5+ hour, 8+ min ago   (789+ words) WASHINGTON – Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on AI companies to slow the rate at which they advance model capabilities amid mounting fears of misuse of artificial intelligence, outlining a three-step framework intended to pace development and create more time to…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (54+ words) From oil to compute: Can the Middle East become the world’s next AI powerhouse? middle-east-online.com From oil to compute: Can the Middle East become the world’s next AI powerhouse? For decades, oil defined the economic and geopolitical importance of…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (254+ words) Lana Nusseibeh, a former UAE ambassador to the United Nations who now holds the rank of minister of state in the Gulf country's foreign ministry, said the agreements would mark the opening of a new stage in relations. Germany and…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (469+ words) TORONTO – The Toronto International Film Festival aims to attract a younger audience who are primarily interested in works outside of mainstream Hollywood by shifting the focus to independent films, the festival’s chief programming officer said. The festival returns for its…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (555+ words) GENEVA – UN rights chief Volker Turk warned on Monday that artificial intelligence could pose a threat to humanity, and pledged to press AI firms to reduce risks that his office said included disruptions to services, communications and democratic systems. He…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (520+ words) WASHINGTON – US military officials say they have disabled advertising trackers on a range of phones and computers, according to letters released on Friday by US Senator Ron Wyden and statements given to Reuters, a development that follows reports that commercially…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (555+ words) In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was searching for answers that were not easily available. Governments did not know how long the virus would continue to spread or when waves of infections would reach their peak....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (495+ words) VENICE – Hollywood is struggling with an industry crisis and has largely withdrawn from this year’s Venice Film Festival, making way for a programme steeped in global politics and social upheaval, the event’s director said on Tuesday. Festival director Alberto Barbera…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (337+ words) WASHINGTON – The United States has approved a possible $800 million military sale to Iraq involving Bell helicopters and related equipment, the State Department said on Monday, in a deal aimed at strengthening Baghdad’s transport, reconnaissance and air-to-surface capabilities. The proposed package…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (390+ words) Saudi cabinet spotlights French strategic ties, global diplomacy middle-east-online.com Saudi cabinet spotlights French strategic ties, global diplomacy JEDDAH — The Saudi Cabinet, chaired by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Tuesday reviewed…...