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There are many theories about the “whale” who bet millions on Trump’s victory. As of Wednesday, the person or entity had bet $46 million on Trump winning the election. “Trump has been extremely popular among gamblers since the 2016 election,” one source noted. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed … Read more
The election predictions for the 2024 presidential election of Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump are neck and neck, with no clear winner in sight. Until election night closes on Tuesday, November 5, there is no guaranteed victory for either side. Spencer Goidel, an assistant professor … Read more
About 40 trillion gallons of rain fell from Hurricane Helene. That would fill Dallas … [+] Cowboy Stadium 51,000 times, or the equivalent of 619 days of continuous water flow over Niagara Falls. Getty Images While storm surges and strong winds are typically considered the most dangerous hazards to life and property during a hurricane, … Read more
Prof. Lin and her team of graduate and undergraduate students will analyze data from X (formerly Twitter) to discover correlations of topics and predict patterns on sentiment changes.Junyuan Lin, assistant professor of mathematics at Loyola Marymount University, will investigate “Spectral Algorithms for Dynamic Social Networks and Knowledge Graphs” thanks to $250,000 in grant funding recently … Read more
I moved from California to Germany while pregnant with my second child. My children are now 8, 5 and 3 years old and traveling with them was not pleasant. I had to adjust my expectations and plan trips that everyone could enjoy. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed on … Read more
A new study claims that mushrooms have great intelligence to the point that they can make decisions. A group of scientists tested how fungi would grow across block patterns and found that they grew in strategic, resource-conserving ways that demonstrate the ability to communicate throughout the mycelial network. These findings could not only lead to … Read more
LA has seen a steep decline in its share of TV and film work compared to the rest of the US. The decline comes as labor costs have risen and other settlements have sweetened their incentives. Industry advocates are working to increase California’s benefits to attract more film and television shoots. Thanks for signing up! … Read more
Two local women left good careers and went back to school to pursue careers in science. Christy Eslinger and Lydia Ostmo light up when they talk about science. “Mr. Spock was my favorite,” Lydia said. “I gravitated towards scientists. They were just very curious about the universe and analytical, wanting to understand why things were … Read more
The Federal Trade Commission received more than 330,000 reports of impersonating businesses in 2023. Some of these scammers pretend to be large corporations like Amazon or Best Buy, the FTC says. But small businesses are at risk, too, says Scott Taber, a cybersecurity awareness program specialist at the Michigan Small Business Development Center. “There has … Read more
IBM watsonx NurPhoto via Getty Images IBM recently updated its Granite series of large open source language models for enterprises, introducing Granite 3.0 to better meet business needs for balanced performance, security and cost efficiency. This third generation builds on existing IBM Granite models, bringing new efficiencies aimed at a wide range of business applications, … Read more