July 2023 – Page 61

July 14, 2023

Big Technology Podcast - Zuck’s New Mojo, Elon’s New AI Company, Striking Actors’ AI Fears

Ranjan Roy of Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the week's tech news. We cover: 1) The revitalization of Zuck’s image 2) Twitter’s payments to creators 3) Whether Threads has staying power 4) Microsoft, Activision & the FTC’s failure to reign in Big Tech 5) Elon’s new AI company, xAI 6) OpenAI’s Code Interpreter plugin 7) SAG-AFTRA actors joining the writer’s strike, fearing AI's impact.

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July 14, 2023

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - The One Where We Ruin Canned Seafood

During the pandemic, canned seafood experienced a boom in popularity -- and it made sense for uncertain times: this stuff is shelf-stable, nutritious and affordable. But, as Ben and Matt discover in this evening's episode, the seafood industry hides a dark, ongoing conspiracy at its heart: as you hear this episode, thousands upon thousands of people are currently enslaved in a complex trafficking ring, all to keep the prices down.

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July 14, 2023

The Commentary Magazine Podcast - The War on Big Sweetener

Today we talk about the WHO's declaring aspartame a possible carcinogen. Is it overreach or prudence? Then we consider Tucker Carlson's new media venture and his current standing on the right. We also discuss the culture warring over the defense bill and the fate of DEI in the private sector. Give a listen.

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July 14, 2023

Focus on Africa - Opposition boycotts new Sierra Leone parliament

New MPs were sworn in as Sierra Leone’s parliament opened following June’s elections, but the main opposition APC party is boycotting government business over alleged fraud.

Plus, could Ghana become the latest African country to legalise cannabis? President Nana Akufo-Addo has signed off on a bill allowing certain strains of the plant to be grown.

And we look at how the increase in people moving off the land and to the city in Africa is affecting the continent’s dietary health.

July 14, 2023

CBS News Roundup - 07/14/2023 | World News Round Up

Hollywood actors on strike ... demanding better pay and more protection. Brutal heat in the west. White House cocaine investigation closed. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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July 14, 2023

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - FDA Approves First Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill

The Food and Drug Administration approved Thursday the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S. Reset learns more about the medication and what its approval means for contraceptive access in Illinois and beyond with Kai Tao, co-founder and principal of Impact and Innovation at Illinois Contraceptive Access Now.

July 14, 2023

The Intelligence from The Economist - Mass destruction: is the Ethiopian government covering up war crimes?

The burning of burial grounds in the northern region of the country suggests that authorities are destroying evidence. If these claims are proven true, will the government be held accountable? In news that might please your boss, emerging research suggests that working from home is stifling productivity (10:36). And honouring the life of a Ukrainian civil-rights campaigner (19:22).

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July 14, 2023

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - Beyond Bots – Ilia Zintchenko, Ntropy

Today we are dropping another special episode of the Code Story podcast, as part of our series entailed Beyond Bots: the REAL impact of AI on financial services, brought to you by our friends at Ntropy. As a reminder, Ntropy is the most accurate financial data standardization and enrichment API. They can take in any data source, any geography, and understand / enrich a financial transition in milliseconds. Made for developers, for fast, easy implementation. Check out their product at Ntropy.com.

Guest: Ilia Zintchenko, CTO & Co-founder of Ntropy

Questions:

We talked with Nare about Ntropy and LLM's. But let's dig in more.... what is your LLM stack? How did you choose it, what were the considerations?
What are the system costs in doing this?
How do you optimize on reliability - what sort of lever are you pulling to ensure reliability?'
How are you thinking about predictive vs generative learning?
You guys have been using small and large LM's since the beginning - why is this significant?
What data sources have you been using, and are there some that are better than others?'
Have you had to scrub these data sources in any way to prep them for your LM?
What is the major benefit that Ntropy is providing by using LLM?
What would you go back and change if you could?

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