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houstonchronicle.com > business > article > new-warnings-about-the-risks-of-ai-to-humanity-22430430.php

New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debate

5+ hour, 13+ min ago   (813+ words) The CEO of Anthropic, the San Francisco company behind Claude, said he thought the industry needed to reduce the speed of its work, cautioning Saturday that a swarm of AI agents might be able to take over the internet in…...

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houstonchronicle.com > news > world > article > trump-says-he-plans-to-remove-a-15-tariff-on-22429968.php

Trump says he plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey

14+ hour, 48+ min ago   (234+ words) Trump said during the trophy ceremony for the Irish Open that he had been asked about the issue by everyone, including some of the golfers. “Everybody’s been bugging me” to do it, the Republican president said. “And I said, ‘On…...

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houstonchronicle.com > news > world > article > benin-bets-on-turning-its-cotton-crop-into-22429510.php

Benin bets on turning its cotton crop into clothes at home

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (886+ words) The founder of DAF Collection said that the tag means her country is trying to take full advantage of the abundant raw material produced in Benin. For her, there is also the opportunity to support more women in her community…...

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houstonchronicle.com > business > article > anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-says-ai-industry-needs-22428839.php

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch up

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (778+ words) Amodei is one of the leading voices in AI, and he offered a plan in a post on his website to increase checks on the industry. He said Anthropic is already undertaking one part of it on its own, while…...

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houstonchronicle.com > living > article > president-donald-trump-s-childhood-home-sells-22428865.php

President Donald Trump’s childhood home sells for $2 million

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (309+ words) The president lived at the Tudor-style Queens estate until age 4. His father, developer Fred Trump, built the home in the affluent Jamaica Estates neighborhood in 1940. The family hasn't owned it in years. The sale price, $1.93 million, appeared Friday on real…...

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houstonchronicle.com > business > article > oil-rises-past-100-a-barrel-after-the-latest-22423409.php

Oil surges above $100 a barrel as US and Iran launch new attacks, while gasoline prices also jump

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (981+ words) Brent crude, the international standard, climbed into triple digits for the first time since July and settled at $101.21 a barrel. U.S. benchmark crude was close behind, finishing at $96.05 a barrel a day after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the…...

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houstonchronicle.com > business > article > senators-from-both-parties-question-openai-on-22426544.php

Senators from both parties question OpenAI on breach of AI startup Hugging Face

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (433+ words) Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., launched an investigation Thursday into OpenAI for its artificial intelligence system hacking into another AI company on its own. He is seeking more details about the attack on AI startup Hugging Face, which was disclosed by…...

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houstonchronicle.com > news > houston-texas > trending > article > gateside-by-tsa-precheck-22423568.php

TSA now lets some PreCheck members enter airport gates without a ticket

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (548+ words) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is suspending the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs as a partial government shutdown continues. A TSA Pre-check lane is seen in Terminal A of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. You'll no longer need…...

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houstonchronicle.com > business > article > california-officials-allow-plans-for-the-22425208.php

California officials allow plans for the country's biggest kelp farm to move forward

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (600+ words) California has long been farm country, and its oceans soon could be, too. State coastal officials voted Wednesday to allow a plan to build the United States' largest kelp farm 6 miles (10 kilometers) off the Southern California coast to move forward…...

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houstonchronicle.com > opinion > outlook > article > transmission-line-crez-texas-michael-webber-22424238.php

Texas has expanded transmission lines before. Let's do it again. | Opinion

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (500+ words) Transmission lines leave the The WA Parish Generating Station on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Richmond. With electricity demand rising rapidly to serve advanced gigafactories, data centers, a growing economy and an increasing need for air conditioning, it is time to expand…...