Day: January 5, 2024

Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius released from prison after serving 9 years for murder of girlfriend

7:44 am January 5, 2024

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius was released from prison on parole on Friday after serving nearly nine years for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s Day in 2013. Pistorius, once hailed an inspiration as a double-amputee Olympic runner competing against able-bodied athletes, was serving a 13-year sentence at Atteridgeville Correctional Center […]

Economist warns new tech could make wide range of high-skilled jobs ‘obsolete’

7:00 am January 5, 2024

A Nobel Prize-winning economist is sounding the alarm about the future of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers amid the rapid development of artificial intelligence, arguing that many of the currently in-demand jobs could soon be obsolete. “The skills that are needed now — to collect the data, collate it, develop it and use […]

Our broken energy policy could leave Americans in the dark

7:00 am January 5, 2024

American families and businesses rightfully expect their lights to stay on at a price they can afford. Our national energy policy must embrace this fundamental promise – or so you would think. Unfortunately, our country is now confronted with a harsh reality – we are quickly approaching a point where there won’t be enough electricity […]

Hollywood execs warn AI steals jobs but can’t do job of true artists: ‘I want to work with human beings’

7:00 am January 5, 2024

With the writers and actors strikes in the past and a new year just beginning, Hollywood executives are still pondering the future of artificial intelligence in entertainment. In a roundtable interview with the Los Angeles Times, several executives weighed in with their concerns about the technology. Jonathan Glickman, founder and CEO of Panoramic Media Co., […]

Record-breaking 378 officers shot in the line of duty in 2023, FOP says in annual report

6:42 am January 5, 2024

The number of police officers shot on the job hit a new high in 2023, according to a report from the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). The national police group, which has more than 373,000 members, said 378 officers were shot in the line of duty in 2023, up 14% from the 330 shot […]