Anthropic says its latest model scores a 94% political ‘even-handedness’ rating
Anthropic notes in a blog post that it has been training Claude to have character traits of “even-handedness” since early 2024.
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There’s still ‘no evidence’ China is buying all the U.S. soybeans it promised under Trump’s trade deal amid oversupply from South America
"The door hasn’t closed yet for U.S. soybeans, but we’re getting very close to that point."
MacKenzie Scott makes more ‘life-changing,’ record-breaking gifts to historically Black colleges and universities—totaling more than $400 million
These donations come on the heels of other major donations from Scott to HBCUs this fall.
Palantir CEO slams ‘parasitic’ critics calling the tech a surveillance tool: ‘Not only is patriotism right, patriotism will make you rich’
“Our project is to make America so strong we never fight,” he said. “That’s very different than being almost strong enough, so you always fight.”
New Cash App features let users send and receive stablecoins, pay merchants in Bitcoin
Dorsey, who also cofounded Twitter, has long been a Bitcoin devotee.
Anthropic says new $50B investment in data centers will create about 800 permanent jobs and 2,400 construction jobs
The tech industry is moving forward investments to build energy-hungry AI infrastructure, despite bubble concerns.
Only one in 3 U.S. adults approve of the way Trump is managing the government, AP-NORC poll shows
The approval rating decline was driven in large part by Republicans and independents, the survey found.
‘The tariffs are a big tax increase’: Top bank crunches the numbers on how much Americans are paying for Trump’s trade regime
"A decent chunk of the economy is in recession," according to UBS economists.
Is China about to win the AI race?
From subsidized power to open-source innovation, China is mounting a serious challenge to U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence.
