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Testifying at the Senate about A.I.‑Selected Content on the Internet—Stephen Wolfram Writings
Stephen Wolfram’s written testimony to the US Senate regarding algorithm transparency. He explains some of the complex intellectual and scientific problems involved, then offers two possible suggestions for paths forward.
How Americans see U.S. tech companies as government scrutiny increases
We have studied Americans’ attitudes toward tech companies for years. Here are takeaways from our recent research.
SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service is priced at $99 per month, according to e-mail
SpaceX is expanding the beta test of its Starlink satellite internet service according to emails seen by CNBC, with service priced at $99 a month.
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Pretty cool for rural Americans. Still a bit slow and expensive for the rest of us, but how many people hate Comcast enough to switch on principle if it’s good enough?
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Amazon’s Massive Chicago-Area Expansion Was Fueled By $741 Million From Taxpayers
The online retail giant’s 36 new warehouses have brought thousands of jobs. Most of the taxpayer assistance comes from Black communities.
Model Talk: National And District-Level Polls Disagree — FiveThirtyEight Politics
In this installment of Model Talk, Nate and Galen discuss why national, state and district-level polls are showing different levels of competitiveness in the 2020 election. They also answer listener questions.
Fyre Fest’s Billy McFarland Placed In Solitary Confinement For Launching Podcast
Billy McFarland, the disgraced Fyre Fest founder who is currently serving six years in federal prison for fraud, has been placed in solitary confinement. McFarland's lawyer tells The New York Times that they believe he was put in solitary last week...
Yes, people are leaving San Francisco. After decades of growth, is the city on the decline?
San Francisco’s bleak economic vital signs over the past six months strongly suggest residents are leaving amid record job losses, widespread remote work, and a coronavirus pandemic that shows no signs of ending.
Dallas City Council member Blackmon: Passing a budget was hard. The next step is going to be even harder.
This year has been filled with monumental challenges: the COVID-19 pandemic, social unrest and an economic recession. Not one person has been immune or can...
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@rabois @michelekyrouz @rtnarch Red states are doing marginally better than blue states re economic activity, but Google any city in a red state + “budget deficit.” Here was the first one I tried.
People love small government until it’s their local cops.
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8 facts about Americans and Instagram
Instagram has grown in popularity since its launch 10 years ago this month. Here are eight key takeaways from our research into the platform.
WSJ News Exclusive | Facebook Seeks Shutdown of NYU Research Project Into Political Ad Targeting
Facebook is demanding that a New York University research project cease collecting data about its political-ad targeting practices, setting up a fight with academics seeking to study the platform without the company’s permission.
SEC sees $5M victory in case against Kik
The Canadian firm's ICO for its Kin tokens comes to its unlucky end.
Quibi To Shut Down, Ending $2B Streaming Experiment – Update
UPDATED at 3:30PM PT with official statements. Quibi, the mobile streaming service launched amid great fanfare and nearly $2 billion in start-up capital by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, is of…
CAREN Act: San Francisco officials vote unanimously to ban racially-motivated 911 calls
San Francisco supervisors passed the bill Caution Against Racially and Exploitative Non-Emergencies (CAREN) that will make false racially-charged 911 reports illegal.
Former senior Trump aide Jason Miller has been accused of secretly administering an abortion pill in a smoothie
"Unbeknownst to Jane Doe, the Smoothie contained an abortion pill. The pill induced an abortion, and Jane Doe wound up in a hospital emergency room, bleeding heavily and nearly went into a coma," the document reads.
New Yorker Suspends Jeffrey Toobin for Zoom Dick Incident
In a statement to VICE, Jeffrey Toobin apologized for the "embarrassingly stupid mistake."
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You’ll know when he’s back when you see a 15,000 word piece that draws tenuous connections between the working man and celebrities who have had sex tapes leaked and asserts that “pants” are a metaphor for new desperately needed norms in a Zoom era.
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Does Inflation Really Hurt the Poor More than the Rich?
After being neglected for decades, income and wealth inequality are back at the center of economic discussions. Recent work by the IMF, renowned
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“After accounting for the effect of other economic variables, we find a negative correlation between long term inflation and income inequality for low inflation rates…”
If you hate the Fed you hate poor people. I don’t make the rules.
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Rename Jackson Park: Give Us a Sign project.
On July 21, 2020, the Alameda City Council voted unanimously to dename the park formerly known as Jackson Park (located on Park Ave. at Encinal Ave.). A Park Renaming Committee was formed and is now asking the community for name ideas, based on the...
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So, our local park is being renamed because it was named after Andrew Jackson, who we just realized did bad things (oops).
Internet, please help. Together we can do this. alamedaca.gov/Shortcut-Conte… pic.twitter.com/sKwtzaF4qN
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In a Win for Free Speech, Supreme Court Says California Can’t Force Pro-Life Centers to Promote Abortion
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of free speech in NIFLA v. Becerra, a case regarding California’s attempt to force pro-life pregnancy centers to advertise the state’s free or low-cost abortion program.
The Court rightly held that the...