British voters will get the chance to elect what’s being billed as the world’s first AI lawmaker in the July 4 general election. Businessman Steve Endacott, 59, is standing for election, but unlike other candidates, he has campaign leaflets showing not his face but an AI-generated avatar. “AI Steve” will appear on the ballot in […]
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, the country’s top health official, wants warning labels on social media similar to those on tobacco products. He wants labels warning against social media’s harmful effects, especially on the young. “It is time to require a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated […]
President Joe Biden criticized the US Supreme Court and expressed concern that Trump could appoint more justices to the bench if re-elected president. That would be “one of the scariest parts” of a second Trump term, he said at a gala fundraiser in Los Angeles on Saturday (June 15) night. Biden predicted that the “next […]
President Joe Biden will face his Republican rival, Donald Trump, in their first televised debate on June 27. CNN, which will host the debate, said there would be two commercial breaks and no props. Microphones will be muted except for the candidate whose turn it is to speak. The rules are designed to reduce interruptions […]
When Queen Marie Antoinette of France was told the peasants were starving and had no bread, she allegedly said: “Let them eat cake.” Now critics are claiming the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said something just as silly. Asked what he had to sacrifice as a child, Sunak, a multimillionaire richer than King Charles, said […]
Opinion polls show Labour in a commanding lead, the Tories heading for certain defeat after 14 years in power. But Labour’s base, more diverse than the Tories’, may not be enough to pull off that feat. Labour needs to capture constituencies that are whiter, older and have more homeowners. Currently, the average Labour-held seat has […]
The conservatives are said to have a 6-3 majority on the US Supreme Court, including Chief Justice John G Roberts, Jr. However, there are differences. The chief justice does not share the views of hardline conservative Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. The differences were caught on tape when a woman posing as a Catholic conservative […]
Donald Trump’s search for a running mate is getting more rigorous with his campaign staff requesting documents from at least eight contenders, half of them senators. The Trump camp is reportedly vetting the following Republicans: Senators Marco Rubio (Florida), J.D. Vance (Ohio), Tom Cotton (Arkansas), and Tim Scott (South Carolina); North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum; […]
Apple is partnering with OpenAI to put ChatGPT into Siri and launching its own AI features called Apple Intelligence, the company announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday (June 10). ChatGPT will be available for free in iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia later this year without an account. The popular chatbot will also be […]
