Day: May 20, 2023

Lawmakers reveal AI concerns over ‘future of humanity’ following OpenAI CEO’s Senate testimony

6:00 am May 20, 2023

Congressional lawmakers spouted an array of concerns about artificial intelligence after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told a Senate subcommittee that he saw problems the technology could create. “The overall risk is allowing China to win the AI race, because obviously, China would use the technology to further their aims of global ambition and to export […]

Some George Mason University students walk out, turn backs during Gov. Youngkin’s commencement speech

5:58 am May 20, 2023

Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivered a commencement speech at George Mason University in which some students protested his appearance after failed attempts ahead of the event to replace him as speaker. When Youngkin walked up to the podium to deliver his remarks on Thursday in front of the university’s graduating class, students largely applauded […]

White House spars over President Biden’s lack of urgency amid debt ceiling negotiations

5:35 am May 20, 2023

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre attempted to defend President Biden’s lack of urgency and the administration’s absence in the high-stake debt ceiling meetings taking place on Capitol Hill. Fox News Channel’s White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked Karine Jean-Pierre at a press conference in Hiroshima, Japan what the president has been doing the last […]

Brett Howden nets early OT winner to give Golden Knights Game 1 over Stars in Western Conference Final

4:29 am May 20, 2023

Brett Howden scored from behind the net off Dallas Stars goalie Jake Oettinger 1:35 into overtime Friday to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-3 victory in Game 1 of their Western Conference final. Jamie Benn forced the extra time when he scored on a 6-on-5 with 1:59 left in regulation. This was the third […]

Brittney Griner receives standing ovation in WNBA return

4:21 am May 20, 2023

Brittney Griner, despite being a road opponent on Friday, received a standing ovation from the Los Angeles crowd on Friday night. Griner’s Phoenix Mercury are kicking off their season in L.A. against the Sparks – it marks her first WNBA game (excluding preseason) since Oct. 17, 2021 in the WNBA Finals. “You come to work, […]