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Investing
Does Austin Need an $8 Billion Light Rail Project?
Marc Joffe The Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA’s) Capital Grants Dashboard shows that Austin, Texas, is on track to get over…
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Economy
A year after Broadcom’s VMware buy, customers eye exit strategies
After closing a $69 billion deal to buy virtualization technology company VMware a year ago, Broadcom wasted no time ushering…
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Investing
More than Just a Tax Cut: the Case of Child Tax Credit Reform
Adam N. Michel While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) cut taxes for most individuals and businesses (as the…
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Economy
Dropbox lays off 20% of staff, says it overinvested and underperformed
Dropbox is laying off 528 employees in a move that will reduce its global workforce by 20 percent, CEO Drew…
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Economy
Android Trojan that intercepts voice calls to banks just got more stealthy
Researchers have found new versions of a sophisticated Android financial-fraud Trojan that’s notable for its ability to intercept calls a…
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Economy
Downey Jr. plans to fight AI re-creations from beyond the grave
Robert Downey Jr. has declared that he will sue any future Hollywood executives who try to re-create his likeness using…
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Economy
Google CEO says over 25% of new Google code is generated by AI
On Tuesday, Google’s CEO revealed that AI systems now generate more than a quarter of new code for its products,…
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Economy
The sad, bizarre tale of hype fanning fears modern cryptography was slain
There’s little doubt that some of the most important pillars of modern cryptography will tumble spectacularly once quantum computing, now…
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Investing
New Data on Trump’s Border Security Record: Releasing Criminals to Jail Asylum Seekers
David J. Bier Donald Trump has portrayed his immigration policies as good for public safety. He said this month that…
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Investing
Chip Mellor: Friend, Mentor, Freedom Fighter
Clark Neily Chip Mellor (December 31, 1950 – October 11, 2024), cofounder of the Institute for Justice. (Photo: Institute for…
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