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Voters Push Back on Trump's Lake Ontario Rename and Canada Tariffs
politics1 month ago

Voters Push Back on Trump's Lake Ontario Rename and Canada Tariffs

New polls show broad U.S. opposition to both Trump's executive order to rename Lake Ontario and his 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, with Democrats and independents mostly against and even a sizable share of Republicans opposed. Canada pledges retaliation; Apple and Google briefly updated map labels. Democrats are planning countermeasures, and the overall sentiment suggests the White House’s cross-border clash isn’t galvanizing public support, with most Americans blaming the U.S. for the trade dispute and expecting little personal financial benefit.

Simulated Humans Could Redefine Opinion Polls, Startup Simile Says
technology7 months ago

Simulated Humans Could Redefine Opinion Polls, Startup Simile Says

A Wall Street Journal profile of Simile shows a startup that raised $100 million to build a foundation model that creates digital clones of real people from interview data. These ‘digital twins’ can be polled or queried by researchers to derive market insights, with CVS and Gallup already involved, potentially scaling to large groups without respondent fatigue. Inspired by The Sims, the approach promises scalable, transparent insights but also sparks questions about accuracy, ethics, and whether AI-generated opinions should replace traditional polling.