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President Donald Trump signed executive orders on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies on Thursday. Anna Moneymaker via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order on AI development on Thursday. Trump's AI and crypto czar, David Sacks, said the US wants to become the world's AI capital. Earlier this week, Trump announced Stargate, a $500 billion AI infrastructure investment project.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong UnVLADIMIR SMIRNOV/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesNorth Korea is set to send another tranche of artillery systems to Russia, Kyrylo Budanov said. The Ukrainian intel chief said Pyongyang already has about 240 artillery systems in Russia. These are chiefly homegrown self-propelled howitzers and multiple-launch rocket systems.

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After her divorce, Claire Volkman tried online dating while traveling the world. Claire VolkmanClaire Volkman, 39, tried online dating after her marriage ended. She was traveling for work and went on dates in cities around the world. She met her second husband after a year of dating across multiple apps.

Yoshua Bengio, AI research scientist, and Eric Schmidt, former CEO and chairman of Google. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIMETalk of AI agents is everywhere in Davos. AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio warned against them. Bengio said that agents with the power of AGI could lead to "catastrophic scenarios."Bengio is researching how to build non-agentic systems to keep the agents in check.

Charles Ezell, the acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, said in a memo that empty federal offices are a "national embarrassment."Pool/Getty ImagesThe Office of Personnel Management said mostly empty federal offices are "a national embarrassment."Its acting director said in a memo that unrestricted telework led to "poorer government services" and hurt the D.