Mathematicians remain essential to AI-assisted mathematics because AI-generated proofs require expert validation, according to a commentary by Grey Enlightenment. The author argues that AI cannot dete…
The crypto industry, which spent more than any other to back Donald Trump's campaign, received none of its top legislative priorities, including the CLARITY Act and a strategic Bitcoin reserve, while …
A surge in AI-related news and content production is overwhelming readers, with aggregator *Don't Worry Abotu the Vase* averaging 1.2 posts per day, each containing around 50 links. The author notes t…
Leopold Aschenbrenner's hedge fund Situational Awareness has been unwound after significant losses during the recent AI stock crash, with Citadel picking up most of its stock holdings. Aschenbrenner w…
A global memory supply shortage driven by surging AI demand caught nearly all experts off guard, according to a post on Grey Enlightenment. The shortage, which began in 2025 and continues into 2026, h…
A viral arXiv paper co-authored by 2026 Fields Medal recipient Jacob Tsimerman, titled "A Taxonomy of Omnicidal Futures Involving Artificial Intelligence," has drawn criticism for its speculative pred…
Iran war expands as Trump orders fresh US strikes targeting Hormuz shipping threats, with Strait of Hormuz traffic expected to remain impeded until after the 2028 election, according to a Fox News rep…
Levent Alpöge at Harvard University announced on July 19 that the Jacobian conjecture, an 87-year-old open problem in mathematics, is false, providing a 216-character counterexample discovered with th…
Elite colleges will survive AI because their selectivity acts as an IQ filter, but middling colleges must adapt or face existential threats, argues a blogger on Grey Enlightenment. The author points t…
A Brown University professor suspects a majority of his class used AI to cheat on a take-home exam, highlighting the challenge of adapting assessments to the current AI landscape. The incident undersc…
A new analysis argues that universal basic income and single-payer healthcare are unworkable in America due to cultural individualism, aversion to taxes, and unfavorable demographics, contrasting with…
AI will not make mathematicians obsolete, as current systems cannot reliably verify mathematical proofs and require human oversight for correctness. Despite media hype, AI tools like Claude and ChatGP…
Bitcoin plunged to $58,000, a multi-year low, driven by a potential MicroStrategy debt spiral. The author claims to have predicted this decline and profited by shorting Bitcoin and buying tech stocks,…
Billionaires like Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Ellison invest their wealth in underwhelming hobbies such as a steroid-fueled Olympics, martial arts, and yacht racing rather than grand schem…
The number of job openings per unemployed worker has risen above 1.0 and nonfarm payrolls jumped by 172,000 in May, contradicting predictions of an AI-driven jobs crisis. The unemployment rate remains…
A new study from University of California faculty reveals severe math deficits among STEM applicants, prompting a demand to reinstate SAT requirements for admissions. The pushback against test-optiona…
A forecaster and investor who claims consistent success in predicting economic and geopolitical outcomes argues that human behavior is far more predictable than commonly assumed, citing a track record…
Despite record national wealth, the median American faces diminishing opportunities for success across academia, business, and other fields due to an increasingly skewed distribution of returns where …
Elite colleges will retain their signaling value for employers despite the rise of AI, as the admissions process itself serves as a powerful filter for top talent. Getting into institutions like MIT o…
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman predicted on May 17, 2026 that AI will automate most white-collar work within 18 months, despite repeated similar forecasts since 2023 failing to materialize. No si…