Microsoft’s ‘air gapped’ AI is a bot set up to process top-secret info
Image: The Verge Microsoft Strategic Missions and Technology CTO William Chappell announced Tuesdday that it’s deployed a GPT-4 large language model in an isolated, air-gapped environment on a government-only network. Bloomberg first reported the setup, citing an unnamed executive who claimed that the Azure Government Top Secret cloud-hosted model represents the first time a “major”…
Australia’s Crypto Crackdown: ATO Seeks Data from Exchanges To Identify Tax Discrepancies
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is targeting approximately 1.2 million cryptocurrency-related accounts to tighten the noose on tax discrepancies. According to Reuters, this step marks an approach by the Australian government to “crackdown on users who may be failing to pay their taxes amid a rising interest in digital tokens.” ATO’s Scrutiny On Crypto Transactions…
Trump rebukes Marjorie Taylor Green’s failed attempt to oust Speaker: ‘Not the time’
Former President Donald Trump called on House Republicans to not vote in favor of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., saying “this is not the time” to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson. The House of Representatives on Wednesday killed an effort by Greene and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., to vote on vacating the chair. Green appeared…
Nicaragua cancels a controversial Chinese interoceanic canal concession after nearly a decade
After nearly a decade, Nicaragua’s congress finally canceled on Wednesday a controversial canal concession granted to a Chinese businessman that critics said endangered the environment and threatened to displace rural communities. Despite a symbolic “groundbreaking” in 2014, no work was done on the canal that was to link Nicaragua’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts. At one…
Arizona county to build bridge over creek where 3 children drowned
Nearly five years after three young children died in northern Arizona’s Tonto Creek, Gila County is using a $21 million federal grant to build a bridge over part of the stream. County officials announced Wednesday that the bridge is more than 94% complete and should have two-way traffic crossing by the end of this month….
Botschafter Lambsdorff, Carlo Masala und Alexis Tsipras auf dem EuroJam
Neue Ideen für Europa: In Berlin stellten prominente Redner ihre Perspektiven vor. Der deutsche Botschafter Alexander Graf Lambsdorff erzählte von seinen Erlebnissen in Russland. In Berlin hat am Mittwochabend der “EuroJam” stattgefunden. Das ist eine Veranstaltung des gemeinnützigen Vereins “Tu was für Europa”, bei der Musiker und Redner für neue Ideen in der EU werben….
GOP bill adding citizenship question to 2030 census passes House without a single Democrat
The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday evening to add a citizenship question to the next U.S. census, with zero Democrats voting in favor. “If you are an illegal immigrant, you should not be represented in the U.S. Congress,” House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told Fox News Digital after the vote. “It’s a…
NYC vandals who defaced WWI statue, burned American flag should ‘learn their history,’ veterans group says
Veterans groups were infuriated and saddened after anti-Israel agitators vandalized a World War I monument in New York City this week, prompting city officials to voice scathing criticism of the demonstrators while noting the irony of their right to protest. Protesters were marching on the city’s Upper East Side on Monday evening near Hunter College…
1 injured after shooting at the Albuquerque Convention Center
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department says one person was injured after an incident at the Albuquerque Convention Center. APD said they responded to a shooting but said it is not an active shooter situation and that they have a suspect in custody. APD said a victim was taken to the hospital but did…
How To Score Tickets To Olivia Rodrigo's 'GUTS' 2024 Aus Tour
American pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo finally announced her first-ever Australian tour dates this morning, locking in two dates each in Melbourne and Sydney this October. Rodrigo begins her Australian tour on Wednesday, 9 October, at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, with a second night scheduled for Thursday, 10 October. The vampire singer then heads to Sydney’s…
Biden Admin To Kill Republican Bill Letting U.S. Banks Custody Crypto
.A Republican-led effort to free American banks to provide crypto custody services has been shut down by the Democrat-led White House. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives discussed and prepared to vote on House Resolution 109 (H.J. Res. 109), which would strike down prior accounting guidance from regulators to banks planning to offer the service…
Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says
MIAMI — Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man’s family said Wednesday. Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was…
