Day: September 4, 2023

DETROIT — Low unemployment, high rates of inflation and lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to a boom in union and strike activity in the past couple of years. And after a summer full of strikes, this fall could be no different. More than 100 strikes took place from June through August across the United States, according to the Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relation’s labor action tracker — nearly as many as last year’s 116 and significantly more than 2021’s 64 in that same time period. Workers feel empowered, according to experts. Confidence in knowing they ca… Read More “‘It’s time’: Worker empowerment fuels high rates of labor action”

Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 4 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday launched the Mukhya Mantri Sporting Abilities, Rebuilding Aspirations and Livelihood Scheme (SABAL) from his Nadaun assembly constituency in Hamirpur district. Aimed for the bright future of specially-abled children, this scheme intends to take special care of such children in around 400 schools across Hamirpur, Solan and Shimla districts, said officials. Simultaneously, the Chief Minister also launched ‘Abhyas Himachal’ and ‘Shikshak Sahayata’ chatbots, accessible via the S… Read More “Himachal CM Sukhu launches SABAL Yojna to empower specially-abled children”

Nvidia Corp.’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang was in the Indian capital, New Delhi, and met with the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter’s residence. What Happened: “Had an excellent meeting with Mr. Jensen Huang, the CEO of @nvidia,” Modi said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday. “We talked at length about the rich potential India offers in the World of AI,” he added. Modi also said the Nvidia CEO was appreciative of the strides India has made in tech and was equally upbeat about the talented youth of India. Santa Clara, California-based Nvidia has been riding high on… Read More “Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Eyes India’s AI Future In High-Level Meeting With Prime Minister Modi”

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain set out its objectives for its global artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit on Monday, focusing on understanding the risks posed by the frontier technology and how national and international frameworks could be supported. The summit, which will be held on Nov. 1-2, will bring together tech executives, academics and political leaders as nations and international governing bodies seek to implement tools and agree laws that regulate the use of the technology. It will focus “on risks created or significantly exacerbated by the most powerful AI systems,” the governme… Read More “Britain sets priorities for November global AI safety summit”

For around a quarter of a century, journeys across through the web have been beginning with a small box on a screen into which we type a few words. Competitors large and small have tried in vain to dethrone Google since its rise 25 years ago. Microsoft in particular poured billions into its search engine Bing – and still remains far behind in the web search business. But then, at the end of last year, ChatGPT was launched, a chatbot that could formulate sentences at the linguistic level of a human – and at lightning speed. Immediately the question arose: Is a chat interface like this not the u… Read More “As Google turns 25, can ChatGPT undermine its web search dominion?”

Warner Music Central Europe have signed their first Artificial Intelligence-enhanced act. The digital character Noonoonuri has released her debut single, ‘Dominoes’ – which is based on a real singing voice but amended to give her own unique sound – in collaboration with the DJ Alle Farben, 38. The track – which was made by a group of songwriters and musicians who will all get royalties and publishing rights like any other song would – has a video that features the character sporting SKIMS, the clothing brand of Kim Kardashian, 42. Her creator Joerg Zuber – who styled the avatar in the video – … Read More “Noonoonuri becomes Warner Music Central Europe’s first AI-enhanced signing”

Germany is at risk of losing its distinction as a car industry powerhouse, the president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), Hildegard Müller, said ahead of the IAA Mobility show in Munich. Although German manufacturers would survive, Germany as an auto hub would not “without massive reforms,” Müller told dpa, as car bosses began gathering in the Bavarian city for the major trade show. Müller mentioned over-regulation, slow political decisions and the lack of a legal framework for future issues such as artificial intelligence as key issues. The main point, she said, was… Read More “Germany losing its automotive edge, lobby warns as motor show revs up”