I'm building my AI startup in high school. I don't buy the dropout myth — I'm still going to college.

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Founder Ace Yip explained why she's still heading to college.

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  • An 18-year-old founder told BI what it's like building an AI startup while still in high school.
  • Although it was scary starting young, Ace Yip said she didn't want to wait.
  • Yip added that she doesn't buy Silicon Valley's dropout myth, and she is still headed to college.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ace Yip He

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Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says AI scaling 'must be pushed to the maximum'

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Demis Hassabis, Google DeepMind CEO

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  • Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says scaling laws are vital to the tech's progress.
  • Scaling requires feeding AI models ever more data and more compute.
  • Some other AI leaders, however, believe the industry needs to find another way.

There's a debate rippling through Silicon Valley: How far can scaling laws take the technology?

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An 88-year-old worked 5 days a week at a supermarket. Then strangers raised almost $2 million so he could finally retire.

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Strangers have donated almost $2 million (and counting) to a GoFundMe to help an 88-year-old supermarket worker retire.

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  • A content creator set up a GoFundMe for an 88-year-old veteran working at a Detroit supermarket.
  • Strangers have donated almost $2 million in less than a week.
  • Economic uncertainty and financial pressures are
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I live on the same property as my ex. Our daughter doesn't have to move her stuff around and gets time with both of us.

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Katie Lynch and her ex-husband live on the same property.

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  • Katie Lynch, 41, from Brisbane, is divorced but lives on the same property as her ex-husband.
  • People are bemused when she tells them, but understand it from a cost-of-living perspective.
  • It all came down to putting their daughter first.

This story is based on a conversation with Katie Lynch, 41. The account has been

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I got my kids, all 8 and under, a DVD player. It made family movie night more enjoyable and saved my sanity.

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The author's son checks out the DVD section at the local library.

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  • With so many options available on streaming services, family movie night was getting stressful.
  • Choosing a few DVDs from the library limited my kids' options and streamlined family movie night.
  • This practice has helped introduce my kids to classic family movies and has kept bedtime on track.

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RIP, ‘Dead Space’….Again (2008-2023)

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Unless EA decides to sell off the 'Dead Space' IP to someone else, the sci-fi horror series has died a second death.