A new app launches to help keep voters informed for elections
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A new app launches to help keep voters informed for elections

Around the corner is perhaps one of the most important elections this nation has ever seen, yet many people are still unaware of the details needed to cast informed ballots.  It’s not necessarily their fault — some voting information can be quite hard to find, especially when it comes to learning about, say, the political […]

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Around the corner is perhaps one of the most important elections this nation has ever seen, yet many people are still unaware of the details needed to cast informed ballots.  It’s not necessarily their fault — some voting information can be quite hard to find, especially when it comes to learning about, say, the political
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Former Caribou founder launches Further, a fintech that’s focused on helping people buy homes
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Former Caribou founder launches Further, a fintech that’s focused on helping people buy homes

Buying a home has always been complicated. You have to figure out how much money to put down and how that down payment will affect a monthly mortgage bill. Then there are the closing costs and fees. Kevin Bennett launched Further to try to help make the financial process easier to navigate — especially for first-time […]

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Buying a home has always been complicated. You have to figure out how much money to put down and how that down payment will affect a monthly mortgage bill. Then there are the closing costs and fees. Kevin Bennett launched Further to try to help make the financial process easier to navigate — especially for first-time
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Revealing causal links in complex systems: New algorithm reveals hidden influenceson November 1, 2024 at 6:00 am
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Getting to the heart of causality is central to understanding the world around us. What causes one variable—be it a biological species, a voting region, a company stock, or a local climate—to shift from one state to another can inform how we might shape that variable in the future.Getting to the heart of causality is central to understanding the world around us. What causes one variable—be it a biological species, a voting region, a company stock, or a local climate—to shift from one state to another can inform how we might shape that variable in the future.[#item_full_content]

ChatGPT will now work as a search engine as OpenAI partners with some news outlets
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OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news, sports scores and other timely information.OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news, sports scores and other timely information.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

A novel neural network for preserving cultural heritage via 3D image reconstruction
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Relief carvings or relief sculptures are cultural heritage objects with figures that protrude from a background such as a wall or slab, creating a sense of depth. Commonly found at historical sites worldwide, these artworks are considered to be of immense historical and cultural value.Relief carvings or relief sculptures are cultural heritage objects with figures that protrude from a background such as a wall or slab, creating a sense of depth. Commonly found at historical sites worldwide, these artworks are considered to be of immense historical and cultural value.Engineering[#item_full_content]

AI tools show biases in ranking job applicants’ names according to perceived race and gender
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The future of hiring, it seems, is automated. Applicants can now use artificial intelligence bots to apply to job listings by the thousands. Companies—which have long automated parts of the process—are now deploying the latest AI large language models to write job descriptions, sift through resumes and screen applicants. An estimated 99% of Fortune 500 companies now use some form of automation in their hiring process.The future of hiring, it seems, is automated. Applicants can now use artificial intelligence bots to apply to job listings by the thousands. Companies—which have long automated parts of the process—are now deploying the latest AI large language models to write job descriptions, sift through resumes and screen applicants. An estimated 99% of Fortune 500 companies now use some form of automation in their hiring process.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

Kalshi secures tens of millions in loans from VCs, eyes $50M+ round amid election betting boom, source says
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Kalshi secures tens of millions in loans from VCs, eyes $50M+ round amid election betting boom, source says

Investors are rushing to throw millions at a hot startup called Kalshi as loans or even as unusual we’ll-figure-it-out later cash. Kalshi is an exchange that allows people to bet, as official commodity trading contracts, on the outcomes of cultural events, from election results to how long Taylor Swift’s latest album will top the charts.  […]

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Investors are rushing to throw millions at a hot startup called Kalshi as loans or even as unusual we’ll-figure-it-out later cash. Kalshi is an exchange that allows people to bet, as official commodity trading contracts, on the outcomes of cultural events, from election results to how long Taylor Swift’s latest album will top the charts. 
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Flexible tethers enable paired bots to solve mazes and gather objects
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Left alone, the toy robots will skitter mindlessly across a tabletop and amuse small children and cats. But when engineers at Princeton paired the small toys with a flexible tether, the bots developed remarkable abilities. They explored enclosed spaces, solved mazes with ease, and even rounded up loose objects into patterns.Left alone, the toy robots will skitter mindlessly across a tabletop and amuse small children and cats. But when engineers at Princeton paired the small toys with a flexible tether, the bots developed remarkable abilities. They explored enclosed spaces, solved mazes with ease, and even rounded up loose objects into patterns.[#item_full_content]

How to court — and retain — Gen Z workers
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How to court — and retain — Gen Z workers

It’s the topic on everyone’s mind: Are Gen Z workers actually different?  TechCrunch sought to find out at this year’s Disrupt 2024. We sat down with SignalFire’s Heather Doshay, Comprehensive.io’s Roger Lee, and Lauren Illovsky from Capital G to chat about how to hire and retain talent. One topic that came up was how younger […]

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It’s the topic on everyone’s mind: Are Gen Z workers actually different?  TechCrunch sought to find out at this year’s Disrupt 2024. We sat down with SignalFire’s Heather Doshay, Comprehensive.io’s Roger Lee, and Lauren Illovsky from Capital G to chat about how to hire and retain talent. One topic that came up was how younger
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