Day: July 18, 2023

UN Security Council debates risks, benefits of AI: ‘Responsibility to future generations’

9:08 pm July 18, 2023

The United Nations Security Council held its first discussion on artificial intelligence (AI) and associated risks, with a number of leaders highlighting the dangerous potential the technology possesses in the wrong hands. “The malicious use of AI systems for terrorist, criminal or state purposes could cause horrific levels of deaths and destruction, widespread trauma and […]

New York suspect beats up elderly woman’s 71-year-old son in mall confrontation: police

9:06 pm July 18, 2023

New York City authorities are searching for the suspect who punched and kicked a 71-year-old man at a mall with his mother in Queens this month. The assault took place at around 3 p.m. July 5 inside the Queens Center Mall. The male suspect approached an 88-year-old woman — the victim’s mother — and told […]

Probiotic milk factory will be built near Atlanta, bringing $305M investment, 90 jobs

9:03 pm July 18, 2023

A Japanese company that makes probiotic milk beverages will invest $305 million to build a plant northwest of Atlanta, hiring 90 workers. Yakult Honsha Co. said Tuesday that its American subsidiary plans to start production at a new plant in Cartersville in 2026. The Tokyo-based company makes Yakult, a fermented milk beverage that it markets […]

Amateur soccer player charged with attempted homicide found dead in apparent suicide after referee assault

9:01 pm July 18, 2023

A player from an amateur soccer league in Buenos Aires was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head shortly after being charged with attempted homicide for a violent assault against a referee during a match last weekend. Buenos Aires police said Tuesday that the body of 24-year-old Williams Alexander Tapón was found near […]

Super PAC to spend big bucks boosting Sen. Tim Scott in GOP presidential nomination race

9:00 pm July 18, 2023

The super PAC supporting Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina’s campaign for the Republican presidential nomination says it shell out $40 million to reserve TV and digital ad time that will run through January, when the first votes in the GOP primaries and caucuses are cast. TIM PAC highlights that the spots in the ad […]