President Joe Biden signed a bill ending the COVID-19 national emergency in the US, but his administration launched a $5 billion program named Project Next Gen that aims to expedite the development of new COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, sparking concerns over government overreach and individual liberties, despite recent research indicating natural immunity may provide superior protection.
"To ensure the safety of our Team Members, we have made the difficult decision to close the Trinity store for the time being," a company spokesperson said.
Italy has banned OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot due to privacy concerns and lack of age verification, marking the first instance of a Western country blocking the chatbot, while experts call for a moratorium on advanced AI systems development.
Residents in western Michigan are concerned about the proposed construction of a $2.4 billion lithium-ion battery factory due to the Chinese firm Gotion Inc.'s ties to the Chinese Communist Party, as well as environmental impact and the loss of agricultural land.
JPMorgan Chase is piloting a new payment technology that will allow customers to pay using biometric scans of their face or palm, with the bank hoping to expand the system if successful.
Two plus two no longer equals four, according to members of the Ontario Mathematics Coordinators Association (OMCA), who consider the equation to be a white-supremacist dog whistle instead of a basic mathematical truth.
