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Is this Andy Burnham’s moment?

The article explores whether Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, is poised to seize a pivotal moment in British politics, highlighting his rising influence and potential leadership role.

United Kingdom
Healthcare

“Dr. Google” had its issues. Can ChatGPT Health do better?

For the past two decades, there’s been a clear first step for anyone who starts experiencing new medical symptoms: Look them up online. The practice was so common that it gained the pejorative moniker “Dr. Google.” But times are changing, and many medical-information seekers are now using LLMs. According to OpenAI, 230 million people ask…

United States
Business

Dispatch from Davos: hot air, big egos and cold flexes

This story first appeared in The Debrief, our subscriber-only newsletter about the biggest news in tech by Mat Honan, Editor in Chief. Subscribe to read the next edition as soon as it lands. It’s supposed to be frigid in Davos this time of year. Part of the charm is seeing the world’s elite tromp through the…

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Economy

California Flirts with Economic Suicide

The article examines California's controversial policies and regulations that critics argue could jeopardize the state's economic stability and growth, raising concerns about its future viability.

United States
Technology

The Download: Yann LeCun’s new venture, and lithium’s on the rise

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Yann LeCun’s new venture is a contrarian bet against large language models Yann LeCun is a Turing Award recipient and a top AI researcher, but he has long been a contrarian figure in…

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