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Elon Musk's God Complex – Jonah Goldberg – The Dispatch

His favorite motto, ‘vox populi, vox dei’ is theological nonsense and a dangerous lie.
In the wake of a successful effort to kill a year-end spending bill and replace it with more limited legislation to keep the government open, Elon Musk declared victory last week on X (formerly Twitter), the social media platform he owns:
“Your actions turned a bill that weighed pounds into a bill that weighed ounces!” he crowed. “You are the media now. VOX […]
Elon Musk's God Complex – Jonah Goldberg – The Dispatch

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Dubay: Artificial Intelligence will boost productivity in 2025 – Rio Grande Guardian

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Gains from artificial intelligence (AI) could cause productivity to soar above expectations next year.
This is the prediction of Curtis Dubay, chief economist in the economic policy division of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
“The surge in productivity in the last few years pre-dates the introduction of AI. While we have had years to integrate automation technology and are finally seeing the economic gains from that evolution, the economic efficiency brought on by AI […]
Dubay: Artificial Intelligence will boost productivity in 2025 – Rio Grande Guardian

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AI is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still learning to harness it | Iowa News

Artificial intelligence holds the promise of helping countless other students with a range of visual, speech, language and hearing impairments to execute tasks that come easily to others. Schools everywhere have been wrestling with how and where to incorporate AI but many are fast-tracking applications for students with disabilities. Getting the latest technology into the hands of students with disabilities is a priority for the U.S. Education Department, which has told schools they must […]
AI is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still learning to harness it | Iowa News

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Top Policy and Practice News of 2024 – TCTMD.com

Top headlines in the realm of policy and practice in cardiology throughout 2024 revolved around innovation, particularly the use of artificial intelligence (AI), as well as reimbursement news—with some wins—and changes to how care is delivered.
A clearer picture is beginning to emerge as to how AI will affect the field. In echocardiography, for example, deep learning models have shown promise both in improving sonographer efficiency as well as in performing whole heart evaluations. The […]
Top Policy and Practice News of 2024 – TCTMD.com

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Elon Musk reveals he's taking Mounjaro for weight loss in festive 'Ozempic Santa' post

A lean-looking Elon Musk revealed Wednesday that he uses Mounjaro — after previously expressing support for similar weight-loss drugs as a means to curb America’s obesity epidemic.
The billionaire Tesla, SpaceX and X boss made the admission in a social media post, where he included an image of himself donning a Santa Claus suit and flowing white beard. 
Musk dubbed himself “Ozempic Santa” in the X post, noting it’s “Like Cocaine Bear, but Santa and […]
Elon Musk reveals he's taking Mounjaro for weight loss in festive 'Ozempic Santa' post

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Rand Paul Floats Elon Musk For House Speaker – The Onion

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is floating Elon Musk to be Speaker of the House after the powerful tech billionaire helped torpedo a bipartisan agreement on a short-term spending bill, a move made possible by the fact that the Constitution does not specify that the House Speaker must be a member of the chamber. What do you think?
“If there’s anyone who knows how to be a useless figurehead, it’s Elon Musk.”
“That kind of legal workaround should be reserved only for dogs playing […]
Rand Paul Floats Elon Musk For House Speaker – The Onion

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No official confirmation of Musk coming to Bangladesh, just a rumour: Bida executive chairman

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) is set to host an international investment conference in Dhaka mid-April to attract both local and foreign investments. 
There are ongoing discussions about whether Elon Musk will participate in the event.
Talking to The Business Standard tonight (25 December), Bida Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun dismissed rumours of Elon Musk attending the conference.
“It’s a rumor. There is no official confirmation, and I am not […]
No official confirmation of Musk coming to Bangladesh, just a rumour: Bida executive chairman

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Wall Street needs to prepare for an AI winter – AFR

Technology companies are struggling to conjure the great leaps in capability that had been expected, and more meaningful revenue may not come until 2026.
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Wall Street needs to prepare for an AI winter – AFR

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Elon Musk's xAI gets investment from Nvidia in recent funding round: report – Teslarati

xAI has closed its Series C funding round of $6 billion. A number of companies were part of the investment round, including tech and finance giants A16Z, Blackrock, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Kingdom Holdings, Lightspeed, MGX, Morgan Stanley, OIA, QIA, Sequoia Capital, Valor Equity Partners, and Vy Capital. 
Strategic investors NVIDIA and AMD also participated. The companies will continue to support xAI’s scaling infrastructure.
It’s an honor to have @nvidia as an […]
Elon Musk's xAI gets investment from Nvidia in recent funding round: report – Teslarati