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the star codex rationalist silicon valley smith noahpinion
Noah Smith / Noahpinion: The NYT overstated the influence of both Slate Star Codex and the Rationalist community on Silicon Valley, and falsely portrayed the tech industry as right-wing — Stereotyping the tech industry as a bunch of secretive right-wingers isn’t correct, and it isn’t helpful. the star codex rationalist silicon valley smith noahpinion the star…
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Elon Musk reportedly wants to lay off 75% of Twitter’s staff
Elon Musk reportedly wants to lay off 75% of Twitter’s staff Musk has previously hinted at plans for layoffs if he buys Twitter; however, the cuts should be deeper than previously anticipated. According to a brand new document from the Washington Post, Musk plans to purge 75% of Twitter’s team of workers, or around 5,600…
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Despite Cannabinoids Study, ‘Odds Aren’t Fantastic’ It Will Ever Treat Covid
While a recent study found that cannabinoids protected cells in a petri dish from SARS-CoV-2 infection, “working in a petri dish is a relatively low bar for a drug to clear,” Slate points out. “The conventional wisdom in pharmaceutical sciences holds that, of every 10,000 drugs that shows potential…Read Article Despite Cannabinoids Study, ‘Odds Aren’t…
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New Open Source-Loving Microsoft Celebrates .NET’s 20th Anniversary
From Mike Melanson’s “This Week in Programming” column: The 20th anniversary of .NET is upon us this week and with it, Microsoft is pulling out all the stops in celebration of what it says is “the most loved framework by developers for three years in a row now — 2019, 2020, 2021, according to Stack…
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Vint Cerf vs. Martin Hellman: How Should We Assess the Risks of Nuclear War?
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists published a discussion between a 77-year-old “father of the internet” and a 75-year-old “father of public key cryptography”. Long before Vinton Cerf and Martin Hellman changed the world with their inventions, they were young assistant professors at Stanford University who…Read Article Vint Cerf vs. Martin Hellman: How Should We…
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Virgin Media Fined $50K For Spamming Opted-Out Customers
British telco Virgin Media is facing a 50,000 pound financial penalty after spamming more than 400,000 opted-out customers urging them to sign back up to receive marketing bumf. The Register reports: Just one customer complained to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) about receiving the spam — but that… Read Article Virgin Media Fined $50K For…
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New Policygenius 125m 225m
125 million to 225 million New York, NY, November 21, the twenty-first day of November, 2018. Artificial intelligence and AI have a prime effect on each industry, and that consists of safety. Since the enterprise is a computerized employer and has focused on shielding corporations, PolicyGenius is making use of those technological advances to make…
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Nintendo Global And US Presidents Discuss Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Switch, And The Company’s Forays Into Theme Parks, Movies, And More
Nintendo announced in June 2019 that Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a much-anticipated game for its Switch console, would be delayed until March 20, 2020, and asked fans to be patient. It had no way of knowing that when the sport appeared—amid a global pandemic that had left hundreds of thousands of people trapped at home…
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Tokyo- And Bangkok-Based Opn, Formerly Synqa, A Digital Payments And Blockchain Tech Provider, Raises A $120M Series C+ At A $1B+ Valuation
Bangkok collection 120 m c 1 bnusseyreuters TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) – Japan’s government has imposed a tax on cigarettes.Japan’s government has imposed a tax on cigarettes. Japan’s government has imposed a tax on cigarettes. Digital bill processor Opn, previously referred to as Synqa, stated it had raised $120 million in a Series C+ investment…