Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Data 3. Measuring Media Slant and 3.1. Text pre-processing and featurization 3.2. Classifying transcripts by TV source 3.3. Text similarity between newspapers and TV stations and 3.4. Topic model 4. Econometric Framework 4.1. Instrumental variables specification 4.2. Instrument first stage and validity 5. Results 5.1. Main results … Read more
PlayStation Network (PSN) is experiencing some major problems as of Friday evening. According to Sony’s PSN status page, account management, gaming and social, PlayStation Video, PlayStation Store, and the PlayStation Direct website are all dealing with issues. For gaming specifically, Sony says that “you might have difficulty launching games, apps, or network features.” A colleague … Read more
During a Q&A with employees earlier this week, one of Metaâs top executives gave an ominous warning. After lamenting âa tremendous number of leaksâ from inside the company, CTO Andrew Bosworth said that, while he didnât want to âruin the surprises,â the company was âmaking progress on catching people.â Since Mark Zuckerbergâs comments at a … Read more
The family of Suchir Balaji say he was murdered and didn’t kill himself. Now they’ve sued San Francisco and its police department.
The combustion engine version of the Chevy Blazer is reportedly being discontinued and will eventually only be offered as an EV, sources tell GM Authority. Both the Chevy Blazer EV and the gas-powered Chevy Blazer have been assembled at GM’s Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico, but with the gas Blazer now sunsetting with the 2025 … Read more
Some Google Calendar users are angrily calling the company out after noticing that certain events like Pride month are no longer highlighted by default. Black History Month, Indigenous People Month, Jewish Heritage, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Hispanic Heritage have also been removed, according to a Google product expert. One user called the move “shameful” and said that the … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Data 3. Measuring Media Slant and 3.1. Text pre-processing and featurization 3.2. Classifying transcripts by TV source 3.3. Text similarity between newspapers and TV stations and 3.4. Topic model 4. Econometric Framework 4.1. Instrumental variables specification 4.2. Instrument first stage and validity 5. Results 5.1. Main results … Read more
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Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Data 3. Measuring Media Slant and 3.1. Text pre-processing and featurization 3.2. Classifying transcripts by TV source 3.3. Text similarity between newspapers and TV stations and 3.4. Topic model 4. Econometric Framework 4.1. Instrumental variables specification 4.2. Instrument first stage and validity 5. Results 5.1. Main results … Read more
Maryland and Kentucky this week joined a growing list of U.S. states mulling Bitcoin as a way to strengthen their reserves.
The B3 token for the gaming network of the same name—a layer-3 chain on top of Ethereum’s Base—is launching on Monday with an airdrop.
Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei claims DeepSeek generated sensitive bioweapons data in a safety test it ran. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
OpenAI is expanding its footprint to Germany. According to a press release issued Friday, the ChatGPT maker plans to open an office in Munich in the coming months. “Germany is renowned for its technical expertise, academic excellence, and industrial innovation,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a statement. “Opening our first office in Germany means we … Read more
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Just six months after defense tech Anduril raised a massive $1.5 billion round that valued the company at $14 billion, it’s in talks to raise another $2.5 billion, at a valuation of up to $28 billion, sources told CNBC. The deal would, not surprisingly, be led by Founders Fund, which is reportedly writing a $1 … Read more
The Department of Transportation has paused funding for a $5 billion EV charging infrastructure program that Tesla has received at least $31 million from. The move is widely viewed to be illegal. It’s the latest attempt from the Trump administration to hack away at federally funded renewable energy projects around the country, a clear priority … Read more
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TapSwap will launch its TAPS token on BNB Chain rather than The Open Network, following a TON exclusivity pact with the messaging platform.
Rapyd Financial Network is reportedly looking to raise $300 million in a new funding at a steep valuation cut from its 2021 high. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
I explore with simplistic mathematical models to help me, how HackerNoon stacks up against Bitcoin, the most successful publishing machine on earth. Bitcoin publishes blocks though, not articles. Nobody reads blocks. They were worth nearly $5 million each in 2024, though.
On the same day that President Donald Trump delayed ending a trade exemption targeting certain Chinese imports, e-commerce company Shopify published a blog post making its stance on U.S. trade policy clear. In the post, Shopify endorsed “open trade,” calling for regulators to give online merchants the “freedom to expand without constraints imposed by geopolitical … Read more
Netflix definitely wanted to debut Ezra Edelmanâs nine-hour-long documentary chronicling Princeâs life, but that wonât be happening thanks to the late singerâs estate. Though Edelmanâs untitled documentary was already completed, Netflix announced on Thursday that it has âcome to a mutual agreementâ with Princeâs estate to keep the film from being released. As part of … Read more
The Barstool Sports founder is in the trenches with Solana meme coin degens, and just milked them for close to $70K in profit in two trades.
Introduction In the digital era, the volume of user data being processed is growing at a geometric rate, and so are the risks associated with leaks or unauthorized access. One effective approach to protecting this data is hashing (for passwords and certain types of confidential information) and obfuscation (or encryption) when transmitting and storing data … Read more
The crypto community and privacy advocates worldwide have been closely following Alexey Pertsev’s legal battle and the Tornado Cash case.
Braden John Karony, facing a securities fraud charge, requested his trial be delayed in response to Donald Trump’s proposed crypto policies potentially affecting related laws.
Marko Elez, the 25-year-old staffer Department of Government Efficiency staffer linked to a social media profile with racist posts, “will be brought back,” shortly after he resigned, Elon Musk announced on X. Elez resigned from his role where he reportedly had the ability to rewrite code in sensitive payments systems at the US Treasury, once … Read more