July 23 (UPI) — In 1829, William Burt of Mount Vernon, Mich., patented the “typographer,” believed to be the first typewriter. In 1962, Jackie Robinson became the first Black player inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947. In 1967, rioting erupted on 12th Street in the…
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has been accused by leading American AI-developer Anthropic of “illicitly” seeking to harvest the abilities of its Claude chatbot. Photo by Jessica Lee/EPA June 25 (UPI) — AI firm Anthropic sought the assistance of Congress to crack down on alleged clandestine efforts by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to harness its Claude…
LONDON — The U.K. Parliament on Tuesday will debate calls for greater accountability from a member of the royal family as the arrest of the former Prince Andrew and his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein force British society to re-examine its deference to the monarchy. What You Need To Know The U.K. Parliament…
Jan. 5 (UPI) — Hyundai and Boston Dynamics on Monday unveiled a new version of its humanoid robot that it has been testing at a factory in Georgia and may be the future of manufacturing. The 5-foot, 9-inch, 200-pound Atlas humanoid robot was shown off publicly for the first time Monday at the Consumer Electronics…
Dec. 26 (UPI) — A federal judge has blocked the deportation of a British man targeted by President Donald Trump. Imran Ahmed, founder and CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, was one of five people placed on a visa ban after the government accused him of censorship. Ahmed filed suit against Secretary of…
Dec. 9 (UPI) — A Texas-based businessman has pleaded guilty and two others have been charged in a scheme to smuggle artificial intelligence technology to China in violation of U.S. export laws, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas said the three men trafficked or attempted to…
Nov. 30 (UPI) — On this date in history: In 1731, a series of earthquakes struck China. More than 100,000 people died. In 1782, preliminary peace articles formally ending the American Revolutionary War were signed in Paris. In 1913, Charles Chaplin made his screen debut in Mack Sennett’s short film Making a Living. Images of…
European officials said Monday they were comforted by the outcome of discussions on U.S. peace proposals for Ukraine that they had viewed as tilted in Russia’s favor, but they didn’t disclose details of the weekend talks and warned of a long road to peace in Ukraine. What You Need To Know European officials have expressed…
GENEVA — Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Sunday they were making progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war but provided scant details as they discussed the American proposal to achieve peace despite concerns among many of Washington’s European allies that the plan was far too conciliatory to Moscow. What You Need To Know Top U.S….
GENEVA — Top European and Ukrainian envoys conferred in Geneva on Sunday ahead of talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio over President Donald Trump’s proposal to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. What You Need To Know Top European and Ukrainian envoys have met in Geneva ahead of talks with U.S. Secretary of State…