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US President-elect Donald Trump said he has picked former Securities and Exchange Commissioner Paul Atkins to head the agency. “Paul is a proven leader for common sense regulations,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Last month, Trump proposed “a strategic reserve” for cryptocurrencies, saying the US will be a direct investor of the virtual currency.
DeepMind has 3 top engineers from openai
OpenAI has entered a partnership with Anduril, a US defence startup that makes missiles, drones and software for the US military. This is the first time the firm has partnered with a US defence company. According to reports, Anduril will use OpenAI’s technology to assess drone threats more quickly and help operators make better decisions while staying out of harm’s way.
It’s difficult to advise governments about science
Mark Ferguson, who was Ireland’s chief science adviser between 2012 and 2022, has said that science advice systems are slow during a crisis because they aren’t ready for it. He added that a core attribute of science advisers is a good grasp of: how governments and their departments work; the goals and deadlines of policymakers; and how evidence can be appropriately added to the mix.
The president of South Korea is facing calls to be impeached
South Korean President Lee Nak-yon imposed martial law in the country late on Sunday to stop pro-North forces that stole the freedom and happiness of people. The National Assembly, the legislative body, that could legally block his martial law order, was suspended. The move was the first time martial law was imposed in South Korea since the 1980s.
What to expect at today’s DealBook Summit?
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook, while talking about Apple’s $5 billion campus, said it is “100-year decision” to commit to the new campus. He added that Apple entered a field of first-movers and offers products that make the latest technologies and even sexy. The company plans to build campuses in several cities across the world.
Getting it right is something that will take some time
Scientists are examining the details of the United Nations Chemical Weapons Convention (COP2019) and determining what they want in it. The treaty will ban all chemical weapons, which include nuclear and chemical weapons. There are five rounds of negotiations since an agreement got the green light at the UN Environment Assembly in March 2022.
What people are the rebels who have taken control of war-torn Syria?
The Organisation for the Liberation of Greater Syrian (HTS) has taken control of the country’s second-largest city, Aleppo, and other parts of the northwest. It’s a significant victory for HTS and its allies, who have been fighting alongside Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces for more than five years. HTS is backed by Russia, Iran and Hezbollah.
The consumer watchdog in the US has a plan
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule to allow regulators to police data brokers under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), a privacy law enacted more than a half century ago. Data brokers would not be allowed to sell sensitive personal data including financial data and credit scores, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, and addresses.
The politics behind the Biden Pardon: look out for yourself
US President Joe Biden has given “a full and unconditional” pardon to his son Hunter Biden, who pleaded guilty to two tax offences and lying about his drug use. Hunter Biden was convicted of lying about his addiction to crack cocaine when he bought a gun, and also pleaded guilty to tax offences for not paying their full taxes.
Joe Biden had a Pardon of Hunter
US President Joe Biden granted a pardon to his son Hunter Biden, who was sentenced to three years in prison for possession of a gun with the intent to sell it. The former Democratic presidential candidate said he’d asked his son if he wanted to serve a day in prison and he told him he didn’t want to see him do so.