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AIs encode language like brains do − opening a window on human conversations

Sep 21, 2024 11:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Language enables people to transmit thoughts to each other because each persons brain responds similarly to the meaning of words. In our newly published research, my colleagues and I developed a framework to model the...

대만·불가리아, 레바논 폭발 호출기 사건 연루 부인

Sep 21, 2024 10:44 am UTC| Insights & Views

금요일, 대만과 불가리아 당국은 레바논에서 폭발한 수천 개의 호출기 공급망에 연루되었다는 혐의를 부인했다. 이 호출기 폭발 사건은 헤즈볼라에 치명타를 가했다. 화요일 레바논에서 발생한 공격과 수요일 헤즈볼라가 사용하던...

US Election Series

연준, 금리 0.5% 인하… 대선에 미칠 영향은?

Sep 21, 2024 10:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

2024년 9월 18일, 연방준비제도(Fed)는 기준 금리를 0.5% 인하해 4.75%에서 5% 사이로 조정한다고 발표했다. 이는 4년 만에 처음으로 차입 비용이 낮아진 것이다. 이번 조치는 인플레이션과의 싸움에서 중앙은행이 승리했다고 판단한...

Central Banking Series

Fed slashes rates by a half-point – what that means for presidential election

Sep 20, 2024 04:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks Economy

In a widely anticipated move, the Federal Reserve announced on Sept. 18, 2024, that it was cutting its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to a range of 4.75% to 5% the first time the cost of borrowing has...

구글, 호주 주요 언론사보다 가치 높아. 저널리즘에 더 나은 기여 방법은?

Sep 19, 2024 15:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views

세계 미디어 인터넷 집중도 프로젝트(Global Media Internet Concentration Project)는 전 세계 국가들의 통신 및 미디어 산업의 집중도를 분석한다. 최근 발표된 호주 관련 최신 데이터는 구글(Alphabet, 구글 모회사)이 호주에서...

오픈 소스 인터넷? 자본주의 웹의 해독제는 이미 존재한다

Sep 19, 2024 15:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views

인터넷 초창기에는 누구도 상대방이 개인지 아닌지 알 수 없다는 말이 유명했다. 인터넷은 그야말로 누구나 될 수 있는 공간이었다. 더 중요한 것은, 인터넷은 무엇이든 찾을 수 있는 곳이었다는 점이다. 희귀한 책이든 네온 핑크색...

How universities can unlock their entrepreneurial potential

Sep 19, 2024 10:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Universities do more than just teach and conduct research theyre where some of the most audacious ideas are ignited, eventually finding their way into the private sector and our everyday lives. Take Stanford and UC...

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Economy

Asian Stocks Mixed as Korean Chipmakers Rally

Asian stocks traded mixed on Tuesday as strong gains in South Korean semiconductor shares boosted the regions technology sector, while rising oil prices, higher U.S. Treasury yields and expectations for tighter monetary...

Canada Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Goods Take Effect

Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion worth of U.S. goods early Tuesday, escalating its trade dispute with the United States after negotiations between the two countries collapsed last month. Prime Minister...

Iran Threatens Gulf Energy Assets as U.S. Tensions Escalate

Iran warned Monday that it would retaliate against further U.S. attacks, threatening American oil and gas interests across the Gulf as renewed hostilities raise concerns over global energy supplies and shipping through the...

US Stock Futures Mixed as Fed Rate Hike Bets Rise

U.S. stock futures traded mixed Tuesday as Wall Street returned from the Labor Day holiday, with investors weighing stronger employment data, rising oil prices and growing expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise...

China Exports Surge 25% in August as Trade Surplus Hits $119 Billion

Chinas exports posted another strong increase in August, while imports exceeded market expectations, highlighting resilient trade activity despite signs of weakness in the worlds second-largest economy. Official customs...

Politics

Trump Threatens Bombardier U.S. Sales Ban

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to block Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier from selling planes in the United States unless the company expands its manufacturing operations in the country, escalating tensions...

Australia Plans New Rules Giving Users Control Over Social Media Feeds

Australia has proposed new social media regulations that would give users greater control over the content appearing in their feeds, expanding the governments efforts to strengthen online safety and regulate major...

Cuba Says No US Talks as Blockade Costs Hit $8.1 Billion

Cubas foreign minister said Monday that no negotiations with the United States are currently taking place and there are no plans for future talks, as Havana blamed Washingtons decades-old trade embargo for more than $8...

Bolivia Military Barracks Explosion Kills Nine

Bolivian authorities confirmed on Monday that the death toll from an explosion at a military barracks in Viacha has risen to nine, while rescue teams continue searching for people still missing after the deadly blast. The...

Iran Threatens US With ‘Economic Warfare’ as Gulf Tensions Rise

Iran threatened the United States with economic warfare on Tuesday and claimed it had launched an advanced ballistic missile toward U.S. warships, raising concerns about another escalation in the six-month conflict. The...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Qualcomm Stock Jumps on Amazon AI Chip Deal

Qualcomm Technologies (NASDAQ: QCOM) shares surged 9.5% after the chipmaker announced a multi-generational partnership with Amazon to develop custom silicon and high-speed optical connectivity technology for artificial...

Google Revamps EU Search Results to Meet DMA Rules

Alphabets Google has introduced major changes to its search results in Europe as it seeks to comply with European Union antitrust rules under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Google said Tuesday that the overhaul represents...

Anthropic Drops $6 Billion Decart AI Acquisition Talks

Anthropic has reportedly abandoned plans to acquire artificial intelligence startup Decart AI after exploring a potential transaction valued at roughly $6 billion, according to Bloomberg News. The maker of the Claude AI...

Huawei Launches Mate XT2 Foldable Phone in China

Huawei unveiled its latest flagship foldable smartphone, the Mate XT2, on Monday as the Chinese technology giant looks to maintain its dominance in the countrys premium smartphone market amid growing competition from Apple...

Nvidia CEO Says AGI Has Arrived With OpenAI GPT-6 Astra

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang has declared that artificial general intelligence, or AGI, has arrived, pointing to OpenAIs newly launched GPT-6 Astra as a major milestone in the accelerating development of...