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Trump and Xi may discuss AI, but it’s not like nuclear arms control, a China tech policy analyst says
President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to discuss artificial intelligence when they meet in Washington this week, as Washington and Beijing explore ways to manage the technology’s national security risks despite their broader rivalry. But one China technology policy…
Krispy Kreme Debuts Coffee-Flavored Doughnuts for National Coffee Day
Krispy Kreme is celebrating National Coffee Day with a brand new doughnut flavor. On Sept. 23, Krispy Kreme announced the debut of a new Original Glazed Coffee Flavored Doughnut, available for a limited time in honor of National Coffee Day on Sept. 29. The take on the Original Glazed Doughnut…
AI anxiety is sweeping the globe — and cutting across party lines: poll
The freakout over AI that started in Silicon Valley and led to growing American calls to pause development has swept Western countries. A new POLITICO Poll finds that pluralities of adults in the US, Canada, and Europe want to pause AI development regardless of their political leanings — and most…
How to get your boss and coworkers on board with your idea
Get better at: Persuading others Today’s move If you want to get your boss or colleague on board with an idea, think about what they care about and frame the pitch around that. Why it works Amanda Nimon-Peters, a leadership professor and author of “Working With Influence,” said that people often…
Marc Benioff says Salesforce’s investment in Anthropic was a plan B that could pay off in ‘tens of billions’
Not being able to invest in OpenAI may have worked out perfectly for Salesforce. On an episode of the Sources Podcast published Tuesday, Marc Benioff told host Alex Heath that he originally wanted Salesforce to invest in OpenAI. Instead, the company backed its rival Anthropic, a decision the…
McKinsey warns that AI may get a lot more expensive for companies
McKinsey & Company warns companies that AI spending may rise even further as agents become more common. Compared to text-based AI tools, agents can cost much more to run because they are actually completing tasks. Such tasks are often multistep processes, so the same goal can be accomplished in a…
The tech world is selling you an AI apocalypse or an AI assistant. Just don’t forget it’s selling you something.
AI might kill me, but first it’s going to get me a hell of a deal on a new insurance policy. That’s been the vibe in the tech world over the past few weeks. Two very different opinions about the future of AI. In one corner are the doomers. Earlier this month, an Anthropic researcher’s
I missed spending time with my adult son, so I hired him as my golf instructor
When my now 23-year-old son returned from college, I noticed he was more independent. While this is what every parent wants, it also means fewer interactions between us. He now got up on his own without me knocking on his door, made his own egg sandwiches in the morning, and drove himself…
MrBeast is laying the groundwork for wearables under the ‘Beast Band’ name
MrBeast may be looking to take his brand further into the offline world. The YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson’s company, Beast Holdings, filed a trademark application Monday for Beast Band, paving the way for branching into wearable fitness products. It identified Beast Band as “Bands for wearable activity…
Everything Trump has put his name and face on as president — so far
In December 2025, the Kennedy Center’s Trump-appointed board of trustees voted to rename the center. Signage soon followed, reading “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.” Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty, an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center’s board…