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Data is at the heart of today's advanced AI systems, but it's costing more and more -- making it out of reach for all but the wealthiest tech companies. Last year, James Betker, a researcher at OpenAI, penned a post on his personal blog about the nature of generative AI models and the datasets on which they're trained. In it, Betker claimed that training data -- not a model's design, architecture or any other characteristic -- was the key to increasingly sophisticated, capable AI systems.
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Amazon Prime Day 2024: Early deals to shop now, and what to expect
We'll have all the best deals for Prime Day in July right here on Autoblog, but in the mean time, there are already plenty of savings to be had.
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McDonald’s facts draw attention to its problems: Chart of the Week
McDonald's has found itself battling perceptions that its prices are too high after someone posted an $18 Big Mac meal. That may have been an outlier, but this is turning into a very real problem for the fast food chain.
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Birmingham-Southern rallies late, but loses DIII College World Series opener to Salve Regina
Birmingham-Southern fell behind 7–0 in its Division III College World Series matchup with Salve Regina and couldn't overcome the deficit in a 7–5 defeat.
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The 35+ best Walmart deals this weekend: Save big on summer essentials, tech, appliances and more
Massive markdowns on deck: A Dyson vacuum for 50% off, go-anywhere cotton shorts for $9 and a 4K smart TV for under $400.
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This week in Bidenomics: Something bigger than 'Bidenflation'
Donald Trump's conviction on 34 felony counts might finally distract voters from thinking about what they don't like about Joe Biden.
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Shoppers can't stop raving about these affordable anti-wrinkle creams, hair fixes and all-over beautifiers.
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Chevy Silverado EV RST and Equinox EV driven | Autoblog Podcast #834
We drove Chevrolet's newest EVs, a Porsche 718 Boxster and the Lexus TX 550h+. Cadillac revealed the Optiq EV and the Porsche 911 gets hybrid power.
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NBA Finals betting: The Celtics open as a big favorite over the Mavericks
Boston has been the best team in the league all season.
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TV's teen love stories are getting the 'grid treatment' on social media. Here's what that means.
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Former 76ers player Drew Gordon, older brother of Nuggets starter Aaron Gordon, dies in car accident at 33
Drew Gordon played all over Europe after a college career at UCLA and New Mexico.
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Data & trends that will define 2024 season: Run game renaissance is real
We continue our 'Data & trends that will define 2024 season' series on the pod by looking at how the run game is making a big comeback in ways that you wouldn't think. There is no better topic, we thought, for Nate Tice to make his pod debut as a full time Yahoo member. Tice joins Matt Harmon to look at how teams are weaponizing their run game and which teams could have great rushing attacks in 2024.
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Microsoft and CWA forge labor neutrality agreement covering all ZeniMax workers
Microsoft and the CWA have forged a labor neutrality agreement for all ZeniMax workers. The CWA says the deal is similar to the one from 2022 covering Activision Blizzard’s workforce, which went into effect in April of this year.
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Jeep reveals its first ever EV, the $72,000 Wagoneer S
Jeep revealed important details of its first-ever EV, the upcoming Wagoneer S SUV, on Thursday night. The reveal comes as Jeep parent Stellantis and Big Three rivals GM and Ford reevaluate their EV game plans.
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Texas and Oklahoma's first SEC game against each other to begin at 3:30 p.m. ET on Oct. 12
The major conferences and television networks revealed early-season and marquee kickoff times for the 2024 season on Thursday.
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Birmingham-Southern baseball, soon-to-be defunct, draws national attention before DIII College World Series
Birmingham-Southern's run to the Division III College World Series amid the school itself closing because of financial woes is becoming a national story.
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IIHS and senators urge NHTSA to take action on automated driver assists
An IIHS senior research scientist joined six U.S. senators' call for the NHTSA to do more about safety concerns surrounding advanced driver assistance tech and automated vehicle fleets.
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AI manufacturing startup funding is on a tear as Switzerland's EthonAI raises $16.5M
As factories and manufacturing facilities have gotten "smarter" through sensors, robotics and other connected technologies, this has created a potential treasure trove of data that can be mined for insights on bottlenecks and other areas for improvement. While big data analytics has for years been a mainstay of industries such as finance and logistics, it hasn't fully made its way into the manufacturing realm. This has created an untapped gold mine of insights, and more recently a nascent market for technologies designed both to capture and make sense of a vast array of manufacturing data.
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Yahoo Sports AM: Farewell to the Pac-12
In today's edition: The Pac-12's final out, Celtics advance to the Finals, Dallas chases NBA/NHL history, Baker's Dozen, and more.
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