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Inside China’s top computer science university training the next generation of AI engineers

Felix Gan, a second-year Ph.D. student in computer science, said he is effectively living a “996” routine at Beijing’s Tsinghua University. Seven days a week, his days start around 8 a.m., and he leaves campus at about 9 p.m. Loading audio narration… Most of those hours go into his research, but he’s not just working toward a degree. Gan hopes to develop a technology he can turn into a product and launch a startup after…

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GM to invest 0 million in gas cars as EV demand plummets

General Motors is making a fresh $340 million investment in its US plants. Loading audio narration… The latest investments will help ramp up production of gas-powered vehicle components amid a nationwide slowdown in demand for EVs. They’ll go toward two propulsion facilities — in Romulus, Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio —…

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LARRY KUDLOW: Time to say goodbye, Jay Powell

So I guess the Fed chairman, Jay Powell, is not going off quietly into the night. Today is his last meeting as chairman, but he announced his ungentlemanly decision to stay on as a Fed board member for who knows how long. “I’ve said that I will not leave the…

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Microsoft expects headcount to decrease in coming quarters

Microsoft expects headcount to decrease in coming quarters, CFO Amy Hood said during an earnings conference call with analysts on Wednesday. Loading audio narration… “We continue to evolve how we operate to increase our pace and agility, and therefore we expect headcount will decrease year over year,” Hood said.She was…

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