• Associated Press

    California considers unique safety regulations for AI companies, but faces tech firm opposition

    California lawmakers are considering legislation that would require artificial intelligence companies to test their systems and add safety measures so they can't be potentially manipulated to wipe out the state's electric grid or help build chemical weapons — scenarios that experts say could be possible in the future as technology evolves at warp speed. It is fiercely opposed by tech companies, including Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, and Google. Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener, who authors the bill, said the proposal would provide reasonable safety standards by preventing “catastrophic harms” from extremely powerful AI models that may be created in the future.

  • USA TODAY

    Not even Samuel L. Jackson can save Britain's ruling Conservative party

    On July 4, Britain is all but certain to boot out its Conservative Party after 14 years in power amid scandal and rising poverty.

  • Associated Press

    Highlights from Supreme Court term: Rulings on Trump, regulation, abortion, guns and homelessness

    The Supreme Court ended its term by ruling for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, a decision that almost certainly means Donald Trump won't stand trial before the November election. Ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution in a decision that extends the delay in Donald Trump's trial in Washington on charges of election interference and all but rules out a trial before the November election. The justices returned the case to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who would preside over a trial.