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The stock market got just what it wanted from the Fed

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank believed the economy was in good shape and unemployment was still relatively low.Jose Luis Magana/AP The Fed just issued its first interest-rate cut in four years. Stocks immediately surged to record highs after the announcement before closing lower. Major indexes stayed …

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The United Nations Wants to Treat AI With the Same Urgency as Climate Change

A United Nations report released today proposes having the international body oversee the first truly global effort for monitoring and governing artificial intelligence. The report, produced by the UN secretary general’s High Level Advisory Body on AI, recommends the creation of a body similar to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate …

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