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Beyond hope and hype: five certainties in the AI storm
The just-published Anthropic paper by Massenkoff and McCrory is a genuinely careful, well-intentioned and much-needed piece of work. The authors build a thoughtful exposure measure, draw on real usage data, apply a clean difference-in-differences framework and find limited employment effects to date. Every step is methodologically defensible. The conclusion they reach is probably entirely accurate…
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Push for $40 smartphones builds momentum, but still faces cost hurdles | TechCrunch
A push by a coalition of telecom operators, device makers, and industry groups to bring $40 smartphones to market — a price point seen as key to getting tens of millions more people online — is gathering momentum, but questions remain over whether manufacturers can produce such ultra-low-cost devices at scale. This week at Mobile…
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Israel hits Iran oil facility, as PM Netanyahu warns of many surprises
The Iran war exploded further late on Saturday as pillars of flame rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the week-old conflict. Iranian state media confirmed the strike as video footage showed the horizon glowing against the night sky. Israel’s…
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UFC 326: Live results, analysis for Holloway vs. Oliveira 2
Former UFC champions Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira will clash in a rematch 11 years after the first bout, as the pair headlines UFC 326 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Unlike the first fight, a UFC belt will be on the line Saturday night, when Holloway looks to defend the BMF title that signifies…
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Iran weathers US firestorm, raising prospect of a long war
US President Donald Trump targeted Iran, expecting a short, decisive military operation reminiscent of the US recent raids on Venezuela. Yet seven days into “Operation Epic Fury,” the conflict’s intensity, geographic spread, human costs and economic repercussions reveal a stark strategic miscalculation. What Washington projected as an overwhelming but limited use of force has metastasized…
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Skubal fans five, allows leadoff HR as U.S. wins
Great Britain’s Nate Eaton greeted Team USA’s Tarik Skubal with a home run to lead off the game Saturday night, as the defending American League Cy Young Award winner made his only start of the World Baseball Classic in Houston as the Americans cruised 9-1. Eaton, 29, an infielder and outfielder for the Boston Red…
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Messi paid $70M-$80M per year, Miami owner says
Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas revealed that captain Lionel Messi is paid between $70 million and $80 million a year, including the player’s ownership shares, as Mas explained the team’s need to maximize sponsorship deals and additional forms of revenue. Earlier this week, Miami signed a deal with Brazilian financial services company Nu, which will…
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Hong Kong urged to review fuel prices amid unfair cost increase accusations
Hong Kong authorities have been urged to review the pricing mechanism for local fuel supplies after petrol retailers were accused of swiftly raising prices as conflict erupted in the Middle East, even though the city had not yet exhausted its weeks-long stockpile. Global fuel prices have soared since the US-Israel war with Iran broke out,…
