Mary Cunningham
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Kevin Roose on AI: "We are faced with very intelligent, charming sociopaths" (opens the original)
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The world is awakening to the potential threats posed by artificial intelligence amid a barrage of reports about AI agents defying their human creators. In reality, however, the story stretches back to Silicon Valley, where AI was born. So how did we get here, exactly? That's the question technology journalist Kevin Roose seeks to answer in his new book, "The AGI Chronicles: The Inside Story of the Race to Create an Artificial Superintelligence," set for release on Oct. 6. The book documents the
$67 billion NextEra-Dominion merger could raise U.S. electricity prices, lawmakers say (opens the original)
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Democratic lawmakers are warning that the proposed $67 billion merger between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy could reduce competition and raise electricity prices for consumers. In a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Wednesday, the legislators expressed concern that the enlarged company would have excessive market power, allowing it to pass costs on to ratepayers, defer upgrades on the energy grid and avoid scrutiny from federal regulators. The new company could al
Sam Altman unveils "dots," OpenAI's new AI personal agent (opens the original)
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OpenAI unveiled a personal AI agent at its annual developer conference on Tuesday, joining a growing number of companies promising to make consumers' lives easier with virtual assistants. The company's new AI agents, called "dots," will help perform workplace and other tasks such as scheduling meetings, making travel arrangements, budgeting, debugging computer systems and writing software code. The agents run on GPT‑6 Astra, a new model OpenAI released earlier this month. "It's like an AI helper
Peperoncini product recalled after "pest contaminant" found in jar (opens the original)
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A California food manufacturer is issuing a recall after a customer allegedly found a dead rodent in one of its jars of peperoncini. "We're aware of a video circulating on social media showing a potential pest contaminant in a jar of Mezzetta GOLDEN GREEK PEPERONCINI MEDIUM HEAT, 32-ounce," Mezzetta said in issuing a recall notice with the Food and Drug Administration. "We have contacted the consumer and have moved quickly to investigate the situation and initiate a voluntary recall." In a TikTo
Trump administration rolls back Biden-era fuel economy standards - AOL (opens the original)
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The Trump administration unveiled new fuel economy standards on Monday, rolling back Biden-era rules aimed at cutting down emissions and encouraging more consumers to switch to electric vehicles. Established by Congress in 1975, the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards dictate how many miles vehicles must be able to drive on a gallon of fuel, with specific standards for light-duty vehicles, as well as medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Over time, automakers have gradually improved their v
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