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Nov 20 2024POLITICS

Dr. Oz's New Role: Running Medicare and Medicaid

You probably recognize Dr. Mehmet Oz from his popular TV show, but now he's making headlines for a very different job. President Donald Trump has selected him to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a major federal agency that provides health insurance to more than 150 million

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Nov 20 2024ENTERTAINMENT

Remedy's Next Adventure: Action RPG Control 2

Remedy Entertainment just dropped a bombshell at their Capital Markets Day event. Their upcoming game, Control 2, is set to be the studio's first-ever action RPG. This is a big deal because Remedy has mostly stuck to action games, like Max Payne and Alan Wake 2. Sure, they've dabbled with weapon upg

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Nov 20 2024TECHNOLOGY

Altman's New AI Chip Venture: A Challenge to Nvidia

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, is on a mission to find backers for a new company called Rain AI. This startup is aiming to compete with the big player in the AI chip market, Nvidia. Altman is reaching out to OpenAI's investors to raise $150 million for Rain AI's second round of funding. This round i

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Nov 20 2024TECHNOLOGY

Meta's New AI Leader: A Fresh Start for Clara Shih

Clara Shih, formerly the CEO of AI at Salesforce, has joined Meta to lead a new business-focused AI group. This group aims to make advanced AI tools accessible to businesses using Meta's apps. Unlike other companies, Meta doesn't sell AI subscriptions but plans to enhance its apps using its Llama la

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Nov 20 2024FINANCE

Predicting Markets Better: A New Way to Learn from Each Other

Making money and staying safe in the financial market depends on good predictions. Markets are connected, so understanding one can help understand others. While current methods work, they often pick up on noise and miss the complex links between markets. We're introducing a new model that learns fro

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Nov 20 2024CRYPTO

Why Ethereum MainNet Might Not Be Great for Instant Coordination

You know how some blockchains need a boss to keep them in line? That's where a Coordination Blockchain comes in. This one's about Ethereum MainNet, the public Ethereum blockchain, and whether it can handle that job for Ethereum Private Sidechains. These sidechains are like private clubs where blockc

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Nov 20 2024SPORTS

Kicking It with the Brain: How Fitness Affects Teens' Thinking

Ever wondered how playing football can boost your brain power? Well, a recent study dove into this question. They found that while a single soccer game didn't instantly make teens smarter, regular fitness did. The teens who ran more laps during a fitness test were quicker at solving brain puzzles bo

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Nov 20 2024TECHNOLOGY

AI Chats: Finding the Fun in Facts

Imagine having a chat with an AI, but instead of always being straight-laced and fact-driven, it tosses in some wild ideas now and then. Sounds more fun, right? That’s what researchers are trying to achieve. They’ve come up with a new method called DoGe. DoGe helps the AI decide when to stick to its

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Nov 20 2024TECHNOLOGY

Discovering Versatile Language Models: The Domain-General Lottery

Ever thought about how language models learn from multiple domains? Well, turns out, not all parameters in these models behave the same way. Some act differently depending on the domain, while others stay consistent. This can lead to both strengths and weaknesses. Imagine you're trying to build a l

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Nov 20 2024POLITICS

Ukraine Hits Russia with U. S. Missiles, Escalating Tensions

In a surprising move, Ukraine has used U. S. -made missiles to strike a Russian military facility. This comes after the U. S. gave Ukraine the go-ahead to use these weapons. Russia quickly responded, claiming to have shot down five of the six missiles. The attack happened in the Bryansk region, and

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