antisemitic remarks he made on X, the troubled social media platform once known as Twitter that the billionaire took over last year. Musk on Monday took a tour of an Israeli kibbutz attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
The United States, along with 17 other countries, unveiled an international agreement that aims to keep artificial intelligence (AI) systems safe from rogue actors and urges providers to follow "secure by design principles." The 20-page document, jointly published Sunday by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the United Kingdom's...
A nonprofit linked to Biden's primary super PAC received tens of millions of dollars from a George Soros-funded group for research and to test "critical" policy issues, tax forms show.
The White House issued a terse response to a question about whether there would be a staffing shakeup or strategy changes due to President Biden's bad poll numbers.
Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz of Puerto-Rico's anti-statehood Popular Democratic Party has announced his bid for governor, triggering a primary election next year.
Maryland State Police are continuing to enforce a strict handgun licensing requirement until a federal court issues its mandate, which could take two more weeks.