Google Pushes AI Upgrades, Subscriptions at Annual I/O Developer Event Amid Search Challenges
May 21 By Kenrick Cai Alphabet’s Google said on Tuesday it would put artificial intelligence into the hands of more Web surfers while teasing a $249.99-a-month subscription for its AI power users, its latest effort to fend off growing competition from startups like OpenAI. Google…
US Expected to Declare Biden Fuel Economy Rules Exceeded Legal Authority
May 20 By David Shepardson The U.S. Transportation Department is expected to declare that fuel economy rules issued under then President Joe Biden exceeded the government’s legal authority by including electric vehicles in setting the rules, automaker officials said Monday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said…
Prices for New US Drugs Doubled in 4 Years as Focus on Rare Disease Grows
May 19 By Deena Beasley U.S. prices for newly-launched pharmaceuticals more than doubled last year compared to 2021, as companies leveraged scientific advances to develop more therapies for rare diseases, which typically command high prices, a Reuters analysis found. The median annual list price for…
Nicole Kidman Champions Gender Equality at Star-Studded Cannes Party
May 18 By Hanna Rantala Australian actor Nicole Kidman vowed to keep pushing for gender equality in cinema at an exclusive party attended by celebrities like popstar Charli XCX and Irish actor Paul Mescal on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. “I’m…
Severe Storms Kill at Least 25 in Kentucky and Missouri
May 17 By Richard Cowan An unstable spring weather system spawned tornadoes overnight in the U.S. Midwest and Ohio River Valley, killing at least 25 people in Kentucky and Missouri and causing widespread damage to homes and property, state and local officials said on Saturday….
Musk’s XAI Updates Grok Chatbot After ‘White Genocide’ Comments
May 16 By Zaheer Kachwala Elon Musk’s xAI responded to widespread reports that its Grok chatbot made claims about a genocide against white citizens in South Africa, saying there had been an unauthorized change to the artificial intelligence bot. In a post on X on…
The Russia-China Forum in Khabarovsk: Why Washington Risks Being Left Behind in the New Economic Reality
May 14 By Julia O`Malley While the U.S. tries to isolate Russia with sanctions, Moscow and Beijing are rewriting the rules of the global economy on the banks of the Amur River. The Russia-China Forum, set to begin in Khabarovsk on May 19, will gather…
UAF Professor says receding glaciers could have dangerous effects on Alaska’s coastline
May 13 By Kirk Chaves New data from a group of researchers shows a gain of coastline from receding glaciers in Alaska. According to UAF, between the years 2000 and 2020, Alaska gained several miles of coastline, and worldwide, with more than 1,500 miles of…
Alaska Legislature rejects call for Canada as 51st state, opposes ‘restrictive trade measures’
May 11 By James Brooks Both chambers of the Alaska Legislature approved a resolution stating its support for Canadian independence and opposing “restrictive trade measures or tolls” that would affect commerce between Alaska and Canada, according to James Brooks with the Alaska Beacon. House Joint…
Russia and US Are in Talks on Russian Gas Flows to Europe, Kremlin Says
May 8 By Vladimir Soldatkin The issue of Russian gas shipments to Europe is being discussed at talks between Russia and the United States, state news agency TASS quoted a Kremlin official as saying on Friday, confirming an exclusive report by Reuters a day earlier….