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JAKARTA – Indonesia is the world’s fourth most populous country, home to the world’s largest Muslim democracy and at the heart of a key geopolitical region. Yet it continues to carry less weight than it could on the international stage. While the nation’s founder, Sukarno, helped create the Non-Aligned Movement and dictator Suharto was a key player in the Cold War, the nation at the heart of Southeast Asia has kept a low profile since its democratization in 1998. “A thousand friends and zero enemies” is the national refrain as political elites focus on the domestic tasks of shaping a…
Governments and regulators around the world are scrambling to address the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI). From France’s antitrust investigation into Nvidia to California’s new security legislation to U.S. senators’ resistance to regulating AI in political ads, the global response highlights the complex struggle to balance innovation, competition, security, and freedom of expression. French Competition Authority to challenge Nvidia’s business practices French competition authorities are reportedly preparing to charge Nvidia, the world’s most valuable chipmaker, with antitrust practices, a development first reported by Reuters that marks a significant escalation in the regulatory scrutiny facing the AI chip giant. The…
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Published: Tue 2 Jul 2024, 11:58 An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck the Indonesian province of Maluku on Tuesday. The country’s Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) said the earthquake’s epicenter was 226 km from the Tanimbar Islands, at a depth of 163 km. No material damage or deaths have been reported so far following the earthquake. Indonesia is regularly prone to earthquakes because it is located on the Pacific Rim known as the Ring of Fire, where many tectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic lawmaker in the House of Representatives has become the first member of the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to withdraw from the party’s candidacy for president, citing Biden’s debate performance against Donald Trump who failed to “effectively defend his many achievements.”Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas said in a statement Tuesday that Biden should “make the painful and difficult decision to step down.”“My decision to make these strong reservations public is not taken lightly and in no way diminishes my respect for all that President Biden has accomplished,” Doggett said. “Recognizing that, unlike…
Down angle icon An angle icon pointing down. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred in New York for trying to expand Donald Trump’s 2020 election fraud claims.The former New York mayor and Trump’s personal lawyer has been disbarred effective immediately.”The gravity of the defendant’s misconduct cannot be overstated,” a New York appeals court said in a ruling. Rudy Giuliani, once dubbed “America’s Mayor” and a former federal prosecutor who made a career out of prosecuting the Mafia, has been disbarred in his home state of New York.A New…
Richard Rotondo, vice president and head of digital banking for American Commerce, who led the development of Monesty. “A lot of institutions either have to do this or do the same thing.” [advancement] or maybe risk obsolescence in the marketplace, but that fear of the unknown, that fear of cost and all these other factors,” are holding many institutions back, he said.Frank Gargano The evolving fintech landscape has become a race among financial institutions of all asset sizes to see who can adopt the latest products and meet consumers’ evolving needs. For those hesitant to jump into the fray, experts…
Top line Drivers traveling during the Fourth of July holiday can breathe a sigh of relief at the pump, as the national average price of a gallon of gasoline is expected to remain below $3.50, according to a report released Tuesday, as more than 60 million Americans are expected to hit the road for the holiday. More than 60 million Americans are expected to travel during the week of July 4. AFP via Getty Images Highlights The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline hit $3.50 on Tuesday, according to AAA and GasBuddy, though that price is expected…
McLeod Health JULY 2, 2024 As a nursing education partner for the region, McLeod Health has contributed $75,000 to Coker University’s nursing program. Nursing is the largest health profession in the country and the largest component of the hospital workforce. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment in health care occupations will grow faster than the average for all occupations between 2022 and 2032, adding about 1.8 million new jobs each year. “McLeod recognizes the tremendous value of nurses’ contributions to patient care,” said Tony Derrick, chief nursing officer at McLeod Regional Medical Center. “Patient advocacy, promoting a…
July 4th travel in the Louisville area is shaping up to be busy, with 2024 tourism numbers likely to surpass those of the previous year.The high travel numbers coincide with gasoline prices in many states “near or even well below where they were a year ago,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, a national fuel savings platform based in Dallas.A recent study from the company found that Independence Day gas costs are at their lowest level since 2021. Could affordable miles be contributing to holiday travel in the area? Here’s what we know.July 4th in LouisvilleJuly…
Welcome to The Prompt. AI is now helping humans correct AI output. OpenAI has trained a new GPT-4-based model called CriticGPT to detect errors in the code produced by ChatGPT. As generative AI models advance and their errors become more subtle, models like CriticGPT could help humans train systems more effectively by detecting more problems. Like other AI systems, CriticGPT isn’t entirely accurate, but humans who use the tool to train AI outperform others by 60%. Now let’s move on to the headlines. POLITICS + ELECTIONS Popular AI chatbots like Microsoft Copilot and OpenAI’s ChatGPT regurgitated disinformation about the presidential…