Acting President Delcy Rodríguez told the U.N. that Venezuela will hold elections but left the timing to Venezuelans. Her address followed a meeting with President Donald Trump on cooperation between the two countries.
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Australia is investigating whether an OpenAI agent’s access to a Medicare statistics portal affected other government systems. OpenAI says it has no evidence that patient records were accessed.
OpenAI, Anthropic and Hugging Face leaders pressed the UN Security Council for common AI safety standards. The Trump administration rejected new global governance structures.
The Navy disclosed eight suicide attempts among personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group during its deployment. The carrier is heading toward San Diego after more than nine months away.
Trump greeted Xi Jinping at a Maryland air base on Wednesday as the Chinese leader arrived for a US visit. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the countries had agreed to extend a temporary trade truce until January 10.
Sanders and Casar want to halt development of artificial superintelligence and create a federal department to oversee advanced AI. The proposal faces criticism over its scope and steep penalties, with little expectation of passage this year.
A federal judge questioned whether the White House denied CNN, MS NOW and Politico due process when it revoked their journalists’ access. He has not yet ruled on the outlets’ request to restore it.
Trump is set to host Xi Jinping for a state visit as the United States and China weigh a tariff-truce extension and confront disputes over AI and Taiwan. A formal meeting and state dinner are scheduled for Thursday.