64 minutes ago Tech companies are turning to 'synthetic data' to train AI models—but there's a hidden cost

Last week the billionaire and owner of X, Elon Musk, claimed the pool of human-generated data that's used to train artificial intelligence (AI) models such as ChatGPT has run out.

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3 hours ago MN GOP vows recall efforts as Dem lawmakers threaten to skip work for two weeks

Minnesota Republicans are in a showdown with Democrats as the GOP attempts to capitalize on a slim and likely temporary House majority.

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3 hours ago Clearwater agrees to buy investment management platform Enfusion for $1.5B

Clearwater Analytics, a company developing accounting, compliance, and risk reporting tools for asset managers, said on Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire investment management platform Enfusion for $1.5 billion. Clearwater, which says it has obtained an $800 million loan to fund the transaction, along with a $200 million revolving line of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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82 minutes ago A Texas man is arrested in Indianapolis on a charge of stalking WNBA's Caitlin Clark

The 55-year-old man sent the basketball star threatening and sexually explicit messages on social media, then traveled from Texas to Indianapolis to try to encounter her in person, prosecutors say.

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4 hours ago Dementia Cases in the U.S. Will Surge in the Coming Decades, Researchers Say

By 2060, new dementia cases per year could double to one million because of the growing population of older Americans, a study predicts.

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2 hours ago Securing the future of AI: Innovations in decentralized federated learning

Federated learning represents a significant shift in the landscape of machine learning, enabling many clients or devices to collaboratively train models while substantially enhancing the privacy of the data involved.

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29 hours ago PowerSchool data breach exposes millions of student and teacher records

PowerSchool, which serves over 60 million students and teachers globally, has become the latest target of cybercriminals. Millions of records were stolen.

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5 hours ago EXCLUSIVE: Red state sues insurer for using customer data to build ‘world’s largest driving behavior database'

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Allstate insurance company for allegedly illegally collecting, using and selling the driving behavior data of over 45 million Americans.

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3 hours ago Liberal group threatens to sue law enforcement in blue state for helping ICE

A liberal activist group warns sheriffs in Colorado that they will hold them personally liable if they cooperate with ICE officials, including working to deport criminal illegal immigrants.

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17 hours ago Houston pimp wanted for human trafficking apprehended after being admitted to hospital

A Houston man with a lengthy criminal history was located in a hospital nearly 20 months after jumping bail and skipping court, where he was sentenced for human trafficking.

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2 hours ago Millions have had student loans canceled under Biden — despite the collapse of his forgiveness plan

In a last-minute action on Monday, the Education Department canceled student loans for 150,000 borrowers through programs that existed before Biden took office. The post Millions have had student loans canceled under Biden — despite the collapse of his forgiveness plan appeared first on http://localhost:10004/.

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5 hours ago Billionaires And Celebrities Pledge Aid To Los Angeles Fire Victims—As Beyoncé’s Foundation Gives $2.5 Million

Billionaires And Celebrities Pledge Aid To Los Angeles Fire Victims—As Beyoncé’s Foundation Gives $2.5 Million  Forbes

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4 hours ago As recovery efforts in LA move forward, powerful new winds threaten progress

Damaging winds gusting between 55 and 70 mph are forecast, increasing fire risks across LA and Ventura counties through Wednesday. While evacuation orders have eased, they are expected to rise again.

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3 hours ago China's electric car sales grew in 2024 as sales of gasoline cars plunged

Sales of all types of electric vehicles rose more than 40% in China last year, while those of gasoline-powered automobiles plunged, industry data showed Monday.

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7 hours ago Float Financial, which aims to be the Brex of Canada, lands US$48.5M Series B

Float Financial, an expense management and corporate card startup focused on the Canadian market, has raised $48.5 million in a Series B funding round. The Toronto-based fintech likens itself to U.S.-based fintech giants Brex and Ramp but says it is different in that its sole focus is on Canadian SMBs, which CEO and co-founder Rob […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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5 hours ago L.A. fires live updates: Region braces for dangerous winds as death toll rises to 24

L.A. fires live updates: Region braces for dangerous winds as death toll rises to 24  The Washington PostLos Angeles wildfires: Crews scramble to contain blazes ahead of high winds  CNNLos Angeles wildfires: Returning Santa Ana winds threaten to expand deadly blazes  Fox News

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3 hours ago Amsterdam experiment shows how households can cut energy costs by about 50%

Many people around the globe are living in energy poverty, meaning they spend at least 8% of their annual household income on energy. Addressing this problem is not simple, but an experiment by MIT researchers shows that giving people better data about their energy use, plus some coaching on the subject, can lead them to substantially reduce their consumption and costs.

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6 hours ago Major blue city mayor silent after illegal immigrant uses shelter for criminal activity

Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu is keeping silent after an illegal immigrant was caught using a taxpayer-funded migrant shelter in the Boston suburbs for criminal activity, including storing a weapon and nearly $1 million worth of drugs.

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4 hours ago eBay acquires Caramel to reduce risk and complexity of online car sales

E-commerce giant eBay has announced plans to acquire Caramel, a startup that helps car sellers and buyers complete the final steps of the transaction — including verification, financing, paperwork, ownership transfer, insurance, and more. Founded out of Los Angeles in 2021, Caramel formally launched last year with some $19 million in funding behind it, from […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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7 hours ago Winds threaten the containment of wildfires. And, DHS chief reflects on his career

Santa Ana winds are expected to pick back up, threatening the containment of Southern California wildfires. And, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas reflects on his career.

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5 hours ago New method forecasts computation, energy costs for sustainable AI models

The process of updating deep learning/AI models when they face new tasks or must accommodate changes in data can have significant costs in terms of computational resources and energy consumption. Researchers have developed a novel method that predicts those costs, allowing users to make informed decisions about when to update AI models to improve AI sustainability. The study is published on the arXiv preprint server.

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7 hours ago Illegal immigrant with $1M worth of drugs, guns given free housing courtesy of blue state taxpayers: officials

An illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic was allegedly caught with $1 million worth of fentanyl and an AR-15 rifle in Massachusetts' emergency housing.

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5 hours ago World's largest religious gathering begins in India, hundreds of millions of Hindus expected to attend

The Maha Kumbh Mela, or Hindu pitcher festival, begins Monday in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj. Officials expect at least 400 million attendees over the next 45 days.

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7 hours ago Los Angeles wildfires: Returning Santa Ana winds threaten to expand deadly blazes

Los Angeles wildfires: Returning Santa Ana winds threaten to expand deadly blazes  Fox News

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9 hours ago CoreWeave, a $19B AI compute provider, opens its first international data centers in the UK

Coreweave, the $19 billion cloud computing company that provides companies with AI compute resources, has formally opened its first two data centers in the U.K. — its first outside its domestic U.S. market. CoreWeave opened its European headquarters in London last May, shortly after hitting a $19 billion valuation off the back of a $1.1. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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9 hours ago Major push to protect, renew Trump tax cuts launched by powerful conservative group

A top fiscally conservative political advocacy group is launching a $20 million campaign to urge Congress "to protect prosperity" by renewing the Trump tax cuts, which expire this year.

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7 hours ago A breach of Gravy Analytics’ huge trove of location data threatens the privacy of millions

The company confirmed the breach after a hacker posted millions of location data records online. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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18 hours ago Kohl's to Close 27 'Underperforming' Stores by April, CEO Stepping Down

Department store chain Kohl's has announced the closure of 27 "underperforming" stores and a distribution center by this spring, just a month after competing chain Macy's said they are shuttering 150 locations. The post Kohl’s to Close 27 ‘Underperforming’ Stores by April, CEO Stepping Down appeared first on Breitbart.

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10 hours ago California wildfires threaten Sandra Lee’s new dream home post Cuomo split, cancer battle

From the deaths of her beloved aunt and uncle to her breakup with former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and battling breast cancer, Sandra Lee has proven resilient.

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25 hours ago Newsom: Trump's Politicizing Wildfires 'Incomprehensible,' 'Threatening Our First Responders'

Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) claimed Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" that President-elect Donald Trump was politicizing wildfires in Southern California. The post Newsom: Trump’s Politicizing Wildfires ‘Incomprehensible,’ ‘Threatening Our First Responders’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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20 hours ago Live updates: Deadly Los Angeles wildfires threaten new communities as biggest blaze expands

Live updates: Deadly Los Angeles wildfires threaten new communities as biggest blaze expands  CNN

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29 hours ago Interior Alaska veterans cemetery receives $7 million in federal funding

Interior Alaska veterans cemetery receives $7 million in federal funding  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

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24 hours ago How many fires are burning in LA County? See a map of wildfire locations

How many fires are burning in LA County? See a map of wildfire locations  NBC Los Angeles

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30 hours ago ‘A different standard’: Native Americans still searched at far higher rates by Washington State Patrol, new data shows

‘A different standard’: Native Americans still searched at far higher rates by Washington State Patrol, new data shows  Oregon Public Broadcasting

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26 hours ago California fires weather forecast: More than 8M people are in critical fire risk zone

More than 8 million people are in the critical fire risk zone.

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30 hours ago Data shows homelessness rising dramatically in Alaska, but the numbers also tell a complicated story

Data shows homelessness rising dramatically in Alaska, but the numbers also tell a complicated story  Anchorage Daily News

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27 hours ago L.A. is bracing for the return of more powerful winds as fires continue to burn

As firefighters continue to battle blazes in multiple fires, more Santa Ana winds in the coming days threaten to increase fire risk.

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43 hours ago Struggling to keep your New Year's resolutions? Here's how to keep yourself on track

Why do millions make New Year's resolutions knowing the odds of them ever following through with them are minimal? Fitness expert Jasper Rook Williams has some advice.

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28 hours ago L.A. Wildfires Live Updates: Winds Threaten to Spread Palisades, Eaton Fires

L.A. Wildfires Live Updates: Winds Threaten to Spread Palisades, Eaton Fires  The New York Times

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31 hours ago California fires weather forecast: Fire risk remains critical amid strong gusty wind

More than 8 million people are in the critical fire risk zone.

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32 hours ago Los Angeles wildfires: New communities threatened as biggest blaze expands

Los Angeles wildfires: New communities threatened as biggest blaze expands  CNN

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33 hours ago Los Angeles Live Updates: Winds Threaten to Spread Palisades, Eaton Fires

Los Angeles Live Updates: Winds Threaten to Spread Palisades, Eaton Fires  The New York Times

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36 hours ago Online, Influencer Killadamente Inspired Millions. At Home, She Was a Single Mother of 2.

Carol Acosta, known to her fans as “Killadamente,” transformed herself into a social media influencer with a message of self-love. The Dominican American star died last week at the age of 27.

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