Funding frenzy adds to pressure on worried farmers

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Feds Cook sees AI inflationary push as a top 2027 risk

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The MacArthur ‘Genius’ Studying Sea Ice Secrets

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Prosecutors Cannot Revive Reflecting Pool Case Against Ex-Olympian, Judge Rules

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Who’s to Blame When A.I. Goes Rogue?

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California attorney general subpoenas OpenAI over cyber incidents

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FTC launches probe into OpenAI, Anthropic over model consumer risks

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Amazon Settles Lawsuit Over Claims of Slow Deliveries to Low-Income Areas

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