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************* NYTimes.com: America Has a Chance to Make Farming More Climate Friendly rj
America Has a Chance to Make Farming More Climate Friendly
Legislators took a major step in making sure that American agriculture policy has a climate lens going forward. But the next Farm Bill could derail it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/opinion/climate-change-farm-bill-farmers.html?smid=em-share
************** NYTimes.com: Silicon Valley Confronts the Idea That the ‘Singularity’ Is Here rj
Silicon Valley Confronts the Idea That the ‘Singularity’ Is Here
The frenzy over artificial intelligence may be ushering in the long-awaited moment when technology goes wild. Or maybe it’s the hype that is out of control.
***** NYTimes.com: Oklahoma Breaches the Wall Between Church and State
Oklahoma Breaches the Wall Between Church and State
Religious liberty, not religious authority, should be the aim of the American right.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/opinion/oklahoma-church-state-religion.html?smid=em-share
[The Washington Post] Forget green jackets. The PGA-LIV merger is all about greenbacks.
**** How Much Have Record Corporate Profits Contributed to Recent Inflation?
NYTimes.com: How Sam Altman Stormed Washington to Set the A.I. Agenda
How Sam Altman Stormed Washington to Set the A.I. Agenda
The chief executive of OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT, has met with at least 100 U.S. lawmakers in recent months. He has also taken his show abroad.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/technology/sam-altman-ai-regulations.html?smid=em-share
NYTimes.com: What Rural America Has to Teach Us
What Rural America Has to Teach Us
Civic service as a way of life.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/opinion/nebraska-rural-america.html?smid=em-share
NYTimes.com: They Fled San Francisco. The A.I. Boom Pulled Them Back.
They Fled San Francisco. The A.I. Boom Pulled Them Back.
Tech entrepreneurs who left the Bay Area during the pandemic say they can’t afford to miss out on the funding, hackathons and networking of the artificial intelligence frenzy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/technology/ai-san-francisco-tech-industry.html?smid=em-share
NYTimes.com: From Tel Aviv to Riyadh
From Tel Aviv to Riyadh
My recent journey through the Middle East was unlike anything I’d ever experienced in a region that has long been my second home.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/opinion/israel-saudi-arabia.html?smid=em-share