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The Atlantic politicstechnology
The Supreme Court Recognizes the Danger of Trump’s Election Plan

A majority of justices decided not to make the coming election needlessly more chaotic than it already is.

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Washington Post technology
‘Musk’ film is almost four hours long, engrossing and terrifying. What to know.

The documentary paints the tech trillionaire as a power-hungry megalomaniacal conman with a god complex. Musk accuses filmmaker Alex Gibney of compiling a "hit list" against him.

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New York Times technology
Trump Rejects Talk of A.I. Regulation and Calls Out Anthropic’s CEO (Gift Article)

The president again rejected calls to try to regulate the industry, even as some of its leaders are speaking more openly about the risks of rapidly developing artificial intelligence.

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New York Times technology
Cisco Likely Allowed Harassment of Pro-Palestinian Workers, EEOC Says (Gift Article)

The finding by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said there was reason to believe that the tech giant subjected employees to a hostile environment.

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New York Times politicstechnology
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Gets Onstage Call From Trump, Who Dismissed A.I. Safety Concerns (Gift Article)

Mr. Trump called Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, while Mr. Huang was onstage in Los Angeles and criticized calls to slow down and regulate A.I.

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New York Times politicsworldtechnology
China’s Top Spy Chief Warns A.I. Is a Threat to Party Rule (Gift Article)

Even as Beijing urges the United States not to hype the dangers of A.I., its own spy chief is framing the technology as a threat to the Communist Party’s security.

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National Observer culturetechnology
What do you do when the world is burning?

In our strange modern cyborg lives, even the most extreme events quickly disappear over the horizon of the infinite scroll. While ordinary people are struggling to understand how to behave in an unfol...

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Bloomberg politicstechnologyworld
China Rejects AI ‘Fearmongering’ After Amodei Urges Slowdown

China criticized warnings from leading US technology executives to put the brakes on artificial intelligence development and claims that Chinese progress posed a dire security threat to the world.

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New York Times technology
How University Core Curriculums Are Getting Political (Gift Article)

Politics and other factors are causing universities to reconsider what classes are core requirements. In some places, civics and classics are replacing climate change and sociology.

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New York Times technologylegalsports
Rogue Machines (Gift Article)

We look into the concerns over artificial intelligence.

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New York Times technology
Is A.I. Raising the Chances of Biological Warfare? (Gift Article)

Current chatbots aren’t likely to help lone actors invent a deadly pathogen, experts say. But newer models, trained in biology, may need stronger safeguards.

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New York Times businessworldtechnology
F1 drivers say Madrid track was ‘not good for racing.’ Are redesigns due?

F1's new event in Madrid began with a processional race. The drivers have plenty of ideas on how to fix this for 2027

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Medium technology
Satya Nadella Just Told the AI Industry to Slow Down — And He’s Not the Only One

Why the Microsoft CEO is suddenly talking about leashes, not launches

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New York Times technology
Opinion | The ‘But China!’ Dilemma Driving the A.I. Race (Gift Article)

Can the U.S. regulate its A.I. industry without surrendering the A.I. race to China?

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Medium technologycultureopinion
AI Is Putting Me Off The Internet

Everything feels different now, and I’m not sure I like it

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Medium technologyopinionculture
AI: just fix my keyboard, not my writing

This is a topic that is driving me crazy: I don’t know of any AI application that does something as simple as learning from my style from…

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The Times (UK) technology
AI hits humans where it hurts most: our ego

The insecurity we feel in the face of machine intelligence is like being told in the 15th century the earth circles the sun

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Bloomberg businesstechnologyscience
Apollo’s Michaels Uses $101 Million of Tariff Refund to Cut Debt

Apollo Global Management Inc.-owned retailer Michaels Cos. used a windfall from tariff refunds to help cut its leverage, according to people familiar with the matter.

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The Times (UK) healthtechnology
‘Staff slept’ while patient was killed at NHS mental health unit

A nursing assistant logged that Hugo Flint-Cahan was awake in his room at 2am even though Rolando Torres-Pena, a fellow patient, had already strangled him

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Medium technology
I Quit Apple Over The Congo. iShowSpeed Just Did A Backflip For Them.

Twenty countries, one gorilla trek through the exact laundering route, and a young Black man doing tricks for a company a whole nation is…

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New York Times culturetechnology
New York Moves Away from Regents Exams for High School Seniors (Gift Article)

A state board authorized phasing out the tests, long viewed as a rite of passage for high school seniors, as a diploma requirement. What replaces them is an open question.

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Bloomberg businesstechnologyculture
Graduating in AI Era Is Like ‘Large Recession’ For Starting Pay

The rise of artificial intelligence has coincided with a significant decline in both initial earnings and employment among graduates with the most-exposed college majors, a worrisome trend that could ...

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Medium politicstechnology
Is Your Tech Company Your Country?

I hope not. I hope that isn’t the future of politics

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New York Times technology
Anatomy of an Autonomous Attack: 5 Alarming A.I. Capabilities (Gift Article)

When OpenAI’s agents went rogue in July, they demonstrated ingenuity and drive beyond what many experts imagined — a dangerous harbinger of what such bots could do in the future.

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Bloomberg politicstechnologybusiness
Trump Attacks Anthropic CEO Over Call to Slow AI Development

President Donald Trump attacked Anthropic PBC Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei for urging a slowdown in artificial intelligence development, intensifying his opposition to new guardrails for the t...

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The Times (UK) healthtechnologyculture
Paralysed patients control digital avatars using only their thoughts

For the first time, scientists have developed a single device that decodes brainwaves into both speech and motion, translating these onto a screen

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New York Times technology
As A.I. Fears Rise, Experts Suggest Focusing on the Humans in Charge (Gift Article)

Warnings from industry leaders about doomsday scenarios ignore the power that people have to control how artificial intelligence is used, policy experts say. They are urging lawmakers to act now.

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The Times (UK) technologypolitics
Trump Jr’s wedding ‘funded by Russian oligarch with Putin ties’

Umar Kremlev reportedly spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the reception and fireworks for the event, which took place in the Bahamas in May

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Medium culturetechnologysports
Diary of a Cycling Instructor

What we remember, what we forget

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New York Times technologyculture
Opinion | The Challenge of Regulating A.I., and Ourselves (Gift Article)

Readers respond to an Opinion guest essay about the existential threat posed to humans by the rapid development of artificial intelligence.

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Bloomberg technologyworld
Anthropic Says Yemen Group Used Claude in Missile Development

Anthropic PBC uncovered a group in northern Yemen — where Iran-backed Houthi militants operate — using its Claude AI model to support the development of missile and rocket systems, highlighting growin...

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New York Times legalpoliticstechnology
$42 Million Abu Ghraib Jury Verdict Is Overturned on Appeal (Gift Article)

A Fourth Circuit panel ordered the case to be dismissed, citing a new Supreme Court ruling limiting the ability of foreign citizens to sue in U.S. court.

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New York Times sportstechnology
Son of a college coach, Brett Bateman appreciates his father’s hands-off approach

Keith Bateman focused more on building his relationship with his son, who is the Blue Jays' best player this fall.

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Bloomberg technology
Tech Leaders Try to Telegraph AI Concerns Without Spooking Investors

The debate over how far, and how fast, artificial intelligence is advancing poses a serious dilemma for tech executives. They’re keen to telegraph their concerns about the technology’s potential peril...

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Medium technology
I spent 24 hours with the New Siri. It knew my life better than I did.

Apple has made the perfect second brain — the new Siri remembers your trips, goes through buried emails in your inbox, and analyzes objects…

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New York Times worldtechnology
The A.I. Slowdown Debate Goes Global (Gift Article)

A call to slow the development of artificial intelligence has rattled markets and drawn pushback in Washington and Beijing. Others worry it may not be enough.

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Medium technologyculturescience
The Dystopian Horror of AI Data Centers

Where have all the natural resources gone?

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New York Times legaltechnologytransportation
Why Carney Isn’t Rushing Back to the Negotiating Table
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National Observer politicstechnology
Viral mayoral campaign ad about disabled sex exposes AI's hazards for politics

A Winnipeg mayoral candidate's ad about disabled sex, and far-right's virulent online response to it, is an extreme example that highlights the growing challenges that AI poses to municipal elections ...

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National Observer legalsciencetechnology
Why conservationists are thinking and acting like beavers

As Canada faces worsening drought, wildfire and water insecurity, governments and conservation groups are using beaver technology to fortify landscapes.

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New York Times politicssciencetechnology
What to Know About the E.P.A.’s Big Attack on Climate Regulation (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has repealed the scientific determination that underpins the government’s legal authority to combat climate change.

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Medium sciencetechnology
In depth: what is going on in the ECB and how monetary policy is vital to avert climate collapse

Revolving doors, ECB top jobs up for grabs and the climate tools they are pretending they can't use

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New York Times legaltechnologyworld
Tech Stocks Shudder in Response to Calls to Slow A.I. Progress (Gift Article)

Companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence in Asia, Europe and the United States posted declines after tech leaders expressed worries about the safety of “frontier” A.I. technology.

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New York Times politicstechnologyworld
The New Moscow: A Digital Utopia Doubling as a Surveillance Trap (Gift Article)

Cutting-edge technologies have reshaped the Russian capital, making it safer, more convenient — and more closely watched.

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New York Times culturesportstechnology
Romania soccer introduces black card to ‘combat abusive behaviour’ from parents at youth games (Gift Article)

The card can be used to permanently cancel the match if they “observe inappropriate behaviour from spectators or parents".

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Medium technology
The Age of Deception

On the impact of AI, and growing resistance

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New York Times politicstechnologyworld
Some in Silicon Valley Are Questioning the Calls for an A.I. Slowdown (Gift Article)

The debate over the safety of artificial intelligence grew personal as key tech leaders said calls for government regulation were self-serving and misplaced.

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New York Times culturetechnologybusiness
Thirteen-year-old girl sells Mariners’ ‘Jimothy the raccoon’ giveaway card for $20,100

The card was part of a stadium giveaway on "Jimothy Night" at T-Mobile Park.

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Medium technologybusinesspolitics
It is impossible to accelerate forever

or On the Asymptotic Future

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San Francisco Chronicle technology
Sam Altman says OpenAI will not go public this year as AI fears grow

Sam Altman says OpenAI will wait to go public as the company weighs safety concerns and calls for stronger oversight of advanced AI.

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