Bolsonaro undergoes medical procedure to treat severe hiccups
Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, underwent a medical procedure on Saturday afternoon at a hospital in Brasília to treat a bout of persistent hiccups.Bolsonaro is currently in prison after being…
Russian official warns a banking crisis is possible amid nonpayments. ‘I don’t want to think about a continuation of the war or an escalation’
Russia’s financial system is reportedly coming under more strain as Moscow’s war on Ukraine nears the end of its fourth full year.The White House is seeking to revive peace talks…
Brutal year for stock picking spurs trillion-dollar fund exodus
The last thing a diversified fund manager wants is to run a portfolio dominated by just seven technology companies — all American, all megacap, clustered in the same corner of…
Blue Origin names Tory Bruno to new national security group
Tory Bruno, the former chief executive officer and president of United Launch Alliance, will become the president of the new national security group at Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos-founded space…
Peter Thiel and Larry Page are preparing to flee California in case the state passes a billionaire wealth tax, report says
Tech billionaires are making plans to bail on California ahead a possible ballot measure that would tax their assets to help pay for healthcare.The Thiel Foundation and Google parent Alphabet…
After U.S. debt soared to $38 trillion, the ‘easy times’ are now over as hedge funds jump into the bond market, former Treasury official warns
The holders of U.S. debt have shifted drastically over the past decade, tilting more toward profit-driven private investors and away from foreign governments that are less sensitive to prices.That threatens…
I pioneered machine teaching at Microsoft. Building AI agents is like building a basketball team, not drafting a player
Every CEO investing in AI faces the same problem: spending billions on pilots that may or may not deliver real autonomy. Agents seem to excel in demos but stall when…
Ex-Palantir turned politician Alex Bores says AI deepfakes are a ‘solvable problem’ if we bring back a free, decades-old technique
New York Assemblymember Alex Bores, a Democrat now running for Congress in Manhattan’s 12th District, argues that one of the most alarming uses of artificial intelligence—highly realistic deepfakes—is less an…
Kennedy Center seeks $1 million in damages from musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building
In the letter, Grenell said he would seek $1 million in damages “for this political stunt.”Redd did not immediately respond to a request for comment.A drummer and vibraphone player, Redd…
At the edges of the AI data center boom, rural America is up against Silicon Valley billions
The land around Hassayampa Ranch, 50 miles west of Phoenix, is dotted with saguaro cacti and home to coyotes, jackrabbits, and rattlesnakes. Its few hundred human residents were largely drawn…
