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Elon Musk impersonator from Florida arrested for scamming elderly woman – LEX18

A 56-year-old Bradenton, Florida man was arrested on Wednesday after police say he impersonated Elon Musk online to scam an elderly woman.
Jeffrey Arthur Moynihan, Jr., 56, is charged with defrauding the 74-year-old Texas woman out of $250,000, but the actual sum could be much higher.
In 2023, police said the victim befriended “Elon Musk” on Facebook. They exchanged messages for several months before he offered her an investment opportunity since they were “friends.”
“He suggested that if […]
Elon Musk impersonator from Florida arrested for scamming elderly woman – LEX18

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An eco-political economy of AI to understand the complexities of its environmental costs

As the world meets at the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, stories about the unsustainability of the data centres that power artificial intelligence are making headlines every day. This column introduces the concept of an ‘eco-political economy of AI’, covering each step from mining materials to processing data to digital waste. Only by examining the complexities of the AI production chain can we begin to understand the true environmental impact of these technologies.

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An eco-political economy of AI to understand the complexities of its environmental costs

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Elon Musk's Father Is Worried About Him – Futurism

Elon Musk's estranged father, Errol Musk, is concerned that his son is stretching himself too thin. 
"Elon has no eyes on anything more than trying to make sure that whatever he does now… he's able to give a proper job without affecting his own work," he said in a recent interview with the Saudi state-owned news channel Al Arabiya. 
"I think that would be a big concern to him," he continued. "Many of the meetings… he has to make with his existing […]
Elon Musk's Father Is Worried About Him – Futurism

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Only 50 Ohio students have earned AI credentialing. Nine are from Ridgewood High School.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Ridgewood High School has announced nine students earning the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Readiness Credential, an industry-recognized certification demonstrating advanced digital skills and readiness for the future of AI technologies.
This achievement places them among only 50 students across Ohio to earn the certification, which is also officially recognized by Intel for its rigorous standards in digital readiness and innovation.
These students join an exclusive group of […]
Only 50 Ohio students have earned AI credentialing. Nine are from Ridgewood High School.

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Elon Musk's DOGE Takes Aim At Federal Agencies—Here's Where Cuts Could Be Made

Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, co-heads of the upcoming Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency commission, also known as “DOGE”, have vowed to slash federal spending by “at least $2 trillion,” Musk suggested last month at a Trump rally—targeting agencies like the Pentagon and the Education Department—though it’s unclear how he arrived at that figure.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy at Mar-a-Lago on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Saul Martinez for The […]
Elon Musk's DOGE Takes Aim At Federal Agencies—Here's Where Cuts Could Be Made

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New California Laws Regulating Privacy and Artificial Intelligence | CDF Labor Law LLP

In September, Gavin Newsom signed a host of new legislation into law, including two bills – AB 3030 and SB 1223, designed to help regulate health data and generative AI in the healthcare space. 
SB 1223 is a less highlighted bill that simply modifies the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) definition of sensitive personal information to now include “neural data,” also known as “information generated by measuring the activity of a consumer central or […]
New California Laws Regulating Privacy and Artificial Intelligence | CDF Labor Law LLP

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Elon Musk's new DOGE plans are actually old ideas about mass deregulation – The Verge

By Gaby Del Valle, a policy reporter. Her past work has focused on immigration politics, border surveillance technologies, and the rise of the New Right.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have laid out their plans for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a currently nonexistent entity they say will “cut the federal government down to size.” Though DOGE isn’t a real department — and may in fact just be President-elect Donald Trump’s way of placating Musk by giving him the […]
Elon Musk's new DOGE plans are actually old ideas about mass deregulation – The Verge

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Cardiology collaboration advances machine learning predictions | Penn State University

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Researchers at Penn State are using machine learning and existing electrocardiogram (ECG) data to help doctors make more accurate predictions. With support from Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)’s seed grant program, a team of artificial intelligence engineers, in collaboration with a team of physicians from Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, is working to develop novel algorithms for point-of-care, in-house use and for […]
Cardiology collaboration advances machine learning predictions | Penn State University

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Elon Musk has pledged to settle Mars. This book offers a reality check | CNN

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The promise of starting life anew on Mars may appear alluring, even feasible, as the climate crisis intensifies and space and rocket technology advances.

But the reality would be dreadful, according to one book that argues that Elon Musk’s intention to settle the red planet within the next 30 years is doomed to […]
Elon Musk has pledged to settle Mars. This book offers a reality check | CNN

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Microsoft’s new cloud PC is a Mac mini competitor with the power button in the right place

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When it comes to mini PCs, Microsoft might make the focus purely on Cloud PCs rather than more traditional devices like Apple’s Mac mini. If that’s the case, some aren’t sure that Microsoft’s Cloud PCs will ever be a true competitor for the Mac Mini’s performance prowess.
One Redditor writes, “When one of the fastest computers money can buy is just $150 more for an Apple Mac mini with M4, this […]
Microsoft’s new cloud PC is a Mac mini competitor with the power button in the right place