Day: September 6, 2024

Jakarta: Pope Francis presided over a grand Mass at Gelora Karno (GBK) Stadium in Jakarta, late Thursday afternoon, where he was received by over 87,000 Catholics. The Mass which was attended by Catholics from several regions across Indonesia, began around 5 p.m. local time. Pope Francis arrived at the GBK complex at 4 p.m. and was greeted by President Joko Widodo and his aides who had arrived earlier. After shaking hands and having a brief conversation with Widodo, the Holy See leader proceeded to ride a modified Indonesia-made Maung MV3 car with an open roof to greet the people who

Washington: The United States on Thursday said it is seeking new export controls on quantum computing, advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment and other technologies, in what it called a national security measure that observers said would have limited ramifications on South Korean firms. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security released an interim final rule on the export controls as the U.S. has been working in tandem with allies and partners to tighten such controls on critical technologies amid its intensifying rivalry with China over security and technological leadership. The rule establishes new “License Exception Implemented Export Controls” under which

London: The European Union, United States and United Kingdom are among the signatories of the first-ever international legally binding treaty addressing risks of artificial intelligence (AI), the Council of Europe said Thursday. The Council of Europe Framework Convention on artificial intelligence and human rights, democracy, and the rule of law was opened for signature during a conference of Council of Europe ministers of justice in Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania. The treaty is the first-ever international legally binding treaty aimed at ensuring that the use of AI systems is fully consistent with human rights, democracy and the rule of

Washington: Former US president Donald Trump said Thursday that if he wins the November 5 election, he would establish a government efficiency commission headed by billionaire Elon Musk. “At the suggestion of Elon Musk, who has given me his complete and total endorsement … I will create a government efficiency commission tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government and making recommendations for drastic reforms,” Trump said at the New York Economic Club. The Republican presidential candidate added that Musk “has agreed” to lead that commission. Musk floated the idea of an efficiency commission,

Manila: The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is committed to further strengthening its ties with Japan in the field of disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM). This came after representatives from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Japan Ministry of Defense (MOD) paid a courtesy call on OCD administator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Sept. 3, the agency said in a news release on Friday. ‘Japan is one of our steadfast partners or strong allies in DRRM. We are grateful for their continued support to us. Their best practices in DRRM are invaluable and worthy