OpenAI has introduced a new artificial intelligence model. It says it works faster than previous versions and can reason across text, audio and video in real time. GPTo, short for “omni,” will …
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5/13/24
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President Joe Biden has issued an order blocking a Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining firm from owning land near a Wyoming nuclear missile base. The order forces the divestment of property operated …
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN and ZEKE MILLER
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5/13/24
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Federal energy regulators have approved a rule to expand the amount of renewable energy such as wind and solar power that is transmitted to the electric grid. Transmission of clean energy is a key …
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By MATTHEW DALY
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5/13/24
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Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government’s highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists. The …
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General Motors’ troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit says it will start testing robotaxis in Arizona this week with human safety drivers on board. Cruise said Monday that it will validate the …
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The International Monetary Fund, Argentina’s biggest creditor, has agreed to release the next tranche of loans due under a bailout program. The move is an endorsement of Argentine President Javier …
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By ISABEL DE BRE
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5/13/24
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U.S. airlines are trying to kill a new rule requiring them to disclose fees more quickly when consumers shop for flights. The airlines filed a lawsuit in federal appeals court against the …
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5/13/24
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Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill Gates
Melinda French Gates announced Monday that she will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She helped found the foundation more than 20 years ago with her ex-husband Bill …
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By THALIA BEATY
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5/13/24
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A federal fraud trial has begun for the owner and chief financial officer of a hedge fund that collapsed. The downfall of Archegos Capital Management cost leading global investment banks and …
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High-level envoys from the United States and China are set to meet in Geneva for talks about artificial intelligence including the risks of the technology and ways to set shared standards to manage …
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By JAMEY KEATEN
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5/13/24
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Greece's leader has arrived in Turkey's capital for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the countries pursue a normalization program and seek to put aside decades-old disputes. Greek Prime …
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By ANDREW WILKS
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5/13/24
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Microsoft has announced its most substantial commitment yet to France. The company pledged on Monday to invest 4 billion euros or $4.3 billion this year to bolster the country’s burgeoning …
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The man at the center of the pandemic meme stock craze returned to the social platform X for the first time in three years and sent prices of those stocks surging overnight. Keith Gill, better known …
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5/13/24
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The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than previously expected to bring down inflation, several Federal Reserve officials have said in recent comments, …
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
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5/13/24
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Booking Holdings, the U.S. company that owns Booking.com and a number of other travel websites, has been added to the European Union’s list of companies now under heightened digital scrutiny. The …
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An Australian judge has lifted a ban on the social media platform X showing Australians a video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church. The temporary ban was put in place on April 22, but the …
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By ROD McGUIRK
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5/13/24
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Jury selection is scheduled to start in the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat charged with accepting bribes of gold and cash to use his influence to aid three New Jersey businessmen. The …
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER
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5/13/24
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The largest labor union in Nevada has ended a planned 48-hour strike meant to pressure Virgin Hotels Las Vegas to agree to a five-year contract on wages and benefits. It's hoping talks set to resume …
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5/12/24
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Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize have now also authorized a first strike against the tech giant’s retail operations. A statement from the union representing the workers at a store in …
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A major fire broke out in a vast shopping complex in the Polish capital that housed some 1,400 shops and service outlets. Many of the vendors were from Vietnam. Huge plumes of black smoke could be …
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By VANESSA GERA
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5/12/24
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