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My Washington Post Letter to the Editor about Portugal’s Drug Decriminalization
Jeffrey A. Singer On July 7, the Washington Post ran a story by Anthony Faiola and Catarina Fernandes Martins with the…
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Economy
Musk announces new AI company that seeks to “understand the universe”
Enlarge / Elon Musk speaks via video link at the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in…
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If the FTC Gets Its Way, Could This Be the Last Prime Day?
Jennifer Huddleston For the millions of consumers who enjoy the benefits of their Amazon Prime membership, Amazon’s annual Prime Day…
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Farm Bill Palooza
Chris Edwards Congress will consider a new farm bill this year, which will likely be a logrolling extravaganza costing $1.5 trillion or…
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Economy
Hackers exploit gaping Windows loophole to give their malware kernel access
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Hackers are using open source software that’s popular with video game cheaters to allow their Windows-based…
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Economy
New ChatGPT rival, Claude 2, launches for open beta testing
Enlarge (credit: Anthropic) On Tuesday, Anthropic introduced Claude 2, a large language model (LLM) similar to ChatGPT that can craft…
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Investing
The White House Addresses Tranq While Lawmakers Fight The Last Battle Against Fentanyl Analogs
Jeffrey A. Singer Last May, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the HALT Fentanyl Act, a futile attempt to address the…
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Economy
Judge sides with Microsoft in FTC injunction, unlocking final Activision battles
Enlarge / Attorneys carrying boxes arrive to court in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. A judge…
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Stealing from SNAP
Chris Edwards Food stamp fraud is rising, particularly through EBT card skimming, as I discuss in this op‐ed. EBT numbers and…
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Investing
Medicaid and Emergency Room Use
Marc Joffe CDC data show that Medicaid beneficiaries visit emergency rooms more frequently than individuals with private coverage, Medicare beneficiaries,…
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