OpenAI Is Sinking Fast, Will It Pull the Ellisons and Trump Down With It?
Sam Altman's OpenAI empire is imploding fast. Its financial black hole is exposed, & key execs are exiting before the biggest IPO ever. WTF?
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New Jersey asks the Supreme Court to take on prediction markets
The petition comes after a key ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on sports-event contracts.
Repression of political opposition surges in post-election Zambia
Following Zambia’s contested presidential and parliamentary elections almost three weeks ago, the crackdown on political opposition has intensified, raising concerns about the future of democracy in the country, accordin...
World News in Brief: US-Iran war intensifies, aid for Myanmar, casualties in Ukraine
Fighting between the United States and Iran has sharply escalated after a month-long lull, with the two sides exchanging strikes as fears grow over further civilian casualties.
The Logical End Point of AI Job Interviews Is Two Bots Talking to Each Other
Christopher was sick of being ghosted by AI recruiters. So he unleashed ChatGPT on his robot interviewer.
The state of play for global trade: Spotting trends and challenges
Trade wonks like to say that trade is like water; it always finds new ways. Is that really true? The last several years have been particularly challenging for global trade, beset by tariffs, wars, subsidies, export restr...
Daily Memo: Russian Oil Production, Strikes on Iran
Declining output. Russia is downgrading its forecast for oil production in 2026-29 amid ongoing drone attacks on its oil refineries and infrastructure.
Google defeats US bid to force ad tech sale
Lottomatica Goes All-In on Spanish Rival Cirsa
The Leipzig Incident Has All the Hallmarks of a False Flag Against Russia | naked capitalism
Some Europeans seem way too eager to find any excuse to justify militarizing against Russia.
Where credit card balances are highest, and what it says about a K-shaped economy
‘Don’t give up’: Syrian women’s ongoing search for the missing
Yasmin Al-Mashaan lost five brothers during more than a decade of conflict in Syria. Two were forcibly disappeared. Three were killed during peaceful demonstrations or by snipers loyal to the Bashar Al-Assad regime.