Something big is happening in AI, but panic is the wrong reaction
When the World’s Fair came to Queens, New York, in 1964, robots were shown taking over housework, coming soon to a home near you. When the Fair closed, the exhibits…
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Trump’s universal 401(k) architect on why lower-income people distrust retirement accounts: ‘they want to know what the catch is’
With rising prices and one of two Social Security trust funds set to dry up by 2032, a comfortable retirement seems more and more out of reach for many Americans.…
The week the AI scare turned real and America realized maybe it isn’t ready for what’s coming
For months, the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) replacing human workers has hovered over the American economy like a distant storm. But this week, the storm made landfall, as viral…
She joined Block to build AI. Weeks later, AI cost her job.
Block’s AI-fueled layoffs are a stark reminder of how little protection even the most future-facing roles have in today’s tech economy—and how quickly the ground can shift beneath the people…
U.S. and Israel launch airstrikes against Iran after enormous military build-up in the Mideast, risking wider regional conflict
The U.S. and Israel conducted attacks on Iran early Saturday after weeks of negotiations and the biggest military build-up since the war in Iraq. The airstrikes follow the 12 Day…
Sam Altman tells staff at an all-hands that OpenAI is negotiating a deal with the Pentagon, after Trump orders the end of Anthropic contracts
Sam Altman told OpenAI employees at an all-hands meeting on Friday afternoon that a potential agreement is emerging with the U.S. Department of War to use the startup’s AI models…
Have good taste? It may just get you a job during the AI jobs apocalypse, says Sam Altman
While executives increasingly turn to AI to reduce headcount, the same CEOs perpetuating the AI jobs apocalypse argue “taste” could be a skill that gets you hired—and keeps your job…
Trump’s FTC backs off social media regulation despite finding that nearly 20% of America’s children are online for 4 hours or more
In an internet where you’re more likely to interact with bots than actual humans online, while children become more technologically savvy everyday and can navigate phones better than they can…
Emil Michael, the Silicon Valley exec turned Trump official leading the war against Anthropic, has deep ties to the tech world
For more than two decades, Emil Michael has operated at the fault line between Silicon Valley ambition and American geopolitical power, helping scale one of tech’s most disruptive companies before…
Trump orders U.S. government to stop using Anthropic but gives Pentagon six months to phase it out while Hegseth adds supply-chain risk designation
President Donald Trump said Friday he will shut out Anthropic from the federal government after the AI company refused to compromise on how its technology could be used by the…