The A.I. Doomsday Skeptics
The focus on dystopian scenarios is shifting public discourse from present-day dangers to hypothetical futures, some experts say.
Google’s Simulated Fruit Fly Brain Did Not Write This Article
But models of the insect’s nervous system have been trained to solve a Rubik’s Cube, play video games and even parallel park a car.
A T. Rex Walked Here: Teacher Finds Rare Footprints in North Dakota
Kent Hups, a high school science teacher in Colorado, discovered a 23-foot trackway of fossilized dinosaur footprints, which offer a glimpse of how the apex predator moved 66 million years ago.
AJK moves to digitise land records, streamline public services
AJK PM directs authorities to use technology to improve public services and reduce unnecessary office visits The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has accelerated work on a range of digital initiatives aimed at making public services faster, more transparent and accessible, potentially reducing citizens’ need to visit government offices repeatedly for routine matters. The … Read more
Fuel relief scheme to go nationwide at 11:59pm on September 16
[ DPM Dar asks authorities to ensure that registration remains ‘simple and accessible’ for beneficiaries A petrol pump in the federal capital seen in this undated image. —FILEPHOTO The Prime Minister’s Fuel Relief Scheme, already operational in Islamabad, will be rolled out across the country at midnight on September 16, the office of the deputy prime minister … Read more
Trump administration plans $2.8 billion munitions sale to Israel, sources say
Proposed arms package includes 20,000 MK-84 bombs, 20,000 BLU-117 bombs and 20,000 I-2000 Penetrator warheads President Donald Trump’s administration was preparing a $2.8 billion arms package for Israel that would include 40,000 bombs weighing 2,000 pounds (907 kilogrammes) each, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. The proposed package included 20,000 MK-84 bombs, 20,000 BLU-117 bombs and … Read more
‘60 Minutes’ Season Premiere Sees Dip in Ratings
[Just under 8 million people watched Sunday’s season premiere, down 21 percent from last year. Viewership for the N.F.L. lead-in fell by about the same.
Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Teenager and Civil Defense Worker, Official Says
Two Israeli drone strikes hit a residential neighborhood, a civil defense official said. Israel is under international pressure to curtail its attacks.
Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Demand Tighter Controls on A.I.
At an event in Washington, partisanship took a back seat as elected officials, religious leaders, parents and artists called for reining in artificial intelligence.
Bessent Defends Faltering Bond Market Intervention
[Testifying before Congress, the Treasury secretary said that he supported giving Americans $5,000 dividends if Republicans win in November.