NASA will keep safety front of mind while harnessing the ever-growing power of artificial intelligence, agency officials stressed. Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is advancing rapidly, as the emergence of tools such as ChatGTP shows. The burgeoning field could help NASA make transformative discoveries, agency officials say — but there are potential pitfalls as well. “There’s […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is continuing to collect pledges for the planned peace summit in Switzerland in mid-June. “Today I spoke with the heads of state and prime ministers of Chile, Albania, Austria and Mozambique,” Zelensky said in his regular video message on Wednesday evening. “Four more countries at the summit – I thank them.” […]
By Liangping Gao and Clare Jim BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -China on Friday announced plans for local governments to buy “some” apartments and pledged forceful efforts to deliver unfinished homes, as part of a new round of measures to stabilise the crisis-hit property sector. Earlier in the day, fresh data showing the fastest drop in new […]
Donald Trump has vowed to immediately halt offshore wind energy projects “on day one” of a new term as US president, in his most explicit threat yet to the industry and the latest in a series of promises to undo key aspects of the transition to cleaner energy. Trump repeated false accusations about wind projects […]
A Labour government would have an “iron-clad commitment” to supporting Ukraine against Putin, two shadow ministers have said. The pledge came as shadow foreign secretary David Lammy and shadow defence secretary John Healey visited the country’s capital, Kyiv. The pair visited to discuss a “new UK plan” to help ensure victory against Russia’s “imperial invasion”. […]
The Microsoft logo is seen in Manhattan. Michael Kappeler/dpa US tech company Microsoft is to invest €4 billion ($4.3 billion) in cloud technology and artificial intelligence (AI) at locations in Paris and Marseille, French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced on Monday. A new Microsoft branch is to be established at Mulhouse near the German border. […]
PARIS (AP) — Microsoft announced its most substantial commitment yet to France, pledging on Monday to invest 4 billion euros ($4.3 billion) this year to bolster the country’s burgeoning artificial intelligence sector. The move is part of a broader effort unveiled during President Emmanuel Macron’s pro-business event, Choose France, which aims to attract foreign investment […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation’s largest public utility on Thursday pledged to be more transparent after it took months to disclose that a general budget vote by its board last year also gave the CEO the final decision over several proposed natural gas power plants. The Tennessee Valley Authority’s board announced the transparency changes […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest on Thursday on the last stop of his trip to Europe and the two leaders committed to closer ties. They agreed on a “comprehensive strategic partnership” between the two countries, the leaders said in a joint statement broadcast on Hungarian state […]
One of the top Republican candidates for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District has pledged his fealty to the House Freedom Caucus if elected to office in November. Cameron Hamilton made his pledge to join the U.S. House Republicans’ far-right wing during a podcast interview and on X, formerly Twitter, in March. “I’ve pledged to join the […]
May 1—Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown held her first State of the City address after taking office earlier this year with a speech on Tuesday that highlighted the work of city staff and attempted to persuade the crowd of hundreds, with many business and property owners, to support her proposal to raise property taxes to expand […]
(Bloomberg) — Lululemon Athletica Inc. founder Chip Wilson pledged a chunk of his multibillion-dollar stake in the yogawear maker to secure financing from Goldman Sachs Group Inc., leveraging his biggest listed asset. Most Read from Bloomberg An investment firm for the Canadian billionaire pledged 1.8 million Lululemon shares — almost 20% of his holding — […]