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Economy
Amazon joins Google in investing in small modular nuclear power
On Tuesday, Google announced that it had made a power purchase agreement for electricity generated by a small modular nuclear…
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Economy
Deepfake lovers swindle victims out of $46M in Hong Kong AI scam
On Monday, Hong Kong police announced the arrest of 27 people involved in a romance scam operation that used AI…
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Investing
How Much Does School Quality Vary?
Jeffrey Miron How much does school quality vary? Substantially, according to recent research, and in interesting ways: Greater access to…
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Economy
North Korean hackers use newly discovered Linux malware to raid ATMs
In the beginning, North Korean hackers compromised the banking infrastructure running AIX, IBM’s proprietary version of Unix. Next, they hacked…
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Economy
SpaceX claims Starlink can offer gigabit speeds if FCC approves new plan
SpaceX is seeking approval for changes to Starlink that the company says will enable gigabit-per-second broadband service. In an application…
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Economy
Google and Kairos sign nuclear reactor deal with aim to power AI
On Monday, Google announced an agreement with Kairos Power to purchase nuclear energy from multiple small modular reactors (SMRs), marking…
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Investing
Fiscal Report on the Governors 2024
Chris Edwards Cato has released the 17th biennial Fiscal Report Card on America’s Governors. The report grades the governors on their…
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Economy
Adobe unveils AI video generator trained on licensed content
On Monday, Adobe announced Firefly Video Model, a new AI-powered text-to-video generation tool that can create novel videos from written…
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Investing
Florida Moves to Ban Campaign Ad as “Sanitary Nuisance”
Walter Olson The Florida Department of Health has sent a letter to Gainesville television station WCJB demanding that it cease…
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Investing
Rebel Ridge Is an Effective Fantasy but the Reality Is Even Worse
Clark Neily If you haven’t seen the Netflix blockbuster Rebel Ridge, you should. Billed as a Rambo-meets-Jack-Reacher police procedural whose…
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