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WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republicans want the scholarship to secure up to $5 billion a year to support families Private and Religious Schoolsan unprecedented effort to use public funds to pay for private education.Proposal, part of a Budget adjustment legislation Released on Monday and the president advances Donald Trump’s The agenda is to establish a “universal school choice” by providing families across the country with the option of providing children with a different education than those offered in local public schools. Almost all households will qualify except for incomes of more than three times the local median.Supporters of private school…
The UN is seeking emergency emissions in Libyan capital Tripoli as rival gunmen exchanged fires in the city’s southern districts after authorities imposed emergency closures after the killing of powerful militia leaders. The appeal came early on Tuesday after reporting hearing severe gunshots and explosions in multiple regions from local time (19:00 GMT) on Monday. Reported by Libya’s srata, Malik Train, Malik Train, said security sources confirmed the murder of Abdel Ghani al-Kikuri, widely known as “Geniwa.” The shooting and collision consumed several parts of Tripoli. Al-Kikuri is one of the capital’s most influential militia leaders and has recently been…
Analysis by Epoch AI, a non-profit AI research lab, suggests that the AI industry may not be able to eliminate large-scale performance improvements from inferring AI models much longer. According to the report’s findings, within a year, progress from the inference model could be slower. Inference models such as Openai’s O3 have brought about significant benefits of AI benchmarks over the last few months, particularly benchmarks that measure mathematics and programming skills. The model can apply more computing to the problem. This can improve performance. The downside is that it takes longer than traditional models to complete the task. Inference…
Google is doubling artificial intelligence with new initiatives to support early-stage startups. Tech Giant announced the “AI Futures Fund,” an AI Futures Fund, an AI Fund that invests in startup investments. As part of the new program, Google will provide Tech Startups with a combination of funding, early access to Google’s AI models, and direct support from its research and engineering teams. Founders selected for the program will also receive Google Cloud Credits. “Select Startups will expand AI development with the opportunity to seek direct investment from Google in fuel growth,” the company said in a blog post. Google AI…
A move comes as the US administration largely closes hospitalizations of refugees from countries experiencing widespread violence and poverty.A group of 59 white Africans from South Africa have arrived in the United States as part of a refugee programme established by US President Donald Trump’s administration to provide sanctuary from what Trump portrayed as racism against white people. At a press conference Monday, Trump reflects the far-right popular mythical claim that white South Africans have been exposed to systematic violence since the country’s white minority domination. “It’s a genocide that’s happening,” Trump told White House reporters. This move comes as…
Microsoft is holding its annual build developer meeting next week from May 19th to 22nd. This event is guaranteed to include announcements about new AI integrations, services and apps, including Windows. In last year’s build, Microsoft announced that it will be integrated into Copilot’s Microsoft team, PCs with Copilot+ AI, Windows Volume apps for Meta Quest headsets and more. Keynotes are streamed online for free. As for what to expect, there is a good reason why Microsoft announces deeper integration of Copilot Generative AI, both consumers and businesses, with many of its software products. In November last year, the company…
The president is pushing for lowering drug prices, which has long been a source of economic burden for American patients.US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will cut the prices of prescription drugs in the United States by up to 90%. In an announcement Monday, Trump said drug companies that have made “profits” must lower prices, but must be held responsible primarily due to high prices in foreign countries. “We’re going to be equal,” Trump said at a press conference. “We all make the same payments. We’re going to pay what Europe pays.” People in the United…
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard on Monday stopped funding grants in response to recent threats from the education sector, highlighting the reforms it was implementing, but warned not to move “its core, legally protected principles” surrounding fear of retaliation.A letter from Harvard President Alan Gerber detailed how institutions have made major changes in leadership and governance over the past year and a half. During the reforms, Gerber said “a strategy to combat anti-Semitism and other prejudices.”Last week, the Department of Education threatened a freezing grant with a massive Trump escalation Fighting against Ivy League School. The administration previously frozen $2.2 billion…
Buzzy New EV Startup Slate Auto has won over 100,000 bookings for its low-cost, customizable electric pickup truck. Slate crossed the milestone over the weekend just two weeks after leaving stealth mode and unveiling the track at an event in Los Angeles, California. The company has said that after applying the $7,500 federal EV tax credit, as originally reported by TechCrunch, the truck will fall below $20,000 for under $20,000, and plans to build a vehicle at its former printing factory in Warsaw, Indiana. “We are truly humbled by the US response to the launch of the Slate brand and…
Google is preparing to hold its largest developer meeting, Google I/O 2025, on May 20 and May 21st. CEO Sundar Pichai, Deepmind CEO and co-founder Demis Hassabis, as well as executives in search, cloud and Android, announce major updates to Google’s product offerings. I hope Google I/O 2025 will focus a lot on AI (seriously, a lot). Gemini, a family of Google’s AI models, could potentially take center stage during Google I/O 2025 as Pichai and Hassabis continue to seek an advantage over Openai, Xai, humanity and other funded competitors. We are also looking forward to updates on DeepMind projects,…