Former Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Sunday called the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol “unacceptable” after years of deflecting on the issue. McDaniel, who is joining NBC News as a political analyst after exiting the RNC earlier this month, told the outlet that the Capitol riot “doesn’t represent our country. … Read more
It’s been a difficult few weeks for Google after its text-to-image creator in Gemini (formerly Bard) began delivering offensive, ridiculous and embarrassing images. That prompted a company executive to admit Google “got it wrong” and led it to pause the 3-week-old tool while it conducted “extensive testing.” Then Google CEO Sundar Pichai weighed in, reiterating … Read more
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) flopped in her attempt to scold a Social Security Administration official over employee productivity on Wednesday. Boebert told Oren “Hank” McKnelly, an executive counselor for the SSA, that the agency was allowing “delinquent employees to sit on their sofas at home” instead of “actually getting to work and doing their jobs” … Read more
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday announced a plan to endorse a national strategy for the development of artificial intelligence, emphasizing that it’s essential to prevent a Western monopoly. Speaking at an AI conference in Moscow, Putin noted that “it’s imperative to use Russian solutions in the field of creating reliable and transparent … Read more
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that any threats made against Russia were “unacceptable” after Latvia’s president said NATO should shut the Baltic Sea to shipping if Moscow were found responsible for damage to a gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also repeated Moscow’s denial of any involvement in … Read more
Arizona has taken a stand on irresponsible groundwater use, canceling the lease of Saudi-owned farm Fondomonte, which had essentially unrestricted access to Arizona water supplies. After the farm violated lease terms, the Associated Press reported, the state determined that Fondomonte would no longer have unchecked access to groundwater for its alfalfa farms and that three … Read more
The transportation company that owns the bus involved in a fatal crash in New York this week while bringing high school students to a band camp was listed as an “unacceptable operator” by the state after failing several safety inspections since 2022. New York State Department of Transportation records show the bus operator, Regency Transportation … Read more
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says Helmut Marko’s feedback “simply highlights, firstly, the work that also must be completed”; Sergio Perez says Crimson Bull’s motorsport advisor personally apologised to him Final Up to date: 14/09/23 2:32pm Please use Chrome browser for a extra accessible video participant Lewis Hamilton has been extremely crucial of Crimson Bull’s Helmut … Read more