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DOJ to scrutinize Big Tech’s AI dominance ‘with urgency,’ antitrust chief says

Jonathan Cantor, the Justice Department’s antitrust director, said he was considering possible enforcement actions against large artificial intelligence companies to ensure fair competition in the tech sector. The Department of Justice is actively investigating “monopoly bottlenecks and the competitive landscape” in AI. Kanter told the Financial Times:. Authorities have expressed concern that tech giants such […]

UN Chief Calls For Governments To Censor Fossil Fuel Advertisements

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for governments to ban fossil fuel advertising during a Wednesday speech at the Museum of Natural History in New York City. Guterres, who has served as Secretary-General of the UN since 2017, compared the fossil fuel industry to Big Tobacco and claimed a ban on advertising for fossil fuel […]

Immigration surge could add to Social Security coffers, budget chief tells lawmakers

“We project that the immigration surge from 2021 to 2026 will generate roughly $1 trillion in additional revenue over 10 years,” Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Philip Swagel told lawmakers at a hearing on Tuesday. Members of the House Ways and Means Committee on Social Security convened to examine the current financial status and projections […]

China’s defence chief repeats threat of force against Taiwanese independence | Taiwan

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun said peaceful “unification” with Taiwan remains China’s goal but that prospects are undermined by Taiwanese “separatists” and outside forces. Taiwan is democratically governed and has never been ruled by the Communist Party of China. On May 20, newly elected President Lai Ching-te took office. This routine democratic transition has angered […]

Chief Justice Roberts Rejects Dem Demands for Meeting About Alito Flag Controversy

Chief Justice John Roberts Rejected Democrats on Thursday requested a meeting about the flag flying on Justice Samuel Alito’s grounds, citing “separation of powers concerns.” Unable to expand the Supreme Court with more liberal justices, Democrats casting Doubts about Justice Alito’s ability to rule impartially The New York Times Two stories published Showing Upside-down American […]

Biden Health Chief Says W.H.O. on Track for a ‘Good Deal’ on Pandemics

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told reporters on Wednesday he was optimistic that World Health Organization member states would agree on a framework for responding to future pandemics, despite the collapse of talks this week on a proposed “pandemic treaty.” Becerra is in Geneva, Switzerland, for the WHO’s annual World Health Assembly […]