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Blaine Luetkemeyer, a House representative from Missouri, revisited the issue of major companies exerting control over vast swaths of the internet, something he expressed concerns about encroaching in the crypto space.

Speaking to Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, Gates explained that while we currently rely on human specialists—such as doctors and teachers—the rise of AI will make expert-level knowledge widely accessible, affordable, and free. “Great medical advice, great tutoring—it will all become commonplace,” he predicted. In a separate conversation with Harvard professor Arthur Brooks, Gates doubled down on his belief that AI is ushering in a new era of “free intelligence.” From diagnosing diseases to personalizing education, he sees AI fundamentally reshaping our world at an alarming pace. “It’s very profound and even a little bit scary—because it’s happening very quickly, and there is no upper bound,” he warned.

Global equities reached record highs in 2024, mainly due to generative artificial intelligence and the global economic recovery. 

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Britney Johnson is among the thousands of Ford Motor Co. workers who went on strike to force the automaker to improve pay for all

The families of two New Jersey firefighters who were killed battling a July blaze inside a cargo ship say a malfunctioning vehicle being used to load cargo caused the fire

killing two women and accused of murdering many more, has been killed by his cellmate this week while serving a life sentence, prison officials confirmed.Chemirmir, 50, was found guilty last year of killing two women. He was caught after a 91-year-old woman, Mary Bartel, survived an attack in 2018 and told police that a man forced his way into her apartment at an independent living community for seniors, tried to smother her with a pillow and took her jewelry.He was found dead in his jail cell at a Texas state prison Tuesday morning, a spokesperson with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice confirmed.Authorities confirmed he was killed by his cellmate, who was also serving a murder sentence, but officials did not name the cellmate, nor the cause of Chemirmir’s death.