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The most successful people never use these 5 toxic phrases when talking to themselves, says psychologist at Yale

cnbc.com As a faculty member at Yale, I teach hundreds of people every year. I've observed that although all of my students have extraordinary qualities, only some of them go on to…

Meta's newest AI-powered chatbots show off impressive features and bizarre behavior

cbsnews.com Facebook parent Meta Platforms unveiled a new set of artificial intelligence systems Thursday that are powering what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls "the most intelligent AI…

Bill that could ban TikTok has been attached to the House foreign aid package. What next?

apnews.com The House has renewed its push on legislation that would ban TikTok if its Beijing-based parent company doesn’t divest from the popular social media platform, escalating the…

Sharks seen "adapting" to different environments for first time

newsweek.com Great white sharks might have more flexible behavior than scientists first thought, according to new research. After hooking great white sharks up with smart tags,…

Meta teases new 'much more useful' version of its AI model Llama

euronews.com Meta teases Llama 3 as 'the most intelligent AI assistant that you can freely use' and announced that they'll be integrated into assistant features in Facebook, Instagram…

Amplica Labs Acquires AI Platform Speakeasy to Improve Civil Dialogue Online

benzinga.com This acquisition aims to enhance online conversations by leveraging Speakeasy's innovative AI technology and Amplica Labs' commitment to transforming the web through the…

Google consolidates teams with aim to create AI products faster

scmp.com Alphabet chief executive Sundar Pichai announced changes to Google’s workplace teams structure, saying the moves will help the company develop artificial intelligence (AI)…

Meta’s newest AI model beats some peers. But its amped-up AI agents are confusing Facebook users

theglobeandmail.com Facebook parent Meta Platforms META-Q unveiled a new set of artificial intelligence systems Thursday that are powering what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls “the most intelligent…

Big Tech Taps AI Agents to Drive Revenue Growth

pymnts.com Big tech companies are reportedly in a race to unveil software to fuel AI spending. For example, Microsoft is at work trying to automate tasks such as invoicing or the…

Meta's newest AI model beats some peers. But its amped-up AI agents are confusing Facebook users

apnews.com Generative AI is advancing so quickly that the latest chatbots available today could be out of date tomorrow. Google, Meta Platforms and OpenAI, along with startups such as…

Letter from Stanford President and Provost to Incoming Stanford Students

reason.com Dear XXX, Congratulations on earning a place in Stanford University's Class of 2028! This is a moment to celebrate the hard work and determination that have brought you to…

Want to Double Your Tax Refund in 2024? 7 Stocks to Buy Now

investorplace.com These companies and their stocks are safe bets in a volatile market. Tax refunds are landing in bank accounts and mailboxes across America, giving people some extra money to…

The lessons of woke Scrabble

economist.com “THICK”, scoffed the headline on the Daily Mail website on April 9th, in response to the news that Scrabble has had an overhaul. In some parts of the world the word-play…

US regional banks are still under pressure. That’s likely to continue

aol.com A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the…

Yesterday’s efficiency standards are saving you money today

marketplace.org On Tuesday, Texas’ energy grid issued a maintenance pause despite mild April weather. Of course, one way to help out the grid would be to use less electricity. Think energy…

New study calculates climate change's economic bite will hit about $38 trillion a year by 2049

apnews.com Climate change will reduce future global income by about 19% in the next 25 years compared to a fictional world that’s not warming, with the poorest areas and those least…

The US NIST appoints as head of AI safety former OpenAI researcher Paul Christiano, who has been criticized for “AI doomer” views and ties to effective altruism

arstechnica.com The US AI Safety Institute—part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)—has finally announced its leadership team after much speculation. Appointed as…

Small Businesses Face Uphill Battle in AI Race, Says AI Index Head

pymnts.com Small and medium-sized businesses will struggle to keep pace with tech giants like OpenAI in developing their own artificial intelligence (AI) models, according to a new…

New study calculates climate change’s economic bite will hit about $38 trillion a year by 2049

bostonherald.com Climate change will reduce future global income by about 19% in the next 25 years compared to a fictional world that’s not warming, with the poorest areas and those least…

Climate change will make you poorer, according to a new report

cnn.com Record-breaking heat waves, severe floods and acute wildfires, exacerbated by climate change, carry a colossal price tag: an approximately 19% reduction in global income…

Is Israel a “settler-colonial” state? The debate, explained

vox.com At a protest in Rome in October 2023 calling for a ceasefire and aid into Gaza, a protester holds a sign calling for an end to “colonialism and displacement” in Palestine. |…

Trying to win the AI war is going to be expensive. Really, really expensive

aol.com None The AI war is going to be really, really, really expensive. • None His prediction signals just how much money tech giants will have to spend to make AI smarter. Winning…

Lead poisoning remains a threat

theweek.com Lead exposure is more common than people may think. "In 2024, one of the most potent neurotoxins known to humanity persists all over the world as a public health threat,"…

Why you should lose your temper at work

economist.com Awareness days are meant to remind people of important causes and desirable behaviour. Among other things, February sees the International Day of Human Fraternity, World Day…

How to benefit from the conversations you have at work

economist.com Successful workplaces are usually characterised by good communication. Bosses provide a clear sense of where they want the firm to go; employees feel able to voice…

Charter schools do things that all Democrats say they support

economist.com A year ago New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, proposed to adjust a state cap on charter schools, the publicly funded but privately run schools that have become a…

How San Francisco staged a surprising comeback

economist.com Whenever a global economic transformation takes place, a single city usually drives it forward. Ghent, in modern-day Belgium, was at the core of the burgeoning global wool…

Biden’s chances of re-election are better than they appear

economist.com AMERICANS HAVE not been impressed by President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy. In fact, according to polling averages, nearly 60% disapprove of it. Meanwhile, Donald…

The cost of training AI has grown ‘unprecedented’, report warns

siliconrepublic.com The latest Stanford AI Index suggests the cost of training advanced AI models has surged, generative AI investment has skyrocketed and industry continues to dominate AI…

Leading AI makers at odds over how to measure "responsible" AI

axios.com Data: Stanford University; Table: Axios Visuals AI makers can't agree on how to test whether their models behave responsibly, per Stanford's latest AI Index, released…

How new tech is making geothermal energy a more versatile power source

arstechnica.com Glistening in the dry expanses of the Nevada desert is an unusual kind of power plant that harnesses energy not from the sun or wind, but from the Earth itself. Known as…

Meta announces VR education metaverse for ages 13 and up

cointelegraph.com The University of Glasgow, Stanford University, and New Mexico State are already using Quest headsets to educate students.

China intercepts US ally's ships near disputed waters

newsweek.com China's Coast Guard intercepted and shadowed Philippine government vessels over the weekend in an effort to block them from operating within the U.S. ally's internationally…

California hits 'historical' renewable energy milestone

newsweek.com Renewable energy has supplied 100 percent of California's energy demand for between 15 minutes and six hours in 30 of the last 38 days—a historic first for the Golden State.…

A major US state just achieved a critical milestone for nearly two weeks: 'It's wild that this isn't getting more news coverage'

thecooldown.com "This has never happened before in history." California has set a benchmark for renewable energy, with wind, solar, and hydro providing 100% of the state's energy demand for…

Are Illegal Immigrants Really Keeping The U.S. Economy Afloat?

issuesinsights.com The left, the Biden administration, the Fed, major investment banks and the mainstream media are crowing about the positive impact that illegal immigration is supposedly…

The Homepage of the Black Internet

theatlantic.com A few years ago, Stephanie Williams and her husband fielded a question from their son: How had they met? So they told him. They’d first encountered each other on a website…

How migrant workers have contributed to strong U.S. job growth

pbs.org Having fled economic and political chaos in Venezuela, Luisana Silva now loads carpets for a South Carolina rug company. She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up…

Consumers are getting frustrated with stalling inflation

finance.yahoo.com Inflation isn't falling as rapidly as it did last year, and consumers are taking notice. On Friday, the latest University of Michigan survey showed consumers expect…

How immigrant workers in US have helped boost job growth and stave off a recession

abcnews.go.com Millions of jobs that new immigrants have been filling in the United States appear to solve a riddle that has confounded economists for at least a year: How has the U.S.…

‘The way to solve an inflation crisis is to endure an immigration crisis’: The mystery in the labor market finally gets explained

fortune.com Having fled economic and political chaos in Venezuela, Luisana Silva now loads carpets for a South Carolina rug company. She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up…