Motive

• Leading artificial intelligence companies are calling for a slowdown in the development of advanced AI systems. • Critics argue these firms are attempting to reduce operational costs and block new competitors from entering the market. • This push for slower development could protect the market dominance of established firms while hindering the growth of latecomers.

• The Boring Co. led a massive week for U.S. startup funding with a $3 billion Series D funding round, followed by other large investments in companies like Cognition and Motive. • Cognition, an AI coding startup, raised $2 billion, while Motive, a fleet management software provider, landed $1.3 billion, and Stoke Space, a reusable rocket developer, raised $1 billion. • These large funding rounds indicate a significant influx of capital into the U.S. startup ecosystem, particularly in industries like transportation and technology.

Inquiries have focused on Elisabeth-Jane Ross’s last few hours alive and police believe they hold the key to why 38-year-old was targetedGreek authorities are investigating what may have motivated a 26-year-old Afghan man to kill a Scottish charity worker found dead in a suitcase in an abandoned building in Athens last month.Inquiries have focused increasingly on Elisabeth-Jane Ross’s last few hours alive and police believe they hold the key to revealing why the 38-year-old was targeted. Continue reading...

Manifesto reportedly written by suspect had Trump administration officials at top of list. Plus, the world’s first marathon run in under two hoursGood morning.The suspected gunman in the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday evening, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, from Torrance, California, is due to appear in court later today.What will he be charged with? He faces charges of assault of a federal officer, discharging a firearm and attempting to kill a federal officer, but Blanche said depending on how the investigation went, he might also be charged with the attempted assassination of Trump.What’s the mood like in Washington? A stunned Washington is soul-searching about political violence, while questions are also being asked about security.Follow the latest updates in our liveblog here.What has Donald Trump said about it? Trump has said Iran can telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to the war and that it must agree never to have a nuclear weapon, while Pakistan’s leaders have sought to revive the stalled peace talks between Washington and Tehran. Continue reading...

Alleged manifesto reportedly written by the suspect had Trump administration officials at top of listWhite House press dinner shooting aftermath – latest updatesInvestigators were looking into anti-Trump sentiment as being a motive for the attacker who sought to breach the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington DC where the US president and top members of his administration were present.Officials have said that the shooter likely was targeting Donald Trump and other senior administration officials. “We do believe, based upon just a very preliminary start to understanding what happened, that he was targeting members of the administration,” Blanche said in a TV interview. Continue reading...