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Artificial Intelligence to be Focus of Fellowship at State Capitol – Connecticut by the Numbers

The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) is accepting applications for a one-year CASE Fellowship at the state legislature – the Connecticut General Assembly (CGA) Artificial Intelligence Policy Fellowship.
It is described as “an opportunity for a scientist/engineer to engage at the nexus of research and policy on a significant policy issue.” The Fellowship is projected to begin in March 2025 and end in February 2026.  Application deadline is January 6, 2025.  The […]
Artificial Intelligence to be Focus of Fellowship at State Capitol – Connecticut by the Numbers

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Musk helped kill a bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation

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Washington: President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk played a key role this week in killing a bipartisan funding proposal that would have prevented a government shutdown, railing against the plan in a torrent of more than 100 social media posts that included multiple false claims.
The X owner, an unelected figure, used his outsize influence on the platform to help sway Congress, doing so without regard for facts […]
Musk helped kill a bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation

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WNBA star takes aim at Elon Musk, rips billionaires after funding bill gets passed | Fox News

Fox News’ Madeleine Rivera reports on Congress passing a last-minute bill to fund the government on ‘Fox News Live.’
Phoenix Mercury guard Natasha Cloud took a shot at Elon Musk and other billionaires in posts on social media on Sunday after the passage of a stopgap funding bill to prevent a government shutdown.
Musk and President-elect Donald Trump led the conservative rebellion against the initial plan to avert a partial shutdown, a bipartisan deal that came from negotiations between the top […]
WNBA star takes aim at Elon Musk, rips billionaires after funding bill gets passed | Fox News

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Mike Johnson jokingly asks Elon Musk if he wants to be House speaker after spending bill drama

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson said that he jokingly asked Elon Musk if he wanted to take over his job — after the billionaire helped torpedo a major government spending bill on Thursday, resulting in a pared-down version that passed Friday night after two days of intense wrangling.
“Elon Musk and I talked within about an hour ago and we talked about the extraordinary challenges of this job,” Johnson (R-La.) told reporters after the House overwhelmingly passed the final […]
Mike Johnson jokingly asks Elon Musk if he wants to be House speaker after spending bill drama

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Hong Kong unveils artificial intelligence model for ophthalmology | Macau Business

Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model designed to assist with clinical ophthalmology tasks, including the detection and diagnosis of diseases.
The model, named VisionFM, has demonstrated effectiveness in diagnosing and predicting various eye conditions, potentially opening new avenues for clinical applications based on complementary data. This was reported on Saturday by the South China Morning Post, citing a study […]
Hong Kong unveils artificial intelligence model for ophthalmology | Macau Business

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Elon Musk says government shutdowns aren't a big deal. He couldn't be more wrong.

The federal government is on the brink of a shutdown — and the blame for this unexpected turn of events falls squarely on Republicans, in particular Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Earlier this week, House Speaker Mike Johnson negotiated a deal with Democrats that would keep the government funded for three months and pay for a host of programs that would lower prescription drug costs, fund childhood cancer research, invest in early detection for breast and cervical cancer and remove hidden costs […]
Elon Musk says government shutdowns aren't a big deal. He couldn't be more wrong.

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Second Opinion Expert Announces Filing of U.S. Patent for Method of Generating Medical …

Patent leverages AI technology to improve patient outcomes and reduce cost of care
DANA POINT, Calif., Dec. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — SecondOpinionExpert, Inc. (SOE), a leading healthcare technology company, announced today that it has filed patent application 133902-0002UT01 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office entitled “Method and Apparatus for Generating Automated Medical Opinions Using Artificial Intelligence.” The patent covers the company’s proprietary system that […]
Second Opinion Expert Announces Filing of U.S. Patent for Method of Generating Medical …

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Elon Musk's curious fixation with Britain – BBC

In 2012, Elon Musk had just completed a business trip to London and Oxford. "Just returned… I met with many interesting people," he wrote on Twitter. "I really like Britain!"
Fast-forward to 2024, and Musk's views on Britain are a little different.
"Civil war is inevitable" … "Britain is going full Stalin"… "The people of Britain have had enough of a tyrannical police state".
These are just some of his recent comments on X, as he […]
Elon Musk's curious fixation with Britain – BBC

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Has Artificial Intelligence (AI) Darling Nvidia Finally Flown Too Close to the Sun? – Nasdaq

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When analyzing Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), you can probably forgive some investors for writing it off as overvalued. The stock is up around 12-fold since its bear market low in 2022.
Its valuation and growth rate stoke fears that it’s flying too close to the sun and will crash when its wings melt.
Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed […]
Has Artificial Intelligence (AI) Darling Nvidia Finally Flown Too Close to the Sun? – Nasdaq

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Clarence Page: Elon Musk takes on Washington, but can he take it over? – Chicago Tribune

Trump hasn’t been sworn in yet, but he’s already pushing the buttons and pulling the levers of power in his old, familiar style of upheaval, veiled threats and name-calling. But now in the run-up to his inauguration, Trump finds himself competing for headlines with another champion grandstander, Musk, the world’s wealthiest human.
Musk famously spent a quarter-billion dollars this year to get Trump elected, and lately he’s been swanning around Mar-a-Lago like he co-owns […]
Clarence Page: Elon Musk takes on Washington, but can he take it over? – Chicago Tribune