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Unlocking the trillion-dollar potential of generative AI
Generative AI is poised to unlock trillions in annual economic value across industries. This rapidly evolving field is changing the way we approach everything from content creation to software development, promising never-before-seen efficiency and productivity gains. In this session, experts from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey, discuss the drivers fueling the massive…
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In their prime: how trillions of cicadas pop up right on time – podcast
Right now, across much of the midwestern and eastern US, trillions of cicadas are crawling out from the soil. And this year is extra special, because two broods are erupting from the ground at once. The first brood hasn’t been seen for 13 years, the other for 17 years and the last time they emerged together Thomas Jefferson was president. Ian Sample speaks to entomologist Dr Gene Kritsky to find out what’s going on, why periodical cicadas emerge in cycles of prime numbers and how they keep time...
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Billionaires willing to kill democracy for trillions in tax breaks
When it comes to actually creating wealth through the stock market, it's hard to do better than President Joe Biden. Not only has the market’s performance under Biden outpaced Trump, but all three major indexes hit new record highs on Wednesday. On Thursday, the Dow Jones Index cracked the 40,000 barrier for the first time. While it’s widely known that this benefits the wealthy, it’s actually also great news for the 53% of workers who have a 401(k) or an individual retirement account. In fact,...