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☆ Britain to invest 300 million pounds in AI supercomputing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech on AI at Royal Society, Carlton House Terrace on October 26, 2023 in London, England. Funding for the "AI Research Resource" will be increased to 300 million pounds ($363.57 million) from a previously announced 100 million pounds, the government said at an AI safety summit aimed at charting a safe way forward for the rapidly evolving technology. "Frontier AI models are becoming exponentially more powerful," British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on social media platform X. "This investment will make sure Britain’s scientific talent have the tools they need to make the most advanced models of AI safe." The machines, which will be running from summer next year, will be used to analyse advanced AI models to test safety features, as well as to drive breakthroughs in drug discovery and clean energy, the government said.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Peter Nicholls, Bristol's, Kylie MacLellan, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: British, Royal Society, Carlton, Terrace, REUTERS, Nvidia, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Dell, SME, Thomson Locations: London, England, Britain, Cambridge, Bristol

AI Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken, May 4, 2023. Britain's technology minister Michelle Donelan said "the right people with the right expertise" would be around the table to discuss how to mitigate the risks of AI. China will be a key participant, given the country's role in developing AI technology, although questions have been raised by some lawmakers in Britain about its presence. The U.S. ambassador to Britain, Jane Hartley, said the AI conversation should be global, but added that the invitation to China had come from London. Reporting by Paul Sandle and Martin Coulter Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Rishi Sunak, Sam Altman, Sceptics, Kamala Harris, Ursula von der Leyen, Antonio Guterres, Michelle Donelan, Jane Hartley, Francois, Philippe Champagne, Paul Sandle, Martin Coulter, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Safety, European Union, Elon, Bletchley, European, U.S, United Nations, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Britain, United States, China, European Union, U.S, London

☆ ‘AI’ is Collins Dictionary’s word of the year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Collins Dictionary has named “AI” as its word of the year, defining it as an “abbreviation for artificial intelligence: the modelling of human mental functions by computer programs.”“Considered to be the next great technological revolution, AI has seen rapid development and has been much talked about in 2023,” the UK-based dictionary publisher said in a statement announcing its decision. While AI’s capabilities in mimicking human speech fascinated people at first, they were also the source of some anxiety, according to Collins. “If computers were suddenly experts in that most human of domains, language, what next? Cue an explosion of debate, scrutiny, and prediction, and more than enough justification for Collins’ 2023 Word of the Year: AI,” the statement continues. The inaugural Global AI Summit on AI Safety got underway in the United Kingdom Wednesday.

Persons: London CNN —, ” “, Collins, Rishi Sunak, Kamala Harris, “, ”, “ semaglutide Organizations: London CNN, London CNN — Collins, Global, Safety, UK, Allied Forces codebreaking, US Locations: United, Bletchley, “

☆ Britain publishes 'Bletchley Declaration' on AI safety
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ian Hogarth, chair of the UK frontier AI taskforce, speaks on Day 1 of the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in Bletchley, Britain on November 1, 2023. The UK Government are hosting the AI Safety Summit bringing together international governments, leading AI companies, civil society groups and experts in research to consider the... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreLONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday published a "Bletchley Declaration", agreed with countries including the United States and China, aimed at boosting global efforts to cooperate on artificial intelligence (AI) safety. The declaration, by 28 countries and the European Union, was published on the opening day of the AI Safety Summit hosted at Bletchley Park, central England. The declaration encouraged transparency and accountability from actors developing frontier AI technology on their plans to measure, monitor and mitigate potentially harmful capabilities. "This includes, alongside increased transparency by private actors developing frontier AI capabilities, appropriate evaluation metrics, tools for safety testing, and developing relevant public sector capability and scientific research," the declaration said.

Persons: Ian Hogarth, Rishi Sunak, William James, Farouq Suleiman, Sachin Ravikumar Organizations: AI, Bletchley, Government, European Union, Thomson Locations: Bletchley, Britain, United States, China, England

☆ Does a 2-State Solution, Long Discounted, Still Have a Future?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Mark Landler | More About Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“There has to be a vision of what comes next,” President Biden said last week of the war between Israel and Hamas. “In our view, it has to be a two-state solution.” The surest path to peace, said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain, is a two-state solution, a sentiment echoed by President Emmanuel Macron of France. And yet, the two-state solution — Israelis and Palestinians living side-by-side in their own sovereign countries — is getting a new hearing, not just in foreign-policy circles in Washington, London and Paris but also, more quietly, among the combatants themselves. “If America engages in what President Biden has stated he would commit to, there is a chance,” he said. “There is a chance for negotiations that could provide a step-by-step process to two distinct states.”

Persons: ”, Biden, “, Rishi Sunak, Emmanuel Macron, Obama, Gilead Sher Organizations: Hamas Locations: Israel, Britain, France, Washington , London, Paris, “

☆ US Vice President Harris to call for action on threats from AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Andrew Macaskill | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event about the President signing an Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 30, 2023. Harris will say AI has the potential to create "cyberattacks at a scale beyond anything we have seen before to AI-formulated bioweapons that could endanger the lives of millions". Harris is in Britain to attend London's summit on artificial intelligence, where world and tech leaders will discuss the future of the technology. The new U.S. AI Safety Institute will share information and collaborate on research with peer institutions internationally, including Britain's planned AI Safety Institute. Harris will also say that 30 countries have agreed to sign a U.S.-sponsored political declaration for the use of AI by national militaries.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Leah Millis, Harris, Rishi, Joe Biden, Andrew MacAskill, Elizabeth Piper, Kate Holton Organizations: Artificial Intelligence, White, REUTERS, Safety Institute, Conservative Party, Security, British, AI, Safety, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, London, United States, Washington, Britain, U.S

In 1950, Alan Turing, the gifted British mathematician and code-breaker, published a paper in the field of artificial intelligence. His aim, he wrote, was to consider the question, “Can machines think?”The answer runs to almost 12,000 words. But it ends succinctly: “We can only see a short distance ahead,” Mr. Turing wrote, “but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.”More than seven decades on, that sentiment sums up the mood of many policymakers, researchers and tech leaders arriving on Wednesday at Britain’s A.I. Safety Summit, which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hopes will position the country as a leader in the global race to harness and regulate artificial intelligence. Governments have been working to address the risks posed by the fast-evolving technology since last year’s release of ChatGPT, a humanlike chatbot that demonstrated how the latest models are advancing in unpredictable ways.

Persons: Alan Turing, ” Mr, Turing, Rishi Sunak Organizations: Safety Locations: British

So-called frontier AI refers to the latest and most powerful systems that take the technology right up to its limits, but could come with as-yet-unknown dangers. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is also scheduled to discuss AI with Sunak in a livestreamed conversation on Thursday night. One of Sunak’s major goals is to get delegates to agree on a first-ever communique about the nature of AI risks. However, in the same speech, he also urged against rushing to regulate AI technology, saying it needs to be fully understood first. A White House official gave details of Harris’s speech, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss her remarks in advance.

Persons: Google's Bard, Rishi Sunak's, Kamala Harris, who’s, Elon Musk, Ursula von der Leyen, Yoshua, Sunak, Harris, Biden’s, Jill Lawless Organizations: —, British, Safety, U.S, White, Associated Locations: BLETCHLEY, England, London, China, Bletchley

☆ UK AI Safety Summit: who will attend and what’s on the agenda?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Martin Coulter | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Britain will host the world's first global artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit this week to examine the risks of the fast-growing technology and kickstart an international dialogue on regulation of it. The aim of the summit is to start a global conversation on the future regulation of AI. Currently there are no broad-based global regulations focusing on AI safety, although some governments have started drawing up their own rules. A recent Financial Times report said Sunak plans to launch a global advisory board for AI regulation, modeled on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). When Sunak announced the summit in June, some questioned how well-equipped Britain was to lead a global initiative on AI regulation.

Persons: Olaf Scholz, Justin Trudeau –, Kamala Harris, Ursula von der Leyen, Wu Zhaohui, Antonio Guterres, James, Demis Hassabis, Sam Altman, OpenAI, Elon Musk, “, Stuart Russell, Geoffrey Hinton, Alan Turing, Rishi Sunak, Sunak, Joe Biden, –, Martin Coulter, Josephine Mason, Christina Fincher Organizations: Bletchley, WHO, Canadian, European, United Nations, Google, Microsoft, HK, Billionaire, Alan, Alan Turing Institute, Life, European Union, British, EU, UN, Thomson Locations: Britain, England, Beijing, British, Alibaba, United States, China, U.S

☆ The UK is gearing up for a pivotal summit on AI. Here's what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Where it's being heldThe AI summit will be held in Bletchley Park, the historic landmark around 55 miles north of London. What it seeks to addressThe main objective of the U.K. AI summit is to find some level of international coordination when it comes to agreeing some principles on the ethical and responsible development of AI models. The British government wants the AI Summit to serve as a platform to shape the technology's future. They say that, by keeping the summit restricted to only frontier AI models, it is a missed opportunity to encourage contributions from members of the tech community beyond frontier AI. "By focusing only on companies that are currently building frontier models and are leading that development right now, we're also saying no one else can come and build the next generation of frontier models."

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Peter Nicholls, Rishi Sunak's, ChatGPT, Getty, codebreakers, Alan Turing, It's, Kamala Harris, Saul Loeb, Brad Smith, Sam Altman, Global Affairs Nick Clegg, Ursula von der, Emmanuel Macron, Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau, Olaf Scholz, Sunak, —, Xi Jinping, Biden, James Manyika, Manyika, Mostaque, we're, Sachin Dev Duggal, Carl Court Organizations: Royal Society, Carlton, Getty, U.S, Microsoft, Coppin State University, AFP, Meta, Global Affairs, Global Affairs Nick Clegg U.S, Ministry of Science, Technology European, Joe Biden Canadian, Britain, Afp, Getty Images Washington, U.S ., Google, CNBC, Big Tech Locations: London, China, Bletchley Park, British, America, Baltimore , Maryland, Chesnot, U.S, Nusa Dua, Indonesian, Bali, EU

The U.N. last week created a 39-member advisory body to address issues in the international governance of AI. "We need to examine the landscape of existing governance responses across borders, and then see where the gaps are and how we can connect the governance responses together so that there are no gaps," Gill said. Gill, appointed by U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres as tech envoy last year, is tasked with coordination across the U.N. on tech issues, ranging from AI to neural technologies. Guterres had in June backed a proposal by some AI executives for the creation of an international AI watchdog body like the International Atomic Energy Agency. The AI body, co-chaired by Spanish digital minister Carme Artigas and Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) James Manyika, will have at least three in-person meetings and several virtual meetings.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Amandeep Singh Gill, Gill, António, Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak, Guterres, Carme Artigas, James Manyika, Supantha Mukherjee, Emelia Sithole Organizations: . Security, REUTERS, Rights, United Nations, Reuters, U.N, British, International Atomic Energy Agency, Spanish, Carme, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Rights STOCKHOLM, Alphabet's, Stockholm

Now, frontier AI has become the latest buzzword as concerns grow that the emerging technology has capabilities that could endanger humanity. The debate comes to a head Wednesday, when British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosts a two-day summit focused on frontier AI. In a speech last week, Sunak said only governments — not AI companies — can keep people safe from the technology’s risks. Frontier AI is shorthand for the latest and most powerful systems that go right up to the edge of AI’s capabilities. That makes frontier AI systems “dangerous because they’re not perfectly knowledgeable,” Clune said.

Persons: —, Rishi Sunak, It’s, Kamala Harris, Ursula von der Leyen, Google’s, Alan Turing, Sunak, ”, Jeff Clune, Clune, Elon, Sam Altman, He’s, Joe Biden, Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua, ” Clune, “, it's, Francine Bennett, Ada Lovelace, Deb Raji, ” Raji, it’s, shouldn’t, Raji, DeepMind, Anthropic, Dario Amodei, Jack Clark, ’, Carsten Jung, Jill Lawless Organizations: British, U.S, European, University of British, AI Safety, European Union, Clune, Ada, Ada Lovelace Institute, House, University of California, ” Tech, Microsoft, Institute for Public Policy Research, Regulators, Associated Press Locations: Bletchley, University of British Columbia, State, EU, Brussels, China, U.S, Beijing, London, Berkeley

☆ Fact Check: Independent front page with ceasefire infographic is from 2006, not related to 2023 Israel-Hamas War
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An infographic published on the front page of The Independent in 2006 on countries supporting or opposing an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East is being shared out of context amid Israel’s war with Hamas in October 2023. Reuters found that the front page was published by The Independent on July 21, 2006, when Israel was at war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah. The New York Times reported on July 31, 2006, that then U.S. President George W. Bush had also rejected calls for an immediate ceasefire. Reuters’ reporting on the July-August 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war can be found online. The front-page ceasefire infographic dates from 2006, not from October 2023.

Persons: Israel, Israel ”, ”, Tony Blair, Archbishop, Canterbury, George W, Bush, Rishi Sunak, Read Organizations: Hamas, Twitter, Facebook, Reuters, The Independent, Hezbollah, Labour, United Nations, Guardian, The New York Times, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, U.S

☆ Elon Musk expected to attend global AI summit in UK - source
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is expected to attend a global summit on artificial intelligence in Britain this week, according to a government official. Around 100 participants will discuss subjects including the unpredictable advances of AI and the potential for humans to lose control of it, according to the agenda. While several world leaders, including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen are due to attend the summit, the full guest list has not been made public. "In conversation with @elonmusk after the AI Safety Summit Thursday night on @X," British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Musk's social media platform X.Sunak's Downing Street office declined to comment.

Persons: Elon Musk, Porte, Gonzalo Fuentes, Kamala Harris, Ursula von der Leyen, @elonmusk, Rishi Sunak, Sunak's, Andrew MacAskill, Michael Holden Organizations: SpaceX, Tesla, Twitter, Viva Technology, Porte de, REUTERS, Billionaire, U.S, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Britain

Mr. Biden’s order will be issued days before a gathering of world leaders on A.I. regulation, the United States has trailed the European Union, which has been drafting new laws, and other nations, like China and Israel, that have issued proposals for regulations. Ever since ChatGPT, the A.I.-powered chatbot, exploded in popularity last year, lawmakers and global regulators have grappled with how artificial intelligence might alter jobs, spread disinformation and potentially develop its own kind of intelligence. “President Biden is rolling out the strongest set of actions any government in the world has ever taken on A.I. Vice President Kamala Harris is representing the United States at the conference in London on the topic this week.

Persons: Biden’s, Rishi Sunak, “, Biden, ”, Bruce Reed, Kamala Harris Organizations: United States, European Union, White House, Federal Trade Commission Locations: United, China, Israel, U.S, Ukraine, Gaza, United States, London

☆ Biden Issues Executive Order to Create A.I. Safeguards
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Cecilia Kang | David E. Sanger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden signed a far-reaching executive order on artificial intelligence on Monday, requiring that companies report to the federal government about the risks that their systems could aid countries or terrorists to make weapons of mass destruction. The order also seeks to lessen the dangers of “deep fakes” that could swing elections or swindle consumers. “Deep fakes use A.I.-generated audio and video to smear reputations, spread fake news and commit fraud,” Mr. Biden said at the signing of the order at the White House. “I’ve watched one of me,” Mr. Biden said, referring to an experiment his staff showed him to make the point that a well-constructed artificial intelligence system could convincingly create a presidential statement that never happened — and thus touch off a political or national security crisis. Already, Europe is moving ahead with rules of its own, and Vice President Kamala Harris is traveling to Britain this week to represent the United States at an international conference organized by that country’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak.

Persons: Biden, Mr, “ I’ve, ” Mr, “, ‘, Kamala Harris, Rishi Sunak Organizations: White Locations: United States, Europe, Britain

AI has been a source of deep personal interest for Biden, with its potential to affect the economy and national security. Using the Defense Production Act, the order will require leading AI developers to share safety test results and other information with the government. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is to create standards to ensure AI tools are safe and secure before public release. The official briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, as required by the White House. “He was as impressed and alarmed as anyone,” deputy White House chief of staff Bruce Reed said in an interview.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Jeff Zients, ” Zients, “, ”, Bruce Reed, David, Tom Cruise, Reed, Rishi Sunak, Kamala Harris, ReNika Moore, Suresh Venkatasubramanian, ” Venkatasubramanian Organizations: WASHINGTON, Democratic, National Institute of Standards, Technology, Commerce Department, White, AI, European, Google, Meta, Microsoft, American Civil Liberties Union, Biden Locations: Maine, Israel, San, U.S, European Union, China, Britain, West

☆ White House unveils wide-ranging action to mitigate AI risks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Jeff Mason | Thomson Reuters | Jeff Mason Is A White House Correspondent For Reuters. He Has Covered The Presidencies Of Barack Obama | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. The new executive order, which Biden will highlight at an event on Monday, goes further than those commitments. It also directs agencies to set standards for that testing and address related chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and cybersecurity risks, according to the White House. The official said the executive order had the force of law and the White House believed that legislative action from Congress was also necessary for AI governance. Biden is calling on Congress in particular to pass legislation on data privacy, the White House said.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Joe Biden, Biden, Staff Bruce Reed, Kamala Harris, Rishi Sunak, Sunak, Jeff Mason, John Kruzel, Grant McCool Organizations: REUTERS, U.S ., Defense, Commerce Department, House, Staff, British, Thomson Locations: Europe, United States, Britain, China

☆ Britain, France stress need to get aid into Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Smoke rises over Gaza, as seen from Israel's border with Gaza, in southern Israel October 29. Sunak and Macron have both visited Israel and neighbouring countries since the deadly rampage by Hamas gunmen in Israel early this month that triggered the conflict. "The leaders stressed the importance of getting urgent humanitarian support into Gaza. "They expressed their shared concern at the risk of escalation in the wider region, in particular in the West Bank." Reporting by Andrew MacAskill and Michel Rose Editing by Bernadette Baum and Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Rishi Sunak, Emmanuel Macron, Downing, Sunak, Andrew MacAskill, Michel Rose, Bernadette Baum, Hugh Lawson Organizations: REUTERS, British, West Bank, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel

☆ Britain, France Stress Need to Get Aid Into Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron expressed their concern about getting aid into Gaza and the risks of the Israel-Hamas war spreading, Downing Street said after the leaders spoke by phone on Sunday. Israeli forces have expanded their ground operations in Gaza while their fighter jets have struck hundreds more Hamas targets in what Israel called the second phase of a three-week-old war. Sunak and Macron have both visited Israel and neighbouring countries since the deadly rampage by Hamas gunmen in Israel early this month that triggered the conflict. "The leaders stressed the importance of getting urgent humanitarian support into Gaza. "They expressed their shared concern at the risk of escalation in the wider region, in particular in the West Bank."

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Emmanuel Macron, Downing, Sunak, Andrew MacAskill, Michel Rose, Bernadette Baum, Hugh Lawson Organizations: British, West Bank, Hamas Locations: Gaza, Israel

Khan’s office has opened an investigation into potential war crimes by Israel in Gaza in the 2014 war. THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN KILLED IN THE CONFLICT SOARSThe number of children killed in the blockaded Gaza Strip since the start of the Hamas-Israel earlier this month has exceeded the number of children killed in armed conflict every year globally since 2019, international charity Save the Children said Sunday. It also mentioned the deaths of 33 children in the occupied West Bank and 29 children killed in Israel. The militant group Hezbollah, Hamas’ allies in Lebanon, has clashed with Israeli troops along the Lebanon-Israeli border since the Gaza war erupted on Oct. 7. PALESTINIAN RED CRESCENT SAYS ISRAEL ORDERS GAZA HOSPITAL TO EVACUATEJERUSALEM — A spokesperson for the Palestinian Red Crescent says Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza City received two calls from Israeli authorities Sunday morning demanding it evacuate.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, “ ‘, ”, Israel, Karim Khan, Khan, “, Jason Lee, ” U.N, António Guterres, Guterres, Hamas ’, ” Guterres, Rishi Sunak’s, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, “ Let’s, ” Francis, Ibrahim Faltas, Jonas Gahr Støre, U.N, Israel’s, ” Tedros Adhanom, Tarik Jasarevic, Nebal Farsakh, ” Thomas White, ” Mahmoud, Abdallah Sayed Organizations: Saturday, Health Ministry, Hamas, West Bank, ICC, Criminal, Gaza, Gaza Health Ministry, Country, MINISTER, LONDON, UN, UNIFIL, VATICAN CITY, ISRAEL HELSINKI — Norway’s, NRK, “, United Nations, MINISTRY, FIRE, WHO, World Health Organization, JERUSALEM, Palestinian, Pentagon, UNITED NATIONS, . Security Council, United Arab Emirates Locations: Gaza, Israel, EGYPT, GAZA, Rafah, Egypt, Cairo, Kathmandu, ISRAEL, ”, LEBANON BEIRUT, Lebanon, Houla, Naqoura, Ukraine, Palestine, St, NORWAY'S, Norwegian, Norway, “, UN, FIRE KATHMANDU, Nepal, GAZA CAIRO, PALESTINIAN, Al, Quds, Gaza City, SYRIA DAMASCUS, Syria, Iranian, Iraq, U.S, Assad, GAZA'S, CAIRO, Gaza’s

☆ Pro-Palestinian protestors calling for ceasefire gather across the globe as bombardment of Gaza intensifies
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Pro-Palestinian demonstrators across the globe took to the streets on Saturday to call for a ceasefire after Israel expanded its ground operation in Gaza. Major world cities, including London, Istanbul, New York, Baghdad and Rome, saw their centers filled with protestors, as Gaza experienced an intense bombardment and an electrical and communications blackout. People take part in a demonstration in solidarity with Palestine in Rome, Italy, on Saturday, as Israel continues its heavy bombing of the Gaza Strip. Stefano Montesi/Corbis/Getty ImagesIn videos online, marchers who had taken over central London were heard chanting: “What do we want? People take part in a protest in support of the Palestinian people in New York on Saturday.

Persons: Stefano Montesi, I’ve, ”, Adam Gray, Rishi Sunak, Joe Biden, Biden, Yasin Akgul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, ” Erdogan, Andrea Ronchini Organizations: CNN — Pro, Hamas, Reuters, ” Police, Getty, “, Brooklyn Museum, Barclays Center, UK, Union, West Bank, Palestinian Ministry of Health Locations: Israel, Gaza, London, Istanbul, New York, Baghdad, Rome, Palestine, Italy, Manhattan, AFP, Brooklyn, Palestinian, East, Asia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Hebron, Ramallah

☆ Hundreds of thousands rally in global cities to support Palestinians
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Yann Tessier | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/6] Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, October 28, 2023. This is why we're here: we're calling for a ceasefire, calling for Palestinian rights, the right to exist, to live, human rights, all our rights," said protester Camille Revuelta. Addressing hundreds of thousands of supporters at a huge rally in Istanbul, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Israel was an occupier, and repeated his stance about Hamas not being a terrorist organisation. Some cities in France have banned rallies since the war began, fearing they could fuel social tensions, but despite a ban in Paris, a small rally took place on Saturday. In New Zealand's capital, Wellington, thousands of people holding Palestinian flags and placards reading "Free Palestine" marched to Parliament House.

Persons: Susannah Ireland, Rishi Sunak, Camille Revuelta, Israel, Tayyip Erdogan, Erdogan, Yann Tessier, Ben Makori, Will Russell, William James, Helen Popper, Alison Williams Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, U.S, West Bank, Embassy, Police, Ece Toksabay, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, London, Britain, Europe, East, Asia, Western, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, Baghdad, Hebron, Palestine, Copenhagen, Rome, Stockholm, France, Paris, Marseille, New Zealand's, Wellington

☆ Infosys’ billionaire founder says Indians need to work 70 hours a week to succeed
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Diksha Madhok | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New Delhi CNN —One of India’s most revered entrepreneurs believes that young people need to put in exceptionally long hours at work if they want to see the country become a global economic powerhouse. Narayana Murthy, co-founder of the software behemoth Infosys, said India needs “highly determined, extremely disciplined and extremely hardworking” youngsters, who should put in 70 hours a week at work. Murthy, whose wealth is estimated at over $4 billion by Forbes, co-founded Infosys in 1981. “India’s work productivity is one of the lowest in the world.”He added that Indians should learn from policies that helped other emerging markets, particularly China. Over the past few years, several surveys have shown that Indians feel they are among the most overworked and underpaid people in the world.

Persons: Narayana Murthy, “, ” Murthy, Mohandas Pai, Murthy, Rishi Sunak, they’ve Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Infosys, YouTube, Forbes, British, International Monetary Fund, CNN Locations: New Delhi, India, China, United States

☆ EU's von der Leyen to attend Britain's AI summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Martin Coulter | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, and Vera Jourova, a vice president, will attend the summit, according to an update to their official calendars published on Friday. While Sunak hopes to secure Britain's role as a world leader in AI regulation, some have questioned what the summit will achieve in practice. Last week, Bloomberg reported a number of world leaders - including Germany's Olaf Scholz and Canada's Justin Trudeau - would not be attending. While several world leaders, including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, are expected to attend the summit, the full guest list has not been made public. Matt Clifford, a tech investor and one of two chief organisers of the event, recently told Reuters the aim of the summit was to kickstart international dialogue on AI regulation.

Persons: Ursula von der Leyen, Vera Jourova, Rishi Sunak, Alan Turing, Sunak, Germany's Olaf Scholz, Canada's Justin Trudeau, Kamala Harris, Matt Clifford, Clifford, We're, Martin Coulter, Christina Fincher, Sharon Singleton Organizations: U.S, European Commission, British, Bletchley, Bloomberg, Reuters, Thomson Locations: England

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