In the age of artificial intelligence, a top federal accident investigator worries about the technology’s potential influence on the public following disasters. About 11 hours after the nation’s worst airline disaster in more than two decades, an X user posted a dramatic image of rescuers climbing atop the wreckage in the Potomac River, emergency lights … Read more
Data centers’ hunger for electricity is prompting some states to keep their coal-burning power plants from closing — while DC relaxes air pollution limits. The Trump administration is allowing coal plants to release more pollution at a time when utilities across the country are opting to save their aging coal facilities from retirement so they … Read more
The Department of Energy will open up its data sets and equipment to outside researchers looking to tinker with AI tools. The White House wants to turbocharge the nation’s scientific research capabilities by embracing artificial intelligence. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to launch what’s being billed as the “Genesis Mission” — … Read more
Draft document obtained by POLITICO calls for task force and multi-agency approach. The White House is preparing to issue an executive order as soon as Friday that enlists the power of the federal government to block states from regulating artificial intelligence, according to four people familiar with the matter and a leaked draft of the … Read more
A Trump order could come as soon as Friday, creating new federal measures to preempt state leaders from crafting their own AI regulations. TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has become one of the loudest voices calling for states to regulate artificial intelligence. But a possible new executive order from President Donald Trump could … Read more
Emails revealed that Summers repeatedly sought advice from Epstein on romantically pursuing a woman he referred to as his mentee. The Trump administration is calling on companies and organizations to sever ties with Larry Summers in the wake of new revelations about his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A senior administration … Read more
Emails revealed that Summers sought advice from Epstein on romantically pursuing a woman he referred to as his mentee. Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers in a statement Monday said he would be stepping back from public life and expressed deep regret for past messages with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in the wake … Read more
Britain was always going to prefer homegrown technology for the SMR reactors at Wylfe. The US would have done the same It had all been so harmonious two months ago. “Together with the US, we’re building a golden age of nuclear that puts both countries at the forefront of global innovation and investment,” purred the … Read more
Vincent Karremans called semiconductor supply chain crisis a ‘wake-up call for western leaders’ The Chinese government has expressed “extreme disappointment” with the Dutch minister at the heart of a row over chip supply to the car industry. A spokesperson for the ministry of commerce was responding to a Guardian interview with Vincent Karremans on Thursday … Read more
Hits include country songs and a Dutch anti-refugee anthem, both entirely made without human composition Three songs generated by artificial intelligence topped music charts this week, reaching the highest spots on Spotify and Billboard charts. Walk My Walk and Livin’ on Borrowed Time by the outfit Breaking Rust topped Spotify’s “Viral 50” songs in the … Read more