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General Assembly adopts landmark resolution on artificial intelligence

Adopting a United States-led draft resolution without a vote, the Assembly also highlighted the respect, protection and promotion of human rights in the design, development, deployment and the use of AI. The text was “co-sponsored” or backed by more than 120 other Member States. The General Assembly also recognized AI systems’ potential to accelerate and…

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World News in Brief: Artificial Intelligence pledge, child abuse online, Sudan crisis deepens

World News in Brief: Artificial Intelligence pledge, child abuse online, Sudan crisis deepens

Lenovo Group, LG AI Research, Mastercard, Microsoft, Salesforce, Telefonica, GSMA network of mobile phone operators, and INNIT have pledged to “integrate the values and principles” of UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of AI when designing and deploying AI systems. The announcement came at the UN education, science and culture agency’s  Global Forum on AI, taking place…

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The Russian intelligence agency foiled the plan to kill two journalists on Emma, ​​Ukraine

The Russian intelligence agency foiled the plan to kill two journalists on Emma, ​​Ukraine

Russian security officials, file photo Russia’s intelligence agency FSB has claimed that it has foiled a plot to kill two Russian journalists by Ukraine. The Federal Security Service (FSB) said it detained several people on Friday who had spied on the homes and offices of journalists Margarita Simonyan and Senia Sobchak, according to a foreign…

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I have an informant close to Russian President Putin, the Ukrainian intelligence chief

I have an informant close to Russian President Putin, the Ukrainian intelligence chief

Major General Kyrailo Badanov, head of the Ukrainian intelligence GUR Major General Kyrailo Badanov, the head of the secret service of Ukraine, says that he has informants close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. While giving an interview to a foreign news agency, General Kyrailo said that in today’s era, the head of a secret agency…

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Contact between the heads of the intelligence agencies of the United States and Russia

Contact between the heads of the intelligence agencies of the United States and Russia

File photo The head of Russia’s intelligence agency, Sergei Naryshkin, has contacted the head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). According to Arab media, after the coup of a private military group in Russia, there was contact between the heads of the American and Russian intelligence agencies. Sergei Naryshkin says that he had a…

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Russia's intelligence chief confirmed the telephone contact with the CIA director

Russia’s intelligence chief confirmed the telephone contact with the CIA director

Right Sergei Naryshkin, left William Burns Sergei Naryshkin, director of Russia’s foreign intelligence service, has confirmed that he spoke with CIA chief William Burns in late June regarding Ukraine. According to Russia’s official news agency, Sergei Naryshkin said that the talks with the CIA director discussed what should be done in Ukraine. The telephone conversation…

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Russian intelligence agencies are investigating the coup attempt, Sergei Lavrov

Russian intelligence agencies are investigating the coup attempt, Sergei Lavrov

File Photo Courtesy: Anna Dolo Agency Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Russian intelligence agencies are investigating the coup attempt. In an interview with Russian media in Moscow, Sergei Lavrov said that the involvement of foreign intelligence agencies is being investigated. He said that the American ambassador in Russia has told that the…

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A secret meeting of the world's major intelligence agencies in Singapore

A secret meeting of the world’s major intelligence agencies in Singapore

About two dozen senior officials of the world’s major intelligence agencies have held a secret meeting under the Shangri-La Dialogue. According to the foreign news agency, the Singapore government has been organizing this security meeting in Singapore for the past several years at a completely separate and secret venue with the security summit. The foreign…

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