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- Asia is being hammered by the Iran conflict’s economic fallout. The U.S. has the playbook to help—and every reason to
Energy prices up 70%, growth forecasts slashed, fertilizer shortages spreading: Washington needs to adjust its trade agenda.
- Betting on the Kentucky Derby is more popular than ever. So why is it so confusing?
Americans bet a record $234 million on a two-minute race last year. Getting that money down legally remains hard, thanks to Kentucky's laws.
- Blackstone’s Steve Schwarzman built a program to teach young leaders about China. It’s harder to get into than Harvard
Inspired by the Rhodes Scholar program, Schwarzman's philanthropic initiative brings students in their early-to-mid-20s to spend a year immersed in understanding how China works.
- Using AI Such As ChatGPT To Deal With People Who Have ‘Main Character Syndrome’ In Real Life
People are increasingly embodying main character syndrome (MCS). These are ego-centric behaviors. How to cope? Use AI to give you helpful advice. An AI Insider scoop.
- The Iran war has turned the world’s shipping straits into a chessboard—and the U.S. aims to box out China from the Panama Canal to the Malacca Strait
As the war over the Strait of Hormuz wages on, the U.S. is quietly gaining more influence over the Panama Canal and the straits of Malacca and Gibraltar.
Technology
- Study: AI models that consider user's feeling are more likely to make errors
Overtuning can cause models to "prioritize user satisfaction over truthfulness.”
- Musk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI’s models
In the first week of the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Musk took the stand in a crisp black suit and tie and argued that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman had deceived him into bankrolling the company. Along the way, he warned that AI could destroy us all and sat through…
- The RAMpocalypse has bought Microsoft valuable time in the fight against SteamOS
Op-ed: Valve has made a dent in Windows' gaming share, but can it keep going?
- Man dies covered in necrotic lesions after amoebas eat him alive
Doctors suspect three factors, each unremarkable on its own, contributed to his fate.
- Ubuntu infrastructure has been down for more than a day
The outage has hampered communication concerning a critical vulnerability that gives root.
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