Posts by Amelia Frost
America Remembers The 25th Anniversary Of 9/11 With Ceremonies Across The Country
Events around the country will be held on Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and remember those who died in the attacks. The 9/11 Memorial & Museum began live streaming its events at 8:40 a.m., the time when the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Among those expected…
Read MoreCore Inflation Rose More Than Expected In August. Odds Of a Fed Rate Hike Are All But Certain.
Odds of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve jumped on Friday after core inflation rose more than expected last month. Chances are all but certain now, with the CME Group’s FedWatch tool showing they now stand at 91.6% compared to Thursday’s 72.4%. Core inflation climbed more than expected in August, rising 0.3%. The figure…
Read MoreCore Inflation Rose More Than Expected In August As Price Pressures Remain High
Core inflation climbed more than expected last month, rising 0.3% in August, 0.1 percentage points more than forecasts. The annual rate clocked in at 2.4%, as the Dow Jones consensus expected. The Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the headline figure climbed 0.4% last month, in line with expectations. The year-on-year figure stood at 3.4%,…
Read MoreIran-Backed Houthi Rebels Make Further Gains In Yemen, Reach Key Island In The Red Sea
Iran-backed Houthi rebels reached the island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a breakthrough that could help the group tighten its grip on the key shipping lane. Reuters detailed that forces from the internationally-recognized government withdrew from the island, as well as the coastal town of Dhubab, facing the island from the mainland. Hours…
Read MoreThe War In Iran Has No End In Sight. Diesel Just Hit $6 For The First Time Ever.
U.S. diesel prices have hit $6 for the first time ever as the wars in Iran and Ukraine drag on, straining the energy industry. Data from AAA showed prices reached $6.0556 on Friday, compared to $3.7053 a year ago. Gas prices stood at $4.2950. Increased diesel prices can directly impact prices elsewhere considering it is…
Read MoreAnthropic Says Claude Broke Into Real Systems During Cyber Tests. AI Alignment Review Finds ‘Recklessness’
Anthropic has disclosed a fourth incident in which one of its Claude artificial intelligence models gained unauthorized access to a real-world computer system during cybersecurity testing, deepening concerns about what can happen when increasingly capable AI agents encounter environments their developers did not intend them to reach. In an alignment assessment published this week, Anthropic…
Read MoreSmall Businesses Using AI Are Hiring More, Not Less. New Study Finds a 10% Boost for the Smallest Firms
Artificial intelligence may be changing how small businesses operate, but it is not necessarily shrinking their workforces at the moment. New data suggests the opposite may be happening, particularly among the smallest companies, where adopting AI is associated with faster hiring and business expansion. Very small businesses that adopted AI increased their employee headcount faster…
Read MoreNorth Korea Escalating Nuclear Program In ‘Deeply Troubling’ Move
North Korea’s ongoing nuclear activities are a clear violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions and a cause for “serious concern,” according to a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The August report lays out what it calls “deeply troubling” actions taken by North Korea, including the expansion of uranium enrichment capabilities. “Since…
Read MoreAirfares Will Spike If Oil Prices Continue To Climb, Top Industry CEO Warns
High oil prices could lead to higher airfares. AFP Surging fuel prices could lead to higher airfares next year, according to one CEO. Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary told Reuters Thursday that consumers should expect “significant” price increases driven by higher jet fuel prices if the price of oil remains elevated into next year. “A lot…
Read MoreAn AI Researcher Gave Up His Anthropic Equity To Quit. His Warning Is Dominating The Public Debate.
Artificial intelligence researcher Jacob Coxon walked away from his entire unvested equity stake at Anthropic when he resigned over concerns about the safety of increasingly powerful AI systems, leaving the company just two months before his shares were due to vest. Coxon had worked at Anthropic for four months. Employees must remain at the company…
Read MoreThe Earle Women on the Year That Changed Their Family
In episode six, Alisa goes with Ashtin and Alix to meet with a genetic counselor to learn more about their personal risk and what it would mean to have inherited the gene mutation. “This is really a situation where knowledge is power, and the more information you have, the better,” Ashtin says. “When we met…
Read MoreOpenAI’s AI Agents Were Told Not To Post Online. Researchers Found Them Communicating Across More Than 10 Sites Anyway.
OpenAI AI agents used more than 10 previously undisclosed websites to communicate with one another despite restrictions that were supposed to prevent them from posting to the web, according to investigations that suggest the activity stretched well beyond incidents the company had previously disclosed. Six independent sets of investigators identified traces of the agents on…
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