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Sunak says agreements at UK summit tip the balance in favor of humanity in fight against AI threats

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

BLETCHLEY PARK, England (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday that achievements at the first international AI Safety Summit would “tip the balance in favor of humanity” in the race to contain the risks from rapid advances in cutting-edge artificial intelligence.Speaking after two days of talks at Bletchley Park, a former codebreaking spy base near London, Sunak said agreements struck at the meeting of politicians, researchers and business leaders “show that we have both the political will and the capability to control this technology, and secure its benefits for the long term.”Sunak organized the summit as a forum for officials, experts and the tech industry to better understand cutting-edge, “frontier” AI that some scientists warn could pose a risk to humanity’s very existence.He hailed the gathering’s achievements, including a “Bletchley Declaration” committing nations to tackle the biggest threats from artificial intelligence, a deal to vet tech firms̵...

Grundstrom, Danault and Kopitar score as Kings build lead and hold on to beat Senators 3-2

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Anze Kopitar scored midway through the second period to help Los Angeles build a three-goal lead and the Kings held on to beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Thursday night.Carl Grundstrom and Philip Danault also scored and Adrian Kempe had two assists for the Kings, who have won the first two games on their four-game trip and improved to 6-2-2 on the season. Cam Talbot, who spent last season in Ottawa, had 24 saves against his former team.Dominik Kubalik and Josh Norris had goals for Ottawa, and Joonas Korpisalo finished with 36 saves against his former team.The Kings opened the scoring with a power-play goal three minutes in when Danault tallied from in close.Los Angeles doubled its lead at the 5-minute mark of the second period. Kempe picked up the puck at his own blue line, came down the wing and fed Grundstrom, who beat Korpisalo.Kopitar was the beneficiary of Andreas Englund’s rebound for his fifth goal of the season at 8:55 of the middle period.The Senators...

PGA Tour World Wide Technology Championship Par Scores

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

ThursdayAt El Cardonal at DiamanteLos Cabos, MexicoPurse: $8.2 millionYardage: 7,452; Par: 72Partial First RoundSuspended due to darknessCameron Percy30-32—62-10Michael Kim33-31—64-8Camilo Villegas33-31—64-8Nate Lashley33-31—64-8Tano Goya33-31—64-8Matt Kuchar33-32—65-7Cameron Young32-33—65-7Matti Schmid33-32—65-7Justin Lower33-32—65-7Kramer Hickok34-31—65-7Chesson Hadley35-31—66-6Stephan Jaeger34-32—66-6Justin Suh35-31—66-6Luke List34-32—66-6Brandt Snedeker34-32—66-6Scott Piercy32-34—66-6Beau Hossler33-33—66-6Kensei Hirata32-34—66-6Davis Thompson32-34—66-6Paul Haley II31-36—67-5Nico Echavarria34-33—67-5K.H. Lee34-33—67-5Keith Mitchell32-35—67-5Kevin Tway33-34—67-5Chez Reavie34-33—67-5Max McGreevy34-34—68-4Erik van Rooyen34-34—68-4Ben Griffin34-34—68-4Brice Garnett33-35—68-4Ryan Moore34-34—68-4Andrew Putnam36-32—68-4Matthias Schwab33-35—68-4Mark Hubbard32-36—68-4Doug Ghim35-33—68-4Cameron Champ34-34—68-4Russell Knox34-34—68-4David Lingmerth37-31—68-4Brent Grant34-34—68-4Ludvig Aberg3...

Prince George’s Co. police arrest man in stabbing, carjacking of elderly woman

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

Police in Prince George’s County, Maryland, have arrested a man in connection to a stabbing of a woman in her 70s then stealing her car Wednesday night in the Camp Springs area.Click to Enlarge — Police are looking for a person linked to a stabbing of a woman in her 70s. (Courtesy Prince George’s County police)It happened around 8 p.m. on Temple Hill Road near Allentown Road as the woman was entering a business, according to investigators.Authorities confirmed to WTOP they had arrested Brian Fischer later Wednesday night.“She was followed by the suspect,” said Cpl. Erik Marsh with the county’s police department. “The suspect then approached the victim, stabbed her multiple times and took the keys to her vehicle.”Marsh said a motive was not known, and he called the incident a “random crime.”“This could have happened to any one of us,” Marsh said. “We’re reaching out to our community to see if there is anyon...

Migrant shelter conditions in Denver have some ready to leave sooner

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Hundreds of migrants are being discharged from city-funded shelters in Denver, but many others are still living in them.Many migrants FOX31 has spoken to are desperate to get out on their own and earn a living without breaking the law. One mother, Abdiel Araujo, has a 10-month-old baby, and her family has days left in a shelter. Denver shutting down another migrant hotel shelter as crisis continues Araujo came to Denver with her husband and child. The three have been living in a shelter, but her experience has her wanting a new life — one that won't be easy to get."I would prefer to leave the shelter sooner rather than later," Araujo said.Abdiel Araujo stands next to tents where she and her family could soon be living after they are dismissed from city-funded shelters. (Rogelio Mares, KDVR)The other option is finding a job, earning a living and moving into a home, something Araujo and her family are eager to do."I'd love to move into an apartment or a house, but th...

Rep. Ken Buck explains speaker vote, talks death threats

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — U.S. Rep. Ken Buck answered questions after he joined the rest of his party in confirming new House Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, previously voted not to certify the 2020 presidential election and signed on to support a lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate President Joe Biden's wins in four states.Buck voiced his support for the new House speaker this week on “Colorado Point of View.”Buck on Johnson, Jordan and death threatsThe Republican’s favorable vote came after he decided not to vote for U.S. Reps. Jim Jordan or Steve Scalise when they ran for the speakership, saying they had not publicly supported the election results.Now, Buck said what Johnson and Jordan did are “two different things.” Prop HH: Fenberg, Fields make their case on the property tax measure "Mike (Johnson) took the issue and brought it to the U.S. Supreme Court and said this election was decided unfairly. For these reasons, the U.S. Supreme Court denied t...

Curio at Faena Bazaar’s annual sale lets shoppers strut into holiday season in style — and savings

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

Big name designers come with big price tags, but not this time. You can get designers like Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana and so many others at half price, this weekend only. You’ll be strutting into the holiday season in style and savings!Store Manager in “Wizards of Waverly Place”: “These sales get crazier and crazier every year.”Get ready to shop till you drop during Curio at Faena Bazaar’s annual sale.Danielle Licata: “Curio is a multi-floor shopping experience where you can get men’s, women’s, full lifestyle clothing offerings, from shoes to swim to going out clothes or wedding attire.”Think all your favorite luxury brands in one place, up to 50% off and up!Danielle Licata: “Big designers that you guys would definitely know — like Dolce & Gabana and Etro, Zimmermann — to very small brands that are either hand-picked by us through our travels, or things that are made just for us as private label.”...

Meet Alf Dubs: The child refugee who became a UK parliament grandee

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Acast Amazon Music As war rages in the Middle East, host Jack Blanchard sits down with Alf Dubs, the 91-year-old Labour peer who arrived in Britain on the Kindertransport — which organized the rescue of children from the Nazis — aged just six. Dubs reflects on his experiences as a child refugee i...

The race to regulate AI before it’s too late

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Acast Amazon Music It has been a big week for the world’s key players in the race to regulate AI development and make it safe. In this episode of EU Confidential, we bring you a roundup of where things stand — after the AI Safety Summit, organized by U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak; the pub...

The mysterious case of the MEP lovers and the disappearing EU pharma report

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

A report published by an obscure EU panel without legislative powers risks turning into a political powder keg after it was published online and then taken down again — apparently at the behest of two center-right MEPs who are also in a romantic relationship. Both Pernille Weiss and Christian Ehler sit on the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA). In fact, Ehler chairs it. The fact that the pair are in a relationship risks casting a shadow on the appropriateness of the decision to withdraw the report by a panel that is, in theory, a non-partisan body that commissions external scientists to produce useful research for the EU Parliament.The report, on Europe’s market for pharmaceuticals, was published on Friday — POLITICO saved a copy here. By Monday it was gone, replaced by a broken link.POLITICO has been given different reasons for why the study was taken down. What’s certain is that the topic — people’s access t...