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Start-Up Investors Push Back Against Venture Capital’s Bigger-Is-Better Mantra
A small but vocal group is forming new funds and taking new approaches to counter the swell of money into venture capital in recent years.
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Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty in Tax Case
The guilty plea now exposes President Biden’s son to a likely outcome that once seemed unthinkable: significant time behind bars.
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Democrats Hope Abortion Will Save the Senate, but It Might Not Be Enough
The party’s candidates are likely to benefit from running alongside ballot measures to protect abortion rights. But the deeply conservative nature of many of these states poses a serious challenge.
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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Another Pillar of Biden’s Student Debt Plan
The plan would affect millions of borrowers struggling with runaway interest and others who were still paying off loans after decades. It was set to take effect this fall.
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Republicans Seize on False Theories About Immigrant Voting
Activists, party lawyers and state officials are mobilizing behind a crackdown on a supposed scourge of noncitizens’ casting ballots. Voting rights advocates say the effort is spreading misinformation.
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Georgia Governor Faces New Pressure Over Far-Right Elections Board Takeover
A bipartisan alliance looks to rein in what it sees as a rogue board aligned with the far right.
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6 European Cities Where You Can Swim in the Wild
Looking to take a dip in or near a city center? Here are some urban areas that have successfully opened up waterways for swimmers.
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It’s Party Time on the Stockholm-Helsinki Ferry
The 16-hour trip between the two northern European cities is a festive summer ritual, with plenty of singing, gambling, limbo contests and maybe a bit too much to drink.
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Australia pushes for AI rules, focusing on oversight and accountability
Australia has outlined plans for new AI regulations, focusing on human oversight and transparency as the technology spreads rapidly across business and everyday life. The country’s Industry and Science Minister, Ed Husic, on Thursday, introduced ten voluntary AI guidelines and launched a month-long consultation to assess whether these measures should be made mandatory in high-risk…
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Apple’s planned chatbot should have no ‘personality’
Apple is reportedly developing a new AI digital assistant expected to be integrated into its upcoming robotic devices. Based on generative AI (genAI) and more advanced than Siri, the new assistant will have a “human-like” AI “personality.” The new assistant could replace Siri on HomePod, iPhones, iPads, or Macs and, most likely and intriguingly, on…