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Todo está en mano del Liverpool, que parece no querer saber nada de eso de vender al lateral en enero, pese a que el lateral haya dicho ya que quiere vestir de blanco  Leer

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OpenAI and Microsoft Reportedly Have a Strange Commercial Indicator for AGI

OpenAI and Microsoft reportedly have a unique definition of what constitutes artificial general intelligence or AGI. As per the report, the two entities added a commercial indicator of AGI in last years extension of their partnership. The new definition claims that an AI system that can generate at least $100 billion (roughly Rs. 854 lakh crore) in profits will be considered AGI.

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Slapped-Down Musk Forced into Massive U-Turn After MAGA Meltdown - The Daily Beast

  1. Slapped-Down Musk Forced into Massive U-Turn After MAGA Meltdown  The Daily Beast
  2. What the visa feud says about the coming Trump administration  CNN
  3. Wall Street Journal backs Trump on H-1B visas: ‘Enlightened nationalism’  The Hill
  4. Why are US Republicans debating the future of H-1B high-skill work visas?  Al Jazeera English

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Telia Finland says scam calls blocks rise over 20% in Q4

(Telecompaper) Telia Finland said it has blocked more than 10 million scam calls this year as new filtering technology allows it to stop more hoax calls then ever before, but there was a rise in Q4...

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Japan's factory activity shrinks at slower pace, PMI shows

TOKYO: Japan's factory activity shrank at a slower pace in December as declines in production and new orders eased, a private-sector survey showed on Monday (Dec 30), edging closer to stabilisation after recent falls. The final au Jibun Bank Japan manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 49.6

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Oil settles up over 1% on large draw from US crude stocks

NEW YORK :Oil prices settled more than 1 per cent higher on Friday and recorded a weekly gain in low trading volume ahead of year-end, buoyed by a larger-than-expected drawdown from U.S. crude inventories last week.Brent crude futures rose 91 cents, or 1.2 per cent, to settle at $74.17 per barrel. U.S. West T

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A Relaxed Morning with Taxes and Pensions

On this bright and peaceful morning, I sat on my balcony with a hot cup of coffee, reflecting on the upcoming start of the new tax year. With the 2024 tax year coming to a close in just a few days, many people are preparing for their personal income tax filings. For expats in Thailand, []

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Cabinet approves increase in daily minimum wage to 400 baht in select areas from Jan 1

BANGKOK, Thailand The Cabinet has approved an increase in the minimum wage to 400 baht per day in select areas, starting January 1, 2025. The adjustment applies to Phuket, Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Rayong, and Surat Thanis Koh Samui district as pilot locations. Minimum wage rates in other provinces will range between 337 and 380 baht []

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Bezos' Blue Origin gets FAA license for its first New Glenn rocket launch

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that it has issued a commercial space launch license for Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos' rocket company New Glenn launch. Blue Origin entered into a highly competitive area it has long sought to join, as the U.S. Department of Defense picked the company

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Jeju Air shares plummet to record low after deadly plane crash

SEOUL: Shares of South Korean budget carrier Jeju Air hit their lowest on record on Monday (Dec 30), after the deadliest air crash in the country killed 179 people. Jeju Air shares traded down 8.5 per cent as of 12.12pm local time, after falling as much as 15.7 per cent earlier in the session to 6,920 (

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WTOP’s most viral videos of 2024

As social media drives conversations and shapes public interest, WTOP videos continue to capture deeply-resonating moments with the D.C. community and beyond.

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Cabinet approves tax measures for economic boost

BANGKOK, Thailand The Cabinet has approved three tax measures to drive economic growth and support national development, involving incentives for healthcare donations, a tax deduction program to stimulate domestic spending, and a tax reduction for entertainment venues. Each measure is tailored to enhance economic recovery while addressing public welfare and industry needs. The first []

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Sugar mills across Thailand suspended for air quality and road safety during New Year holiday

BANGKOK, Thailand The Ministry of Industry has ordered 57 sugar mills across Thailand to temporarily suspend operations until January 2, 2025, to address air pollution concerns and improve road safety during the New Year holiday. The suspension targets pollution caused by the illegal burning of sugarcane, a practice known to degrade air quality. By []

Splice Today 

Sending Extraterrestrials a Message

A little over 25 years ago, working at Space.com, I interviewed astronomer Frank Drake about the “Arecibo message,” humanity’s first attempt at interstellar communication, which he’d organized 25 years prior, in 1974. It was a radio transmission from the Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico that encoded a visual diagram with representations of the human body, the DNA molecule, the solar system and more. It was targeted at M13, a star cluster 25,000 light-years away, because that was conveniently overhead... Читать дальше...

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AI Warfare, Our New Nightmare

In a remarkable story published over the weekend, The Washington Post [https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/29/ai-israel-war-gaza-idf/] examined the role of artificial intelligence in developing targets in Gaza for the Israel Defense Force. The IDF delights in their super-sophisticated kill programs, treating them as a fun set of new toys, with names like "The Gospel," "The Alchemist," and "Depth of Wisdom." The Post quotes skeptics in the IDF expressing misgivings about the "religious"... Читать дальше...