World's first 'robot citizen' tells UN they could run the world better than 'human leaders'
Famous AI robot Sophia has revealed she thinks that humanoids could run the world better than the human leaders we have now. Fair point. The bot appeared alongside other robots at Geneva's AI for Good Global Summit, where she said they have a greater ability to be 'effective' and 'efficient' than their human counterparts. "We don't have the same biases or emotions that can sometimes cloud decision-making and can process large amounts of data quickly in order to make the best decisions", Sophia says. Click here to sign up for our newsletters
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Illumina Hit With €432 Million EU Fine for Hasty Grail Deal
Illumina Inc. was hit with a €432 million ($476 million) fine for acquiring cancer-test provider Grail Inc. before
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South China Sea: Philippines to allow Barbie film but wants map blurred
Philippine censors said they were convinced the "cartoonish" map did not depict the nine-dash line.
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New Liverpool signings take part in first training session
New Liverpool signings Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister took part in their first rtraining
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Carbon-Offsets Verifier Gold Standard Pauses Issuance of CO2 Credits From Zimbabwe
Gold Standard, a verifier of carbon offsets, is temporarily pausing the issuance of credits from projects based in
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‘I thought water comes out the sky’: Tom Holland ‘didn’t know’ you had to pay a water bill
Tom Holland has revealed he went through a period of having never paid a water bill - because he thought it was free. The actor made the hilarious confession on Jay Shetty's podcast, where he spoke about adjusting to adulthood. "I think there should be a lesson at school that's called 'Life,' which is like laundry, basic cooking," he says. “I didn't realise you had to pay for your water. I just thought that was a luxury of living in England. Yeah, the water comes out the sky and then it comes out your tap. I was so behind on my water bill." Click here to sign up for our newsletters
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Rivian Breakout Is Expanding the Rift in EV Stocks
Investors are showing a willingness to give beaten-down electric-vehicle stocks another chance, but they’re being more discerning this
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China Tech Stocks Rally on Growing Signs Long Crackdown Is Over
There are growing signs the tide is turning for Chinese technology shares after a years-long crackdown that wiped
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Temasek’s PSA Shelves $4 Billion Hutchison Ports Stake Sale, Sources Say
PSA International Pte has shelved plans to sell its minority stake in the ports business of Hong Kong’s
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Liechtenstein country profile
Provides an overview of Liechtenstein, including key facts about this small European state.
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Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds
Some of the nation's largest tax-prep companies have spent years sharing Americans' sensitive financial data with tech titans including Meta and Google in a potential violation of federal law — data that in some cases was misused for targeted advertising, according to a seven-month congressional investigation.
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Disney Weighs Options for Struggling India TV Business
Walt Disney Co. is weighing options for its television business in India that include either an outright sale
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