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A key GOP congressman has filed bill that would continue to block marijuana businesses from taking federal tax deductions under Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code 280E, even if cannabis is federally rescheduled. And his unique influence on a powerful committee could grease the wheels to its enactment through must-pass budget legislation. Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX),...
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Your weekly dose of psychedelic insights and news Can Ketamine Relieve Symptoms of PTSD in Teens? UW-Madison is pioneering a study on ketamine-assisted therapy for teens with PTSD, exploring its potential to improve trauma treatment where traditional methods fall short. UW-Madison researchers are planning a groundbreaking study to examine the potential of ketamine in treating...
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AI-powered search engine Perplexity says it’s building its own web browser. In a post on X on Monday, the company launched a sign-up list for the browser, which isn’t yet available. It’s unclear when it might be — or what the browser will look like, even. But we do have a name: Comet. “Just like Perplexity reinvented search, we’re also reinventing the browser,” a Perplexity spokesperson told TechCrunch via email. “Stay tuned for updates.” Comet: A Browser for Agentic Search by Perplexity Coming soon. pic.twitter.com/SwVSwudgtN — Perplexity (@perplexity_ai) February 24, 2025 Perplexity’s browser will join a very crowded field, putting…
Y ou are not allowed to take off your life jacket while operating a swan boat on Los Angeles’ Echo Park Lake. You aren’t allowed to stand up on the boat, either. And while the rules posted at the boat house don’t specifically mention this, I can’t imagine the rental company would be happy if...
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Ethereum-based metaverse game Nifty Island has added support for interactive AI agents, letting creators drag and drop them into their in-game islands to turn them into interactive characters.Players can choose to easily integrate a selection of popular AI agents like Luna, AgentYP, or VaderAI, or they can create and deploy their own custom agent. Once placed...
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Nitat Termmee | Moment | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration’s tariff policies may raise auto insurance premiums for motorists, according to a new Insurify analysis, at a time when costs are already soaring.A 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico — which may take effect as soon as March — would increase annual full-coverage car insurance premiums by 8% to $2,502, on average, by the end of 2025, according to Insurify, an insurance comparison shopping website.The analysis estimates that without tariffs on Canada and Mexico the average annual premiums would rise 5% by year-end, to $2,435.Tariffs are expected to make…
Aayush Jindal, a luminary in the world of financial markets, whose expertise spans over 15 illustrious years in the realms of Forex and cryptocurrency trading. Renowned for his unparalleled proficiency in providing technical analysis, Aayush is a trusted advisor and senior market expert to investors worldwide, guiding them through the intricate landscapes of modern finance with his keen insights and astute chart analysis. From a young age, Aayush exhibited a natural aptitude for deciphering complex systems and unraveling patterns. Fueled by an insatiable curiosity for understanding market dynamics, he embarked on a journey that would lead him to become one…
Sen. John Fetterman’s campaign (D-PA) is promoting the senator’s pro-marijuana legalization platform, urging people to sign a petition to show “just how much support he has on this issue.” In an email blast on Saturday, the senator’s team said “John stands firm in his beliefs” and is “proud to be fighting for legal weed,” among...
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DeepSeek has gone viral. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek broke into the mainstream consciousness this week after its chatbot app rose to the top of the Apple App Store charts (and Google Play, as well). DeepSeek’s AI models, which were trained using compute-efficient techniques, have led Wall Street analysts — and technologists — to question whether the U.S. can maintain its lead in the AI race and whether the demand for AI chips will sustain. But where did DeepSeek come from, and how did it rise to international fame so quickly? DeepSeek’s trader origins DeepSeek is backed by High-Flyer Capital Management, a Chinese quantitative hedge fund…
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, released Grok 3, its long-awaited flagship AI model, last week. Grok 3 powers the Grok chatbot apps for mobile and the web, as well as the Grok experience on the Musk-owned social network X. Given that there’s so much competition in the AI chatbot space these days, it wasn’t a foregone conclusion that Grok 3 would make much of an impact. OpenAI’s ChatGPT alone has grown to 400 million weekly active users. However, preliminary data suggests that the new model has indeed gotten people to download and try Grok. According to estimates from Sensor Tower,…