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Tuberville calls for Farm Bill 'focused on farmers, not food stamps'

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) encouraged incoming lawmakers to support more farmer aid in future bills considered by Congress. “It took a last second vote for us to give farmers a lifeline after ...

The Hill - 13h

UK’s FCA to simplify disclosure rules for investment products

Watchdog says it will scrap regime inherited from EU that can ‘confuse or overwhelm’ investors

Financial Times - 2d

NBA Star Luka Doncic Debuts Foundation Focused on Youth Basketball

The N.B.A. star is worried that for too many youth basketball players, the sport is no longer fun. He’s trying to find ways to change that.

The New York Times - 3d

Meta’s new BLT architecture replaces tokens to make LLMs more efficient and versatile

Byte latent transformer (BLT) uses a special architecture to learn directly from raw bytes as opposed to tokenized chunks of text.

VentureBeat - 3d

Moon Beast Productions raises $4.5M for action RPG

Moon Beast Productions, an indie game studio founded by game industry veterans raised $4.5 million in seed funding for an ARPG.

VentureBeat - 3d

Cheap, smart and efficient: how giant rats are transforming the fight against TB

After success in Tanzania, other African countries may introduce the rodents to help sniff out the disease. Mwajuma Abdalla Ngema went to the clinic in Dar es Salaam with a persistent cough and ...

The Guardian - 4d

Watch live: Harris gives remarks in Maryland focused on next generation of leaders

Vice President Harris will deliver a speech to high school and college students in Maryland Tuesday focused on young leaders who are active in their community. Her remarks are set to focus on ...

The Hill - 4d

Capcom "Focusing" On Reviving Other Franchises After Okami 2 And New Onimusha Reveals

The 2000s called, and Capcom answered last week by unveiling new entries in the Okami and Onimusha series. But the company doesn't seem done yet with bringing back old franchises. In fact, Capcom ...

GameSpot - 5d

Microsoft’s smaller AI model beats the big guys: Meet Phi-4, the efficiency king

Microsoft’s new AI model, Phi-4, outperforms larger competitors like Google’s Gemini Pro with superior mathematical reasoning while using fewer resources.

VentureBeat - Dec. 13

Ohio State AD focuses on big picture as Ryan Day preps for critical playoff run amid rampant criticism

Calls for Day to be fired have been loud since the Michigan loss, but Bjork is trying to temper that chatter

CBS Sports - Dec. 12

How Boeing Restarted Its 737 Production Line

After a turbulent year that included a federally ordered manufacturing cap on its best-selling plane, the company is trying to get liftoff for 2025 though its suppliers remain anxious.

Inc. - Dec. 12

Rape investigation that Swedish media say focused on Kylian Mbappé has been closed

Swedish prosecutors say they have dropped a rape investigation that was launched in connection with soccer star Kylian Mbappé’s visit to Stockholm in October

ABC News - Dec. 12

For models of efficiency, Musk and DOGE should ignore DC and look to the states

Chris Sununu, the Governor of New Hampshire, has urged Elon Musk to look to the states for inspiration in streamlining government, citing the success of states with balanced budgets and limited ...

The Hill - Dec. 12

Sallie Krawcheck Steps Down From Ellevest, the Female-Focused Investment Platform She Co-Founded

She is leaving for health reasons and will stay involved with the company as a board member.

Inc. - Dec. 11

Improve productivity for more pay, public sector told

Downing Street tells unions angry at 2.8% pay proposals that workers must become more productive.

BBC News - Dec. 11

David Squires on … Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s attempts to improve efficiency at Santa’s grotto

Our cartoonist on how Manchester United’s head of football operations could shake things up at the North Pole. Buy a copy of a cartoon from our Print Shop David’s new book, Chaos in the ...

The Guardian - Dec. 10

Musk’s Efficiency Role Could Boost Tech-Defense Partnerships

Smaller military technology companies may be involved in more joint projects with big defense contractors.

Inc. - Dec. 9

Intel Should Have Focused on AI, Not Chipmaking, Says TSMC Founder

Morris Chang said at a press conference that his former competitor turned customer appeared to be in search of a new strategy after it forced out CEO Pat Gelsinger.

Inc. - Dec. 9

The Best Ad, Tech Product, Design, and Comeback of the Year

An admittedly incomplete and selective look at the best of 2024, from the writers and editors of ‘Fast Company’ and ‘Inc.’

Inc. - Dec. 9

Lopetegui and O'Neil stay focused before 'El Sackico'

Two managers go into Monday's game between West Ham and Wolves - but there is the feeling only one may come out.

BBC News - Dec. 9

Museum exhibit focuses on largest crypto seizure in U.S. history

President-elect Donald Trump is calling himself the "crypto president," even tapping a former Paypal executive as his "crypto czar." Meanwhile, the value of one Bitcoin is right around $100,000 — ...

CBS News - Dec. 7

Kate 'lights up Christmas' and MI5 focuses on 'hostile states'

The Princess of Wales hosting a Christmas carol service and a warning from a spy boss about overseas threats lead the papers.

BBC News - Dec. 7

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Week 8: De'Andre Hunter's efficiency makes him an attractive waiver pickup

Players you need to pick up for Week 8

CBS Sports - Dec. 6

German industrial production shrinks unexpectedly

Yahoo News - Dec. 6

Elon Musk Brings Trump’s Government Efficiency Push to Capitol Hill

Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy went to Capitol Hill.

Inc. - Dec. 5

Oil prices little changed after OPEC+ delays production increase

OPEC+ is struggling to bring barrels back to the market with prices under pressure from soft China demand and strong U.S. production.

CNBC - Dec. 5

Oil ends lower after OPEC+ again delays phaseout of production cuts

Oil futures finished lower on Thursday after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, as expected, agreed to further postpone a proposed unwinding of production cuts in ...

MarketWatch - Dec. 5

To increase government efficiency, align government workers’ incentives

President-elect Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) promises to cut government spending, and the government should give bonuses to departments that spend less than budgeted and ...

The Hill - Dec. 5

Democrat calls on White House to finish efficiency rules, warning of climate consequences

A Democratic senator is pressing the White House to finalize a set of energy efficiency standards, warning that not doing so before President-elect Trump takes office could leave emissions and ...

The Hill - Dec. 5

As U.K. clamps down on North Sea production, Shell and Equinor to merge operations there

With the U.K. government clamping down on production from the North Sea, Shell and Equinor on Thursday said they would merge their oil and gas operations.

MarketWatch - Dec. 5