Nobel Prize
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“Dream of a lifetime”: Canadian economist Howitt among Nobel winners in economicsThe international team used mathematics to explain "creative destruction," an economic concept in which beneficial innovations replace older technologies and businesses.CanadaOct 13
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Trump told Norwegian minister he wanted Nobel Prize: reportSeveral countries including Israel, Pakistan and Cambodia have nominated Trump for brokering peace agreements or ceasefires, and he's said he deserves the accolade.U.S. NewsAug 14
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A Nobel Prize-powered gift from Geoffrey Hinton is boosting an Ontario water charityGeoffrey Hinton, a so-called godfather of artificial intelligence, is not boosting the latest tech startup or funding an initiative to counter the dangers of AI.CanadaDec 10, 2024
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AI could ‘take control’ and ‘make us irrelevant’ as it advances, Nobel Prize winner warnsGeoffrey Hinton, a British-Canadian professor at the University of Toronto, won the Nobel Prize in physics at the beginning of the month for work on artificial neural networks.CanadaOct 14, 2024
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Nobel Prize in economics awarded to researchers studying global inequalitySimon Johnson and James Robinson, both British-American, and Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu were commended for their work on "how institutions are formed and affect prosperity."WorldOct 14, 2024
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Geoffrey Hinton, ‘Godfather of AI,’ wins Nobel Prize in physics for AI workThe University of Toronto's Geoffrey Hinton was awarded the prize Tuesday morning, along with Princeton University researcher John Hopfield.ScienceOct 8, 2024
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Norwegian author and dramatist wins Nobel Prize in literatureJon Fosse won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable," the award-giving body said.WorldOct 5, 2023
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Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for work on coloured lightsThree scientists based in the U.S. won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots - whose applications include electronics and medical imaging.ScienceOct 4, 2023
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Nobel Prize in physics goes to trio for opening door to ‘world of electrons’Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics for creating incredibly short pulses of light that can capture processes inside atoms and molecules.WorldOct 3, 2023
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Ukraine war: Nobel Peace Prize winners denounce Russia’s invasionThe winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine shared their visions of a fairer world and denounced Russian President Putin's war in Ukraine.WorldDec 10, 2022
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