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Canadian snowbirds are still unhappy with Trump. And Palm Springs is feeling the chill
Things to Do in L.A. Canadian snowbirds are still unhappy with Trump. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . Palm Springs relies heavily on Canadian tourists, who are declining to travel to the U.S. or shortening their stays because of Trump. The number of Canadian visitors to California plummeted more than 18% in 2025 compared with the year prior.
How Two Zoomers Created RentAHuman, the First Marketplace for Bots to Hire Humans
WIRED spoke with the Zoomer founders of a platform where AI agents hire humans to do real-world tasks. Their pitch: People would love to have a clanker as their boss. For centuries, people have catastrophized about robots taking away jobs. On February 1, the paradigm shifted: bots are jobs. Now, 518,284 humans--and rapidly counting--are offering their labor to AI agents on a new online marketplace called RentAHuman . There are classifieds to count pigeons in Washington ($30/hour); deliver CBD gummies ($75/hour); play exhibition badminton ($100/hour); and anything else you could possibly imagine that a disembodied agent couldn't do.
Indian university faces backlash for presenting Chinese robot as its own
An Indian university is facing backlash after one of its professors was caught falsely presenting a Chinese-made robot dog at a major artificial intelligence summit, it has reportedly since been asked to leave, as the institution's own. "You need to meet Orion. This has been developed by the Centre of Excellence at Galgotias University," Neha Singh, a professor of communications, told Indian state-run broadcaster DD News this week. The episode has drawn sharp criticism and has cast an uncomfortable spotlight on India's AI ambitions. The embarrassment was amplified by Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who shared the video clip on his official social media account before the backlash.
A Unified Confidence Sequence for Generalized Linear Models, with Applications to Bandits
OFUGLB outperforms or is at par with prior algorithms for logistic bandits.
Crafting Interpretable Embeddings for Language Neuroscience by Asking LLMs Questions
Large language models (LLMs) have rapidly improved text embeddings for a growing array of natural-language processing tasks.
No-Regret Learning in Harmonic Games: Extrapolation in the Face of Conflicting Interests
The question of "as if" rationality - that is, whether selfishly-minded, myopic agents may learn to
