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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — New York is enacting farther-reaching restrictions on companion chatbot behavior, as states increasingly move to protect children who use artificial intelligence, regulate how employers deploy AI systems and push developers to prevent an AI-caused catastrophe. Legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul outlines a dozen definitionsContinue Reading

Smaller EV batteries, longer range? Scientists may have found a way

Scientists have developed a new technology that could make electric vehicle batteries smaller, lighter, and longer-lasting, potentially allowing cars to travel farther on a single charge. By borrowing precision manufacturing techniques from computer chip production, they found a way to prevent damaging lithium buildup that has held back next-generation batteries…Continue Reading

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Damascus ‘evaluating’ whether to join the alliance that binds Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan., Damascus ‘evaluating’ whether to join the alliance that binds Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Syria’s government is weighing whether to enter into a mutual defence pact with Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan, the country’s top diplomatContinue Reading