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Elon Musk to join Sunak to discuss AI risks after UK Summit

Rishi Sunak plans to hold a live-streamed conversation with Elon Musk after his AI summit wraps up Thursday, lending some star power to an event that the British prime minister hopes could shape regulation of the emerging technology. Sunak on Monday announced the discussion with Musk on the billionaire's social media platform, X. The prime minister's aides touted the event as evidence that the summit planned for Wednesday and Thursday at the hub of Britain's World War II code breakers was gaining traction. Three UK government officials said they also expect Musk to attend the summit at Bletchley Park, although Musk hasn't publicly confirmed his attendance. Neither Musk nor representatives for X and Tesla Inc., where Musk is chief executive, responded to requests for comment. Musk, the ...
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“Consolation” Prize: Anand Mahindra’s Post Before New UK PM Announcement

The picture shows a street with a sign-board which reads "Downing St".New Delhi: Industrialist Anand Mahindra, who is known for sharing interesting social media posts, has left Twitter users grinning with glee again. On Tuesday, the Mahindra Group chairman shared a picture of a street in Brooklyn, New York which incidentally shares its name with the street on which the official residence of the British Prime Minister is located. The picture shows a street with a sign-board which reads "Downing St".The picture was posted by Mr Mahindra a few hours before Liz Truss was named as the UK's next Prime Minister, winning an internal leadership contest of the ruling Conservative party. She defeated her rival, former Finance Chancellor Rishi Sunak after a summer-long leadership contest sparked by...
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Rishi Sunak Remembers Parents’ “Sacrifice” In Last Lap Of UK PM Race

Rishi Sunah has been under UK media scrutiny for 'privileged' upbringing.Rishi Sunak, one of the two finalists to take charge as Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister, said on Monday that the "hard work and sacrifice" of his parents helped provide a better future for him and added that those are the "values that I will champion as the prime minister"."I'm standing here because of the sacrifice and love of my parents. They worked day and night, saved and sacrificed to provide a better future for their children," the Indian-origin politician said during a debate with rival Liz Truss, the UK's foreign secretary.The 42-year-old former Chancellor, who has been under media scrutiny for 'privileged' upbringing, shared about the struggle faced by his family after they immigrated ...