Once a distant ambition for technology researchers, the prospect of artificial intelligence models teaching themselves autonomously to be more efficient and capable appears ever closer to reality. As the technology advances, developers say it is approaching “recursive self-improvement,” or RSI, in which AI models find…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s government was cautiously optimistic on Saturday about Donald Trump’s announcement of a deal on Greenland to bolster U.S. military presence there but keep the island under Danish control, following months of threats by the U.S. president to seize the semiautonomous…
BEIJING, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence could deepen and prolong China’s strong supply and weak demand imbalance, a central bank adviser said on Saturday, adding to calls for policies that bolster consumption and repair balance sheets across the economy. China’s policymakers have been trying to…
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 19 (Reuters) – South Africans gathered for memorial runs and protests this week after the killings of nine women near Johannesburg reignited anger and fear over violence that many say mirrors the dangers women face every day. Police have found the bodies of…
SINGAPORE, Sept 19 (Reuters) – The party leader of Malaysia’s Democratic Action Party said on Saturday he has offered to tender his resignation as transport minister over the Pardons Board’s decision to place former Prime Minister Najib Razak under house arrest. The DAP is the…
MOSCOW, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Russian authorities reported multiple attacks on voting systems and communication lines across the country on Saturday during a parliamentary election running from September 18 to 20. The online voting system in Moscow was subjected to a strong attack overnight during…
By Stine Jacobsen and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Denmark and Greenland on Saturday said any agreement with the United States would not compromise Greenland’s sovereignty, after President Donald Trump said the deal would give Washington “permanent control” over the Arctic island’s security,…
By Valerie Volcovici Sept 19 (Reuters) – No company has announced plans for a data center in Defiance, a city of 17,000 people surrounded by soybean fields in northwestern Ohio. But people in the aptly named community are not taking any chances. After learning the…
By Greg Bensinger and Deepa Seetharaman SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 19 (Reuters) – For years, the race to build ever-more powerful artificial intelligence followed a well-worn Silicon Valley principle: move fast and break things. But in a series of cascading events over a 10-day stretch, the…
By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Democrats are seeking to reclaim Congress, but lingering divisions from a bruising run-up to the November election threaten to imperil the party’s attempt to claw back power from President Donald Trump’s Republicans. With control of both…
