BRICS Summit Begins with Goal of Ditching U.S. Dollar
Foreign ministers of BRICS member states and 13 other countries interested in working with anti-Western nations met in Russia on Monday outside the framework of the annual BRICS summit to discuss ways to expand trade without using the U.S. dollar, among other topics. “Active work is underway to implement the decisions of last year’s Johannesburg […]
Kamala Harris To Represent U.S. At Ukraine ‘Peace Summit’ As Biden Attends Clooney Fundraiser
(Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Avril Elfi from OANTuesday, June 4, 2024 10:55 AM Vice President Kamala Harris will represent the United States at the Ukraine Peace Summit in June 2024. advertisement The White House announced that Harris will attend the June 15 event.NumberTravel to Lucerne, Switzerland. Harris’ attendance at the summit will coincide with […]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams announces Urban Rat Summit to combat rodent crisis
In a continuing effort to contain New York City’s rat problem, Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday announced the first National Urban Rat Summit. The summit, to be held on September 18th and 19th, will bring together the best of the rodent industry from Boston, New Orleans and Seattle to help alleviate the Big Apple’s burgeoning […]
Seoul summit showcases UK’s progress on trying to make advanced AI safe | Artificial intelligence (AI)
The UK is leading an international effort to test the safety risks of cutting-edge AI models before they are released to the public, as regulators rush to build a workable safety regime ahead of the Paris Summit in six months’ time. . The UK’s AI Safety Institute is the first of its kind and is […]
South Korea urges global cooperation for AI development at Seoul summit
South Korean Minister of Science, Technology, Information and Communications Lee Jong-ho expressed the need for global cooperation to make AI development successful. Li said cooperation is essential and he hopes future summits will place more emphasis on cooperation on AI safety mechanisms. The Seoul summit, co-hosted with the UK, addressed concerns such as job security, […]
Google, Meta, OpenAI pledge to develop AI safely at global summit
Google, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI on Tuesday joined more than a dozen other companies at the forefront of developing artificial intelligence to ensure safety at a time when regulators are scrambling to respond to rapid innovation and new risks. He vowed to develop the technology. The second world conference included companies from China, South Korea […]
Mary J. Blige enlists Jill Scott, Taraji P. Henson and others for women’s summit
Mary J. Blige is bringing her mission to empowering women beyond music to her hometown with the help of her superstar friends. Taraji P. Henson, Tiffany Haddish, Jill Scott and other stars and experts will be attending Blige’s Strength of a Woman Summit and Festival starting May 10th. Her three-day event over Mother’s Day weekend […]
Pope to bring his call for ethical artificial intelligence to G7 summit in June in southern Italy
Pope Francis has accepted his call for the Group of Seven industrialized countries to develop and use artificial intelligence in accordance with a code of ethics. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Friday that President Francis has accepted an invitation to attend the G7 summit in Puglia in June. The Vatican confirmed the news. […]
Latin American Leftist Summit Focuses on Trashing Israel, Support for Hamas
Leaders of left-wing countries from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday to condemn Israel for committing “genocide” in Gaza through self-defense operations against Hamas. Support for Hamas prevailed at the 23rd meeting of the Bolivarian Alliance for the American Peoples Treaty of Commerce (ALBA-TCP) trade bloc. ALBA-TCP, often referred to […]
Paddy Cosgrave back as Web Summit CEO, no comment on Israel ‘war crimes’ remarks
Paddy Cosgrave has returned to his job as CEO of Europe’s leading technology conference, WebSummit, less than six months after he caused outrage and resigned after accusing Israel of war crimes in Gaza. Cosgrave, an Irish entrepreneur and co-founder of Web Summit, resigned from his top position at the company last fall after tweeting on […]