Tag: politics

How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math

How do you know if an artificial intelligence system is so powerful that it poses a security danger and shouldn't be unleashed without...

Former Lebanese central bank governor charged with embezzling $42m in ongoing corruption probe

BEIRUT -- Lebanon charged its embattled former central bank governor Wednesday with the embezzlement of $42 million, three judicial officials told The Associated...

US-sanctioned Serbia official meets Putin, says Belgrade is an ally and won't join Western penalties

Serbia is a Russian ally and will never impose sanctions against Moscow or join NATO, the Balkan nation’s deputy prime minister said Wednesday...

Indonesia arrests a fugitive former Filipino town mayor wanted for illegal online gaming scams

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A dismissed town mayor who fled the Philippines after being accused of helping establish an illegal online gaming and scam...

South Korea, New Zealand strongly condemn expanding North Korea-Russia military ties

SEOUL, South Korea -- The leaders of South Korea and New Zealand strongly condemned the deepening military cooperation between North Korea and Russia...

Raise taxes on the rich or cut them? Harris, Trump differ on how to boost the US economy

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is betting that Americans crave trillions of dollars in tax cuts — and that growth will...