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An executive order was just issued from the White House regarding “the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in Government.” Leaving aside the meritless presumption of the government’s own trustworthiness and that it is the software that has trust issues, the

Joe White MBE — a General Partner of Entrepreneur First, a Greylock backed early-stage deep tech fund — is leaving after being appointed as Her Majesty’s Consul-General, San Francisco, and Technology Envoy to the United States in a new, combined

The U.S. hit new milestones with the coronavirus Wednesday with record numbers of hospitalization, deaths and a medical staffing system that’s burning out. Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips, chief clinical officer for the Providence Health System, which runs hospitals across the country,

Experts say low-risk people in the U.S. will likely be immunized before many high-risk people in poor countries. (Image credit: Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPR)

Experts say low-risk people in the U.S. will likely be immunized before many high-risk people in poor countries. (Image credit: Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPR)

In our news wrap Thursday, another 712,00 people filed for jobless benefits last week, tripling the average total from before the pandemic. And momentum is building for a new economic relief measure in Washington as COVID-19 numbers continue to surge

President-elect and predecessors Clinton, Bush and Obama ready to get vaccinated in public to boost confidence in anticipated vaccines

Among first acts, Biden to call for 100 days of mask-wearing  WLBT Biden to call for 100 days of masks after inauguration  Fox News Biden chooses Murthy as nation’s top doctor, offers Fauci key role as coronavirus team takes shape  Seattle Times Kathleen

With just weeks left in the year, bipartisan support is growing in Congress for a more than $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill. If passed, it would extend aid for small businesses, unemployment benefits and provide extra funding for state and

As state health officials make plans for a vaccine, many questions remain unanswered. In Pennsylvania, the top health official says she does not know how many doses will be made available initially. (Image credit: Matt Slocum/AP)