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A DeepSeek engineer’s viral post on talent, power, and humanity is a rare snapshot of work at China’s frontier AI labs
A DeepSeek engineer who helped write a key component of the company’s latest model has given his readers a rare insight into work at a Chinese frontier lab — and how China’s workers are contending with AI’s risks. In a blog post published in Chinese on his public WeChat account titled “I Have No…
Macklemore says Robert Kraft had him dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour after his comments about the Palestinian territories
Macklemore says he’s been kicked off Ed Sheeran’s tour because Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the NFL’s New England Patriots, took issue with his comments about the Palestinian territories. Macklemore had made the comments onstage while opening for Sheeran at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium…
An OpenAI researcher broke ranks to say that pacing the frontier, as Altman and Amodei suggest, won’t be enough
A senior OpenAI researcher says slowing frontier AI isn’t the answer to preventing an AI apocalypse. Daniel Selsam, a researcher who has been with OpenAI for almost five years and worked on its model training, wrote in a public statement on Monday that he has become “extremely concerned” about how…
Sydney Sweeney’s nearly nude ad is drawing backlash — but she might have the last laugh
Sydney Sweeney’s nearly nude ad campaign has been met with backlash — but the stunt could pay off for sports prediction app Novig, an upstart looking to rival giants Kalshi and Polymarket. The ad campaign shows the “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus” star, bare aside from some strategically placed…
Greg Brockman says OpenAI has already slowed cutting-edge AI developments over safety concerns
As the tech world continues debating whether to slow down AI development, OpenAI’s cofounder said the company is already doing so. In multiple interview sessions aired on Monday, OpenAI cofounder and president Greg Brockman said that the company has been delaying some cutting-edge AI work as it…
Nothing Bundt Cakes Wants to Give You Free Cake Today
Nothing Bundt Cakes will give away hundreds of thousands of bundt cakes for free to celebrate its newly declared “National Bring the Joy Day.” The day is part of the chain’s six-week promotion, which started Aug. 24 and will end Oct. 4, called “10 Million Bites of Joy.” During that time, the chain…
I didn’t know what TikTok was. My student took my phone, made an account, and changed my career.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Phillip Cook. It has been edited for length and clarity. A physicist or a mathematician might argue with me, but I believe chemistry is the best way to understand how the world works. Once you understand atoms, the underpinnings of the world…
Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang mid-interview to rip AI doomerism: ‘The robots will not be taking over’
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang got a call from President Donald Trump in the middle of his interview to swat down AI doomer predictions. On Monday at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles, Huang’s talk was interrupted by a phone call from President Donald Trump, who called AI doomerism “a hoax.” “The robots…
15 unforgettable Bob Mackie designs, from Cher to Taylor Swift
Bob Mackie and Cher were collaborators and friends for decades. Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images Bob Mackie, the legendary designer, died on Monday. He was 87. Mackie dressed stars from every era, from Mitzi Gaynor to Sabrina Carpenter. His work with Cher, Dolly Parton, and Tina…
Disney wants more remote employees back at the office
Disney is asking more employees to return to the office, Business Insider has learned. The Mouse House told some remote product and tech employees on Monday that they’ll have to work from an office four days a week, a person familiar with the change said. Many Disney employees already work in…