By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Chatbots like ChatGPT wowed the world with their ability to write speeches, plan vacations or hold a conversation as good as or arguably even better than humans do, thanks to cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems. Now, frontier AI has become the latest buzzword as concerns grow that
Continue ReadingCNN By Helen Regan, Artemis Moshtaghian and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — The entire population of Gaza is “being dehumanized,” the chief of the main UN agency operating there told the UN Security Council Monday, as pressure intensified on the besieged strip with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruling out a
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Una caravana con alrededor de 5.000 migrantes partió este lunes desde Tapachula, ubicado en el estado de Chiapas, en el sur de México, y se dirige hacia la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, informó Foro TV, afiliada de CNN. Según Foro TV, la caravana, que se dirigirá hacia Ciudad de
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s massive manufacturing sector has contracted once again amid weak demand, fueling calls for stronger policy support to boost growth. The official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropped to 49.5 in October from 50.2 in September, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday. That
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI and EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — King Charles III has arrived in Kenya for his first state visit to a Commonwealth country as monarch. Buckingham Palace says he will acknowledge the “painful aspects” of the countries’ shared history while underscoring his commitment to an organization that’s been central to
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PORTLAND, Oregon (KGW) — Portland police will begin enforcing the city’s daytime unsanctioned camping ban on Nov. 13, Mayor Ted Wheeler announced at a news conference Monday. The city council passed the ordinance back in June, but held off on enforcement in order to give the city more time to create sanctioned camping spaces and focus on a public
Continue ReadingBy Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Canada has banned Chinese super-app WeChat on official government devices citing cybersecurity risks, following similar action taken against short-form video app TikTok earlier this year. The latest ban, announced on Monday and effective the same day, was also imposed on applications from Kaspersky Lab, a Russian maker
Continue ReadingBy MARCIO SANCHEZ Associated Press AGUANGA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters aided by aircraft are battling to contain a wind-driven wildfire that has damaged or destroyed at least nine buildings in rural Southern California and forced authorities to issue evacuation orders for 4,000 residents. The Highland Fire is burning Tuesday near the Riverside County hamlet of
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Artemis Moshtaghian and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — The entire population of Gaza is “being dehumanized,” the chief of the main UN agency operating there told the UN Security Council Monday, as pressure intensified on the besieged strip with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruling out a ceasefire,
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump intentó reescribir la historia en un discurso en Iowa este domingo, afirmando falsamente que había hecho campaña para la presidencia en 2016 con la promesa de que México pagaría “una parte” de su muro fronterizo. Trump, que ahora se postula nuevamente para la
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader is defending the rules for the upcoming local elections as open and fair after an electoral overhaul effectively barred the city’s remaining pro-democracy activists from joining the race. The city’s largest pro-democracy party, the Democratic Party, will be absent in December’s district council
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Mental health and how athletes deal with it has become top of mind for athletes, coaches and sports executives alike. That’s even more so since the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 when American superstar gymnast Simone Biles skipped several title defenses in an attempt to protect
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Matthew Perry’s former fiancée has paid tribute to the late actor, remembering a man who had a “profound impact” on her life. Molly Hurwitz, who was in a relationship with Perry from 2018 to 2021, posted a tribute to the “Friends” star Monday on Instagram. “He would
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A trial of New Zealand tourism operators accused of safety breaches after 22 people died in a 2019 volcanic eruption has ended with the last remaining defendant found guilty on one count. The three-month, judge-only trial against 13 groups already saw six plead guilty and
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Salma Hayek recordó el “vínculo especial” que compartía con Matthew Perry en un emotivo homenaje que publicó en Instagram este lunes. “Hace dos días, me desperté con la impactante noticia de que Matthew Perry ya no está con nosotros. Me tomó un par de días procesar esta profunda tristeza”, escribió
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press LISBON FALLS, Maine (AP) — Communities that were sheltering in place in the aftermath of Maine’s shootings are beginning to move forward, with kids returning to school and residents celebrating Halloween. But dozens of family members are struck with loss, including a Maine woman who’s still waiting for the arrival
Continue ReadingBy Yulia Kesaieva and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — A family of nine, including two young children, were found shot dead in their home in the Russian-occupied eastern Ukrainian town of Volnovakha in a slaying that has sparked outrage in Ukraine and triggered investigations by both nations. Images from the Ukrainian Donetsk Region
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Israel-Hamas war is spilling into Syria, fueled by growing instability, violence and a lack of progress toward a political solution to its 12-year conflict, the United Nations special envoy for the country said Monday. Geir Pedersen told the Security Council that, on top of
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A race that could determine control of Virginia’s state legislature will not be a standard battle between a Democrat and a Republican. It also features a credible independent candidate who happens to be a former stripper. And then there’s the write-in campaign of a right-wing restaurateur
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — In 1648, Margaret Jones, a midwife, became the first person in Massachusetts — the second in New England — to be executed for witchcraft, decades before the infamous Salem witch trials. Nearly four centuries later, the state and region are still working to come to grips with
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