Senator Bernie Sanders proposed a sovereign wealth fund funded by taxing artificial intelligence profits to ensure the technology's benefits are shared publicly. The plan, outlined in a New York Times…
John O'Farrell, the first general partner hired by Andreessen Horowitz, publicly accused the venture capital firm of funneling hundreds of millions of dollars into political action committees to block…
The New York Times Connections puzzle for June 11, #1096, features categories including parts of a workout routine, things with horns, homophones of SUVs, and payment apps minus a letter. The puzzle's…
Top AI voice Allie K. Miller told the WorkLab podcast that organizations should empower unconventional thinkers to experiment with AI, prioritizing speed and iteration over perfection. Miller argued t…
On June 1, a team of scientists published a preprint claiming they had edited human embryonic DNA with unprecedented precision, a breakthrough that could eventually enable "designer babies" engineered…
The New York Times Connections puzzle for June 7, #1092, features categories including "translucent, as fabric" and "music genre suffixes." Players must group words such as gauzy, sheer, core, and pop…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed nine Navy officers, including all three women, from a promotion list to one-star admiral, leaving no female officers advancing to that rank this year despite wom…
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) proposed legislation to impose a 50% "ownership tax" on the nation's largest artificial intelligence companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI, effectively confisc…
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced he will introduce the American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, imposing a one-time 50 percent tax on major AI companies paid in stock to create a federal sovereig…
The New York Times Connections puzzle for June 6, puzzle #1091, features categories including "Pillar," "Indicate, as emotions," "Kinds of lizards," and "____ table." Players can find hints and answer…
Nate Silver's data analysis reveals that Elon Musk's X platform has become dominated by low-quality, right-wing accounts, with Musk himself receiving the most engagement due to algorithmic manipulatio…
Senator Bernie Sanders announced plans to introduce the "American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act" in a New York Times opinion essay published June 1, 2026, proposing a one-time 50 percent tax paid in …
Pope Leo's concerns about artificial intelligence prioritizing technology and profit over human welfare are well-founded, according to a letter writer who argues that humanity loses in the race for AI…
The New York Times Connections puzzle for June 4, #1089, features categories including painting media, esprit, starts of classic hip-hop groups, and ghost ____. The yellow group answers are acrylic, g…
Senator Bernie Sanders announced plans to introduce legislation requiring major AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI to transfer 50% of their stock into a federal sovereign wealth fund. The pr…
New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger accused AI companies of "brazen theft" of intellectual property, warning that the practice threatens a $12 trillion global creative economy employing over 50 m…
Mozilla Chief Technology Officer Raffi Krikorian argues the central question in AI policy is whether the technology remains something users control or something they lease from a handful of companies.…
The Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics was released today, warning that AI poses new threats to the intellectual culture of mathematics and calling for preservation of human…
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders proposed the U.S. government own a 50% share of major AI companies through a sovereign wealth fund. The plan aims to prevent AI from creating a permanent underclass among U…
Billionaire investor Peter Thiel has relocated his family from the US to Buenos Aires, Argentina, citing high taxes, political turmoil, and fears of nuclear war and an AI meltdown as reasons for the m…