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OpenAI’s new safety hire says losing control of AI would be ‘catastrophic’ and that ‘most people could die’
OpenAI’s new safety hire didn’t mince words about what’s at stake in the age of AI superintelligence. “If we build superintelligence without more robust alignment I expect we will permanently lose control of it. If that happens then most people could die,” Paul Christiano, an AI safety researcher…
The side-hustle economy is getting more middle-class
America’s middle class is always hustling — and now, they’re side hustling. The share of Americans with more than one job has been steadily rising for the last several years, and is still hovering at elevated levels. But the population holding multiple jobs looks different from before the pandemic…
The foldable iPhone Duo is Apple’s boldest smartphone experiment yet
Since its 2007 launch, the iPhone has had the same basic design: a flat, rigid rectangle. Now, Apple is folding on that form factor. Apple debuted the new foldable iPhone Duo on Tuesday at its annual September hardware event, marking the biggest design change in the device’s history. John Ternus…
Apple raises iPhone prices as memory shortage drives costs up
Your next iPhone is going to cost you. On Tuesday, Apple unveiled the new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max — with price tags $100 higher than the previous Pro models. Apple has yet to announce the entry-level iPhone 18. The announcement illustrates how the global memory shortage has stretched a company as…
This VC used AI to try to snag a restaurant reservation. Resy wasn’t having it
AI agents can do lots of tasks. Landing you a table at one of New York’s trendiest restaurants might not be one. JC Bahr-de Stefano, principal at Better Tomorrow Ventures, a fintech-focused VC firm, learned that after he connected an AI tool called Instinct to his Resy account in hopes of getting a…
Supermarkets are suing NYC over Mamdani’s city-run grocery stores’ ‘predatory pricing scheme’
New York City is facing a second lawsuit from private grocers over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s city-run supermarket initiative. The latest case, filed in federal court Wednesday morning, alleges that the administration’s plan to roll out five government-funded stores will undercut local competitors in…
My husband and I were DINKs who traveled constantly. I thought having a baby might stop us, but I was wrong.
In my early 30s, I was living the quintessential DINK (dual-income, no kids) lifestyle. My partner and I had established careers, no children, and PTO to burn. During one 12-month period, we averaged taking a trip every other month. We went hiking in Acadia National Park and Arizona. We rented a…
I’ve eaten most of Trader Joe’s seasonal fall foods. These are the 10 you actually must try.
There are not many frozen dishes out there that are so yummy I’d happily pretend I made them myself, but this is an exception. Trader Joe’s butternut-squash mac and cheese is absolutely heavenly. The butternut-squash sauce is decadent and rich, with notes of aromatic sage and salty cheese coming…
My mom got cancer, and I became her caregiver at 34. It showed me I still need my mom.
For years, my mom and I were likened to the Gilmore Girls because of our bond. But there’s no episode where Rory has to tell Lorelai she has cancer. It was a reality I was forced to confront in early 2025, when my mom had to have a hysterectomy due to a large tumor pressing
The uncomfortable question behind OpenAI’s math fight
Could using AI to help you with your next big idea ultimately lead AI giants to beat you to the punch? A professor and OpenAI are trading jabs over the progress made on a math problem so difficult to solve that there’s a $1 million prize for doing it. The entire saga raises questions about