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Foundations seek to advance AI for good — and also protect the world from its threats

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:49:31 GMT

While technology experts sound the alarm on the pace of artificial-intelligence development, philanthropists — including long-established foundations and tech billionaires — have been responding with an uptick in grants.Much of the philanthropy is focused on what is known as technology for good or “ethical AI,” which explores how to solve or mitigate the harmful effects of artificial-intelligence systems. Some scientists believe AI can be used to predict climate disasters and discover new drugs to save lives. Others are warning that the large language models could soon upend white-collar professions, fuel misinformation, and threaten national security.What philanthropy can do to influence the trajectory of AI is starting to emerge. Billionaires who earned their fortunes in technology are more likely to support projects and institutions that emphasize the positive outcomes of AI, while foundations not endowed with tech money have tended to focus more on AI’s dangers.For example, form...

Jaime Lozano staying on as Mexico coach after winning Gold Cup

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:49:31 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jaime Lozano is staying on as Mexico coach after leading the team to the Gold Cup title last month.Lozano had been serving as interim coach, but the Mexican Federation has decided to drop the interim tag. The 44-year-old Lozano also coached Mexico to bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, but his contract expired after the Games.“We want to trust a Mexican coach, it´s time to recognize that there are great coaches in Mexico who are prepared and deserve the chance to lead our team,” said Ivar Sisniega, the executive president of the Mexican Federation.“Right now, our best option is to choose a Mexican coach who knows our football deeply and can connect with the players,” added Sisniega.Argentine Diego Cocca replaced “Tata” Martino after Mexico was eliminated in the first round of the World Cup in Qatar. It was the country’s worst performance in the tournament since 1978.Cocca was fired three days after losing to the U.S. in the National League semifinals, and Lozano t...

Man shot in face during attempted carjacking, Greenbelt police search for suspects

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:49:31 GMT

Police are searching for three suspects following an attempted carjacking that led to a male victim being shot in the face with a rifle Thursday morning in Greenbelt, Maryland.The shooting happened at the Exxon at 7619 Greenbelt Road, off Hanover Parkway, at about 3:30 a.m. Thursday, according to Greenbelt Police Chief Richard Bowers.The victim was fueling his vehicle when three people demanded his automobile.Bowers said that despite the victim initially complying with the demand, “he ended up suffering a gunshot wound to the upper body area.” A Greenbelt police news release said the victim was shot in the face.The man suspected of shooting him ran from the scene on foot, wearing a pair of red shoes. The other two suspects sped away in a “dark in color Toyota Corolla,” according to police.The victim was treated at the scene before being transported to a hospital.Bowers said his department was working with Prince George’s County police to determine if a simila...

Las propuestas de Sergio Massa para llegar a la Presidencia de Argentina cuando sea el candidato oficialista

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:49:31 GMT

(CNN) –– El actual ministro de Economía de Argentina, Sergio Massa, ya lo dijo en una entrevista con medios locales: “El problema hoy es que tengo los dos sombreros puestos, el de la campaña presidencial y el de la gestión”. Esto podría verse como una desventaja o como una posibilidad de mostrar con hechos lo que vendrá en caso de quedarse con el sillón de la Casa Rosada.Sin embargo, los datos parecen no ayudar. La gestión de Massa en la cartera económica carga con un aumento de 37 puntos en la inflación interanual, que en el mes de junio alcanzó el 114%, y una moneda que se devaluó alrededor de un 100% en relación al dólar oficial desde su asunción hace poco menos de un año.Sin olvidar que, además, el precandidato carga con el desgaste de ser parte de los cuatro años del actual gobierno que, según la mirada de muchos analistas, no contentó ni a propios ni a ajenos.¿Quién es Sergio Massa? De las idas y vueltas con el kirchnerismo a la precandidatura presidencial por el peronismoUna ...

United Nations says oil from rusting tanker off Yemen has been completely transferred, avoiding environmental disaster

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:49:31 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — United Nations says oil from rusting tanker off Yemen has been completely transferred, avoiding environmental disaster.Source

French club Troyes fires its president Aymeric Magne, appoints new general director

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:49:31 GMT

TROYES, France (AP) — French club Troyes fired its president, Aymeric Magne, on Friday.The second-tier club said in a statement that Magne’s contract was terminated with immediate effect following a board meeting earlier in the day.Troyes did not give further details but French media reports say the decision comes after Magne, who had been in his role for two years, failed to overturn a three-month suspended sentence for domestic violence.Shortly after the decision to end Magne’s contract, Troyes appointed Mattijs Manders as its general director.Manders previously worked as chief executive of Dutch soccer clubs NAC Breda and Den Haag, and was also CEO of the Dutch league, known as the Eredivisie.Troyes was relegated from the top flight after finishing 19th last season.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Judge warns of limits to what Trump can say about the 2020 election case, says his campaign won’t affect her decisions

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:49:31 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge warns of limits to what Trump can say about the 2020 election case, says his campaign won’t affect her decisions.Source

Ruble touches 99 to the US dollar, continuing the Russian currency’s monthslong fall

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:49:31 GMT

The Russian ruble, which has been steadily losing exchange value in a long fall since the beginning of the year, hit 99 to the dollar in Friday trading, its lowest level since the early weeks of the Ukraine war. In January, the ruble traded at about 66 to the dollar but lost about a third of its value in subsequent months amid continuing concern about the Russian economy.After Western countries imposed wide sanctions in the wake of the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the ruble plunged to as low as 130 against the dollar, but the Russian Central Bank enacted capital controls that stabilized its value. By last summer, it was in the 50-60 range to the dollar. International sanctions cut off a significant part of imports to Russia, which Central Bank deputy director Alexei Zabotkin said has contributed to the ruble’s fall. “Activation of domestic demand also contributes to an increase in demand for imports, which, with limited exports, results in a weakening of the ruble, whic...

Attorney General Garland will appoint special counsel in Hunter Biden probe

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:49:31 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he is appointing a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president's son ahead of the 2024 election.Garland said he is naming David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware who has been probing the financial and business dealings of the president's son, as the special counsel. Hunter Biden to plead guilty in deal with feds Garland said on Tuesday that Weiss told him that “in his judgment, his investigation has reached a stage at which he should continue his work as a Special Counsel, and he asked to be appointed."The move is a momentous development from the typically cautious Garland and comes amid a pair of sweeping Justice Department probes into Donald Trump, the former president, and President Joe Biden's chief rival in next year's election.

Coloradans prefer to buy local, survey shows

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:49:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Lucky for Palisade peaches and Pueblo chiles, a recent survey showed that the majority of Coloradans prefer to buy local. As FOX31's morning anchor Kirk Yuhnke said, if they're not Palisade peaches, his family doesn't even think about buying them. 5 places to get Palisade peaches near Denver In a recent survey from the Colorado Department of Agriculture, more than 80% of respondents deemed that an item grown or raised in Colorado heavily influenced whether or not they'd buy the product. It's more than just Palisade peaches and Pueblo chiles that are benefitting from locals. More and more producers are featuring Colorado-based products, said Thilmany agricultural economist and professor with Colorado State University’s Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics in a press release. Some examples are local butchers only selling Colorado-based meat or bakeries selling grains from Colorado. "So, we’re seeing little tentacles where this interest in local foods ...