• 01/31/2025

Biden administration asks public for help regulating AI systems like ChatGPT

Fox News Federal regulators are asking the public for input on policies that would hold artificial intelligence (AI) systems accountable and help manage risks from the rapidly growing and powerful technology. As programs like ChatGPT gain popularity for their astounding ability to answer written questions with human-like responses, policymakers and tech experts are increasingly concerned…

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DoD Approves Software Modernization Implementation Plan

Defense.gov The Defense Department’s Software Modernization Implementation Plan identifies key activities, near-term milestones, and responsibilities for driving the process improvements and capabilities needed to achieve the Department’s software modernization vision. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3358831/dod-approves-software-modernization-implementation-plan/

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Tina Peters, Clerk Indicted in Election Case, Is Sentenced in Separate Matter

New York Times Ms. Peters, who is awaiting trial in a voting equipment tampering case, was given four months of home detention and community service after her conviction on an obstruction charge. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/us/politics/tina-peters-clerk-colorado-sentenced.html

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US and China unite in effort to rehabilitate Ya Ya the panda bear

Fox News The United States and People’s Republic of China are cooperating on the return and rehabilitation of a giant panda that has lived in Tennessee for decades. U.S. officials are working to return Ya Ya, a panda from the Memphis Zoo, to Chinese custody amid concerns for her health. “The Chinese side has made…

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Members of European Parliament and Verkhovna Rada to hold joint meeting for first time

Pravda Ukraine The heads of the committees of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s Parliament) and the European Parliament will hold the first ever joint meeting of parliamentary bodies on Wednesday, 12 April. Source: This was announced by the European Parliament on Tuesday evening, reports European Pravda. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/11/7397450/

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Two ceasefire violations reported in Nagorno-Karabakh by Russian peacekeepers

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent is conducting a probe jointly with the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides,” the Russian defense ministry said https://tass.com/world/1602813

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Ernst & Young Halts Breakup Plan

Wall Street Journal The Big Four accounting firm has ended its efforts to split into consulting and auditing businesses after U.S. partners objected to the proposal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ernst-young-halts-breakup-plan-bd2e2fa0

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Ukraine wants India to play a larger role in helping to end the war with Russia

Fox News Ukraine wants India to play a bigger role in helping end Russia’s war, its deputy foreign minister said Tuesday during the first visit by a senior Ukrainian official to India since the war began last year. India “can play a bigger and greater role” and Ukraine would “welcome any effort that is directed…

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Cohen, Lapid call each other ‘liars’ over tiff on Israel-Poland ties

Jerusalem Post “There are probably those who are saddened that we resolved the political crisis with Poland that began during the Lapid era,” Cohen charged on Twitter on Monday. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-738987

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India’s imports of Russian goods require diversification — executive

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Diversification is expected “to happen as machinery, electrical electronics, organic and miscellaneous chemicals are emerging as new products with sizeable exports potential,” Director General and CEO of the Federation of Indian Export Organizations Ajay Sahai said https://tass.com/economy/1602809

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