As ChatGPT and Claude remain banned in China, Goldman Sachs tells employees in Hong Kong: Do not use Anthropic AI models

Goldman Sachs has now barred its bankers in Hong Kong from using Anthropic’s Claude AI models, underscoring how emerging artificial intelligence technologies are increasingly caught in the crossfire of US-China tensions. According to a report by Financial Times, Goldman employees in Hong Kong lost access to Claude models a few week ago, both directly and…

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Book excerpt: “The New Tourist” by Paige McClanahan

Scribner We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In “The New Tourist: Waking Up to the Power and Perils of Travel” (available from Scribner), journalist Paige McClanahan writes about how tourism shapes societies and individuals, and about the need to redefine the meaning of “tourist” in today’s shrinking world….

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Word of the day: Magniloquent |

Word of the day: Magniloquent (Image generated via Google Gemini) At times, the way something is expressed can sound far more exaggerated than the actual message. Some people tend to use grand or overly dramatic words to make their ideas seem more important or impactful than they truly are. This style of speaking or writing,…

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Biological gold: The 46-million-year-old mosquito caught red-handed with a belly full of blood |

Scientists discovered a 46-million-year-old mosquito fossil in Montana. This ancient insect was perfectly preserved in shale, not amber. Its abdomen held its last meal, confirmed by chemical tests. Image Credits: Hemoglobin-derived porphyrins preserved in a Middle Eocene blood-engorged mosquito study by PNAS Fig 1 For decades, the notion of a prehistoric mosquito entombed in a…

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