Trump Says Lead on Superintelligence — Sanders Wants to Ban It
Self-described democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders and progressive Rep. Greg Casar on September 3 announced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, legislation to permanently ban the development and deployment of artificial “superintelligence.” The measure would also pause advanced AI until a new Cabinet-level regulator writes the rules, and would threaten companies with a so-called “corporate death […]
Trump Hails Micron’s Extra $10 Billion for American Memory Research After $250 Billion Factory Pledge
President Donald J. Trump on Thursday celebrated Micron’s plan to spend $10 billion on new research laboratories in the United States, another win for American policy pulling advanced technology back home. Memory has become the bottleneck that feeds AI machines. Without enough of it, even the fastest computers sit idle. That is why we must […]
Trump Blows Past Jobs Forecast With 162,000 Hires as Factories Keep Adding
Friday’s jobs report showed the labor market rebounding more sharply than expected. Payrolls rose by 162,000 in August, well above the consensus forecast of about 55,000 to 65,000. Unemployment held at 4.1%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that private payrolls rose by 127,000. Additionally, Government employment rose by 35,000, driven largely by a 42,000 […]
Trump’s $9,000 Child-Care Draft Targets Low-Income Married Families
The Trump administration is drafting a Child Care and Development Fund rule that would, for the first time, let low-income married couples collect child-care aid when one parent stays home, according to The New York Times, which cited people familiar with the plan and a draft document it reviewed. The C.C.D.F. was built to help […]
