44 minutes ago MLCommons and Hugging Face team up to release massive speech data set for AI research

MLCommons, a nonprofit AI safety working group, has teamed up with AI dev platform Hugging Face to release one of the world’s largest collections of public domain voice recordings for AI research. The data set, called Unsupervised People’s Speech, contains more than a million hours of audio spanning at least 89 different languages. MLCommons says […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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26 hours ago Q&A: Law expert discusses how AI could be governed by an 'equity by design' framework

Approaches to regulating artificial intelligence (AI), from creation to deployment and use in practice, vary internationally. Daryl Lim, Penn State Dickinson Law associate dean for research and innovation, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) co-hire, has proposed an "equity by design" framework to better govern the technology and protect marginalized communities from potential harm in an article published on Jan. 27 in the Duke Technology Law Review.

Society

4 hours ago Costco raises pay above $30 an hour for many, as Teamsters threatens strike

Costco is raising pay for most workers as Friday night deadline looms on a new contract with its unionized employees.

Economics

24 hours ago Transferring Employee Data From Canada to the United States: Key Considerations for Employers

Transferring Employee Data From Canada to the United States: Key Considerations for Employers  JD Supra

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60 minutes ago Live updates: Concerns about DCA air traffic safety grow as region mourns crash victims

Live updates: Concerns about DCA air traffic safety grow as region mourns crash victims  NBC Washington

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10 hours ago Former FAA official discusses safety concerns over crowded airspace around D.C.

NPR speaks with Michael McCormick, former vice president of the FAA Air Traffic Organization, about reports that the airspace above Reagan airport has long raised safety concerns.

Technology

11 hours ago US nonprofit healthcare provider says hackers stole medical and personal data of 1M+ patients

Community Health Center (CHC), a Connecticut-based nonprofit healthcare provider, has confirmed that hackers accessed the sensitive data of more than a million patients. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general on Thursday, CHC said it detected suspicious activity on its network on 2 January and determined that a “skilled criminal hacker” had accessed its network […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Science

48 minutes ago U.S. Considers Sending Israel 24,000 Assault Rifles Held Back Under Biden

Democratic lawmakers had expressed concerns to Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken about the rifles possibly going to settler militias or being misused by the police.

Politics

4 hours ago Costco raises pay above $30 an hour for many, as Teamsters union threatens strike

Costco is raising pay for most workers as a Friday night deadline looms on a new contract with its unionized employees.

Economics

26 hours ago How to Successfully Transfer Your Manufacturing Plant From Mexico to the United States

How to Successfully Transfer Your Manufacturing Plant From Mexico to the United States  The National Law Review

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4 hours ago Welsh Fire secured by Washington Freedom owners in £67.5 million valuation

Welsh Fire secured by Washington Freedom owners in £67.5 million valuation  ESPNcricinfo

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24 hours ago Controversial genetics testing startup Nucleus Genomics raises $14M Series A 

The company, founded by 25-year-old Kian Sadeghi, announced a $14 million Series A, bringing its total funding to about $32 million. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Technology

11 hours ago US nonprofit healthcare provider says hacker stole medical and personal data of 1M+ patients

Community Health Center (CHC), a Connecticut-based nonprofit healthcare provider, has confirmed that a hacker accessed the sensitive data of more than a million patients. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general on Thursday, CHC said it detected suspicious activity on its network on January 2 and determined that a “skilled criminal hacker” had accessed its […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Science

87 minutes ago Trump Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China Will Take Effect on Saturday

The White House press secretary said the president would move forward with levies on America’s largest trading partners, raising the prospect of a disruptive trade war.

Politics

6 hours ago Businesses, shoppers brace for higher prices if tariffs on Mexico and Canada imports start Saturday

President Trump renewed his threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada as early as this weekend. The move could raise prices on everything from gasoline to guacamole.

Economics

5 hours ago Welsh Fire secured by Washington Freedom owners in £65 million valuation

Welsh Fire secured by Washington Freedom owners in £65 million valuation  ESPNcricinfo

Events

29 hours ago Crowded airspace has been a concern at Reagan National Airport. Here is what to know.

Lawmakers have expressed concerns about congestion in at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport amid a constricted space.

Technology

29 hours ago 'Digital doppelgangers' are helping scientists tackle everyday problems—and showing what makes us human

As rising seas lap at its shore, Tuvalu faces an existential threat. In an effort to preserve the tiny island nation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, its government has been building a "digital twin" of the entire country.

Science

2 hours ago Trump Moving Forward With Tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, Targeting Trade, Border and Fentanyl Concerns

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that a 25 percent tariff will be levied on goods from Mexico and Canada, while Chinese imports will face a 10 percent duty. The post Trump Moving Forward With Tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, Targeting Trade, Border and Fentanyl Concerns appeared first on Breitbart.

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34 hours ago SuperOps bags $25M to use AI and better help managed service providers

SuperOps has raised $25 million in an all-equity Series C round led by March Capital to bolster AI integration into tools supporting managed service providers and IT teams. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Economics

5 hours ago Housing migrants at Guantanamo comes with challenges, national security expert says

ABC News’ Phil Lipof talks to Fordham Law School's Karen Greenberg about President Donald Trump’s plan to hold migrants at Guantanamo Bay.

Events

29 hours ago ElevenLabs, the hot AI audio startup, confirms $180M in Series C funding at a $3.3B valuation

ElevenLabs, one of the more popular startups working in the field AI audio, said Thursday that it has raised a Series C round of $180 million, valuing the company at $3.3 billion post-money. a16z and ICONIQ Growth are co-leading investment. Rumors of the fundraise were first reported by TechCrunch. The final numbers confirm some but […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Technology

3 hours ago White House says Trump to impose Canada, Mexico, China tariffs on Saturday

White House says Trump to impose Canada, Mexico, China tariffs on Saturday  Reuters Canada

Politics

40 hours ago European embedded banking startup Swan adds another $44 million to its Series B

French startup Swan has raised another €42 million (around $44 million at current exchange rates). The company considers this round as the second part of the Series B round that was originally announced in September 2024. Swan helps other companies offer financial products at scale. The company can generate both virtual and physical cards that […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Economics

5 hours ago DC plane crash live updates: Helicopter restrictions in place at Reagan

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Events

30 hours ago Why the airspace near Reagan airport in Washington has long been a concern

Why the airspace near Reagan airport in Washington has long been a concern  USA TODAY

Technology

3 hours ago Here’s How DeepSeek Censorship Actually Works—and How to Get Around It

A WIRED investigation shows that the popular Chinese AI model is censored on both the application and training level.

Politics

5 hours ago One Tower Controller Doing Job of Two on Night of Reagan National Crash

The air traffic control tower at Reagan National Airport was not at its normal level at the time of the collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet on Tuesday. It is not clear if this impacted the circumstances leading to the crash. The post One Tower Controller Doing Job of Two on Night of Reagan National Crash appeared first on Breitbart.

Events

30 hours ago Why the airspace near Reagan Washington National Airport has long been a concern

Why the airspace near Reagan Washington National Airport has long been a concern  USA TODAY

Technology

3 hours ago International regulators probe how DeepSeek is using data. Is the app safe to use?

The Chinese chatbot took the world by storm and rattled stock markets. But lost in all the attention was a focus on how the company is collecting and storing data.

Politics

6 hours ago Homan, lawmakers signal cooperation on ‘overlooked’ northern border amid migrant spike: 'Same vision'

GOP lawmakers representing the Northern Border Security Caucus are writing to border czar Tom Homan to request a meeting to discuss the issue.

Events

31 hours ago AI combined with holograms creates an uncrackable optical encryption system

As the demand for digital security grows, researchers have developed a new optical system that uses holograms to encode information, creating a level of encryption that traditional methods cannot penetrate. This advance could pave the way for more secure communication channels, helping to protect sensitive data.

Technology

3 hours ago Trump Administration Live Updates: Steep Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China Will Take Effect Saturday

Trump Administration Live Updates: Steep Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China Will Take Effect Saturday  The New York Times

Politics

6 hours ago DC plane crash live updates: Crews awaiting machinery to extract remaining victims

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Events

33 hours ago Data analytics startup Athenic AI wants to be an enterprise’s central nervous system

Jared Zhao originally got interested in data analytics during his time at UC Berkeley because he was drawn to how it could turn raw data into a story. Zhao founded his first data analytics startup Polyture in 2021. But advancements in generative AI just a year later made Zhao realize what Polyture was building was […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Technology

4 hours ago DeepSeek’s Safety Guardrails Failed Every Test Researchers Threw at Its AI Chatbot

Security researchers tested 50 well-known jailbreaks against DeepSeek’s popular new AI chatbot. It didn’t stop a single one.

Politics

7 hours ago DC plane crash: Military aircraft collisions raise questions about training and equipment, expert says

U.S. military helicopter crashes like the one that took down a commercial American Airlines flight on Wednesday night are rare but have increased since 2024.

Events

4 hours ago Mariners farm system ranked among baseball's best | National media roundup

Mariners farm system ranked among baseball's best | National media roundup  The Seattle Times

Politics

7 hours ago DC crash live updates: Trump says Black Hawk was too high, NTSB says no conclusions

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Events

4 hours ago National Science Foundation freezes payments in response to Trump's executive actions

The National Science Foundation's funding freeze, and wider confusion about the status and future of science funding, is already hampering research.

Politics

7 hours ago Skating Club of Boston gathers to grieve members killed in plane crash

Among those seeking comfort in the close-knit skating community were two Olympians, Nancy Kerrigan and Dr. Tenley Albright, and a former national champion, Paul George. The post Skating Club of Boston gathers to grieve members killed in plane crash appeared first on Boston.com.

Events

5 hours ago Kelly, Zinke reintroduce Northern Border Security Caucus in 119th Congress

Kelly, Zinke reintroduce Northern Border Security Caucus in 119th Congress  Mike Kelly

Politics

8 hours ago DC plane crash: What to know about the mistakes made leading up to the fatal collision

As the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the fatal midair collision that left 67 dead, details are emerging about mistakes and failures leading up to the crash.

Events

5 hours ago Democrats rally around lightening rod issue during unruly DNC debate despite voter backlash in 2024

There was a heavy focus on systemic racism and diversity, equity and inclusion programs during the final debate among the eight candidates vying to chair the Democratic National Committee, as the party aims to exit the political wilderness.

Politics

8 hours ago 15 years ago, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashed. I could have been on that plane.

15 years ago, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashed. I could have been on that plane.  LGBTQ Nation

Events

5 hours ago Democrats rally around lightning rod issue during unruly DNC debate despite voter backlash in 2024

There was a heavy focus on systemic racism and diversity, equity and inclusion programs during the final debate among the eight candidates vying to chair the Democratic National Committee, as the party aims to exit the political wilderness.

Politics

8 hours ago DC plane crash live updates: NTSB meets with hundreds of family members

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Events

5 hours ago 'Scream night': Climate activists repeatedly disrupt DNC leadership meeting

Climate change protesters interrupted a Democratic National Committee meeting ahead of the campaign arm's upcoming leadership election.

Politics

9 hours ago Two planes aborted landings at DCA due to helicopters in flight path in week before crash: report

Two planes aborted landings at Reagan National Airport in the past week due to military helicopters in their flight path, according to the Washington Post.

Events

9 hours ago FireAid concert combines music's biggest acts and stories of loss to raise money for LA wildfire relief

FireAid concert combines music's biggest acts and stories of loss to raise money for LA wildfire relief  ABC7 Los Angeles

Events

7 hours ago Syria's Jihadi Ruler Vows to Centralize Power in First Speech as 'President'

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of the al-Qaeda offshoot terrorist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), addressed the nation on Thursday after formally assuming the presidency and assured Syrians that his top priority is to consolidate power in Damascus. The post Syria’s Jihadi Ruler Vows to Centralize Power in First Speech as ‘President’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Politics

9 hours ago DC plane crash live updates: NTSB says preliminary investigation to take 30 days

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Events

8 hours ago 'Essential to our nation's sovereignty': Noncitizen voter crackdown led by GOP ahead of 2026 midterms

Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger is rolling out a package of three pieces of election legislation aimed at noncitizens.

Politics

10 hours ago Here Are the Best Moments from FireAid Concert to Help Los Angeles Fire Victims

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The FireAid benefit was fueled by some of music’s best performers to raise money for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts. The post Here Are the Best Moments from FireAid Concert to Help Los Angeles Fire Victims appeared first on Breitbart.

Events

8 hours ago When RFK Jr. was presented with the science on vaccines he said he needed to see, he dismissed it

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly asked to see “data” or “science” showing vaccines are safe. The post When RFK Jr. was presented with the science on vaccines he said he needed to see, he dismissed it appeared first on Boston.com.

Politics

10 hours ago Nirvana reunite at FireAid as music’s biggest acts raise money for LA wildfire relief

Nirvana reunite at FireAid as music’s biggest acts raise money for LA wildfire relief  The Associated Press

Events

9 hours ago Team USA names Auston Matthews captain for 4 Nations: Why he was the pick and notable omissions

Team USA names Auston Matthews captain for 4 Nations: Why he was the pick and notable omissions - The Athletic  The Athletic

Politics

13 hours ago FireAid combines music’s biggest acts and stories of loss to raise money for LA wildfire relief

FireAid combines music’s biggest acts and stories of loss to raise money for LA wildfire relief  The Associated Press

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