James Bradbury
JAX team: github.com/google/jax. Previously MetaMind/@SFResearch, @Stanford Linguistics, @Caixin. Spends too much time reading about Things that are Happening.
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Vigilance Had a Three-Month Shelf Life
The end of California’s coronavirus miracle holds sobering lessons.
Hong Kong Police Raid Pollster on Eve of Pro-Democracy Camp Primary
The investigation, which follows the imposition of a broad new national security law, raised fears of official interference in the voting.
Electric Crypto Balkan Acid Test | Alexander Clapp
After decades of conflict in North Kosovo, all it’s taken for Serb and Albanian politicians to put aside their resentments is the get-rich-quick prospect of cryptomining.
Tucker Carlson's top writer resigns after secretly posting racist and sexist remarks in online forum
Editor's note: This article quotes racist, homophobic and sexist language, much of which has not been censored.
Announcing The Launch Of The CARES Act Bot
On March 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which allocated almost $2 trillion economic relief. From the standpoint of progressives, “the bill’s crown jewel ,” was a...
Warehouse Workers in a Bind as Virus Spikes in Southern California
California’s efforts to at once contain the coronavirus and the economic devastation trailing in its wake have converged in the Inland Empire.
Why Is the COVID-19 Death Rate Down?
The gap between soaring cases and falling deaths is being weaponized by the right to claim a hollow victory in the face of shameless failure. What’s really going on?
Exclusive: U.S. finalizing federal contract ban for companies that use Huawei, others
The Trump administration plans to finalize regulations this week that will bar the U.S. government from buying goods or services from any company that uses products from five Chinese companies including Huawei, Hikvision and Dahua, a U.S. official...
U.S. Broadcasting Agency Will Not Extend Visas For Its Foreign Journalists
Dozens of foreign nationals working in the U.S. for Voice of America may have to leave the country, putting some at risk of retribution from their nations' governments.
I’ve Seen a Future Without Cars, and It’s Amazing
Why do American cities waste so much space on cars?
36 COVID-19 cases connected to outbreak in Mississippi Legislature; 26 are lawmakers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) confirmed 36 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases related to an outbreak at the Mi…
NYPD limits retirement applications amid 400 percent surge this week
New York’s Finest are putting in for retirement faster than the NYPD can handle — citing a lack of respect and the loss of overtime pay, The Post has learned. A surge of city cops filing for …
The pandemic has shown that Amazon is essential—but vulnerable
Jeff Bezos's vision of a world shopping online is coming true faster than ever. But the job of running Amazon hasn’t got any easier
Removing Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior - About Facebook
Today we removed four separate networks for violating our policy against foreign interference and coordinated inauthentic behavior.
Coronavirus Pandemic Data Explorer
Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems
Why Investors Have Learned to Love Wind and Solar Power
After a stormy, dependent youth, the wind-and-solar-energy industries have matured into boring, profitable middle age. This year’s plunging interest rates make that a more appealing proposition than ever for investors.
Just before a massive outbreak, a California prison declined free coronavirus tests and urgent advice
San Quentin prison is dealing with the third-largest coronavirus outbreak in the United States: researchers fear that other prisons are at risk.
China’s Leash on Hong Kong Tightens, Choking a Broadcaster
RTHK, a government-funded news organization, has a fierce independent streak that has long angered the authorities.