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Investing
Why Germany Should Preserve Its Debt Brake and the US Should Adopt One
Romina Boccia Germany’s constitutional debt brake, or Schuldenbremse, is a critical fiscal policy tool designed to limit structural government deficits.…
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Economy
“Dead Internet theory” comes to life with new AI-powered social media app
Enlarge (credit: gremlin via Getty Images) For the past few years, a conspiracy theory called “Dead Internet theory” has picked…
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Fed’s Rate Cut Shows Why Policy Rules Are Needed
Norbert Michel On September 18, the Fed announced a 0.50 percent cut in its target rate, the first time it…
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Economy
Landmark AI deal sees Hollywood giant Lionsgate provide library for AI training
Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / Malte Mueller via Getty Images) On Wednesday, AI video synthesis firm Runway and entertainment company…
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Economy
Massive China-state IoT botnet went undetected for four years—until now
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The FBI has dismantled a massive network of compromised devices that Chinese state-sponsored hackers have used…
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Investing
An Encouraging Report on Overdose Deaths
Jeffrey A. Singer Brian Mann of NPR News reports today on encouraging new data released by the National Center for…
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Investing
The Benefits to Politicians of Pandemic Payouts
Jeffrey Miron A standard assumption about elected officials is that they act in the best interests of their constituents. Perhaps…
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Economy
Due to AI fakes, the “deep doubt” era is here
Enlarge (credit: Memento | Aurich Lawson) Given the flood of photorealistic AI-generated images washing over social media networks like X…
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Economy
Google seeks authenticity in the age of AI with new content labeling system
Enlarge / Under C2PA, this stock image would be labeled as a real photograph if the camera used to take…
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Investing
Immigrants Receive Less Medicare and Medicaid Per Person
David J. Bier The Medical Expenditures Panel Survey (MEPS) released its latest data from 2022 last month. The MEPS is…
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