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RFK Jr.’s Wellness Guru Says He Found His Calling to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ on a Shroom Trip



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Mark Zuckerberg Drops a New Musical Collab With T-Pain Because There Is No God



Zuck wasn't content with just ruining social media.




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Kari Lake Loses Again in Arizona




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Musk Can Help Make Government Efficient Again

Elon Musk has jokingly suggested the 'Department of Government Efficiency' to describe his role with the new Trump administration.




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Pete Hegseth Has Said Exactly How He'll Shake Up the Pentagon

President-elect Donald Trump's selection of Fox News host Pete Hegseth as his nominee for defense secretary would place atop the Pentagon a combat veteran and political ally who has assailed the military as ineffective and "woke," mused about firing the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and blasted the top brass as having failed to safeguard American strength.




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Constitutional Populism, Not Billionaire Populism

This was the fourth election cycle with no limits on spending since 2010, when the Supreme Court decided Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and removed the remaining guardrails on money in politics. Donald J. Trump has been on the ballot in three of those four elections, backed by a refrain of "drain the swamp," eliminate the "deep state," and destroy the "elites." In 2024, a rising populism fueled Trump's victory and delivered Republicans the Senate and the House of Representatives, with a mandate to move power closer to the people. A proven method of constitutional populism can...




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Why the Attempt To Deplatform Trump Failed So Utterly

From Trump's victories to the rise of Nick Fuentes, it's clear that right-wing radicalism can't be forced back into the fever swamps.



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America's Cities Want To Be Great Again

Last week's election showed that urban voters want sane, smart policies that address the issues they care most about.



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In Praise of Clarity



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Newest Google and Nvidia Chips Speed AI Training



Nvidia, Oracle, Google, Dell and 13 other companies reported how long it takes their computers to train the key neural networks in use today. Among those results were the first glimpse of Nvidia’s next generation GPU, the B200, and Google’s upcoming accelerator, called Trillium. The B200 posted a doubling of performance on some tests versus today’s workhorse Nvidia chip, the H100. And Trillium delivered nearly a four-fold boost over the chip Google tested in 2023.

The benchmark tests, called MLPerf v4.1, consist of six tasks: recommendation, the pre-training of the large language models (LLM) GPT-3 and BERT-large, the fine tuning of the Llama 2 70B large language model, object detection, graph node classification, and image generation.

Training GPT-3 is such a mammoth task that it’d be impractical to do the whole thing just to deliver a benchmark. Instead, the test is to train it to a point that experts have determined means it is likely to reach the goal if you kept going. For Llama 2 70B, the goal is not to train the LLM from scratch, but to take an already trained model and fine-tune it so it’s specialized in a particular expertise—in this case, government documents. Graph node classification is a type of machine learning used in fraud detection and drug discovery.

As what’s important in AI has evolved, mostly toward using generative AI, the set of tests has changed. This latest version of MLPerf marks a complete changeover in what’s being tested since the benchmark effort began. “At this point all of the original benchmarks have been phased out,” says David Kanter, who leads the benchmark effort at MLCommons. In the previous round it was taking mere seconds to perform some of the benchmarks.

Performance of the best machine learning systems on various benchmarks has outpaced what would be expected if gains were solely from Moore’s Law [blue line]. Solid line represent current benchmarks. Dashed lines represent benchmarks that have now been retired, because they are no longer industrially relevant.MLCommons

According to MLPerf’s calculations, AI training on the new suite of benchmarks is improving at about twice the rate one would expect from Moore’s Law. As the years have gone on, results have plateaued more quickly than they did at the start of MLPerf’s reign. Kanter attributes this mostly to the fact that companies have figured out how to do the benchmark tests on very large systems. Over time, Nvidia, Google, and others have developed software and network technology that allows for near linear scaling—doubling the processors cuts training time roughly in half.

First Nvidia Blackwell training results

This round marked the first training tests for Nvidia’s next GPU architecture, called Blackwell. For the GPT-3 training and LLM fine-tuning, the Blackwell (B200) roughly doubled the performance of the H100 on a per-GPU basis. The gains were a little less robust but still substantial for recommender systems and image generation—64 percent and 62 percent, respectively.

The Blackwell architecture, embodied in the Nvidia B200 GPU, continues an ongoing trend toward using less and less precise numbers to speed up AI. For certain parts of transformer neural networks such as ChatGPT, Llama2, and Stable Diffusion, the Nvidia H100 and H200 use 8-bit floating point numbers. The B200 brings that down to just 4 bits.

Google debuts 6th gen hardware

Google showed the first results for its 6th generation of TPU, called Trillium—which it unveiled only last month—and a second round of results for its 5th generation variant, the Cloud TPU v5p. In the 2023 edition, the search giant entered a different variant of the 5th generation TPU, v5e, designed more for efficiency than performance. Versus the latter, Trillium delivers as much as a 3.8-fold performance boost on the GPT-3 training task.

But versus everyone’s arch-rival Nvidia, things weren’t as rosy. A system made up of 6,144 TPU v5ps reached the GPT-3 training checkpoint in 11.77 minutes, placing a distant second to an 11,616-Nvidia H100 system, which accomplished the task in about 3.44 minutes. That top TPU system was only about 25 seconds faster than an H100 computer half its size.

A Dell Technologies computer fine-tuned the Llama 2 70B large language model using about 75 cents worth of electricity.

In the closest head-to-head comparison between v5p and Trillium, with each system made up of 2048 TPUs, the upcoming Trillium shaved a solid 2 minutes off of the GPT-3 training time, nearly an 8 percent improvement on v5p’s 29.6 minutes. Another difference between the Trillium and v5p entries is that Trillium is paired with AMD Epyc CPUs instead of the v5p’s Intel Xeons.

Google also trained the image generator, Stable Diffusion, with the Cloud TPU v5p. At 2.6 billion parameters, Stable Diffusion is a light enough lift that MLPerf contestants are asked to train it to convergence instead of just to a checkpoint, as with GPT-3. A 1024 TPU system ranked second, finishing the job in 2 minutes 26 seconds, about a minute behind the same size system made up of Nvidia H100s.

Training power is still opaque

The steep energy cost of training neural networks has long been a source of concern. MLPerf is only beginning to measure this. Dell Technologies was the sole entrant in the energy category, with an eight-server system containing 64 Nvidia H100 GPUs and 16 Intel Xeon Platinum CPUs. The only measurement made was in the LLM fine-tuning task (Llama2 70B). The system consumed 16.4 megajoules during its 5-minute run, for an average power of 5.4 kilowatts. That means about 75 cents of electricity at the average cost in the United States.

While it doesn’t say much on its own, the result does potentially provide a ballpark for the power consumption of similar systems. Oracle, for example, reported a close performance result—4 minutes 45 seconds—using the same number and types of CPUs and GPUs.




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Mike Johnson wins Republican support to be House speaker again after Trump endorsement

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has won the support of enough Republicans to stand as their candidate for the gavel in January.



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McClain elected to replace Stefanik in House GOP leadership

House Republicans are holding elections to choose their round of leaders for the 119th Congress.



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GOP Rep. Michael McCaul 'briefly detained' by police at airport for 'appearing intoxicated'

GOP Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas said he was detained by police at Dulles International Airport after he became disoriented from mixing Ambien with alcohol.



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Warring GOP factions strike deal to raise threshold to oust a House speaker

Two opposing House GOP factions have come together to agree on raising the threshold for the motion to vacate the chair.



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World of Warcraft dev on 20 years of the first mainstream MMO and building a community



EXCLUSIVE: As part of the celebrations, the team at Blizzard has a whole slew of announcements across the core strategy franchise, WoW, Hearthstone and Warcraft Rumble




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Michael McCain dismayed by U.S. election results, worried about message on leadership

'Hopeful that we will kind of hold our nose and get through it'




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Rep. Michael McCaul says he was detained at Dulles airport over being 'disoriented'

Republican Rep. Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he was detained by police at an airport near Washington, D.C. earlier this month.




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Caitlin Clark says she had concerns about Hurricane Milton's destruction in Florida

Caitlin Clark admitted her fear over the destruction of Hurricane Milton in Florida since she has family in the area and is set to play a golf tournament.



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Pistons' Tim Hardaway Jr leaves game in wheelchair after slamming head on court in scary scene

Detroit Pistons veteran guard Tim Hardaway Jr. was wheelchaired out of the game against the Miami Heat after multiple hits to the head, including slamming it on the court.



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Caitlin Clark set to take swing at golf in LPGA pro-am

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is set to hit the golf course in a pro-am tournament with Nelly Korda and Annika Sorenstam on Wednesday.



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Caitlin Clark shanks tee shot at LPGA Tour pro-am

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark learned the hard way just how tough the game of golf is. She shanked a tee shot early in her round at the pro-am.



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Chiefs' Travis Kelce praises Broncos' 'White corner' after dramatic win

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce talked about the Denver Broncos having a White cornerback during a recent episode of his "New Heights" podcast.



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Colts name Anthony Richardson starting quarterback in sudden switch-up: 'We’ve never lost faith'

The Indianapolis Colts are heading in a new direction with the quarterback position again, naming Anthony Richardson the new QB1 just two weeks after he was benched.



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Nevada volleyball star calls out trans inclusion in women's sports as she joins org: 'That is not fair!'

Sia Li'ili'i, the captain of the Nevada Wolf Pack women's volleyball team, has joined the Independent Women's Forum as an ambassador as she continues to fight for women's sports.



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Special counsel Jack Smith asks court to halt his appeal against Trump in Florida case

Special Counsel Jack Smith is asking an appeals court to halt his appeal against President-elect Trump regarding the Florida case.



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LAURA INGRAHAM: Those with the perfect DC resumes have repeatedly failed to keep us safe

Fox News host Laura Ingraham reacts to President-elect Trump’s plans to fix Washington, D.C., as he begins to announce his political picks on “The Ingraham Angle."



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Jean-Pierre confirms Biden 'still stands' by claims that Trump is a 'threat to democracy'

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre bristled when FOX Business correspondent Edward Lawrence asked her if President Biden apologized to President-elect Trump.



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All charges stayed on 2nd day of trial against Manitoba priest accused of sexually assaulting girl

A Manitoba priest accused of sexually assaulting a now-nine-year-old girl in Little Grand Rapids First Nation last year has had all charges against him stayed, a day after the girl at the centre of the case testified against him.



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Ontario school board spending over $41K on staff travel to Brazil, Italy, Germany and Dubai

A superintendent with the Halton Catholic District School Board travelled to conferences around the world to attract international students, but the board won't say how many were directly recruited.



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Some Scotiabank customers still unable to access accounts after 'scheduled maintenance'

Some Scotiabank customers are still unable to access their online banking accounts after what the company called "scheduled maintenance" turned into a service outage that crept into Wednesday, sparking online anger and a proposed class action lawsuit.




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Hrithik Roshan lends voice to ‘Karan Arjun’ trailer ahead of re-release

The trailer will be shown in theaters starting November 14, attached to upcoming releases such as ‘Kanguva’ and ‘The Sabarmati Report’, giving audiences a preview ahead of the re-release.




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Airbnb is inviting select guests to Rome’s Colosseum ahead of ‘Gladiator 2’ release

The experience provides a three-hour adventure where guests can explore the Colosseum after hours, beginning with a ceremonial welcome before delving into the ancient structure’s underground chambers




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Republicans retain their hold of the House, clinching full control of Congress

Republicans have officially won a full trifecta of power in Washington, D.C., following GOP victories in several key U.S. House contests.




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Few have heard of this scenic train journey through Indonesia (and it’s a bargain, too)









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Certain Animals Tolerate Spicy Foods Better Than Others

Birds are one type of animal that have adapted to not feel the effects of spicy foods that humans often do.




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Is AI Dominance Inevitable? A Technology Ethicist Says No, Actually

AI is powerful technology, but that doesn’t mean we should adopt it unquestioningly.




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Hawaii mobile phone bills 7% higher than U.S. average

Mobile phone bills accounted for 5.36% of the $3.35 trillion Americans spend on household bills in a year.




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Local e-learning company shifting focus with AI software launch

The training company is in discussions with a major computer manufacturing company to bring 10,000 employees onto the platform.




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YouTube creators can now make AI song remixes for Shorts

Select YouTube creators can now produce their own remixes of existing songs. YouTube has announced a new feature for its AI-powered Dream Track tool that allows individuals to "restyle" a song and create a 30-second tune to use in a Short. 

Creators in the experiment group for this feature can choose from eligible songs and then give an explanation to AI about how they want to remix it. These changes could focus on giving the song a different genre or mood — whatever twist they're imagining. From there a new song gets produced "that reimagines the music while maintaining the essence of the original song’s vocals and lyrics," YouTube's announcement states. "These restyled soundtracks will have clear attribution to the original song through the Short itself and the Shorts audio pivot page, and will also clearly indicate that the track was restyled with AI."

YouTube rolled out Dream Track in November 2023, powered by Google DeepMind's Lyria model. It allowed a select group of US creators to make songs using the AI-generated voices of participating artists. The feature included a deal with Universal Music Group and partnerships with a slew of musicians, including John Legend, Charli XCX and Troye Sivan. It has expanded its availability to all US creators in the year since. 

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/youtube-creators-can-now-make-ai-song-remixes-for-shorts-143015775.html?src=rss




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Meta will have to defend itself from antitrust claims after all

The Federal Trade Commission will get a chance to argue its case for Meta’s breakup in court. On Wednesday, US District Judge James Boasberg allowed the FTC’s lawsuit against the social media giant to move forward (PDF link). The FTC first sued Meta in 2020 in an attempt to force the company, then known as Facebook, to divest itself of Instagram and WhatsApp. Alongside dozens of attorneys general, the agency alleged Meta acquired the platforms in 2012 and 2014 to stifle growing competition in the social media market.

This past April, Meta asked Judge Boasberg to dismiss the case. In addition to noting that the FTC had previously approved both acquisitions, Meta argued that the agency had failed to show that the company held monopoly power in the social networking services market, and that, in buying Instagram and WhatsApp, it had harmed consumers. Additionally, the company claimed that it had invested billions of dollars in both platforms and made them better as a result, to the benefit of social media users everywhere.

While he did not entirely dismiss the lawsuit, Boasberg did force the FTC to narrow its case, dismissing an allegation that Facebook had provided preferential access to developers who agreed not to compete with it.

“We are confident that the evidence at trial will show that the acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp have been good for competition and consumers. More than 10 years after the FTC reviewed and cleared these deals, and despite the overwhelming evidence that our services compete with YouTube, TikTok, X, Apple’s iMessage, and many others, the Commission is wrongly continuing to assert that no deal is ever truly final, and businesses can be punished for innovating,” a Meta spokesperson told Engadget. “We will review the opinion when it’s filed.”

Judge Boasberg will meet with the two sides on November 25 to schedule the trial. The FTC lawsuit, it should be noted, was filed under the previous Trump administration, though whether it moves forward and in what form will depend on who President-elect Trump appoints to lead the agency.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/meta-will-have-to-defend-itself-from-antitrust-claims-after-all-155730259.html?src=rss




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PlayStation Plus Game Catalog additions for November include GTA V (again) and Dying Light 2

Sony has revealed the latest slate of PlayStation Plus Game Catalog additions for Extra and Premium members, and it's a dang solid lineup this month. The biggest name, of course, is Grand Theft Auto V. That's returning to the Game Catalog after Sony removed it in June. GTA V has now sold more than 205 million copies (not a typo), but if you've yet to dive into the game or its perennially popular online mode, here's your chance. GTA VI, meanwhile, is set to arrive next fall.

In case you're all GTA'd out for the time being, there are lots of other PS Plus additions to explore. One of those is the open-world zombie survival action RPG Dying Light 2: Stay Human, which I've been meaning to check out for a long time. Like A Dragon: Ishin (which, coincidentally, is leaving Game Pass this month) and Chivalry 2 are among the other big names on the list, but I'm especially happy to see Overcooked! All You Can Eat make the cut.

That's a terrific bundle of both Overcooked games and all of the expansions. For years, I've been calling these games the perfect relationship test. Just, uh, maybe don't play with your partner if you're going through a rough patch.

Elsewhere, The Sims 4 expansion pack Island Living is included. Naturally, you'll need the free-to-play base game to access that. Moto GP 24, Digimon Survive, Stick Fight: The Game, Clash: Artifacts of Chaos, the intriguing Killer Frequency and Hungry Shark World round out the newcomers to the PS Plus Game Catalog's Extra tier.

The Premium lineup is pretty exciting this month as well. I spent many hours playing the multiplayer modes of Resistance: Fall of Man in the PS3 era. Insomniac Games has been on an incredible run for the last six years, so it should be fun to hop back into that game and its sequel, Resistance 2, for a hit of nostalgia and to see how far the studio has come. Note, however, that these two games are streaming-only.

Ahead of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1-2 Remastered arriving next month, you can warm up by playing Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Blood Omen 2. Last but not least, there's one PS VR2 addition to the lineup in the form of action shooter Synapse. PS Plus Premium and Extra subscribers can play these games at no extra cost starting on November 19.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/playstation-plus-game-catalog-additions-for-november-include-gta-v-again-and-dying-light-2-174646227.html?src=rss