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Y Combinator’s Garry Tan wants US open-weight AI labs to ‘distill’ frontier models
Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan says US open-weight AI labs should be free to 'distill' frontier models, rejecting calls for a regulatory crackdown.
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Fresh U.S. Sanctions Target Networks and 17 Vessels Moving Iranian Oil
The United States imposed a fresh round of sanctions this week targeting individuals, networks and 17 vessels accused of transporting Iranian crude oil, petroleum…
Politics
Supreme Court Opens Its Term With Boulder’s Climate Lawsuit Against Big Oil
The Supreme Court opened its new term this week with arguments in a case that could decide whether dozens of climate lawsuits against oil…
Business
Holiday Forecasts Split: Record Online Sales, Smaller Household Budgets
Two holiday forecasts released this month describe the same American consumer from opposite ends. Online holiday spending is projected to reach a record $275.1…
Technology
Pentagon Personnel Breach Exposed Data on More Than Three Million People
A months-long security failure in a Pentagon personnel system exposed sensitive information belonging to more than three million people, according to reporting on the…
Sports
Ravens Beat the Cowboys on a 56-Yard Field Goal as Time Expires
Baltimore beat Dallas 34-31 in Week 3 on a 56-yard field goal with one second remaining, a finish assembled in about seven seconds of…
Entertainment
Halloween Spending Heads Toward 3.5 Billion as Shoppers Start Early
Americans are expected to spend about $13.5 billion on Halloween this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey, with roughly three in…
Health
Heart Disease Is Now the Leading Killer of Hispanic and Latino Adults
Cardiovascular disease has overtaken cancer as the leading cause of death among Hispanic and Latino adults in the United States, according to a new…
Science
Ancient Bat Specimens Help Scientists Read a Rare Species’ Present
To understand where a rare species is going, scientists have gone back as far as 2,100 years. A study published in PLOS One this…
