Jul 14 ChatGPT company probed over consumer protection issues By David Hamilton, Associated Press The FTC's move represents the most significant regulatory threat so far to the nascent but fast-growing AI industry. Continue reading
Jul 13 ChatGPT creator OpenAI signs deal with AP to license news stories By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The arrangement involves OpenAI licensing part of AP's text archive, while AP will leverage OpenAI's technology and product expertise, the two organizations said in a joint statement. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: Screen Actors Guild president Fran Drescher announces unanimous vote to go on strike By Andrew Dalton, Leslie Ambriz, Associated Press Leaders of SAG-AFTRA voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with the studios and streaming services broke down. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 4:24 News Wrap: Inflation falls to lowest level since early 2021 In our news wrap Wednesday, inflation cooled in June to its lowest level since early 2021, cleanup crews plowed through sludge in Montpelier, Vermont, after flood waters receded, heat alerts were issued as forecasts called for the Southwest to break… Continue watching
Jul 12 Inflation drops sharply to 3 percent, lowest point in more than 2 years By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The inflation figure the government reported Wednesday was down sharply from a 4 percent annual rate in May, though still above the Fed's 2 percent target rate. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 5:36 News Wrap: Trump attorneys request to delay documents trial until after 2024 election In our news wrap Tuesday, a new grand jury was seated in Fulton County, Georgia, and could consider criminal charges against former President Trump over the effort to overturn his 2020 election loss, a federal judge refused to block Microsoft's… Continue watching
Jul 11 Biden administration plans to cap how much families pay for child care through grant program By Associated Press Harris provided details Tuesday of a proposed rule by the Department of Health and Human Services that follows an executive order on the issue that President Joe Biden signed in April. Continue reading
Jul 11 Microsoft can move ahead with $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, judge rules By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Regulators are seeking to ax the deal because they say it will hurt competition. U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said in a ruling that the Federal Trade Commission "has not shown a likelihood it will prevail."… Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 8:52 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden's trip to Europe and presidential campaign politics NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including President Biden's trip to Europe and presidential campaign developments. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 7:06 Okla. judge dismisses restitution lawsuit filed by last survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas An Oklahoma judge threw out a lawsuit seeking financial restitution for the three remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The suit was trying to force the city and others to make amends for the destruction of the once-thriving… Continue watching