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Tech CEOs Altman, Nadella, Pichai and others join government AI safety board led by DHS' Mayorkas

Tech CEOs Altman, Nadella, Pichai and others join government AI safety board led by DHS' Mayorkas

WASHINGTON (AP) — The CEOs of leading U.S. technology companies are joining a new artificial intelligence safety board to advise the federal government on how to protect the nation's critical services from “AI-related disruptions.
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FCC fines wireless carriers for sharing user locations without consent

FCC fines wireless carriers for sharing user locations without consent

The Federal Communications Commission has leveraged nearly $200 million in fines against wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon for illegally sharing customers' location data without their consent.
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Florida Democrats hope abortion and marijuana questions draw young voters despite low enthusiasm

Florida Democrats hope abortion and marijuana questions draw young voters despite low enthusiasm

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Vassallo is lukewarm about casting her first presidential ballot for President Joe Biden in November.
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In unusual push, funders band together to get out grants around election work 'early'

In unusual push, funders band together to get out grants around election work 'early'

A small portion of the billions spent around the November election will go to nonprofits working to boost voter participation and access to voting around the country. And usually, those funds flood into counties and cities right before Election Day .
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NDP says Ottawa's new grocery task force isn't living up to government promises

NDP says Ottawa's new grocery task force isn't living up to government promises

The federal government says the task force it created to monitor and investigate grocery retailers' practices has not conducted any probes and doesn't have a mandate to take enforcement action.
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These cities raised taxes - for child care. Parents say the free day care 'changed my life'

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Last summer, Derrika Richard felt stuck. She didn’t have enough money to afford child care for her three youngest children, ages 1, 2 and 3.
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A Hawaii military family avoids tap water at home. They're among those suing over 2021 jet fuel leak

A Hawaii military family avoids tap water at home. They're among those suing over 2021 jet fuel leak

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — Richelle Dietz, a mother of two and wife of a U.S. Navy chief petty officer, often thinks about water.
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Mississippi lawmakers expected to vote on Medicaid expansion plan with work requirement

Mississippi lawmakers expected to vote on Medicaid expansion plan with work requirement

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a proposal that would expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands more people, but it includes a work requirement that might not win federal approval.
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Ethics committee dismisses complaint against Missouri speaker

Ethics committee dismisses complaint against Missouri speaker

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A panel of lawmakers dismissed on Monday an ethics complaint against Speaker Dean Plocher, breaking from a Republican who argued that Plocher used his power as the House leader to block an investigation.
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Gaza protest camp rises at UBC, as Eby deplores 'most hateful' speech praising Hamas

Gaza protest camp rises at UBC, as Eby deplores 'most hateful' speech praising Hamas

VANCOUVER — The Gaza protest encampment movement that has roiled academic campuses in the United States and Canada arrived in British Columbia on Monday, with demonstrators setting up unauthorized fencing and tents at the University of B.C.
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