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🚨 BREAKING: The U.S. dollar is taking a nap, but no one told Wall Street! 💸 Meanwhile, Harvard Gazette fills its pages with a word salad of irrelevant #buzzwords and questions only they care about—can Trump fire the Fed Chair? Spoiler: Who even knows. 🙄
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/05/era-of-u-s-dollar-may-be-winding-down/ #breakingnews #wallstreet #harvardgazette #dollarvalue #fedchair #HackerNews #ngated
Era of U.S. dollar may be winding down

Economist Kenneth Rogoff’s new book entwines currency’s ascension, his own experiences, and looks at what looms ahead.

Harvard Gazette
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴Dec 19, 2023

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Guter Artikel über den jüngsten Erfolg im #QuantumComputing aus der #HarvardGazette:

"SCIENCE
Researchers create first logical quantum processor"

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/12/researchers-create-first-logical-quantum-processor/

Researchers create first logical quantum processor

Key step toward reliable, game-changing quantum computing.

Harvard Gazette
🐦‍🔥nemo™🐦‍⬛ 🇺🇦🍉Nov 12, 2023

#Democracy #teetering on #brink #harvardgazette

#DanielleAllen says #ordinary #citizens need to step up, #calls for #formation of cross-ideological #supermajority committed to #revitalizing #system

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/11/danielle-allens-prescription-for-democracy-citizens-who-step-up/

Democracy teetering on brink

In her talk, “Bringing Democracy Back from the Brink: A Strategic Vision and Call to Action,” political scientist calls for formation of cross-ideological supermajority committed to revitalizing system.

Harvard Gazette
🐦‍🔥nemo™🐦‍⬛ 🇺🇦🍉Nov 12, 2023

#Health & #Medicine
#Secrets of #ancient #Chinese #remedy #revealed #harvardgazette

“This compound could inspire novel therapeutic approaches to a variety of autoimmune disorders,” said Harvard School of Dental Medicine Professor Malcolm Whitman (from left), the senior author on the new study. Also pictured are Tracy Keller, the first author on the paper and an instructor in Whitman’s lab, and Ralph Mazitschek, an assistant professor of radiology at Harvard …

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/02/secrets-of-ancient-chinese-remedy-revealed/

Secrets of ancient Chinese remedy revealed

For roughly 2,000 years, Chinese herbalists have treated malaria using a root extract, commonly known as chang shan, from a type of hydrangea that grows in Tibet and Nepal. More recent studies suggest that halofuginone, a compound derived from this extract’s bioactive ingredient, could be used to treat many autoimmune disorders as well. Now, researchers from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine have discovered the molecular secrets behind this herbal extract’s power.

Harvard Gazette
Research Network Digi-Oek.chNov 4, 2023

Harvard Gazette: instant facial recognition: "do our faces belong to us?"

Talk Prof. Zittrain & Hill, author of her book on Clearview AI facial recognition

"I don’t believe that just because a technology exists and is capable of doing this, we just have to accept it."

"... right to control ... personal information ... should be protected ... without their consent, illegal."

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/10/how-facial-recognition-app-poses-threat-to-privacy-civil-liberties/

#facialrecognition #clearview #pimeyes #ai #biometric #surveillance #harvard #harvardgazette

How facial-recognition app poses threat to privacy, civil liberties

New York Times tech reporter examines case of face-recognition software firm, repercussions for privacy, civil liberties, particularly involving law enforcement, social media.

Harvard Gazette
Research Network Digi-Oek.chSep 18, 2023

[en] Google litigation (USA) in antitrust case: what is Google accused of?

"80 to 90 percent of just about everything in the U.S. has as its default the Google search engine"
"... did they take action that damaged the competitive process?"

#MediaHighlights

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/09/breaking-down-google-antitrust-case/

#google #litigation #antitrust #accusation #harvardgazette #usa #doj #departmentofjustice

Breaking down Google antitrust case

Much comes down to how much influence the search giant wields on default setting on devices, digital economy expert says.

Harvard Gazette