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Biden will host a forum about artificial intelligence with technology leaders in San Francisco

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:33 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden will convene a group of technology leaders on Tuesday to debate artificial intelligence.The Biden administration is seeking to figure out how to regulate the emergent field of AI, looking for ways to nurture its potential for economic growth and national security and protect against its potential dangers. Biden plans to meet with eight experts from academia and advocacy groups.The sudden emergence of AI chatbot ChatGPT and other tools has jumpstarted investment in the sector. AI tools are able to craft human-like text, music, images and computer code. This form of automation could increase the productivity of workers, but experts warn of numerous harms. The technology could be used to replace workers, causing layoffs. It’s already being deployed in false images and videos, becoming a vehicle of disinformation that could undermine democratic elections.In May, Biden’s administration brought together tech CEOs at the White House to d...

Police raid Paris 2024 Olympics HQ

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:33 GMT

The headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics are being searched by French financial police Tuesday morning, according to an internal email seen by POLITICO.The searches are being carried out by “teams from the criminal police and the public prosecutor” who are “collecting documents,” said the email, sent to employees to warn them of the police’s presence.“We do not yet have all the information about the current investigation; Paris 2024 is cooperating fully with the investigators to facilitate their inquiries,” the email said.Contacted by POLITICO, the French financial prosecutor (PNF) confirmed raids were taking place on “several locations,” including at the headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics Committee as well as those of SOLIDEO, the public body in charge of the Paris Olympics’ construction sites.In a statement, Paris 2024 said: “A police search is currently underway at the headquarters of the Organising Committee. Paris 2024 is ...

Jeux Olympiques : une perquisition en cours au comité de Paris 2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:33 GMT

Une perquisition est en cours au comité d’organisation des Jeux Olympiques (JO) 2024, selon un email interne consulté par POLITICO et qui confirme des informations de l’AFP. Les salariés du comité ont été informés par mail que la brigade financière était présente dans les locaux. Les “équipes du parquet et de la police judiciaire” doivent ainsi “collecter des documents”, selon le message. “Nous ne disposons pas encore de toutes les informations de l’enquête en cours ; Paris 2024 collabore pleinement avec les enquêteurs pour faciliter leurs investigations”, continue l’e-mail, ajoutant “Nous restons à votre disposition pour toute question et vous communiquerons plus d’informations quand elles seront disponibles.”Selon le Parisien, les enquêteurs sont diligentés par le Parquet national financier (PNF) et sont à la recherche d’éléments sur l’attribution de marchés publics à la suite d’un rapport de...

Driver to be arraigned in Chelsea crash that left 14-year-old girl seriously injured

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:33 GMT

A driver who careened through a parking lot in Chelsea on Sunday night and struck and seriously injured a 14-year-old girl is set to face a judge on Tuesday.The 44-year-old man from Watertown will be arraigned on criminal charges, including aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, as the father of the girl who was hit is asking people for prayers as his daughter fights for her life.“My daughter just needs prayers and prayers and prayers,” said Teddy Tene.Tene said his daughter was in a coma as of Monday morning. “She’s not doing well at all,” he said. “Her lungs are bruised, her heart is bruised, she’s having a hard time feeding right now.”The crash happened at the Rise Cannabis parking lot off Beacham Street when witnesses said they saw a black convertible speed through a neighboring Dunkin’ parking lot. Witnesses said the car then went airborne, flying over another car and hitting the teenage girl. “I didn’t have any time to think about it. It just hit us,...

Chicago Bears release training camp schedule — and 9 practices are open to the public. Here’s how to get free tickets.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:33 GMT

The Chicago Bears released their 2023 training camp schedule, and nine practices will be open to the public.Fans will need a free ticket to watch the action at Halas Hall. Tickets will be available at chicagobears.com/camp at 10 a.m. July 6 with a limit of four per date.As in previous years, fans are not allowed to park at Halas Hall and instead can take the free shuttle bus from nearby Hawthorn Mall with a valid training ticket. For more information about parking lot opening times and bus schedules, click here.Bears 2023 schedule: Here’s who they’ll play — and our predictions for each gameWhat to know about the Bears’ possible move from Soldier Field — and what other suburbs are vying for the stadiumSign up for our Bears alerts on all your devices2023 Bears training camp scheduleTuesday, July 25: Report dayWednesday, July 26: 10 a.m. practice (closed to public)Thursday, July 27: 10 a.m. practiceFriday, July 28: 10 a.m. practiceSaturday, July 29: 10 a.m...

Mike Preston: Ravens OC Todd Monken makes a strong first impression | COMMENTARY

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:33 GMT

Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken says his job description is simple, but the process is ever-changing.The Ravens hired Monken on Feb. 14 to replace Greg Roman, and last week was the first chance to see him at work with a full roster during the team’s three-day mandatory minicamp.There are still questions about how Monken is going to rescue the offense’s passing game, but there was no doubt about who ran the show this offseason.The Ravens haven’t had an offensive coordinator as demanding and demonstrative since Gary Kubiak put up record numbers with the Ravens in 2014.“I’ve always tried to bring a certain amount of energy, a certain amount of personality, a certain amount of juice to whatever I’m doing, " said Monken, 57. “The bottom line is that you’re paid to do a job. Our job is to score points. So you fight like heck every day to put the pieces together and do it the best way you know how, but the players make you come ...

Multiple tornadoes leave 1 dead and nearly 2 dozen injured in Mississippi

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:33 GMT

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and ROGELIO SOLIS (Associated Press/Report for America)LOUIN, Miss. (AP) — Multiple tornadoes swept through Mississippi overnight, killing one and injuring nearly two dozen, officials said Monday. State emergency workers were still working with counties to assess the damage from storms in which high temperatures and hail in some areas accompanied tornadoes. The death and injuries were reported by officials in eastern Mississippi’s Jasper County. The small, rural town of Louin bore the brunt of the damage. Drone footage and photos showed wide expanses of debris-covered terrain, decimated homes and mangled trees. At least one person was lifted from the wreckage in a stretcher. Standing in front of his damaged home on Monday, Lester Campbell told The Associated Press that his cousin, 67-year-old George Jean Hayes, is the person who died. Reached by phone Monday, Jones County Coroner Don Sumrall said Hayes was pronounced dead at 2:18 a.m. from “mult...

Inside the deepening rivalry between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:33 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says there’s no chance “on God’s green earth” he’s running for president in 2024, but he wants to make clear that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is running, is “weak” and “undisciplined” and “will be crushed by Donald Trump.”DeSantis, meanwhile, likes to mock Newsom’s apparent “fixation” on Florida while insisting that the Democratic governor’s “leftist government” is destroying California.Welcome to one of the fiercest rivalries in U.S. politics, featuring dueling term-limited governors who represent opposite ends of the ideological spectrum and lead two of the nation’s largest and most influential states. Newsom and DeSantis will not face each other on any ballot in 2024, but in many ways, they are defining the debate from their corners of America as the presidential primary season gets underway.Newsom addressed his contempt for DeSantis and his loyalty to President Joe Biden in ...

Sudanese official urges international probe into violence against residents in Darfur

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:33 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — The governor of Darfur on Tuesday called for an international investigation into violence against residents of the region that witnessed some of the worst battles in Sudan’s ongoing conflict.Mini Arko Minawi urged the U.N. Security Council to allow the International Criminal Court to probe “crimes and assassinations” that took place in the western region over the past two months.Sudan descended into chaos after fighting erupted in mid-April between the military, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo.The conflict, which capped months of tensions between rival generals, killed more than 3,000 people and wounded over 6,000 others, according to Health Minister Haitham Mohammed Ibrahim. It forced more than 2.2 million people to flee their homes to safer areas inside Sudan and to neighboring nations.The fighting has centered in the capital, Khartoum, but spread elsewhere in the African country, inc...

Southeast Asian nations move ahead with plan for navy drills near disputed area of South China Sea

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:33 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is moving ahead with plans for joint naval exercises in September, the first held by countries in the bloc on their own, at a time when several are responding more strongly to increasing Chinese assertiveness in the area.The Indonesian military said Tuesday that ASEAN member countries held an initial planning conference for the joint exercises, to be held Sept. 18-25 near a disputed area of the South China Sea, despite skepticism from Cambodia.China says the vast majority of the South China Sea lies within its “nine-dash line,” which it uses to demarcate what it considers its maritime border. That has brought it into tense standoffs with the ASEAN nations of Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines, with Chinese fishing boats and military vessels becoming more aggressive in the disputed waters.Indonesia’s military chief, Adm. Yudo Margono, initially said the exercises would take place in an ar...