(CTN NEWS) – Sam Bankman-Fried is charged in a new indictment by US authorities with conspiring to bribe Chinese government officials with $40 million in payments. Bankman-Fried founded the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange. After being detained in the Bahamas in December and brought to the US shortly after, Bankman-Fried now faces a total of 13 charges, including one for conspiring to break the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act’s anti-bribery provisions. In the equivalent of a bank run, FTX filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 11 On Monday, the charge was returned. Additionally, the charge includes wording that indicates a fifth arrest was about to occur in what U.S. Attorney Damian Williams has stated numerous times that there is still an inquiry going on. The indictment claims that this unnamed person collaborated on the bribery scheme with Bankman-Fried and “will be arrested in the Southern District of New York.” When FTX ran out of money following the global … [Read more...] about FTX Founder Bankman-Fried Charged For Bribing Chinese Officials With $40 Million
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Elon Musk And Tech Leaders Call For AI ‘Pause’ Over Risks To Humanity
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak are among hundreds of high-profile technologists, entrepreneurs and researchers calling on AI labs to immediately stop work on powerful AI systems, urging developers to step back from the “out-of-control race” to deploy ever more advanced products while we better assess the risks advanced artificial intelligence poses to humanity. Key Facts Any AI lab working on systems more powerful than GPT-4—the powerful engine driving OpenAI’s Chat-GPT—should “immediately pause” work for at least six months so humanity can take stock of the risks such advanced AI systems pose, urged an open letter published Wednesday by the Future of Life Institute and signed by more than 1,000 people. Any pause should be “public and verifiable” and include all key players, the letter said, urging governments to “step in” and force the issue for those who are too slow or unwilling to stop. The … [Read more...] about Elon Musk And Tech Leaders Call For AI ‘Pause’ Over Risks To Humanity
Planetary Parade: See Five Planets Line Up In The Night Sky This Week
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Have you seen the “planetary parade” after sunset? It’s getting a lot of media attention, partly because Jupiter is about to sink into the Sun’s glare and ruin it, but you can still glimpse some or all or five planets naked-eye and with binoculars this week. Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars are all visible right after sunset—though Jupiter and Mercury could be tricky depending on where you observe from. Get somewhere high with a clear view of the western horizon to watch the sunset. After sunset have a look for Jupiter and Mercury very close to the horizon. You may need binoculars. Above them will be a very bright Venus, while high in the sky will be red Mars, flanked by an almost First Quarter Moon tonight. If you want to watch it online then The Virtual Telescope Project will stream it live at 17:45 UTC (13:45 EDT) on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. MORE FROM FORBES Say Goodbye To Jupiter With A … [Read more...] about Planetary Parade: See Five Planets Line Up In The Night Sky This Week