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AI is creating a new underclass in America by displacing workers and concentrating wealth, demanding new social norms to address inequality.
Oracle stock suffered its worst weekly performance since the 2001 dot-com bust, as escalating concerns over the company's AI-related financing weighed on investor sentiment.
OpenAI may delay its initial public offering to 2027 to stabilize its financial situation, according to reports. Prediction market odds for a 2026 IPO have dropped, with only a 24.5% probability of a listing by December …
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto warned about the dual-use risks of nuclear technology and artificial intelligence, urging academics to study their implications for humanity. Speaking at the Indonesian National Conv…
Against renationalising British utilities despite acknowledging mixed privatization outcomes and data showing state-owned utilities can be as efficient as private ones. They contend that massive restructuring to transfor…
South Korea and Japan agreed on June 28 to deepen defense cooperation including artificial intelligence, as announced by Defense Ministers Ahn Gyu-back and Shinjiro Koizumi in Seoul. The bilateral agreement explicitly na…
NatWest has launched a bank-wide accreditation in AI and Data Ethics for 60,000 staff members, building on its partnership with the University of Edinburgh. The programme aims to equip employees with skills to use AI res…
Oliver Habryka and Austin Chen discussed internal EA funding politics on a podcast, with Habryka claiming that many grants are hidden from Anthropic employees due to reputational concerns. The author introduces the conce…
A developer observes a severe shortage of genuine junior developer positions, with entry-level roles demanding years of experience and multiple skills. The developer questions the trend of replacing junior developers wit…
Google imposed compute-based usage limits on its Gemini AI platform starting May 17, 2026, after API requests more than doubled between March and August 2025. The caps affect all users, including Meta, which had been dis…
The U.S. government blocked OpenAI from shipping its most advanced AI model, GPT-5.6 Sol, which launched on June 26 to a limited audience. The original 2019 version cost $43,000 and required 168 hours to run, while a che…
Governments worldwide are struggling to regulate AI without stifling innovation, with Europe taking the most systematic approach, the US the most volatile, and China the most interventionist. The core challenge lies in d…
ChatGPT's personal finance feature, previously Pro-only, is now available to all Plus subscribers, allowing users to connect 12,000+ financial institutions via Plaid for transaction analysis. OpenAI released three new mo…
Venezuela's strongest earthquake in over a century, with magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, struck Wednesday evening, potentially killing over 10,000 people. Interim President Delcy Rodriguez faces a defining challenge as she leads…
Molly Kinder argues that retraining programs alone cannot address the economic disruption caused by AI, as the scale and speed of job displacement will overwhelm current workforce development systems. She calls for broad…
US forces launched a retaliatory strike against Iran, targeting air defenses, drone depots, and surveillance infrastructure after an Iranian attack on a cargo ship. Iran's Revolutionary Guards responded by striking US mi…
Blair Carlyle, known as his alter ego Uncle Pappy, launched the 60-day Great American Water Road Trip to raise awareness about water issues across the US. The journey, sponsored by United By Nature, aims to show leaders …
At the 2026 Seoul International Book Fair, neuroscientist Chang Dong-seon and actress Kim Shin-rok debated whether humans can fall in love with AI, with Chang warning that such relationships could trap users in a narciss…
US layoffs surged to 97,000 in May, the highest for that month since 2020, with employers attributing 40% of cuts to artificial intelligence, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Tech giants like Oracle and Google …
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney criticized Steam's AI disclosure requirement as a 'Scarlet Letter' harming developers, but data from a December 2025 Game Oracle study shows the label reduces reviews by 52.6% primarily for est…