By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden pressed for a ceasefire to the 9-month-old war in Gaza in talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, with Vice President Kamala Harris due to meet the Israeli leader later in the day. They were the first face-to-face talks for the […]
Google AI systems make headway with math in progress toward reasoning
By Kenrick Cai Alphabet’s Google unveiled a pair of artificial intelligence systems on Thursday that demonstrated advances in solving complex mathematical problems, a key frontier of generative AI development. The current class of AI models, which work by statistically predicting the next word, have struggled with abstract math, which requires greater reasoning capabilities resembling human […]
U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase adds three board members, including OpenAI executive
By Stephanie Kelly NASHVILLE (Reuters) – U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has added three new members to its board of directors, including an executive from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, as the company steps up its efforts to sway U.S. crypto policy, Coinbase told Reuters on Thursday. The new members are Chris Lehane, a member of the executive team […]
Yen drifts lower from 2-1/2-month peak vs dollar as markets stabilize
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The yen edged lower from a 2-1/2-month high against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, as financial markets stabilized, with investors looking ahead to next week’s Bank of Japan meeting which could see a potential rate hike. The Japanese unit this week rallied sharply as market participants unwound their long-held […]