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Google Calls in Help From Larry Page and Sergey Brin for A.I. Fight

Google Calls in Help From Larry Page and Sergey Brin for A.I. Fight

Google’s Advanced Technology Review Council, a panel of executives that includes Jeff Dean, the company’s senior vice president of research and artificial intelligence, and Kent Walker, Google’s president of global affairs and chief legal officer, met less than two weeks after ChatGPT debuted to discuss their company’s initiatives, according to the slide presentation. They reviewed plans for products that were expected to debut at Google’s company conference in May, including Image… Source link

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U.S. debt ceiling fight is a potential ‘financial catastrophe’

U.S. debt ceiling fight is a potential ‘financial catastrophe’

Expect financial market and economic chaos to ensue if U.S. lawmakers don’t find a resolution on the debt ceiling this time around. “If there was even a temporary default on the U.S. debt, it would really be a financial catastrophe,” NYU professor and economist Nouriel Roubini told Yahoo Finance Live at the World Economic Forum (video above). “So if you default on the debt, domestic and foreign investors in the private sector are not going to buy your bonds, and you’ll have a spike in… Source link

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Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia fight looks like a reality though it’s boxing and there’s always work to do

Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia fight looks like a reality though it’s boxing and there’s always work to do

Barring any unexpected late snags, Ryan Garcia (above with trainer Joe Goossen), will fight Gervonta Davis on April 15 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Tom Hogan/Golden Boy Promotions via Getty Images) On Nov. 17, both Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia took to social media to announce that they’d agreed to fight each other in what all in the sport agree will be a mega-fight at super lightweight if it goes forward. Davis went so far on Twitter to say the fight was “signed sealed delivered…done.” But… Source link

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Khabib Nurmagomedov retires as MMA coach, status for Islam Makhachev title fight up in the air

Khabib Nurmagomedov retires as MMA coach, status for Islam Makhachev title fight up in the air

Khabib Nurmagomedov, who coached Islam Makhachev to the UFC lightweight title he once held, shared a post via Instagram on Saturday indicating that he’s “leaving the MMA industry.” (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Khabib Nurmagomedov retired early as a fighter, seemingly with a number of significant fights left in him. Now, it appears he’s doing the same as a coach. Nurmagomedov shared an Instagram post in Russian that indicated he’s leaving the sport. Javier Mendez, the coach at the… Source link

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Khabib Nurmagomedov retires as MMA coach, status for Islam Makhachev title fight up in the air

Khabib Nurmagomedov retires as MMA coach, status for Islam Makhachev title fight up in the air

Khabib Nurmagomedov, who coached Islam Makhachev to the UFC lightweight title he once held, shared a post via Instagram on Saturday indicating that he’s “leaving the MMA industry.” (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Khabib Nurmagomedov retired early as a fighter, seemingly with a number of significant fights left in him. Now, it appears he’s doing the same as a coach. Nurmagomedov shared an Instagram post in Russian that indicated he’s leaving the sport. Javier Mendez, the coach at the… Source link

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NFL Betting Week 15: Another Ravens rock fight

NFL Betting Week 15: Another Ravens rock fight

Yahoo fantasy football analyst Scott Pianowski reveals his weekly NFL betting ticket in his Throwing Darts column. Check out where he’s putting his jelly beans for Week 15. All lines courtesy of our friends at BetMGM. Last week was a clean 4-1 result, but everyone starts 0-0 in the new slate. Let’s keep the head down, keep grinding. If you want the full-season pick log, it’s linked at the bottom of the page. Our seasonal record now sits at 44-23-3 ATS. Ravens +2.5 at Browns I’m in… Source link

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Oregon city drops fight to keep Google water use private

Oregon city drops fight to keep Google water use private

Residents of The Dalles, Oregon, are learning how much of their water Google’s data centers have been using to cool the computers inside the cavernous buildings — information that previously was deemed a trade secret. Google says its data centers in the Oregon town consumed 274.5 million gallons (1 billion liters) of water last year. Dawn Rasmussen, who lives on the outskirts of The Dalles and has seen the level of her well water drop year after year, said she is shocked. “I’m… Source link

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Congress doubles down fight against Live Nation after Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco

Congress doubles down fight against Live Nation after Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco

Congress is ramping up its fight against Ticketmaster’s parent company, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), following last month’s Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco. On Tuesday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee wrote a letter addressed to Live Nation CEO, Michael Rapino. It requested a rundown of Live Nation’s ticketing process for Swift’s “Eras” tour, in addition to a list of actions the company has since taken to ensure consumers can better access live entertainment. The letter also asked… Source link

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Regis Prograis set to receive full $1.2 million payment after fight check bounced

Regis Prograis set to receive full .2 million payment after fight check bounced

WBC super lightweight champion Regis Prograis (left), will eventually get his entire fight check for defeating Jose Zepeda on Saturday in Carson, California. His check was initially denied by the bank. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Regis Prograis, the newly crowned WBC super lightweight world champion, received 50% of his fight purse on Wednesday and will receive the other 50% on Thursday after his initial check bounced at the bank. The money was due from his fight… Source link

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Starbucks is ‘choosing to fight tooth and nail’: Labor union president

Starbucks is ‘choosing to fight tooth and nail’: Labor union president

Starbucks reported record quarterly revenue in fiscal Q4, but the strain of ongoing unionization efforts remains. As of Friday, there are 320 Starbucks locations that have conducted unionization ballot counts. Of those, 257 have voted yes to unionize, 57 have voted no, and 6 are challenge-determinative. Of those that voted yes, 248 have been certified, and Starbucks is expected to begin bargaining in good faith with the union, according to the National Labor Relations Board. However, a… Source link

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