Your meditation headband may be feeding your brainwaves to an AI model
A recent report from the journal Science outlines the relationship between the electroencephalography (EEG) industry and AI. It found that some companies selling brain-tracking devices aren’t entirely forthcoming about where users’ brain-signal data ends up.
Gas prices dip below $4 but inflation remains stubbornly high
Gasoline prices fell below $4 a gallon Tuesday for the first time in three months — but the overall cost of living remains stubbornly high.
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Kalshi user who lost $308,000 on sports bets sues to get back $580,000
Bright filed his complaint in September in King County Superior Court. Kalshi wants the case heard in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington. It filed a motion to dismiss the following month and has also asked the court to put the case on hold.
‘Like gods reigning over humans’: Many defectors see daughter of North Korea’s Kim as heir apparent
Little is known about her except that she’s reportedly about 13 and named Kim Ju Ae, but Korea’s spy agency says she’s likely her father’s heir.
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Indonesia’s VP offers resignation as questions mount over his eligibility
His resignation offer comes amid a widening political rift between Prabowo and Widodo and a separate investigation into allegations that senior police officials wiretapped the president.
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Oil Prices Have Tumbled in November. Here’s Why.
The global benchmark price is down more than $20 a barrel since late October, when it traded for around $113.
Anthropic was going to rent power for its data centers, then decided to spend $3.4 billion buying the generators
The deal makes it the largest known purchase of power-generation gear by any AI lab, according to the Financial Times. Anthropic signed the agreement back in late September with San Antonio-based supplier OnePWR Solutions. OnePWR had ordered the generators from Caterpillar about two years earlier, but it was still short…
The average cost for a new vehicle in the U.S. hits a record high: over $51,000
Vehicle transaction prices are up to a new record high, according to the Kelley Blue Book — and some buyers are extending their car loans to finance them.
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Microsoft patent describes paying you to train AI on your idle GPU
Filed earlier this month and quickly noticed by Patentlyze, the patent would monitor consenting users’ devices and assign them AI training workloads during periods of low or no usage. Users might receive store credit or advanced access to AI models as compensation.
Pete Hegseth decries impeachment push, defends Iran war handling – CNBC
- Pete Hegseth decries impeachment push, defends Iran war handling CNBC
- Hegseth ties impeachment defense to troops — and Trump Politico
- Hegseth says impeachment effort is a ‘political spectacle’ driven by ‘policy disagreements’ CNN
- Pete Hegseth to address reporters after Republican begins impeachment effort – follow live BBC
- Hegseth calls impeachment effort ‘political spectacle,’ defends military actions Baltimore Sun
Seven days of chaos in the ER: How this country’s healthcare system is unraveling
Renewed fighting has pushed Ethiopia’s healthcare system close to collapse: “The whole emergency (room) was flooded with war trauma patients,” one surgeon says of a brutal week in September.
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France says Iran was behind supermarket refrigerator cyberattacks that caused millions in damage
On October 11 and 12, stores across France experienced cyberattacks that took control of their refrigeration controllers. The hackers remotely overrode the settings on freezers, fridges and chiller cabinets, in some cases raising temperatures to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit), spoiling food and causing at least 15 fires. France…
Get in, loser: Broadway’s newest ‘Mean Girls’ are ready to insult (and enlighten) you
“School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play,” is ending a Broadway run this week and celebrating with livestream broadcasts. We interviewed the Tony-nominated playwright, Jocelyn Bioh.
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Anthropic Targets Valuation of Up to $1.4 Trillion for Blockbuster I.P.O.
The A.I. company’s pricing would make it one of the biggest ever public listings. It comes at a volatile moment amid fears that the A.I. boom may not be sustainable.
