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Clippers owner Steve Ballmer says he has ‘sincere regrets’ and accepts the NBA’s punishment over the Kawhi Leonard scandal
Steve Ballmer is ready to turn the page on the Los Angeles Clippers’ handling of NBA star Kawhi Leonard’s contracts. “This has been a very difficult time for everybody associated with the Clippers, and for that, I have sincere regrets,” Ballmer said in a statement published on Sunday night. “I want…
Sam Altman says OpenAI won’t IPO this year
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman signaled that the company will delay its initial public offering (IPO) amid concerns about the safety and alignment of AI models given potential risks they could pose to society. The ChatGPT-maker confidentially submitted an S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange…
My husband and I bought our first home together. A year later, our friend moved in.
In May 2022, my husband, Daniel, and I reached a major milestone on our quest toward the American dream: buying our first home in Western Washington. The one-story home is just under 1,300 square feet and has four bedrooms and two bathrooms. For almost a year, we enjoyed the freedom of finally…
Microsoft publishes 37-page ‘humanist’ code of conduct after AI doom debate: ‘This is urgent’
Microsoft sums up its AI code of conduct in five words: “People matter more than AI.” As the debate over whether AI could destroy humanity rages on, Microsoft AI on Monday released a draft of its 37-page code of conduct for its “humanist” AI models. It includes basic principles for how the AI…
Debt Settlement’s Legal Loophole |
Debt settlement companies technically aren’t allowed to charge fees until after lowering a consumer’s debt. But a loophole in the Telemarketing Sales Rule — and a mish-mash of federal and state laws — allows predatory firms the opportunity for exploitation. A growing corner of the $23 billion debt…
Michael Burry says AI leaders’ calls for a slowdown are ‘self-serving’ — and humanity has ‘nothing to fear’
Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and other AI chiefs are calling for slower development of the technology following fresh warnings that it could annihilate us all. Michael Burry says they’re just helping themselves. The investor of “The Big Short” fame said in a late Sunday post on X that it was…
I tried 24 seasonal fall snacks from Trader Joe’s — and I’d buy at least 16 of them again
When I opened the bag, I was surprised to find that these crisps smelled a lot like stuffing. After taking a bite, I realized they tasted like stuffing, too. Despite their cranberry flavor, these crisps mostly tasted of thyme. I don’t know if these would be a regular snack for me, but I’d reach for
The hot new job in tech as AI apocalypse fears reach a tipping point
The next high-profile AI hire may not be another researcher, but an “embedded evaluator” tasked with scrutinizing frontier models before they’re released. In a blog post on Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said frontier AI labs should commit to embedding independent safety evaluators within…
I’m 55 with a college degree, working in retail to stay afloat. It’s been hard to get past the shame and find purpose.
I’d been up since 4 a.m., sitting at my computer with an email ready to rescind my acceptance of a customer-service job at a large department store. It was August 2025, and I was supposed to start that morning. Shame had me hovering over the “send” button. I wondered how it had come to this.
I’m 45 With 20 Years to Retire. Ignoring My 401(k) Match Could Cost Me Almost $115,000.
At age 45, skipping your 401(k) match means giving up more than your employer’s contribution. You also lose the potential investment growth this money could earn over the next 20 years. Depending on the size of the match and the investment-return assumptions used, that could leave you with almost…