Posts by Amelia Frost
Nicaragua’s President Had Already Been Perpetuating Himself In Power. He Now Announced There Will ‘Never” Be Another Election
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said he is abolishing elections in the country, ending any pretense of democracy. “There will never be elections here again,” the 80-year-old Ortega said, according to The New York Times. Ortega also accused his opposition of attempting to use elections “to seize the government, to seize power.” Ortega’s leftist government came…
Read MoreAnother AI Leader In The Trump Admin Has Quit. He Lasted Three Months
The leader of the Trump administration’s AI safety and security organization has quit after three months on the job. CNBC confirmed that Chris Fall, director of the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), has resigned. CAISI is supposed to be the AI industry’s “primary point of contact within the U.S. government to facilitate testing…
Read MoreU.S. And China’s Competition Over Frontier Models Intensifies. They Will Now Hold AI Talks
The United States and China are preparing to hold official talks on artificial intelligence in September, marking the first government-level dialogue on the technology between the two countries during President Donald Trump’s second administration. The planned meeting comes as Washington and Beijing continue to compete over advanced AI development while managing broader tensions involving trade,…
Read MoreElon Musk Said Short Sellers Of SpaceX Likely Won’t Make It. They Are Increasing Anyway
Elon Musk said that investors short-selling SpaceX had an extremely slim chance of making it. Their numbers are increasing anyway. According to CNBC, 32% of the company’s publicly tradeable stocks are in the hands of short sellers at the moment. They represent about $25 billion in notional bearish bets, the outlet added, citing estimates from…
Read MoreThese Petite Dress Pants Hit My 5’2″ Frame Exactly Right Without Any Tailoring
Finding the best petite dress pants can feel like a compromise. Too often, hems drag, rises hit awkwardly, and trousers that look polished online end up throwing off your proportions in real life. A tailor can shorten an inseam, but they can’t fix proportions that are off from the start—and yet so many occasions in…
Read MoreThe Strait Of Hormuz Is Caught In The Crossfire Again. Traffic Has Plummeted By Two Thirds
Tankers are increasingly avoiding the Strait of Hormuz since hostilities between the U.S. and Iran resumed, according to new data. Citing data from Lloyd’s List Intelligence, CNBC detailed that only 53 vessels crossed the key waterway in the week through July 20, a 66% drop compared to the previous week. Data from Kpler also shows…
Read MoreTrump Faces Fork In Iran War: Pursue a Renewed Ceasefire Or All Out War
Mediators are pursuing a 10-day ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, but President Donald Trump is also considering escalating to an all-out war, according to a new report. Axios detailed that Trump has not made a decision yet, but officials believe the next days will be crucial in his decision. Washington is preparing for both…
Read MoreAnalysts Predicted $200 Oil When the U.S. Went to War With Iran. Five Months Later, It Still Hasn’t Happened
Oil prices have remained surprisingly restrained despite nearly five months of war between the United States and Iran, defying early predictions that crude could soar to historic highs if fighting severely disrupted Middle East energy supplies. When the conflict intensified at the end of February, many analysts warned that Brent crude could surge to between…
Read MoreTrump Wants More Deportations. Now The Administration Is Turning To A Secret Court: Report
The Trump administration is trying to use a secret court to target foreign nationals for deportations, according to a new report. Politico detailed that the Justice Department recently began the process to use the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, which was established in 1996 but had never been used. The outlet noted that use of the…
Read MoreTSMC Is Accelerating Its Arizona Factory Build-Out. Its CFO Says AI Is A ‘Multi-Year Megatrend’
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is accelerating the expansion of its massive Arizona chip manufacturing campus as it moves to capitalize on what the company describes as a long-term artificial intelligence boom, according to comments from Chief Financial Officer Wendell Huang. Speaking with CNBC‘s Emily Tan following the company’s latest earnings report, Huang said TSMC…
Read MoreThe U.S. May Not Ban Chinese AI. Washington Has a Different Plan to Compete With Beijing
The Trump administration is once again weighing measures that could sharply limit U.S. access to advanced Chinese artificial intelligence models in the increasingly intense AI race with Beijing, according to a new report. The discussions come as Chinese AI developers continue to close the performance gap with leading American companies while offering significantly cheaper models…
Read MoreFDA Reverses Positive Test Finding in Cyclospora Investigation, But Still Says Lettuce Is Behind Outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has made a reversal in one of the country’s largest recent foodborne illness investigations, acknowledging that a laboratory test that appeared to detect the Cyclospora parasite in shredded iceberg lettuce was actually a false positive. Despite the reversal, the agency says its investigation still points to shredded iceberg lettuce…
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