Month: August 2023
White House launches AI-based contest to secure government systems from hacks – Reuters
White House launches AI-based contest to secure government systems from hacks Reuters The White House’s ‘AI Cyber Challenge’ aims to crowdsource national security solutions Engadget Hackers take on ChatGPT in Vegas, with support from the White House CNN
Read MoreFormer NYPD inspector pleads guilty to obstructing probe into mayor’s failed presidential bid
Former NYPD inspector Howard Redmond pleaded guilty to two counts of tampering with physical evidence, obstructing governmental administration and official misconduct.
Read MoreUN Security Council meets about the ongoing power struggle in Sudan
The United Nations Security Council meets on Sudan, as a deadly power struggle in the capital continues. More than 4 million people have been uprooted in the conflict, which began in April.
Read MoreRobbie Robertson, Lead Guitarist of The Band, Dies at 80
Robbie Robertson, The Band’s lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” mined and helped reshape American music, has died at 80. Robertson died surrounded by
Read MoreSyria’s President Assad would ‘welcome home refugees’
Syrian President Bashar al Assad has said he would welcome home refugees who escaped the country’s long-running civil war.
Read MoreBiden issues an executive order restricting tech investments in China
In a sign of growing strains between the world’s two biggest powers, Biden has signed an executive order to block and regulate U.S.-based investments going toward China for computer chips, micro electronics, quantum technologies and AI.
Read MoreChronic Kidney Disease Is Poised To Become The Black Lung of Climate Change
It’s official. July was the world’s hottest month on record, scientists from the European climate monitoring agency confirmed on Aug. 8, a full 1.5°C (2.7°F) warmer than pre-industrial averages, offering a potent taste of what is to come in a
Read MoreAt least 6 dead as Maui wildfires overwhelm hospitals, sever 911 services and force people to flee into the ocean – CNN
At least 6 dead as Maui wildfires overwhelm hospitals, sever 911 services and force people to flee into the ocean CNN Hawaii Wildfires Worst Natural Disaster To Hit The State In 30 Years FOX Weather With Chabad of Maui in wildfire evacuation
Read MoreTeen Rapper Lil Tay Has Died
Rapper Lil Tay has died, her family announced through an Instagram post shared on Aug. 9. The cause of her death has not yet been made public, but the social media star’s family wrote that the “outcome was unexpected and
Read MoreRussia says drones targeting Moscow downed as Ukraine city hit
Moscow (AFP) – Two Ukrainian combat drones headed for Moscow were shot down Wednesday in the latest targeting of the capital this week, Russian officials said, while Ukraine said a strike killed two people in the southern frontline city of
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