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First experimental evidence supporting Hamilton’s rule regarding kin selection in economic decision-making

MIT Sloan School of Management Prof. Andrew W. Lo and Hebrew University School of Business Prof. Moshe Levy have found strong support for this rule in an experiment involving monetary transactions among human subjects with varying degrees of genetic relatedness. Credit: Courtesy of Andrew Lo Hamilton's rule—the mathematical relation quantifying the idea that genetically related subjects are more likely to help each other,…

Novak Djokovic hopes for Covid rule change ahead of U.S. Open

Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the winners trophy after victory over Nick Kyrgios of Australia in their Men's Singles Final match on day fourteen of The Championships Wimbledon 2022 in London.Visionhaus | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesWimbledon champion Novak Djokovic is hoping for a change to American Covid-19 entry rules in time for him to challenge for a fourth US Open title later this summer.Djokovic, who defeated Nick Kyrgios in four sets to lift the Wimbledon crown for a fourth consecutive time — and seven in…

Backpropagation — Chain Rule and PyTorch in Action | by Robert Kwiatkowski | Jul, 2022

A simple guide from theory to implementation in Pytorch.Image by gerald on PixabayThe modern businesses rely more and more on the advances in the innovative fields like Artificial Intelligence to deliver the best product and services to its customers. Many of production AI systems is based on various Neural Networks trained often using a tremendous amount of data. For development teams one of the biggest challenges is how to train their models in a constrained time frame. There are various techniques and algorithms to do…

New York officials rule against a power plant for bitcoin mining

New York officials denied required air permit renewals for a bitcoin-mining power plant on the grounds that it was a threat to the state's climate goals. The permitting decision was another example of New York putting the brakes on a cryptocurrency bonanza that has alarmed environmentalists. It also comes at a time when cryptocurrency prices have plunged, wiping out fortunes, fueling skepticism and sparking calls for tighter scrutiny. The state's permitting decision involved Greenidge Generation, an old coal-fired plant…

The EU extends its ‘Roam-like-at-home’ mobile service rule through 2032

Back in 2017, the European Union took the shockingly rational step of largely eliminating roaming charges for its citizens travelling among member nations, dubbing it the "Roam-like-at-home" system. Operating across the 27 countries that make up the European Economic Area as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway — but not the UK because Brexit — Roam-like-at-home was set to expire at the end of June. On Thursday, however, the European Commission announced that it will be extending the system for another decade,…

Here are the only 5 countries opposing Europe’s 2035 electric car-only rule

The European Union is about to vote on banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 and 5 countries are planning to push to delay the move to electric car-only by 5 years. Europe is currently establishing its plan to become the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050. A big part of achieving that goal is removing carbon from the transportation industry and the European Union has been pushing a plan to ban the sales of new petrol and diesel-powered vehicles by 2035. The ban is currently being finalized…

Irv Gotti Says Drake’s Album Makes Him Want a New DMX, Jay-Z, or Ja Rule

Irv Gotti is worried about the state of hip-hop after Drake’s new dance album Honestly, Nevermind.The Murder Inc. co-founder caught up with TMZ while hailing a cab from Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday. While he emphasized his love for Drake and the fact that the 6 God can do as he pleases, he expressed concern about what Drizzy’s musical pivot means for rap.“Drake’s new album is not hip-hop,” Gotti said, “and he can do whatever he wants. Let me stress that: Drake can do whatever he wants.”When asked if …

The right-wing campaign to kill a SEC climate rule, explained

As drought spreads and sea levels rise, the economic impacts of climate change will run in the trillions of dollars. The insurance firm Swiss Re projects climate disasters would cost the world as much as $23 trillion by 2050, bigger than the impact from the pandemic and the Great Recession of 2009 combined. It’s reasonable business planning to account for all this foreseeable risk — just like planning for cyberattacks or business disruptions from a pandemic. Last year, for instance, the US had to spend $145 billion…

With ‘Jurassic World 3,’ dinosaurs rule again at box office

By Lindsey Bahr | Associated Press Move over Maverick, the dinosaurs have arrived to claim their throne. “Jurassic World: Dominion” took a mighty bite out of the box office with $143.4 million in North American ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Including earnings from international showings — the film opened in various markets last weekend — “Jurassic World: Dominion,” released globally by Universal Pictures, has already grossed $389 million. And it’s just getting started. “We couldn’t be happier,” said…