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Hugging Face CEO says asking Anthropic researcher ‘about AI extinction risk is like asking your AC guy about climate change’
Hugging Face CEO Clement Delangue questioned the focus on a former Anthropic researcher who said AI workers privately fear the technology could kill all humans. “Sorry, but asking Jacob about AI extinction risk is like asking your AC guy about climate change,” Delangue wrote on X on Friday…
Why a $10,000 IRA Withdrawal Cost This Retiree $2,220 in Tax — and How a 1984 Rule Makes It Happen
Here’s a question I’ve been asked a hundred different ways over the years: “I’m in the 12% bracket. So why did pulling $10,000 out of my IRA cost me more than $2,000 in tax?” The answer is a feature of the tax code that financial planners call the Social Security tax torpedo. It’s been sitting
Trustee-to-Trustee Transfer: How to Move Retirement Money
A trustee-to-trustee transfer moves retirement money directly between financial institutions without sending the funds to you first. This can simplify moving IRA assets, keeping the money within the retirement system. It also generally avoids the 60-day deadline and once-per-year restriction that…
In supply chain cyberattacks, AI is being used to fight AI
In mid-August, Uber Freight revealed a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to a portion of its systems and data. Days prior, Ceva Logistics, a subsidiary of CMA CGM, reported a data breach that affected numerous companies and leaked their customers’ personal information. Weeks…
A former Google DeepMind safety researcher explains the frightening difference between AI and other threats like nuclear war and asteroids
Climate change can’t anticipate our next move. An asteroid can’t dodge us. And while humans can be adversaries in a nuclear war, the fallout that follows isn’t trying to outsmart anyone. For Business Insider’s video series “AI Architects,” Ramana Kumar told Business Insider in May 2025 that…
Nearly Half of Seniors Lack Dental Coverage — Here Are 10 Ways to Keep Your Savings and Smile Intact
Seniors face distinct disadvantages when it comes to covering the cost of dental care: Seniors typically have a fixed income, so money can be tight. Original, aka traditional, Medicare typically doesn’t cover dental care. Retirees typically don’t have employer-sponsored dental insurance to help…
Confluent cofounder says believing in AI’s upside means reckoning with its ‘dark side’
AI safety fears have recently moved from an abstract Silicon Valley argument to a series of unnerving real-world episodes. Jay Kreps, a former Anthropic board member and a cofounder of data-streaming software company Confluent, says it is important to take them seriously. In a Thursday night X…
I took a 6-day trip to Italy after dreaming of going my whole life. 6 surprises have stayed with me for years.
My first stop in Italy was Venice. I’d heard of the ancient city’s canals and car-free streets, but I didn’t expect to feel like I’d entered a storybook upon arrival. It didn’t matter how many photos I’d seen of the over 1,000-year-old city — standing above the canals dotted with gondolas and lined…
Michael Burry says the best defense against dollar doom and AI disasters might be a fine Bordeaux
Michael Burry has turned from water to wine. The star of “The Big Short,” who made waves for investing in water after calling the collapse of the mid-2000s US housing bubble, explained why he’s betting on fine wines in a Substack post on Thursday. Burry, who pivoted from running a hedge fund to…
Anthropic says Russian and Chinese threat actors used Claude as a weapons engineering assistant for drone swarming and more
Anthropic found Russian and Chinese threat actors using its artificial intelligence chatbot Claude as a weapons engineering assistant, helping develop drone software, anti-torpedo weapons systems, and more. The extensive report, published Thursday, also detailed activities by a Yemen-based weapons…