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AI Relies On Mass Surveillance, Warns Signal Boss

Meredith Whittaker said concerns about surveillance and those about AI were 'two framings of the same thing'
The AI tools that crunch numbers, generate text and videos and find patterns in data rely on mass surveillance and exercise concerning control over our lives, the boss of encrypted messaging app Signal told AFP on Thursday.
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Pope Francis is seen in Rome on May 10, 2024

Pope Calls Anti-migrant Attitudes At US Border 'Madness'

Pope Francis made a foray into the US election season with a rare television interview Sunday, calling harsh anti-migrant attitudes "madness" and criticizing right-wing US Catholic figures for overly conservative stances against his social teachings.
Turnout is down several percentage points from the last national poll in 2019, with analysts blaming widespread expectations of a Modi victory as well as hotter-than-average temperatures

Business And Bollywood Votes In India Election

India's financial capital Mumbai began voting Monday when six-week national elections resumed, with much of the megacity's business and entertainment elite vocal in their support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Saarland leader Anke Rehlinger visit the site of major floods

Germany Cleans Up After Massive Floods

German emergency workers were Saturday starting a major clean-up after heavy rains triggered massive flooding in the southwest of the country, while parts of Belgium and the Netherlands were also hit.
Flash floods have killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan

Flash Floods Kill 50 In Western Afghanistan

Flash flooding has killed at least 50 people in western Afghanistan, provincial police said Saturday, with some reaching safety on higher ground mere minutes before the water hit.
Current investment plans could result in only 50 percent of the lithium supply needed for countries to meet their climate goals in 2035

IEA Warns Of Key Energy Mineral Shortage Risk

The sharp drop in prices for minerals critical to the green energy transition is masking a looming shortage due to inadequate investment, the International Energy Agency said Friday.
A conveyor belt transports tons of coal at a mine

US Ends Leasing In Its Largest Coal-producing Region

President Joe Biden's government on Thursday announced it was ending coal leases in the Powder River Basin, the nation's largest coal-producing region, drawing condemnation from the mining sector and praise from environmentalists.
The state of Rio Grande do Sul will have to reconstruct much of its infrastructure

More Money Pledged For Flood-stricken Brazil

The BRICS group of nations pledged a billion dollars for storm-ravaged southern Brazil Tuesday as slowly receding floodwaters started to reveal the full extent of the devastation.
While natural genetic resources -- such as those found in medicinal plants, agricultural crops and animal breeds -- cannot be directly protected as international property, inventions developed using them can be patented

UN Nears Landmark Deal On Combatting Biopiracy

The fight against biopiracy -- plundering genetic resources and the traditional knowledge surrounding them -- could soon be based on an international treaty which is being finalised at negotiations that began on Monday.
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to open a formal dialogue on AI when they held a summit in California in November 2023

US To Raise Concerns At First AI Talks With China

The United States and China will hold their first talks on artificial intelligence on Tuesday, with Washington set to raise concerns about Beijing's use of the fast-emerging technology, US officials said.

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