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Anthropic CEO calls for slowdown of AI development amid safety concerns: “We must make wise use of the time we gain”

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on artificial intelligence companies to move forward more slowly and cautiously with the technology’s development, saying risk prevention is paramount. He offered a three-point plan with the goal, he said, of “pacing the frontier.” “Carefully wielded, AI can be the latest in a long line of technological miracles that have…

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U.K. police arrest 10 in raids on religious sect over alleged modern slavery, forced marriage, sex offenses

London — Some 500 British police officers conducted raids on facilities linked to the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) group Wednesday morning, arresting ten people on suspicion of various offenses including modern slavery, forced marriage and sexual assault. Police from across the northwest of England executed warrants at three addresses, including AROPL’s headquarters in…

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Walmart says it is using $2.9 billion in tariff refunds to lower prices for shoppers

Walmart said it is using billions of dollars in tariff revenue to lower prices as the company moves to appeal to consumers experiencing an affordability pinch due to higher inflation. The Arkansas-based retailer, which reported its earnings on Thursday, has received “substantially all” of the $2.9 billion in tariff refunds it was eligible for, executive…

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The Pakistan the world keeps missing

International standards are often assumed to be a modern invention. They are not. Many predate the United Nations itself; the International Labour Organization (ILO), for instance, was established under the League of Nations and only later folded into the UN system. Countries have long used such standards to strengthen governance, build credibility, and integrate into…

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Federal workers sour on government work, decrying eroding job security

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. federal workers said they wouldn’t enter public service again, citing eroding job security and benefits, according to a recent poll of active and retired government employees.  Respondents’ views overwhelmingly reflected concerns about the current federal climate, rather than regret over having chosen careers in government, the National Active and Retired Federal…

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