A look at Intel's $28B Ohio chip factory, the largest economic development project in Ohio's history, initially set for a 2025 opening but now delayed till 2030 (Kris Maher/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ohio-intel-chipma
Arizona’s attorney general is suing to force the Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, to swear in Adelita Grijalva, a Democrat who won a congressional special election in September.
Grijalva was elected on 23 September in the southern Arizona district that her father, Raúl Grijalva, held until his death earlier this year.
Kris Mayes, the Democratic attorney general in Arizona, had promised to sue if Johnson would not let Grijalva get started on her work. She sent a letter to J…
Although I believe that this case has great merit my prediction is that courts will dismiss it as non-justicable, a matter for "a coordinate branch of government" (in this case, Congress) to handle.
"Arizona attorney general sues U.S. House over seating Grijalva"
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Arizona attorney general: "My state is the fentanyl funnel for the rest of America. Trump is turning his back on it.
The federal focus on deportations has siphoned resources away from combating drug and human trafficking."
https://www.ms.now/opinion/arizona-border-drugs-trump-deportations-kris-mayes
"In the budget speech this year, commission president Ursula von der Leyen made a bold statement that AI is expected to approach human reasoning by next year."
Die Nächste, nach (bzw. vor) Wildberger.
"Surprised by this statement, I asked the commission to provide me with documents .."
"The commission’s response was not filled with references to the scientific literature. Instead, the Commission referred to the essays and books by tech CEOs."<…
"In the budget speech this year, commission president Ursula von der Leyen made a bold statement that AI is expected to approach human reasoning by next year."
How the #EU commission is basing its #AI policy (and funding) on the wishful thinking of tech bros. Those, which currently use circu…
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Aidan O’Rourke, Kris Drever, Martin Green, Joe Scurfield & Lau:
🎵 The Jigs
#AidanORourke #KrisDrever #MartinGreen #JoeScurfield #Lau
Beyond Revenue and Welfare: Counterfactual Analysis of Spectrum Auctions with Application to Canada's 3800MHz Allocation
Sara Jalili Shani, Kris Joseph, Michael B. McNally, James R. Wright
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.08106 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.08106 https://arxiv.org/html/2512.08106
arXiv:2512.08106v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Spectrum auctions are the primary mechanism through which governments allocate scarce radio frequencies, with outcomes that shape competition, coverage, and innovation in telecommunications markets. While traditional models of spectrum auctions often rely on strong equilibrium assumptions, we take a more parsimonious approach by modeling bidders as myopic and straightforward: in each round, firms simply demand the bundle that maximizes their utility given current prices. Despite its simplicity, this model proves effective in predicting the outcomes of Canada's 2023 auction of 3800 MHz spectrum licenses. Using detailed round-by-round bidding data, we estimate bidders' valuations through a linear programming framework and validate that our model reproduces key features of the observed allocation and price evolution. We then use these estimated valuations to simulate a counterfactual auction under an alternative mechanism that incentivizes deployment in rural and remote regions, aligning with one of the key objectives set out in the Canadian Telecommunications Act. The results show that the proposed mechanism substantially improves population coverage in underserved areas. These findings demonstrate that a behavioral model with minimal assumptions is sufficient to generate reliable counterfactual predictions, making it a practical tool for policymakers to evaluate how alternative auction designs may influence future outcomes. In particular, our study demonstrates a method for counterfactual mechanism design, providing a framework to evaluate how alternative auction rules could advance policy goals such as equitable deployment across Canada.
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'Quite the thing to admit': Experts call Trump's new move 'page 1 of the fascist playbook' - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/trump-antifa-kristi-noem/
It is always disturbing when MAGA politicians go off halfcocked about socialism.
Here are some of the “radical left” socialist programs that Warner must be complaining about:
Medicare
Medicaid
The Affordable Care Act
Social Security
SNAP (food stamps)
Meals on Wheels and Office of Aging services
Every single one of these programs was once characterized by right-wing politicians as a
“socialist program.”
Teaching AI to Feel: A Collaborative, Full-Body Exploration of Emotive Communication
Esen K. T\"ut\"unc\"u, Lissette Lemus, Kris Pilcher, Holger Sprengel, Jordi Sabater-Mir
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.22168
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #TrainTracks
Phil Gaston, Donald Shaw, Kris Drever, Kris Drever & Kate Rusby:
🎵 Navigator (with locomotive outro)
#PhilGaston #DonaldShaw #KrisDrever #KateRusby