US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has emerged as the frontrunner to serve as President Donald Trump's next artificial intelligence czar, according to three sources familiar with the matter who spoke to Semafor.
Zcash led major cryptocurrencies with a 10% surge to above $1,616 during Wednesday's Asian trading session, while Bitcoin held steady near $86,900, according to CoinDesk data.
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey will urge the establishment of a global, nuclear-style non-proliferation treaty to halt the development of super-intelligent AI in a keynote speech at his party's conference.
British Columbia has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in a California federal court, alleging the company's negligence allowed a mass shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge.
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Google Ireland Limited €403 million for violating the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in its handling of user location data.