AI experts ready ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’ to stump powerful technology
A TEAM of technology experts issued a global call on Monday seeking the toughest questions to pose to artificial intelligence (AI) systems, which increasingly...
Global index for free elections suffers biggest decline on record in 2023
STOCKHOLM — Lower voter turnout and increasingly contested results globally are threatening the credibility of elections, an intergovernmental watchdog warned on Tuesday, as its...
Antibiotic-resistance deaths to surge from 2025-2050 — study
BACTERIAL ILLNESSES that are resistant to available antibiotic medicines will cause more than 39 million deaths worldwide over the next 25 years and indirectly...
US strategy for anti-ship weapons to counter China: plentiful, mobile, deadly
SINGAPORE - The United States is amassing an arsenal of abundant and easily made anti-ship weapons as part of American efforts to deter China in the Indo-Pacific...
Trump offers little detail at crypto business unveiling
Donald Trump on Monday offered few details about a new cryptocurrency business that the Republican former president, his family and associates unveiled in a...
Meta bans RT and other Russian state media networks
NEW YORK - Facebook owner Meta said on Monday it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms, claiming the outlets...
Thai baht is too strong and impacting exports, minister says
BANGKOK — Thailand’s baht is too strong and is affecting exports, which are expected to post only small growth this year, and the central...
Typhoon Yagi costs Vietnam $1.6 billion, may lower growth, Planning ministry estimates
HANOI — Typhoon Yagi, Asia’s most powerful storm this year, cost Vietnam roughly $1.6 billion and may cut into the country’s growth rate, according...
One dead from Nipah virus in India’s Kerala, second death this year
KOCHI, India — A 24-year-old student has died from the Nipah virus in the southern Indian state of Kerala, a local medical official said...
Trump safe after new assassination attempt, suspect arrested
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe on Sunday after the Secret Service foiled what the FBI called an apparent assassination attempt while he was golfing on his...
First conviction under Hong Kong’s new national security law for wearing “seditious” T-shirt
HONG KONG - A Hong Kong man on Monday pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan, becoming the first person convicted...
Rains lift Australian farm confidence, Rabobank survey shows
CANBERRA - Improved rainfall across much of Australia has lifted farmers' confidence in the future of the agricultural economy from low levels three months ago, a...