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Results of informal vote kept confidential as seven candidates vie to become next UN chief The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held its first straw poll Thursday to assess candidates seeking to replace Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, whose second term is set to conclude at the end of the year. Speaking to reporters after the closed-door informal … Read more
[Companies are seizing on what many say is perhaps the most favorable regulatory environment for businesses in years.
The National Autonomous University of Mexico, or UNAM, is investigating after experts found that as many as half of all entrance exams could have involved cheating, including with A.I.
US AI firms have accused Chinese rivals of using the technique to extract capabilities from proprietary models A technique that allows developers to shrink powerful artificial intelligence models into cheaper, more efficient systems has become the latest battleground in the intensifying US-China race for AI dominance. Known as model distillation, the method uses the outputs of a … Read more
Israel’s influence on US decision-making declines, standing among public suffers long-term erosion, Mike Herzog says This handout picture released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) Shows Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) posing for a picture with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington DC, ahead of … Read more
A federal plan would impose drastic water cuts on Arizona, California and Nevada in dry years over the next decade. A legal battle could follow.
Proponents say the changes to the federal preservation rules are necessary, but critics argue they are alarming and would help expedite the president’s redesign of Washington.
Remarks come during a video call between the Chinese vice premier, US treasury secretary and US trade representative Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng. Photo: Reuters/file Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng expressed “serious concern” on Thursday over recent US economic and trade restrictions on China during a video call with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and … Read more
The Kuwaiti military said that it had detected and destroyed multiple drones in its airspace since dawn. A U.S. Defense Department official said there had been no major impact on its military bases in the region.
Once united in support of President Trump, right-wing influencers are embroiled in feuds and losing viewers, creating a problem for Republicans in the midterm elections.