People walk through the Steve Jobs Theater prior to an event at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, on September 12, 2023. Nic Coury | AFP | Getty Images Apple announced on Wednesday that it is holding a launch event at its headquarters in Cupertino, California on Sept. 9. Invites sent to the media…
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A view of the Damietta Port in Egypt where a drone attack caused fire on two ships, in this undated social media video obtained by Reuters on July 30, 2026. Damietta Port Authority | Reuters Egypt said Thursday that a drone hit two ships at its Mediterranean port of Damietta, as attacks on energy infrastructure…
Warren Buffett served as chief executive officer of the Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA -2.37%)(BRKB -2.46%) holding company between 1965 and 2025. Over that 60-year period, his investment decisions turned it into a $1 trillion conglomerate with numerous wholly owned subsidiaries, a $350 billion stock portfolio, and more than $300 billion in cash holdings. Berkshire stock returned…
Many public-sector decisions require allocating scarce attention under uncertainty. We examine whether algorithmic risk assessments improve child-protection decisions, where supervisors decide which cases need closer scrutiny. In a randomized evaluation of 4,752 child referrals over 14 months in Northampton County, supervisors received an algorithmic risk score alongside standard case records. Access to the score increased…