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We’re worrying about the wrong AI apocalypse 18h ago
Nearly two decades ago, a group of researchers at the Idaho National Laboratory ran a secret experiment, known as the Aurora Generator Test, on a massive emerald green diesel generator. Using 30 lines of code, they hacked into the generator’s...
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These Democrats won over working-class voters. Here’s their advice for candidates. 1h ago
Throughout the Trump era, Democrats have wrung their hands about how they can win over working-class voters. Why not ask the Democrats who’ve actually done it? That’s what Robin Johnson — a political consultant based in rural Illinois, and a...
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Trump’s failed Fed takeover 16h ago
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s Fed gambit has...
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Should we be skeptical about the AI panic? 17h ago
Is AI going to kill us all? In Silicon Valley, it’s not such a novel question. But after Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon quit his job last week and posted on X that AI “could kill us all by the end of the decade,” a lot more people are asking....
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How Israel-Palestine broke up Sheeran-Macklemore 17h ago
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. I logged onto Slack this morning to find an incredible and indecipherable message from one of my...
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Does my pet have a soul? 21h ago
Why do I cry when I see a donkey? It’s completely involuntary. As if my heart’s defenses are swept aside by a giant wave of compassion and I’m left unnerved by the intensity of love that I feel: raw and a little foreign. I wonder about this...
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Can AI save global health? Bill Gates is betting $1 billion that it can. 23h ago
On stage at Davos in the Swiss Alps earlier this year, Bill Gates, before an audience of the global do-gooding elite, announced a $50 million partnership between his foundation and an unlikely new ally, OpenAI, aimed at improving healthcare in...
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The successful campaign to make a terrifying Supreme Court immigration case disappear 23h ago
If you felt a gust of wind late on Friday, it came from hundreds of immigration lawyers who simultaneously exhaled after the Supreme Court announced it would not hear a case known as Genalo v. Black. That case asked whether certain immigrants could...
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Trump’s Kennedy Center sabotage is complete 2d ago
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump can’t put his name...
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6 other ways Trump is meddling in the midterms 23h ago
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. The recent history of mail voting in the United States has more twists and turns than an...
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Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers 674d ago
How can formerly incarcerated people reintegrate into society if few companies will hire them? And can businesses afford to exclude the roughly one in three working Americans with criminal records from the economy? In a case study, Paul Gompers...
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What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders 678d ago
What can corporate leaders learn from executives who served their country during wartime conflicts? Drawing on a series of case studies, Robert Simons shares important lessons from the experiences of Walt Disney, Dwight Eisenhower, and Robert...
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How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis 678d ago
Africa faces escalating climate risks that threaten its people and businesses. While governments and development finance institutions lack the capital to address these challenges, John Macomber argues that private investors could play a pivotal...
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Building the Road to 'Small Business Utopia' with AI and Fintech 681d ago
Could artificial intelligence help small business owners gain the insights they need to operate more efficiently and grow? In the updated edition of Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream, Karen Mills looks at evolving technology and how it...
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AI Can Help Leaders Communicate, But Can't Make Employees Listen 681d ago
A chatbot might be able to write emails that sound human, but can the technology respond to staff questions just like the boss would? Research by Prithwiraj Choudhury shows that while a chatbot may save leaders time, employees might not view the...
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Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times 685d ago
Layoffs have been on the rise in some US industries as tech and professional services companies grapple with slowing demand and mixed economic signals. Sandra Sucher, Frances Frei, and Maria Roche offer insights for leaders managing through the...
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Latino Voters Have Grown More Politically Divided. That’s Not Surprising. 688d ago
Demographics are not destiny in politics. Richard Calvo, Vincent Pons, and Jesse Shapiro explain how their latest research is playing out in the final stretch of the US presidential race.
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Charting the US-China Trade War: What Does 'Made in Vietnam' Mean? 693d ago
Chinese companies have been evading US tariffs by shipping goods through Vietnam, but not to the degree that the headlines would suggest. Ebehi Iyoha and Jaya Wen dig into trade microdata to illustrate Vietnam's strategic importance and why...
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With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support 688d ago
Most companies use AI to screen out job applicants with employment gaps, marginalizing caregivers who need to step back from the workforce. Leaders should reconsider how they search for talent and create more supportive conditions for these...
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International students, 'visa hoppers' and backpackers targeted in Australia migration crackdown 9h ago
The government wants to reduce net overseas migration to 225,000 people by 2028.
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Family 'devastated' as missing girl case stays closed 22h ago
A man's confession to abducting UK toddler Cheryl Grimmer in Australia was previously thrown out.
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Bali police investigate after Australian man and children found dead in home 3d ago
Police were called after the man's wife became concerned and asked neighbours to check on her family.
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Couple charged over Sydney ketamine raid face new gang charges 6d ago
Demi McDaid, 23, and her partner Jack Farrelly, 30, were arrested in a Sydney hotel at the end of June after police found the drug in a car.
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American football is coming to Australia - can it succeed? 8d ago
The LA Rams will face the San Francisco 49ers in the first regular season American football game to be played Down Under.
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Cricket Australia opens Big Bash to privatisation 9d ago
Cricket Australia opens the Big Bash to private investment - with some owners of franchises in The Hundred showing interest.
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'Good to have choice': Australians on opting out of social media algorithms 9d ago
The BBC spoke to people in Sydney about Australia's plans to force social media companies to allow users to easily opt in or out of personalised algorithms.
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AI data centres are booming in Australia - but at what cost? 14d ago
Advocates say data centres will bring jobs but others worry they will suck up resources while providing little advantage.
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Could the man who murdered an Australian missionary and his sons walk free in India? 15d ago
Dara Singh is serving a life sentence for burning alive Graham Staines and his two sons in Odisha in 1999.
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Australia usually hosts the world's biggest cuttlefish mating event - not this year 19d ago
According to official figures only 1,811 cuttlefish turned up to mate this year, down 97% on last year.
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The hotel booking mix-up that could free mushroom murderer 26d ago
A table tennis tournament and a throat lozenge could help Erin Patterson's lawyers overturn her convictions.
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Why positive cocaine test could mean end of Kyrgios' career 29d ago
Nick Kyrgios once said he did not want to play tennis into his 30s. A positive cocaine test could have brought an end to his career aged 31.
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Australians to be able to switch off social media algorithms 9d ago
Australians would be able to switch off social media algorithms under draft legislation to be proposed this week.
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'Incredible': SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast 29d ago
A SpaceX rocket that blasted off from Texas in July, and crashed into the Indian Ocean, made an unexpected appearance off Christmas Island.
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'Catastrophic' hotel mix-up at the heart of Australia's mushroom murder appeal 29d ago
Lawyers for Erin Patterson say her conviction was undermined by a "catastrophic" mix-up that led to the jury staying at the same hotel as prosecutors and a key witness.
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Young girl finds whale stranded on Australian beach 38d ago
The humpback whale later successfully freed itself after the tide rose in Queensland, Australia.
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Watch: Wild police chase in Queensland, Australia ends in two arrests 44d ago
A police pursuit in Queensland has ended in two arrests, with authorities taken on a high-speed car chase across Ipswich and Brisbane.
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