The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to save the world or at least its people — in the form of somehow regulating the burgeoning technology that they have been designing. “If managed poorly, I even believe AI could be a risk to ...
Pressure from the U.S. bond market hit a new level on Wall Street after a surprisingly strong report on the economy raised worries about inflation, while oil prices halted their slide. The squeeze caused U.S. stocks to sink Wednesday, and the S&P 500 slid 0.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.7%, while the Nasdaq composite fell 1.1% from its all-time high. The yield on the 10-year Treasury jumped to 5.10% and is back to where it was in 2007 after a report said both activity and costs for U.S. businesses are rising at the fastest pace in years. Lawmakers unveil AI bill to ...
UNITED NATIONS — It’s killer robots versus super intelligence. Visions of the future straight out of comic books are playing out at the United Nations as world leaders talk about the threat — or promise — of artificial intelligence. Once again it was Donald Trump against the U.N, ...
The Independent Catholic Foundation recently moved into its new location at 1300 12th Ave., Altoona. Established in 1990 to grow endowments for Catholic schools in Blair and Cambria counties, ICF has grown to 310 endowments benefitting Catholic parishes, schools and agencies throughout central Pennsylvania. Among the services offered are family endowments, donor-advised funds and agency custodial accounts. The ICF office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. DuBOIS Penn Highlands hospitals recognized Three Penn Highlands Healthcare hospitals have been recognized among ...
CHICAGO — Twelve states and Hollywood writers challenging Paramount’s buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to settle their lawsuits on Monday, effectively paving the way for the $81 billion mega merger to cross the finish line, with some new commitments from the company. The ...
Sheetz is celebrating National Coffee Day with a special offer for its customers: a free self-serve coffee — hot or iced, any size, including XL — with any qualified purchase. This limited-time offer is available starting on National Coffee Day Sept. 29 through Oct. 1 at all 850-plus Sheetz locations. To redeem the offer, customers must be enrolled in the My Sheetz Rewardz loyalty program. The offer is limited to one redemption per loyalty member and is not valid with purchases of fuel, alcohol, cigarettes, tobacco, lottery items, half-gallon or gallon milk, financial or prepaid ...
