Humans are teaching robots to do AI

Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of  “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy. India is seen as a laggard in the global AI race, but having the world’s second-largest workforce and relatively low labor costs has led…

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Postmaster General Confirms Plan to Hold Back Mail Ballots in States that won't Share Voter Data

Postmaster General David Steiner told lawmakers on Wednesday that in line with the Trump administration’s proposed rule, the U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver mail-in ballots in states that refuse to provide sensitive voter data to the federal government. Steiner defended the measure at a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs…

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The Iran supplemental has dropped

The Hills Defense & NetSec Newsletter {Beacon} Defense & National Security Defense & National Security Welcome to The Big Story, Iran Supplement Dropped The White House on Wednesday officially asked Congress for $87.6 billion in supplemental funding to pay for the Iran war, among other demands. It has to face a tough struggle to move…

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US, PFAS-maker, settle for $450M

{Beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story US settles with PFAS-maker Chemours The federal government has settled a water pollution case against Chemours, which made and used the toxic chemicals forever. © Carolyn Caster/AP The Justice Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and West Virginia announced Wednesday that Chemours will pay an estimated…

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Europe is pushing back on Washington’s chip war

Dutch Trade Minister Sjoerd Soerdsma visited Washington this week and met with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and members of Congress to protest. match actA bill that would block Chinese chip makers from accessing Western semiconductor equipment, and a bill that would hit ASML particularly hard. ASML, based in the Netherlands, is Europe’s most valuable company…

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