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Analysts: Too early to tell how layoffs will affect IGT in Nevada
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (841+ words) The gaming equipent manufacturing industry is going through a big change with 700 layoffs at IGT, but it's too early to determine how the slot giant will be affected. It's still too early to say what the long-term ramifications of IGT's…...
Puppeteer, surgeon, aquarium director among speakers at TEDxLasVegas event
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (724+ words) A diverse group of 19 speakers and performers have been selected to make presentations at TEDxLasVegas, an event in Downtown Las Vegas that will feature the theme "Past. Present. Possible." The second annual TEDxLasVegas event is scheduled for May 2-3 at the…...
Switch buys more land in NLV Apex Park for $95M
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (681+ words) The data-center owner has now purchased more than 300 acres total in Apex Industrial Park. Switch has purchased another big stretch of land in North Las Vegas, giving the data-center owner more than 300 acres total in a remote industrial park. The…...
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1+ week, 2+ day ago (16+ words) Trans women athletes banned from female Olympic events due to new IOC policy'Las Vegas Review-Journal...
New study on dangers of overly agreeable AI bots says, AI is choosing flattery over facts
1+ week, 2+ day ago (990+ words) The study tested 11 leading AI systems and found they all showed varying degrees of sycophancy, behavior that was overly agreeable and affirming. Artificial intelligence chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad…...
The data center ‘tsunami’ has flooded Nevada. Are lawmakers too late to regulate?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1229+ words) Some Nevadans worry that AI data centers threaten to raise utility bills and drain strained aquifers. The AI data center rush already has reached the nation's driest state in a major way, but lawmakers are just now catching up on…...
COMMENTARY: Licensing rules keeping U.S. workforce on sidelines
1+ week, 3+ day ago (564+ words) Occupational licensing is associated with higher prices and reduced employment. What happens when states promise "universal" license recognition, but the fine print makes it anything but universal? Universal license recognition is meant to reduce red tape for workers who relocate....
This Nevada company is laying off 700 workers worldwide
1+ week, 5+ day ago (737+ words) Famous for its Wheel of Fortune slot machine games, IGT is streamlining its operations, but won't say how many Las Vegas and Nevada layoffs are planned. Slot machine manufacturing giant IGT is laying off 700 workers globally, about 10 percent of the…...
As Las Vegas police incorporate artificial intelligence, privacy advocates sound alarm
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1257+ words) Observers worry the Metropolitan Police Department's rollout of its "AI brain" could erode Nevadans' right to privacy. While police departments across the U.S. increasingly are incorporating artificial intelligence tools to assist in law enforcement, privacy advocates and observers worry the Metropolitan…...
Data centers will be on the ballot in this Southern Nevada city
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1331+ words) A proposal for the city's first data center will go before the City Council next week. Throughout the nation, communities are divided on the rapid development of AI data centers that threaten to suck rivers dry and raise utility bills…...