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Sept 15 (Reuters) – No government in the world is ready for the changes artificial intelligence will bring to society, Bill Gates said in an interview with Reuters, as he warned of ‌the risks ahead

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) which existing laws, they argue, are ill-equipped to cover.

Bill Schmidt, the son of an Appalachian coal miner, whose extraordinary life included winning an Olympic medal and crafting the marketing that elevated Gatorade from an $80 million brand to a billion-dollar one, died last week in Knoxville, Tenn., after a brief illness. Schmidt was 78 and is widely credited for inventing many of the…

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was recently asked where he would put money if he wanted to diversify away from the U.S. dollar. His choices included gold, the euro, Chinese yuan, and cryptocurrency. Gates said he still wouldn’t choose crypto as an investment, calling it a “pure mania-driven asset.” If he wanted to diversify away from…

The government’s plan to fast-track the e-commerce bill and consider registration requirements for platforms is timely.

While many companies are increasing the number of days they want employees in the office, financial operations platform BILL is taking the opposite approach.

Twenty years ago, the Gates and Rockefeller foundations launched the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), promising agricultural transformation from improved seeds, synthetic fertilizers, mechanization, and commercial markets. 

Proponents say the Delivery Protection Act will hold Amazon to account, but a report warns the bill could up shipping costs and slow service in the city.

Bill Gates is sounding the alarm about artificial intelligence, warning in a new essay that the technology will rapidly transform the U.S. labor market and put millions of jobs at risk.

Bill Ackman, the billionaire founder of the hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, was a busy man during the second quarter. He and his team made some notable moves. For instance, the firm surprisingly closed its position in Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL). Why is this a surprise?