Here we are now at the end of 2023, with a world economy coming apart faster than any other time in history and a middle class which is rapidly being erased.
Author: admin (Kendrick Williams)
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OPENAI FINALLY BEGINS PAYING FOR IP—BUT IT’S ONLY A DROP IN AN OCEAN OF PROBLEMS
This past week Microsoft partner OpenAI, parent company of the ChatGPT generative AI platform, agreed to pay Politico for news content to train its AI.
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SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER
Consolidation is the name of the “Bigs” game. The more they own the more they control... it’s the way of the power hungry world.
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SPOTLIGHT: CHINA’S ECONOMY STRUGGLES
In November, China's consumer prices fell the fastest since November 2020, dropping 0.5 percent year on year, according to the country’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
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THIS WEEK IN SURVEILLANCE
To track virtually every communication and activity of average Americans, government authorities only need to sweep data from a small handful of tech companies.
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EUROPE STRIKES “DEAL” ON AI REGULATION—WITH GAPING HOLES
News that the EU had finalized the world’s first comprehensive set of Artificial Intelligence industry regulations was cast as a landmark by most mainstream media.
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BLOCKCHAIN BATTLES
With the crypto sector again on a wave of rising investment and growing utility, longtime nemesis Senator Elizabeth Warren held hearings this past week timed to throw shade on developments.
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THE REVOLUTION THAT CAN’T BE KILLED: AS DECENTRALIZED AS THE INTERNET, REMAKING THE INTERNET
Through a crypto explosion of 2021, and a ruthless crypto winter of 2022, we chronicled the vicissitudes and volatility of the sector.
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WHY OFFICIAL VITAMIN D INTAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GROSSLY INADEQUATE
Two studies published in November 2023 demonstrated that the current governmental dosing recommendations for vitamin D may not help you achieve optimal levels;[1] a third found a personalized approach to supplementation yielded better results in athletes than a one-size-fits-all approach.[2]