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Former President Barack Obama is reportedly advising President Joe Biden, 82, behind the scenes on artificial intelligence (AI), “the most consequential technology of our time,” as Biden phrased it this week. The report validates speculation that Obama is intimately involved in steering the Biden administration. Obama advised Joe Biden and his aides over the past five months on a strategy to tackle artificial intelligence, “engaging behind the scenes with tech companies and holding Zoom meetings with top West Wing aides at President Joe Biden’s request, according to aides to both men,” NBC News reported on Friday:

Al-KUT – Freedom of speech and of the press are characteristics of liberty that many countries have fought to protect. A vigorous press is essential to an educated, informed populace, and in order to work properly, they must be free from control by the state. The Wasit Independent Media Center here is a non-governmental organization working toward a competent media able to perform independent of political and business influence. Located in Wasit Province, the WIMC involves representatives of media outlets throughout the province, including broadcasters, newspapers and magazine groups. Most media in the province is affiliated with the group. "Their...

If America agrees with President George W. Bush that failure in Iraq is not an option, then the adviser mission there will clearly be a long-term one. The new Iraqi Army (IA) will need years to become equal to the challenge posed by a persistent insurgent and terrorist threat, and U.S. support is essential to this growth. Having spent a year assigned to the multi-National security Transition command-Iraq (MNSTC-I) equipping and training a new Iraqi armored brigade, I offer some recommendations to future advisers as they take on the job of working with the IA to build a professional and...