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Xi says China, US have ‘responsibility’ to keep AI under human control

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday the U.S. and China have an obligation to manage the development of artificial intelligence as “leading nations” in the industry. “We have both the capability and responsibility to develop and manage AI for good and ensure that the development of AI is always under human control and serves the…

Carville: Trump ‘wants to destroy’ Washington, DC

Democratic strategist James Carville said Wednesday that President Trump’s attempts to reshape and rename multiple landmarks throughout and just outside Washington, D.C., as well as create new ones, point to his “particular hatred” for the nation’s capital. Carville discussed on his podcast “Politics War Room” the MS NOW report that Trump pushed to have his…

Americas First: Trump and Latin America

While Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent travels to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru faced criticism regarding legal overreach and geopolitical tension, the article argues that the United States must prioritize deep economic and security partnerships in Latin America to counter China’s growing influence.

Hot Jimothy summer is over; now it’s “three bowls of water” fall.

The Jimothy craze has died down up here in Seattle just in time for a new Weird Internet Thing: three mysterious bowls of water on the walking path around Green Lake. It started with an innocent question on r/Seattle: what’s up with the bowls? Commenters turned it into a bit, because we can’t resist a bit, which inspired an on-the-scene report by City Cast Seattle. Spoiler alert: it’s probably just water for dogs, but I like the mysterious “geese” theory. [Media: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddpc1UpBaJq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D]

The $1,299 Meta VR Glasses Prove That High Prices Are the New Normal

Meta finally announced its long-rumored Meta VR Glasses last night at Connect, and while they seem like a cool little gadget, they're coming in at a $1,299 asking price – the same that Valve is charging for its 1TB Steam Frame. The difference, though, is that Meta's headset has less RAM and storage, even if it comes in a flashy new form factor.

Xi comes bearing gifts: 2 giant pandas and 100,000 student visas

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at the White House on Thursday he was gifting the U.S. with two giant pandas and invitations for 100,000 U.S. students to study in China. “The giant panda has been an envoy of friendship between the Chinese and the Americans,” Xi said, speaking alongside President Trump and other officials from…

Carney says he’s prepared for ‘extreme tail risk’ of US invading Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a new interview that he had geared up for an “extreme tail risk” of the U.S. invading his country, comments arriving in the wake of recent trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa. The Canadian leader, in a New York Times interview published Wednesday, was asked about President Trump’s…

A quick look at a long movie.

While there are still some questions around the international rollout of Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk documentary, US distributor Bleecker Street is forging ahead, and has a new trailer to prove it. The trailer does a good job of summing up what to expect from a very, very lengthy film. [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8SyndC10]