California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed on Sunday a heavily debated bill to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) approved by the Legislature in August. Senate Bill 1047, the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, raised the stakes in the debate over AI regulations. If Newsom had signed the bill into law, it would […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed the Freedom Online Coalition Ministerial Event in New York on Monday, urging members to work together for the “responsible development and use” of artificial intelligence.
The United States is increasing its collaboration with Taiwan in the drone manufacturing industry. Representatives from U.S. drone and defense industries will be meeting in Taiwan to discuss the future of drone development—with less reliance on China. The Chinese drone industry is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, which the U.S. considers a national security […]
Phones are a quick fix for an upset child, but new research suggests it deprives them of valuable lessons in managing their emotions. There are two days until the snap election in France. Opinion polls point to a political deadlock with the right-wing National Rally poised to get the biggest share. NTD hears from French […]
Have you ever noticed products being marketed to you after you purchase something similar online? If you answered yes, you’re not alone. Some consumers even report talking about something to their families and friends with their cell phone nearby—and then seeing ads for it later. According to Keith Hanson, the CEO of QUX Technologies, artificial […]
Evercore ISI expects U.S. stocks to remain very expensive. It noted several factors for the “expensive” market, including anticipation over artificial intelligence and the Federal Reserve potentially lowering rates. We spoke with Tavi Costa, a global macro analyst at Crescat Capital, about an overvalued S&P500. Mr. Costa explains why he’s not investing in AI and […]
Studies show AI-generated videos tend to choose women to use as talking heads. China and Russia also picked up this pattern. Why women? Data shows people are more likely to click on the videos and tend to listen to them for a longer time.
Wells Fargo last month terminated more than a dozen employees after reviewing allegations that they were involved in simulation of keyboard activity, creating an impression of active work, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Consumer sentiment deteriorated in June as households worried about inflation and incomes, a survey showed on Friday. Federal authorities and Boeing are trying to […]
Friday is the first day after former President Donald Trump’s historic felony conviction in New York. He vows to fight the verdict, and NTD got reactions from a financial analyst and people on Wall Street. U.S. inflation tracked sideways in April and consumer spending weakened, mixed signals for the Federal Reserve that provided little clarity […]
The United States and Israel have enjoyed a strong alliance since Israel became a nation in 1948. Why then, are there so many anti-Israel protests, demands for a ceasefire with Hamas, and calls to divest from Israel? Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein of the Simon Wiesenthal Center joins us from Jerusalem. Also, Carl Szabo joins us from […]
A new Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot is trained on the Chinese regime leader’s ideology. “Xi Jinping Thought” is said to center on socialism with Chinese characteristics, and includes the tenet of making sure the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) retains absolute power. NTD talks with Casey Fleming, CEO of BlackOps Partners Corporation, who says this […]
Elon Musk says artificial intelligence will take all our jobs. He also told the 2024 VivaTech conference in France that AI may bring universal high income as well as a lack of meaning to life. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday approved applications from Nasdaq, CBOE, and NYSE to list exchange-traded funds tied to […]
The House Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing on “Advancing Innovation (AI): Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Defend and Secure the Homeland” at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 22. Witnesses: Troy Demmer Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Gecko Robotics Michael Sikorski Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering, Unit 42, Palo Alto Networks Ajay Amlani […]
Energy demand is expected to grow drastically because of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and Bitcoin mining. At a Senate hearing on May 21, energy executives said there must be massive, quick changes to serve a fraction of America’s future energy needs.
U.S. consumer prices increased less than expected in April, suggesting that inflation resumed its downward trend at the start of the second quarter in a boost to financial market expectations for a September interest rate cut. New data released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed that as household debt balances grew […]
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has apologized for saying black children in the Bronx don’t know “what the word computer is,” following an uproar over her comments made during an interview on Monday. In a statement later that day, Ms. Hochul, a Democrat, said: “I misspoke and I regret it.” “Of course Black children in […]
A new report says a number of U.S. pensions, university endowments, and other institutional investors may have exposure to TikTok’s owner, Byte Dance, according to a new report by a bipartisan advocacy organization Future Union. Lawmakers in the House of Representatives have voted to repeal a controversial crypto rule by the Securities and Exchange Commission. […]
The U.S. economy showed signs of slowing in the first quarter as inflation pressures and higher borrowing costs weighed on the country to kick off 2024. Facebook owner Meta registered nearly $4 billion in losses for its metaverse and AI research wing in the first quarter, with the company’s stock crashing by more than 11 […]
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law holds a hearing entitled “Oversight of AI: Election Deepfakes” at 2:00 p.m. ET on April 16. Witnesses: The Honorable David Scanlan Secretary of State State of New Hampshire Concord, NH Zohaib Ahmed CEO and Co-Founder Resemble AI Santa Clara, CA Ben Colman […]
The race to dominate the artificial intelligence (AI) sphere is well underway between the United States and China. Anders Corr, the publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, explained to NTD the Chinese regime’s huge investment in higher education courses related to AI. Mr. Corr points to a study showing that China has two to […]
