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India is quietly doing great

My last post was about how for the first time, I’m becoming bearish on China’s continued economic and technological outperformance. A number of people asked me whether I was similarly bearish about India. The answer is no — I’m actually more bullish on India than I have been in

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Anthony Clark, ‘Yes, Dear’ Star and Comedian, Dies at 62

Anthony Clark, an actor and comedian best known for starring in six seasons of “Yes, Dear,” died Tuesday. He was 62. Clark’s death was announced by his “Yes, Dear” co-star Mike O’Malley, who shared the news on Wednesday in a statement posted to X. “Anthony Clark died yesterday.

Randall England, ‘General Hospital’ Star, Dies at 75

Randall England, an actor, model, writer and producer who appeared in TV shows including “General Hospital,” died Sept. 25 in Los Angeles, his family has announced. He was 75. England began his career in 1978 with an uncredited role in the TV movie “Ruby and Oswalk” before

Tech Oversight Project hands Democrats 100-day blueprint

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story What Tech Oversight Project wants to see from Democrats in the first 100 days The Tech Oversight Project is offering a blueprint for Democrats in the new Congress after what it described as the “first AI and tech accountability

Even parasites have parasites: Fungus infects powdery mildew

In the fungal kingdom, no one is safe from parasites—not even other parasites. A new study from North Carolina State University finds that Ampelomyces, an intracellular fungus that infects the plant disease powdery mildew, is far more common than previously known. By screening

Hawley calls for Senate to pass data center moratorium

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is calling on the Senate to pass a moratorium on data center construction in the period before Republicans lose the majority, the first GOP senator to call for the move nationwide. The Missouri senator listed his five priorities for his party in a post

Independent technique validates landmark M87* image

The 2019 Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) image was the work of hundreds of scientists and captured the first direct view of a black hole's shadow—becoming one of the most recognized scientific images of the modern era. A team of four from CSIRO, Australia's national science