Donald Trump, known for helping billionaires pay a lower rate in taxes than the middle class, has refocused his campaign on tax breaks that have a wider appeal, possibly encroaching on an issue most commonly associated with Democrats.
Category: 13 August 2024
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UKRAINIAN TROOPS ATTACK RUSSIA’S KURSK WITH U.S. APPROVAL
Ukrainian forces, unable to thwart major Russian advances inside the country, have staged a large incursion in Russia’s Kursk region last week in hopes to make Western headlines and prove that its losing war is still a good investment.
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PEACE-ADVOCATE SCOTT RITTER’S HOME RAIDED BY FBI
The FBI raided Scott Ritter’s home in Delmar, N.Y., last week as part of an “ongoing federal investigation,” but the former UN weapons inspector said the raid was over his remarks about U.S. policy vis-à-vis the Ukraine War.
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BREAKING THE ADVERTISER CONSPIRACY AGAINST FREE SPEECH
It’s one thing for a corporation to decide where and where not to spend their advertising dollars.
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IN DESIGNING NEW MOLECULES, AI CAN FILL IN THE BLANKS
AI already can predict the structure of proteins, which defines their function. To do that, bots were trained on two key data sets: the structure of the DNA that underlies the genes that make proteins and the 3D structures of known proteins.
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THIS WEEK IN SURVEILLANCE
They want your money. Your life on a meter. And they want to comprehensively know and control you, and profit by your data, including anything you produce.
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AI TAKES A FOOTHOLD IN HOLLYWOOD
It’s not just movie and television actors and writers who are worried about losing their jobs to AI.
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MICROBES BREAK DOWN “FOREVER” PFAS CHEMICALS
In our most recent issue, we reported on a new process that uses catalysts and mild heat to break apart perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS), also called “forever” chemicals because their molecular bonds between carbon and fluorine atoms are fiendishly difficult to shatter.
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CELEBRITY WINDFALL: PAID MILLIONS SO AI CAN USE THEIR VOICES
Meta Platforms Inc. is reportedly negotiating seven-figure deals with British movie icon Dame Judi Dench, rapper and comedian Awkwafina, and actor-writer Keegan-Michael Key for the use of their voices in a new suite of AI tools that the company wants to show off at Meta Connect 2024, its annual gathering next month.
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KEY OPENAI FOUNDERS LEAVE THE COMPANY
OpenAI co-founder John Schulman announced on X last week that he’s leaving the company to join Anthropic, a younger and fast-rising competitor.