Elon Musk says China will initiate AI regulations

By Kanishka Singh and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Chinese government will seek to initiate artificial intelligence regulations in its country, billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday after meeting with officials during his recent trip to China. Musk did not elaborate further and made his remarks in a Twitter Space with Democratic presidential candidate…

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Who is Binance billionaire Changpeng Zhao?

By Angus Berwick and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) – On Monday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission took aim at the most powerful man in crypto. The SEC accused Binance founder Changpeng Zhao of operating a “web of deception,” charging him and his exchange with 13 offences. These ranged from allegedly manipulating Binance’s trading volumes…

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Drone sighting briefly disrupts flights at Pittsburgh airport

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said a drone sighting had briefly disrupted some flights at Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday. The FAA said in a statement it had earlier temporarily suspended some arrivals and departures as local enforcement attempts to locate the drone operator. The FAA had said that…

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Amtrak wants $8 billion in US funding for infrastructure projects

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said Monday it has applied for $8 billion in government grants to modernize bridges, tunnels and other aging infrastructure along the busy Washington to Boston corridor, expanding service and building a new station in Arlington, Virginia. Congress approved $66 billion for rail as part of the…

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Ukraine has enough weapons to begin counter-offensive, says foreign minister

By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has enough weapons to begin its counter-offensive against Russia, and the operation will give the country the victory it needs to join NATO, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told Reuters on Monday. Membership of the military alliance would “probably” only be possible for Ukraine after the end of active…

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Texas wins round against Google as antitrust lawsuit returned to Lone Star state

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Texas won the latest round in its antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google on Monday as a U.S. judicial panel ordered the case returned to federal court in Texas. At Google’s request the lawsuit had been moved in August 2021 to a federal court in New York, where other advertising technology cases were being…

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Italy rightist ruling party pulls support from LGBT event, sparking anger

ROME (Reuters) – The right-wing government of Italy’s Lazio region around Rome said on Monday it was withdrawing its backing from the capital’s annual LGBT parade, drawing an angry response from rights activists and opposition politicians. LGBT rights and gender equality in Italy have been a particularly sensitive issue since right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni…

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Analysis-Crowded 2024 Republican race helps clear way for Trump nomination

By Tim Reid (Reuters) – A growing number of contenders for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination could clear the way for a Donald Trump victory while throwing up roadblocks for his main rival Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, party members and strategists said. Republicans who fear Trump is too polarizing a figure to beat Democratic President…

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