In this year’s second quarter, U.S. businesses signed new leases for about 97.5 million square feet, approaching twice the 57.4 million that marked the low point during the COVID War, data service CoStar reported.
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THIS WEEK IN SURVEILLANCE
It’s hard to parody the dystopian control-freak technology ambitions of Government entities, as two recent stories underscore.
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PAST TIME TO RESPOND TO TERM WARFARE
Political and social coercion is often largely carried out by winning debates before they even start, via defining the terms used.
Words are used to negatively define opponents and win the argument by their simple embodiment of some perceived good or truth.
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SEC WANTS IMMEDIATE HALT ON RIPPLE SALES
As the U.S. banking system, and an unknown ocean of derivatives investments teeter on the edge of a cataclysm, the SEC seems more concerned than ever with…Ripple?
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AI HELPS LANDLORDS GO GREEN
Owners of retail and office space are finding that they can charge premium rents for “green” locations that are more energy-efficient, have more natural light and better air circulation, and meet the increasingly stringent environmental codes cities are adopting.
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COLLEGE ADMISSIONS OFFICES WRESTLE WITH THE PRESENCE OF AI
The all-important college admissions essay has long been a screen for college admissions offices. How thoughtful is the applicant? How articulate? What is the applicant’s character, the person’s goals and values?
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AI: PRODUCTIVITY SOARS WHILE PUTTING KNOWLEDGE WORKERS AT RISK
The combination of generative artificial intelligence and machine learning could as much as double U.S. economic productivity and add trillions of dollars to global GDP after a decade of greater and greater adoption, some analysts have predicted.
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SCAMMERS USE AI TO STEAL YOUR MONEY
Thieves are using AI’s increasing skill at cloning people’s voices to steal money from bank accounts.
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U.K. WILL HOST “AI SAFETY SUMMIT” IN NOVEMBER
Not to be outdone by Yanks, on the first two days of November the U.K. will host a global “AI Safety Summit” to explore realistic options for regulating AI.
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SENATE LEADER SCHUMER CONVENES “AI 101” COURSE WITH TECH LEADERS
U.S. senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has planned nine “AI Insight Forums” to educate senators about AI, starting this week.