Turing Award Goes to Inventors of Quantum Cryptography

By Cade Metz Cade Metz has reported on quantum technologies since the 1990s. In the mid-1980s, Charles Bennett and Gilles ...
Wall Street Journal

Centerview Settles Suit Over Young Banker Hours

Boutique investment bank Centerview Partners agreed to settle a lawsuit with a former analyst shortly before trial, resolving a case that was set to examine the responsibilities of one of the most ...
Phys.org

A few weeks of X's algorithm can make you more right-wing—and it doesn't wear off quickly

A new study published in Nature has found that X's algorithm—the hidden system or "recipe" that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order—shifts users' political opinions in a more ...
The Conversation

A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right‑wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly

Timothy Graham receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for the Discovery Project, 'Understanding and Combatting "Dark Political Communication"'. A new study published today in ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Musk’s Bankers are Discussing a Plan to Wrangle xAI Debt after SpaceX Merger

Elon Musk’s bankers are working on a potential financing plan after the merger of SpaceX and xAI that could trim some of the heavy interest costs that the billionaire racked up in recent years, ...
Crowdfund Insider

Texas Bankers Association Launches Pilot for Tokenized Deposits in Wake of Vantage Bank’s Rollout

The Texas Bankers Association (TBA) has unveiled plans to provide its member institutions with exploratory access to tokenized deposit features via a dedicated pilot initiative. This comes on the ...
TechCrunch

X open sources its algorithm while facing a transparency fine and Grok controversies

In 2023, the website then known as Twitter partially open sourced its algorithm for the first time. In those days, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk had only recently acquired the platform, and he claimed ...
Business Insider

Elon Musk says X's algorithm is 'dumb' and 'needs massive improvements' as he open-sources recommendation system

X is revamping the algorithm that ranks posts in the "For You" feed. The engineering team said it will post changes to the algorithm on GitHub every four weeks, including explainers on changes. The ...
CNBC

Trump's war on the Fed threatens global financial stability, European central bankers warn

A former ECB governor fears "grave" ramifications resulting from the criminal probe into Fed chair Jerome Powell. An "obedient" Federal Reserve under the control of the White House risks global ...
Los Angeles Times

World’s central bankers express ‘full solidarity’ with Fed Chair Powell in clash with Trump

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Central bankers from around the world said Tuesday they “stand in full solidarity” with U.S. Federal Reserve Chair ...
Reuters

Global central bankers defend Fed's Powell after Trump threat

FRANKFURT, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The chiefs of many of the world's major central banks issued a ‌joint statement in support of Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday after the Trump ...
Seeking Alpha

Central bankers across the globe back Fed's Powell

Update: The revised post adds a statement from the central banks. Global central bank officials release a statement to support Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell amid threats from the Trump ...