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Elon Musk thinks he has a solution to AI-driven job losses: the government pays for everyone to live well. Loading audio narration… “Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI,” the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said in…
Top Hollywood stars are speaking out against the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal. Loading audio narration… Over 1,000 Hollywood creatives published an open letter on Monday expressing “unequivocal opposition” to Paramount’s deal to buy WBD, which could close as soon as this fall if it gets regulatory approval.The Paramount-WBD tie-up “would…
Last week, OpenAI was dumping side quests: Out went Sora, its once-hyped video app. Plans to launch erotic chats were mothballed. Loading audio narration… That was then. This week, OpenAI has become a media company, by buying TBPN, the very buzzy tech-business internet talk show with a small but influential…
By Dara Khosrowshahi’s telling, the robotaxi future doesn’t belong to one company: Multiple vendors supply the fleet as driverless cars expand the market, and in the middle of it all, Uber stands as the demand gatekeeper.The ride-hailing giant’s latest deal blitz seems designed to ensure this is the future that…
Steve Hanke says Iran is pulling from Muhammad Ali’s playbook — and could deal a “knockout blow” to the US.”With its control of the Strait of Hormuz, that’s what Iran is capable of doing, and probably will do,” the professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins told Business Insider by…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that over 200 people from his country are helping the US and its allies battle Iran’s Shahed drones in the Middle East. Loading audio narration… “Right now, there are 201 Ukrainians in the Middle East and Gulf region, and another 44 are ready…
When Amazon announced a $50 billion investment and sweeping cloud partnership with OpenAI recently, a question surfaced inside the cloud giant: What does this mean for Anthropic? Loading audio narration… Amazon is one of Anthropic’s biggest investors, and has a deep cloud partnership with the startup. OpenAI and Anthropic are…
Some people are angry with OpenAI, and it’s about more than just the company’s deal with the Pentagon.On Tuesday evening, I visited the OpenAI headquarters in Mission Bay, San Francisco, and I was met with a relatively small but energetic and diverse group of protesters, each with very different demands.…
A few months ago, Larry and David Ellison’s Paramount said it had lined up big backers for its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery: three Middle Eastern countries, which would contribute a total of $24 billion to help buy the media conglomerate.Now, Paramount has won the rights to WBD, after…
