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Investing
As Policymakers Begin to Crack Down on Xylazine (Tranq), They Should Get Ready for Medetomidine
Jeffrey A. Singer The iron law of prohibition—the harder the law enforcement, the harder the drug—is the reason why, in…
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Building for Babies: Build, Baby, Build and Fertility
Bryan Caplan If you read the endnotes for Build, Baby, Build, you’ll learn about all of the papers I could find…
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Economy
Ransomware mastermind LockBitSupp reveled in his anonymity—now he’s been ID’d
Enlarge / Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, aka LockBitSupp (credit: UK National Crime Agency) Since at least 2019, a shadowy figure hiding…
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Economy
Microsoft launches AI chatbot for spies
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft has introduced a GPT-4-based generative AI model designed specifically for US intelligence agencies that operates…
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Investing
Jones Act Exacerbates US Ferry System Struggles
Colin Grabow Washington State Ferries (WSF) has certainly seen better days. With over 3,500 canceled sailings last year and just…
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Investing
Should Government Redistribute Media Income?
Marc Joffe Two bills in the California State Legislature propose to transfer wealth from social media companies to local news…
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Investing
Fast Facts about Social Security
Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia This Thursday, Cato is hosting the Social Security Symposium: A Global Perspective from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30…
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Investing
The First Step Act Applies to Resentenced Defendants
Thomas A. Berry In the First Step Act of 2018, Congress significantly altered how mandatory minimum penalties attach to repeat…
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Economy
Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have devised an attack against nearly all virtual private network applications that forces them to…
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Economy
New Microsoft AI model may challenge GPT-4 and Google Gemini
Enlarge / Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder and chief executive officer of Inflection AI UK Ltd., during a town hall on day…
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