Month: June 2024
Trump 2020 marketing campaign aide, attorneys charged in Wisconsin pretend electors scenario
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro is proven in a police scheduling mugshot produced by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Place of work, Atlanta, Aug. 23, 2023. Source: Fulton County Sheriff’s Workplace A 2020 Trump campaign aide and two attorneys who did work for the marketing campaign have been indicted on forgery charges […]
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Cisco-owned ThousandEyes launches AI to predict and fix internet outages, teases ChatGPT-style tech
Surasak Suwanmake | Moment | Getty Images Cisco’s ThousandEyes internet monitoring unit on Tuesday unveiled new artificial intelligence-powered capabilities it said will allow for much faster prediction and diagnosis of internet outages and disruptions. The company said its new AI tech, called Digital Experience Assurance, or DXA, would enable customers of Cisco’s networking technology to […]
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Trump ally Nigel Farage’s return could be an ‘extinction event’ for the Conservatives ahead of UK election
Honorary President of the Britain’s right-wing populist party Reform UK and newly appointed leader Nigel Farage speaks during a campaign meeting, on June 3, 2024, ahead of the UK general election of July 4. Nigel Farage on June 3, 2024 said he would stand as a candidate for the anti-immigration Reform UK party at the […]
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Current and former OpenAI employees warn of AI’s ‘serious risk’ and lack of oversight
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the Microsoft Build conference at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on May 21, 2024. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images A group of current and former OpenAI employees published an open letter Tuesday describing concerns about the artificial intelligence industry’s rapid advancement despite a lack of oversight and […]
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Elon Musk ordered Nvidia to ship thousands of AI chips reserved for Tesla to X and xAI
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 in Beverly Hills, California, May 6, 2024. David Swanson | Reuters Elon Musk says he can grow Tesla into “a leader in AI & robotics,” an ambition that he’s said will require a lot of pricey […]
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Ford EV and hybrid sales surge 65% in May
The Mustang Mach-E on display at the New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor’s U.S. new vehicle sales rose 11.2% last month compared to May of last year, boosted by strong sales growth for all-electric and hybrid models. The Detroit automaker on Tuesday reported roughly […]
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Paramount leadership team outlines job cuts, streaming JV plans at annual meeting
A view of Paramount Studios’s water tank as SAG-AFTRA members walk the picket line outside during their ongoing strike, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 26, 2023. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters The current leadership of Paramount Global presented a go-forward plan at the company’s annual shareholder meeting Tuesday in the event a sale of the […]
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Meta AI chief LeCun slams Elon Musk over ‘blatantly false’ predictions, spreading conspiracy theories
Meta‘s chief artificial intelligence scientist Yann LeCun has spent much of the past week sparring with Elon Musk over the Tesla CEO’s treatment of scientists and news organizations, and for spreading false conspiracies on social media. “I like his cars (I own a 2015 S, and 2023 S), his rockets, his solar energy systems, and […]
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The SBA is unveiling new credit lines of up to $5 million to fund small businesses
Ira L. Black – Corbis | Corbis News | Getty Images The U.S. Small Business Administration plans to unveil new government-backed credit lines of up to $5 million for small businesses, SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman told CNBC. The SBA is launching a working capital pilot program in the coming months that is designed to […]
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European markets move lower as positive momentum falters
Stock price information reflected on a window at the Euronext NV stock exchange in Paris, France, on Monday, March 13, 2023. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images European markets were lower Tuesday, as positive momentum over the past few days falters. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 0.3% by 2:35 p.m. London time, with all […]
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