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Robot uprising? Cambridge University team to assess threat posed by AI

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By Trevor Mogg Provided by Researchers at the UK's Cambridge University are taking seriously the potential threats posed to the human race by the likes of artificial intelligence and biotechnology with the planned opening of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. If you thought the idea

Robot uprising? Cambridge University team to assess threat posed by AI

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

Robot uprising? Cambridge University team to assess threat posed by AI

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

ShopperTrak: Stores have a solid start to holidays

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

NEW YORK (AP) - Thanksgiving shopping may have taken a hit in Black Friday sales, but the overall start to the holiday season was solid, according to the latest data released late Tuesday. Chicago-based-ShopperTrak, which analyzes foot traffic, said that customer visits were up 8.2 percent for the

Fitch says Argentina default is 'probable'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

NEW YORK (AP) - The credit rating agency Fitch Ratings on Tuesday downgraded Argentina, which is locked in a court battle in New York over its debt, and said the country would probably default. Fitch cut its long-term rating for Argentina to "CC" from "B," a downgrade of five notches, and cut its

News Summary: Stocks fall as budget talks slow

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By The Associated Press 'HAPPY TALK' ISN'T HELPING: Stocks fell after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said little progress was being made on budget talks. Lawmakers had to move beyond "happy talk" and begin addressing specific issues, Reid said. GREECE DEAL: Stocks had crept

Figures on government spending and debt

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

WASHINGTON (AP) - Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.

Stocks falter with no signs of progress on budget

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street following indications that little progress is being made in Washington in talks over how to narrow the U.S. government's budget deficit. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 89 points to end at 12,878 Tuesday. The Dow was little changed

US declines to label China a currency manipulator

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration declined Tuesday to label China a currency manipulator, noting that it has let the yuan rise nearly 10 percent in value against the dollar since June 2010. The decision came in a twice-a-year Treasury report on

News Summary: Home prices rise in most US cities

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By The Associated Press PRICES RISE: Home prices increased in September in most major U.S. cities, more evidence of a housing recovery that is providing a lift to the fragile economy. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city index of home prices rose 3 percent in September compared