Beautiful day in Lancaster County, PA at Kitchen Kettle Village
Spellbound Oregon, USA Photographer : Mark Metternich
Stocks open at new highs Stocks pushed to new highs in early trading Thursday as the so-called "Yellen bounce" continues after yesterday's Federal Reserve meeting. The Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were all modestly higher in early trading, but they quickly returned to breakeven. The gains come after comments from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen gave stocks a boost Wednesday. ...
Computer becomes first to pass Turing Test in artificial intelligence milestone, but academics warn of dangerous future A programme that convinced humans that it was a 13-year-old boy has become the first computer ever to pass the Turing Test. The test — which requires that computers are indistinguishable from humans — is considered a landmark in the development of artificial intelligence, but academics have warned that the technology could ...
CIA joins Twitter Social media has become such an important element in our day-to-day lives that it’s no surprise companies and government agencies are trying to gain our attention via these mediums. The CIA decided to join in the fun, too. After creating a Facebook page earlier this week, the Central Intelligence Agency in the United States also created a Twitter account to increase its social media presence. ...