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Issued by: July 6, 2024 – 17:40 Top AI engineers from defense technology companies defended the need for autonomous weapons on Thursday amid a growing movement to ban so-called “killer robots.” More than 115 countries and 250 nongovernmental organizations are calling for an international treaty to ban weapons that use artificial intelligence to identify and attack human targets. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called the technology “morally abhorrent.” “The battlefield is awash in data. Whoever can harness this data, understand it and make sense of it faster will have a tactical advantage,” Antoine Bordes, head of artificial intelligence at European…

GameStop remains popular among retail investors eager to buy the “meme stock,” but the company’s performance continues to lag. The video game retailer said Friday it lost $32.3 million on revenue of $882 million in the first quarter due to lower sales of hardware, software and collectibles. This compares with a loss of $50.5 million on sales of $1.2 billion in the same period last year.”While the numbers were bad (revenues down sharply year-over-year, net loss and negative free cash flow of approximately $115 million), they were broadly in line with the company’s pre-announcement on May 17,” Vital Knowledge analyst…

The United States’ stunning Cricket World Cup victory over Pakistan on Thursday has raised interest in cricket in the United States more than ever before, but it also highlighted just how little people in the country understand about the sport. The overwhelming majority of comments on my article about the US victory were of the opinion that people had no idea about cricket terminology or context and therefore could not enjoy the victory. I have been writing about cricket here at SB Nation for nearly a decade and have always understood that most people reading about the sport are foreigners…

Poll strategist Prashant Kishore has broken his silence for the first time since the Bharatiya Janata Party fell short of a majority in the Lok Sabha elections, admitting that its pre-election predictions were wrong and adding that the number of seats would be much more out of reach.Kishor, who campaigned for the BJP in 2014, YSRCP in 2019 and Trinamool Congress in 2021, said predictions were wrong in three states — Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal — which had reduced the BJP’s vote tally from its 2019 tally.”Yes, I and pollsters like me were wrong. We are ready to…

Article informationauthor, Joe Pikerole, Political investigative reporter1 hour agoRishi Sunak sat surrounded by television cameras, completely unaware of the painful political storm that was soon to hit him.Late on Thursday afternoon in London, the prime minister had already committed what would later be seen as a serious political error of judgement – but he and his Downing Street advisers were not yet aware of it.There seem to have been two errors. First, just weeks before the general election was called, the decision was made that the Prime Minister could miss most of the commemorations of the Normandy landings on 6…

U.S. leisure and hospitality employment continued to grow in May U.S. unemployment rate little changed at 4.0% in May Leisure and Hospitality Leisure and hospitality employment continued to trend upward in May (+42,000), in line with the average monthly increase over the past 12 months (+35,000). Food and beverage services and restaurants employment continued to trend upward over the month (+25,000). Household Survey DataThe unemployment rate was little changed in May at 4.0%, with 6.6 million unemployed people. A year ago, the unemployment rate was 3.7%, with 6.1 million unemployed people.Among the major…

A FedEx Boeing 767 cargo plane similar to this one pictured here in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, nearly collided with a Southwest Airlines jet at Austin International Airport in Texas last year. Safety investigators said air traffic controller error was to blame and that key safety technology could have prevented the accident. Wilfredo Lee/AP Hide Caption Toggle caption Wilfredo Lee/AP WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that an air traffic controller’s error nearly caused two jets to collide on a foggy runway in Austin, Texas, last year. As federal regulators grapple with a rise in dangerous accidents on…

Trump and Dr. Phil Repeat Lies: Biden Can Block Criminal Prosecutions in State CourtSign up for our daily Inside Washington email and get exclusive U.S. coverage and analysis delivered to your inbox.Get our free Inside Washington emailsDonald Trump sat down for a wild interview with TV psychologist Dr. Phil on Thursday, in which the Republican presidential nominee declared that “revenge can sometimes be justified” as he looks toward a theoretical second term in the White House.While Dr. Phil largely kowtowing to Trump’s conspiracy-filled views and rampaging through false claims, particularly regarding the recent hush money trial, he did ask the…

if you Resist desperately As we carefully adjust our fantasy baseball right now, we have some recommended picks for you to consider. We’re excited to offer fantasy additions to suit every roster need and budget…Vientos seems to have a firm grip on the Mets’ third base spot and has been on a roll at the plate over the past two weeks, slashing .333/.392/.621 in 20 major league games this season, including a .285/.376/.500 slash in Triple-A. Vientos has hit five home runs with New York, some of which are definitely hittable.He’s unlikely to hit above .300 all season, but the…

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) Federal prosecutors Hunter Biden The trial began Friday with the final two witnesses testifying to prove that the president’s son lied about having no illegal drug use or addiction on his gun purchasing documents.Prosecutors called in FBI forensic chemist Jason Brewer to test residue found on the leather pouch that contained Hunter Biden’s gun. It tested positive for cocaine, but the amount was tiny, Brewer told the jury. A DEA agent testified about text messages Hunter Biden sent to his dealers.Their testimony capped a week devoted to highlighting the severity of Hunter Biden’s drug problem through highly…