What is a prop firm? Here’s how this type of trading is revolutionizing the world of capital in the USA

Share this article Your smart choices concerning capital can either make or break your trading career. Proprietary firms, commonly known as prop firms, are intended to enhance your financial journey and make it a smoother experience. Key takeaways Prop firms in the US are currently shaping and revolutionizing the trading industry. Most prop trading companies […]

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Grab bag! On the floor at HumanX

Paul Dhaliwal is the founder and CEO of CodeConductor. Priya Joseph is the AI field CEO at DDN. Lizzie Siegle is a developer advocate at Cloudflare. Erin Mikail Staples is a developer experience engineer at Galileo. This episode was recorded at HumanX last month. Next year’s event will be April 6-9, 2026 in San Francisco. […]

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If the Stock Market is Making You Uncomfortable

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Weight Banding

This article is part of the Circuits thread, an experimental format collecting invited short articles and critical commentary delving into the inner workings of neural networks. Branch Specialization Introduction Open up any ImageNet conv net and look at the weights in the last layer. You’ll find a uniform spatial pattern to them, dramatically unlike anything […]

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Landlording Sucks & Rental Income Isn’t Passive — Do This Instead

Join Our Co-Investing Club For Hassle-Free Real Estate Investing Want to enjoy the potential of passive real estate without having to buy real estate? Invest with our exclusive Co-Investing Club at SparkRental!  Our unique platform allows members to collaboratively evaluate and invest in diverse real estate opportunities, including private partnerships, notes, syndications, equity funds, and […]

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Federal Prosecutor Fires Off Letter To Medical Journals Asking About Their Policies On ‘Competing Viewpoints’

from the prepping-for-anti-vax-propaganda dept Another day, another new bit of ugliness from the Trump Administration. What was first reported by MedPage Today appears to be the initial wave of attacks on medical journals for preferring scientific rigor to splashing around in the swampier parts of the marketplace of ideas. A federal prosecutor sent a letter to a […]

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How did Warren Buffett get rich?

With the best will in the world, we must be nearing the final leg of Warren Buffett’s remarkable career as an investor. We lost Buffett’s irreplaceable righthand man Charlie Munger in 2023, on the cusp of his centenary. And at 94, Buffett cannot continue to tap dance to work forever. Investors of all stripes will […]

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