The Race For AI Robots Just Got Very Real
At Figure AI, Nvidia and other robotics companies are not just looking to replace warehouse workers, but workers in any industry. … view media »
At Figure AI, Nvidia and other robotics companies are not just looking to replace warehouse workers, but workers in any industry. … view media »
"Healthcare inflation has been steadily growing at around 6% every year. In 2024, Medicare Part B premiums rose by 5.9%. (Comparatively, Social Security cost-of-living adjustments increased 3.2% for the year.)" … more »
“All politics and no policy,” Supervisor Rafael Mandelman described the situation during Tuesday’s meeting—a surprising barb thrown at the mayor. “The area actually at issue here is tiny.” … more »
"How did a small, relatively poor country become an educational powerhouse? Creativity, autonomy and a deep embrace of the digital age." … more »
"Just before the [2008] crash, the country’s biggest banks used equity to finance only 5% of their investments. By last year, this had increased to 7%, still vastly lower than what [is] recommended... Which prompts the question: What are regulators thinking?' … more »
“The program’s payouts have exceeded revenue since 2010, but the recent past is nowhere near as grim as the future. According to the latest annual report by Social Security’s trustees, the gap between promised benefits and future payroll tax revenue has reached a staggering $59.8 trillion." … more »
Trickle-down economics, also known as supply-side economics, was a product of the early 1980s, most prominently promoted by economist Arthur Laffer (the "Laffer Cu... … more »
"Financial institutions interviewed by Treasury officials said they are particularly concerned about developments in so-called deepfake technology that could allow bad actors to impersonate employees or customers in order to thwart traditional anti-fraud protocols" … more »
"Buried beneath the streets of the Tunisian capital of Tunis, is one of the most dramatic stories from the ancient world: the rise and fall of the empire of Carthage. This city rose out of the Phoenician states of the Eastern Mediterranean: seafarers who set out on voyages of discovery that put them at the center of power in the ancient world." … view media »
"The market is expected to stay that way for the next five years, a report found." … more »