Friday, January 10, 2025

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Improved politics by better candidates, Ranked Voting.

Adopting Ranked Choice Voting for Presidential Primaries As the chair of the Ethics & Elections Committee in Springfield, I’m proud to be sponsoring an initiative to adopt Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in presidential primaries in Illinois to ensure that no votes go to waste and that we elect better and more prepared candidates for the general election. The Problem with …

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Botswana President Criticizes De Beers Again

Botswana President demands improved deal from De Beers Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has criticized the current partnership with diamond producer De Beers and is demanding a better deal. The current arrangement, which expires next month, gives Botswana 25% of rough diamonds mined under its partnership with De Beers, and the rest goes to the company. Negotiations are underway for a …

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Tech won’t harm jobs, says OpenAI CEO.

Tech won't harm jobs, says OpenAI CEO.

The Boss of OpenAI Calms Fears About AI and Job Market The boss of OpenAI, the firm behind the massively popular ChatGPT bot, said on Friday that his firm’s technology would not destroy the job market as he sought to calm fears about the march of artificial intelligence. Sam Altman, on a global tour to charm national leaders and power …

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