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Spotting Market Bubbles: Why History Says It’s Nearly Impossible

Spotting Market Bubbles: Why History Says It’s Nearly Impossible

If you knew you were standing inside a stock market bubble, you wouldn’t be standing in it for long. You’d sell. So would I, and so would everyone reading this. And if spotting market bubbles ...

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Credit Card Outage Disrupts Payments Across Japan

Credit Card Outage Disrupts Payments Across Japan

A nationwide credit card outage in Japan disrupted shop payments, rail pass purchases and Mobile Pasmo ...

“Asymmetric Warfare Boom” Accelerates As US Army Awards Neros $500 Million For FPV Attack Drones

Defense startup Neros has secured a US Army…

Who Should Own AI And Your Data?

Ownership of AI and control of personal data…

America’s Most Overlooked Developer: Local Churches

Faith institutions already own land and want to…

These Are The States Driving America’s Economic Growth

The U.S. economy grew 2.1% in real terms…

Why Data Center Growth Forecasts Are Essential To Mitigating Their Impact On The Grid

Much of the concern surrounding artificial intelligence is…

Cuba Reconnects To Power Grid After Latest Island Blackout

Cuba fully restored its energy grid early Wednesday after…

Beijing Weighs Restricting Foreign Access To China's Top AI Models

Beijing Weighs Restricting Foreign Access To China’s Top AI Models

Up until now, the politicization of AI models generally ran in one direction with US "frontier" ...

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Bill To Prohibit Sex Offenders And Human Traffickers From Elected Office Amended To Exempt Pedophiles

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California Fault Stress Hits 1,000-Year High

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From around the corner, down the street, and up your alley, here are some stories that hitting the headlines… and they’re all TRUE!! Dateline: Maryland Whoever smelt it, dealt it. Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed new technology…

This DNA Switch Could Control Molecular Machines

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Drone maker Zipline on Wednesday introduced a new model that works with a small robot to deliver packages with precision in…

Aftershock: Life After Silicon Valley Bank

While headlines of bank failures and bailouts consume the media, few are contemplating the economic and financial aftershocks that will follow….

Timeline: The Shocking Collapse Of Silicon Valley Bank

Just days ago, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was still viewed as a highly-respected player in the tech space, counting thousands of…

Citadel’s Griffin Slams SVB Bailout: American Capitalism Is “Breaking Down Before Our Eyes”

In contrast to billionaire Bill Ackman’s praise for the federal government’s bailout of SVB depositors, Citadel founder Bill Griffin is not impressed, telling The…

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Many stories about the future are formed by imagining worst-case scenarios, then extracting lessons from them about what we should try…

How To End The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Without Firing A Shot

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Credit Suisse Shares Hit New Low Amid Market Turmoil

Credit Suisse, considered by investors as “the weakest link” in Swiss banking, saw its share price plunge Monday as markets were…

Incidental Learning: Learning Without Trying To Learn

Incidental learning is learning that occurs unintentionally, from activities where learning is not a conscious goal for the learner. For example, when…

What The Growth In ‘Financial Shenanigans’ Says About The Economy

We have already seen an inordinate amount of outright fraud this cycle (see this and this) that has, so far, proven to be a…

What Will The Future Hold For Payment Aggregators?

Could Web3 be the Payment Aggregator killer? The introduction of online commerce has transformed the way we shop and conduct business….

‘Zombie Forests’ Are Stuck In Regions That Are Too Warm

About one-fifth of California’s Sierra Nevada conifer forests are a mismatch for the region’s warming weather, a new study shows. This…

Can A 1975 Bioweapons Ban Handle Today’s Biothreats?

Matthew Meselson is a true eminence grise of arms control in the realm of biological weaponry. In 1984, he traveled to Thailand…

Annualized Interest Up $230B Or 75% Since Last Year

Similar to last month, the Treasury is using extraordinary measures to keep the total debt balance below the current debt ceiling. The…

Biocomputing With Mini-Brains As Processors Could Be More Powerful Than Silicon-Based AI

The human brain is a master of computation. It’s no wonder that from brain-inspired algorithms to neuromorphic chips, scientists are borrowing…

The Origins Of Stunt Performing

For over 120 years, stunt performers have graced our screens, performing acts too dangerous and risky for the actors involved in…

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South Africa is currently facing the threat of civil war unrest due to concerns over rolling blackouts and potential total power…

“THE TEMPEST” MAKES LANDFALL AT MOORPARK COLLEGE THEATRE ARTS

Moorpark, CA – Moorpark College Theatre Arts is proud to announce the opening of the classic Shakespearean comedy The Tempestand it will…

Capitalism Is Broken If Record Profit Margins Don’t Revert

“Profit margins are probably the most mean-reverting series in finance. And if profit margins do not mean-revert, then something has gone…