The White House announced on Friday that several large U.S. tech companies, including Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, have voluntarily agreed to a set of safeguards that hope to mitigate the risk of artificial intelligence (AI). President Joe Biden said Friday that the new commitments by the companies are an important step towards managing the “enormous” promises and risks that come with AI technology.
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Alabama Executed James Barber By Lethal Injection Following Pause of Death Penalty
James Barber was executed early Friday morning at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore. Barber’s execution was done via lethal injection and marks the continuation of the death penalty in Alabama following a series of failed lethal injection attempts in the state.
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On Wednesday, Democrat California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the Temecula Valley Unified School District (TVUSD) would be receiving a fine of $1.5 million, amidst previous ongoing battles, over their rejection of proposed instructional material mentioning the slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk.
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The staggering loss of revenue over fare evasion has prompted the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to quietly implement surveillance software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to spot people attempting to evade fares.
Read More NYC Subway Uses AI To Combat Fare EvasionJury Awards Florida Family $800k After 4-Year-Old Girl Was Burned by Nuggets
A Florida family was awarded $800,000 in damages by a South Florida jury. They ruled in favor of the family after McDonald’s steaming hot chicken nuggets left a young girl with severe second-degree burns.
Read More Jury Awards Florida Family $800k After 4-Year-Old Girl Was Burned by NuggetsPolice Believe Lion Is On The Loose Near Berlin
A large, dangerous animal suspected to be a lioness is on the loose near the outskirts of the German capital. Police in Berlin have urged residents on the South-Western outskirts of Berlin to keep pets inside and stay indoors after an overnight sighting of the large animal.
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