By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Some of the world’s top artificial intelligence companies are launching a new industry body to work together — and with policymakers and researchers — on ways to regulate the development of bleeding-edge AI. The new organization, known as the Frontier Model Forum, was announced Wednesday by Google, Microsoft, OpenAI
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A fire on a freight ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars is burning out of control in the North Sea. The Dutch coast guard says one crew member has died, others are hurt and it is working to save the vessel from sinking. Boats and helicopters
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP National Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The United States and the Netherlands meet again on the Women’s World Cup stage with smaller stakes than the 2019 title game won by the Americans. But the Dutch are collecting injuries at a terrible time of the tournament. The Netherlands will most likely
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled two foldable smartphones as it continues to bet on devices with bending screens, a budding market that has yet to fully take off because of high prices. The clamshell-designed Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5, a larger
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s highest court said Wednesday it would review legal challenges to a divisive new law that weakens its power, putting the country’s top justices in the position of defending their own independence and escalating a political crisis that has unleashed the country’s biggest protests in history. Israeli
Continue ReadingBy KIM COOK Associated Press Wallpaper is back in fashion in decor, and often tells a story. The latest designs are statement makers, ranging from the fun and fantastical to the contemplative and scientific. Many combine art and narrative, going way beyond your nice stripe or simple floral. One example is Christian Lacroix’s baroque “Novafrica
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The number of households living in temporary accommodation in England has hit its highest level since at least 1998, according to official data. Close to 105,000 households were living in temporary accommodation — such as a hostel or a room in a shared house — in the first
Continue ReadingCNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business New York (CNN Business) — Larry Summers, the former Obama and Clinton official, slammed parts of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda as “increasingly dangerous” this week, saying it could end up causing higher prices for Americans. “I am profoundly concerned by the doctrine of manufacturing-centered economic nationalism that is
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Es un escenario poco deseado, pero las dificultades para conformar un nuevo gobierno podrían llevar a España a un bloqueo que obligue a repetir las elecciones generales. Las formaciones con mayor número de votos en estos comicios, el Partido Popular (PP) y el Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE), ya han
Continue ReadingBy Sawyer Buccy Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Seeing the war in Ukraine on TV is one thing but there are 19 kids in Georgia right now who know the struggle firsthand. They have all been dealt an incredible loss — losing their fathers to that war. They’re getting
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey charmed the jury in his sexual assault trial with humor, humility and emotion as he dropped names of fellow stars and stories from his once-celebrated career while his lawyer called his accusers liars and said the Oscar winner was the real victim. Spacey was acquitted
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Canada navigated a stiff test against the Republic of Ireland on a rain soaked evening in Perth, coming from behind to claim a vital 2-1 victory at the Women’s World Cup. Katie McCabe opened the scoring with an incredible ‘Olimpico’ goal – scoring straight from a corner kick –
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Rome’s next luxury hotel has some very good bones. Archaeologists said Wednesday that the ruins of Nero’s Theater have been discovered under the garden of the future Four Seasons Hotel. Ancient Roman texts referred to the imperial but it never had been found. Archaeologists have been excavating deep
Continue ReadingBy Harry Samler Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Fetch Delivery, based in Austin, Texas, started in 2016 and introduced itself as “Your personal delivery experts providing direct-to-your-door delivery to your entire apartment community. We make sure your packages get to you safe and sound.” Fetch said it delivers to
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, a slew of Western companies left in protest. But some of the world’s biggest firms — including Nestlé, Heineken and snack maker Mondelez — stayed put. More than a year later, companies that chose to remain in
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A London jury acquitted Kevin Spacey on sexual assault charges on Wednesday after a four-week trial in which the actor said he was a “big flirt” who had consensual flings with men and whose only misstep was touching a man’s groin while making a “clumsy pass.” Three
Continue ReadingBy Olivia Schueller Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A recent audit revealed Connecticut state troopers may have falsified thousands of traffic tickets over a span of 7 years. Wednesday, state lawmakers said they will meet to break down how it happened. The audit stated that there were 26,000 falsified
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The U.S. Marshals Service and the FBI are warning the public about several nationwide imposter scams affecting a large number of people in southern Alabama, authorities said. According to authorities, the scam phone calls involve individuals claiming to be U.S. marshals,
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By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — An urgent rescue operation is underway to save Florida coral species from extinction as a mass bleaching event and die-off from unprecedented water temperatures spreads across reefs in the the Florida Keys. Multiple reefs around the Florida Keys are now completely bleached or dead in a grim escalation that
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis/CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Sorry kids, but your parents are right – watching too much TV can be bad for you. According to a new a study, children who watch more television are also more likely to develop health issues as adults. “Those
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