Budgets are about priorities. In President Joe Biden administration’s new budget, its apparent priorities are marred by problems. Here’s the cheat sheet version: Rather than containing explosive growth in spending, it would use a bunch of new taxes to wage class warfare. While this budget is dead on arrival in Congress, it’s worth reviewing some
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Whenever issues of free speech would arise, Americans would often quote Voltaire and say, “I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” Voltaire didn’t actually say itand only a fool would count on anyone to defend them, let alone to the death. Yet it was
Investing can feel like starting a road trip with a destination in mind but no road map. With newartificial intelligence (AI)investing tools coming on the market, you can finally get the guide you need to chart your journey. Investor-friendly tools like AI investing software, AI-powered searches andAI-powered investing assistantsunlock a portfolios potential. As the capabilities
peering through the clouds — We finally have proof of active volcanoes on Venus Researchers pored over images from Magellan’s visit to Venus in the early 1990s. David Rothery, The Conversation – Mar 17, 2023 10:08 am UTC Enlarge / A perspective view across Maat Mons on Venus, based on Magellan radar data.NASA/JPL reader comments
Cathie Wood-led ARK Investment Management bought a whopping $20.5 million stake in cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase Global Inc COIN on Thursday. Funds operated by ARK purchased over 353,000 shares of the company on a day when its stock fell over 7.8%. The purchase was conducted via the flagship ARK Innovation ETF ARKK and the ARK
Toxin troubles — At least 67 people got botulism after trying to paralyze their stomachs The aim was to slow digestion, but it instead led to life-threatening paralysis. Beth Mole – Mar 16, 2023 9:17 pm UTC Enlarge / Micrograph of Clostridium botulinumGetty | BSIP reader comments 68 with Share this story Share on Facebook
The NFT project doodles is looking to go beyond being an NFT project, with plans to become a "leading media franchise." 1885 Total views 24 Total shares Listen to article 0:00 News Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFT Identity crisis: Cofounder of doodles says its not an NFT project One
436 Nebraska preppers face many of the same threats as anyone else in America: civil collapse, EMP, natural disasters, etc. However, Cornhuskers have unique challenges than preppers in other states. What makes sense for a prepper in New Hampshire may not make sense fora prepper in Montana. This applies to Nebraska as well. NOTE: Do
The largest US banks have banded together to deposit $30bn into First Republic Bank in an attempt to bolster its finances and contain the fallout from the collapse of two big lenders in the past week. JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo will each deposit $5bn into First Republic, a California-based lender.
absolutely, perfectly safe — OpenAI checked to see whether GPT-4 could take over the world “ARC’s evaluation has much lower probability of leading to an AI takeover than the deployment itself.” Benj Edwards – Mar 15, 2023 10:09 pm UTC EnlargeArs Technica reader comments 128 with Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Not ready for primetime player — Baidu shares fall after Ernie AI chatbot demo disappoints After demo, no one knows if Ernie can compete with ChatGPT. Ryan McMorrow and Qianer Liu, Financial Times – Mar 16, 2023 1:11 pm UTC Enlarge / “Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top
Virtual Worlds — 20 years later, Second Life is launching on mobile The so-called proto-Metaverse will leap from desktops for the first time. Samuel Axon – Mar 16, 2023 12:28 pm UTC reader comments 24 with Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Second Life mobile preview. Remember Second Life?
Benzinga recently hosted its first virtual event focused on investing in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), dubbed ETF: Unlocked. Sponsored by Traders Accounting, the event brought together important thought leaders in the space to share their expertise and discuss current and future trends for 2023. One of the featured participants was Steven McClurg, CIO of Valkyrie
Shiba Inu SHIB/USD developer Kaal Dhairya has admitted to making a mistake regarding the Shibarium Beta chain ID after the community accused the team of stealing the Rinia chain ID. What Happened: Dhairya, on Thursday, acknowledged his mistake of not rechecking at the time of the PuppyNet network launch and confirmed that the chains were
close video Should the Federal Reserve capitulate? OptionsPlay Director of Education and Product Jessica Inskip gives her take on how Fed Chair Powell should respond to high inflation on ‘Making Money.’ The Federal Reserve launched its war against inflation exactly one year ago to the day, kicking off the most aggressive interest rate hike campaign
Jeremy Hunt has delivered a defiantly upbeat Budget that offered a £9bn tax break for business, an extension of free childcare and a surprise pension boost for the well-off. The chancellor on Wednesday claimed Britain’s economy was “proving the doubters wrong”, as he announced a 100 per cent tax break for business investment to try
No brownie points — Heres why slashing insulin prices will actually save Big Pharma money The cuts will kick in just as a federal cap on Medicaid payments is eliminated. Beth Mole – Mar 14, 2023 10:25 pm UTC Enlarge / In this photo illustration, insulin pens manufactured by Novo Nordisk are displayed on March
In the late 1990s, direct electronic deposit was introduced to employees, and since then it has become the primary method of payment when it comes to employment. Today, more than 93% of U.S. workers receive their pay by direct deposit 99% of social security payments and the majority of Veteran Affairs payments, whether that be
Should sell like hotcakes — Heres our first look at Kias EV9 three-row electric SUV The EV9 was designed with American tastes in mind and goes on sale later this year. Jonathan M. Gitlin – Mar 14, 2023 9:00 pm UTC Enlarge / This is a prototype of the new Kia EV9 electric SUV, which
Tastyworksannounced it would assume the name of its IG Group Holdings Inc.-owned parent and financial media company,tastytrade. Context: Since 2011, tastytrade advocatedfor and empoweredindividual retail investors. The firms founders, who previously created the thinkorswim platform acquired by Charles Schwab Corporation-owned SCHW TD Ameritrade in 2009, are market veterans whomaintained research-based content that better informedtraders activitiesin