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Economy
GitHub besieged by millions of malicious repositories in ongoing attack
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) GitHub is struggling to contain an ongoing attack that’s flooding the site with millions of code…
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The Political Economy of EPA’s Updated Social Cost of Carbon
Travis Fisher The social cost of carbon dioxide (SCC): Who needs it? As it turns out, anyone who cares about…
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Microsoft partners with OpenAI-rival Mistral for AI models, drawing EU scrutiny
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Monday, Microsoft announced plans to offer AI models from Mistral through its Azure cloud computing…
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Should the Federal Government Subsidize Student Loans?
Jeffrey Miron Recent debates over student loan cancellation ignore a fundamental question: should the federal government be subsidizing such loans in…
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Tax Basics in Five Charts
Adam N. Michel It’s tax season again in America. As we reconcile last year’s tax payment with the Internal Revenue…
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Illegal Immigrants Have a Low Homicide Conviction Rate: Setting the Record Straight on Illegal Immigrant Crime
Alex Nowrasteh I’ve written a series of papers on illegal immigrant crime in Texas based on data from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).…
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Economy
Wendy’s will experiment with dynamic surge pricing for food in 2025
Enlarge / A view of a Wendy’s store on August 9, 2023 in Nanuet, New York. (credit: Getty Images) American…
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Economy
Hackers backed by Russia and China are infecting SOHO routers like yours, FBI warns
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The FBI and partners from 10 other countries are urging owners of Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to check…
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Economy
Cops called after parents get tricked by AI-generated images of Wonka-like event
Enlarge / A photo of “Willy’s Chocolate Experience” (inset), which did not match AI-generated promises, shown in the background. (credit:…
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Investing
New Zealand Set to Repeal Smoking Ban Today
Jeffrey A. Singer According to press reports, the New Zealand parliament is scheduled to take up, as a matter of “public…
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