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The Drama and Suffering of the World Chess Championship
J.C. Hallman
Society / December 27, 2024 A dispatch from the pivotal Game 11 in Singapore that helped make Gukesh Dommaraju an 18-year-old chess champion. Edit Ad Policy Ding Liren, top right, and Gukesh Domm ...[Continue Reading]
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The rare 'black moon' of December 30 rises next week
Jesse Emspak
December 2024 will see a rare "black moon," a term for the second new moon in a calendar month. The second new moon of December will occur at 5:27 p.m. ET (2227 GMT) on Dec. 30, according to the U.S ...[Continue Reading]
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Deepfakes Barely Impacted 2024 Elections Because They Arent Very Good, Research Finds
Thomas Maxwell
It seems that although the internet is increasingly drowning in fake images, we can at least take some stock in humanitys ability to smell BS when it matters. A slew of recent research suggests that ...[Continue Reading]
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Why Is It So Hard to Go Back to Work After a Vacation?
Jennifer Billock
When Edward White, head of growth atbeehiiv, went on a weeklong retreat to a wildlife sanctuary over the summer, he was elated. He used the time to unplug, leaving behind excessive phone usage, emai ...[Continue Reading]
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Keys to Success: Start by Defining Your Non-Negotiables
Nauman Naeem M.D.
There has been a lot written about success over many centuries, with much more focus on the topic in the last several decades. We are striving to become smarter, stronger, faster, healthier, wealthie ...[Continue Reading]
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Sam Altman: AI Is Integrated. Superintelligence Is Coming.
John Werner, Contributor, John Werner, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwerner/
TOPSHOT - Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, speaks during The Wall Street Journal's WSJ Tech Live ... ...[Continue Reading]
Forbes
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