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US President Joe Biden is seeking to reduce the risks that artificial intelligence (AI) poses to consumers, workers, minority groups and national security with a new executive order on Monday. It requires developers of AI systems that pose risks to US national security, the economy, public health or safety to share the results of safety tests with the US government, in line with the Defense Production Act, before they are released to the public. The order, which Biden signed at the White House, also directs agencies to set standards for that testing and address related chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and cybersecurity risks. "To realize the promise of AI and avoid the risk, we need to govern this technology," Biden said. "In the wrong hands AI can make it easier for hackers to exploit vulnerabilities in the software that makes our society run." The move is the latest step by the administration to set parameters around AI as it makes r...

The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 case has reinstated the gag order she imposed following a stay. The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 case has reinstated the gag order she imposed over Trump after temporarily halting the limited gag order earlier this month. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, on Friday, Oct. 20, temporarily halted the limited gag order she had placed on the former president earlier in the week following his appeal. Trump in August pleaded not guilty to charges of undertaking a "criminal scheme" to overturn the results of the 2020 election by enlisting a slate of so-called "fake electors," using the Justice Department to conduct "sham election crime investigations," trying to enlist the vice president to "alter the election results," and promoting false claims of a stolen election as the Jan. 6 riot raged -- all in an effort to subvert democracy and remain in power. This is a de...

Northern Quebec’s largest town was being evacuated as authorities turned their attention to communities in the northern and northwestern parts of the province where firefighters worked to beat back threats from out-of-control blazes MONTREAL -- Northern Quebec’s largest town was being evacuated on Tuesday as firefighters worked to beat back threats from out-of-control blazes in remote communities in the northern and northwestern parts of the province. According to the province’s forest fire prevention agency, more than 150 forest fires were burning in the province on Tuesday, including more than 110 deemed out of control . The intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. and parts of Eastern Canada in a haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside. The effects of hundreds of wildfires burning in Quebec could be felt as far away as New York City and New England, blotting out skylines and irritat...

Photo: Purple Bowl – kiln formed glass with vitrograph and inclusions “Isolation gave me the opportunity to express myself in solitude, without the confines of rushing to the next appointment or meeting. A commission for a private waterfront home. There are glass inclusions which reflect the light from the ocean view window…” says well known artist Roberta Segal, reflecting on her time as an artist during COVID. Roberta Segal says, “Design brings order to my world . My love of color brings life. My expression incorporates my passion. I resist definition, for I work in oils, acrylics, encaustics, printmaking, and often in combination But my love of the use of light, has introduced me to glass and all of its mysteries. Glass may be fragile and show strength; it can appear solid, yet in reality be in motion; it can be without color or be vibrant. The medium of glass holds limitless possibilities for the creator. She has produced w...

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday rebuffed calls from leading Republicans to step aside -- or risk impeachment Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday rebuffed calls from leading Republicans to step aside -- or risk impeachment -- and underscored the critical nature of managing migration challenges "gripping" the Western Hemisphere. In an interview with ABC "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos, Mayorkas said he has no plans of resign ing. Stephanopoulos cited this warning from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in November: "If Secretary Mayorkas does not resign, House Republicans will investigate. Every order, every action and every failure will determine whether we can begin impeachment inquiry." "I've got a lot of work to do," Mayorkas told Stephanopoulos in response. "I'm proud to do it alongside 250,000 incredibly dedicated and talented individuals in the Department of Homeland Security, a...