OpenAI’s Pentagon deal raises new questions about AI and mass surveillance
On Friday, just hours after publicly backing rival Anthropic for standing firm against the Pentagon’s demands, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced his company had struck its own deal with the…
Blackstone CEO took home $1.2 billion last year after going ‘max everything’ with work—but he wouldn’t advise his children to put themselves under so much pressure
It’s a 20% bump from the year before, the majority of which came from dividends, and almost reached his 2022 high of $1.27 billion. And the billion-dollar haul is probably a…
How the Oct. 7 attacks led to a multiyear destruction of Iran’s proxy militias
“Certainly the Oct. 7 events were a turning point in this long conflict between Iran and Israel,” said Mehrzad Boroujerdi, an expert on Iranian politics at the Missouri University of…
High-stakes Texas primary comes down to wire with both Republican and Democratic candidates on edge
A heated U.S. Senate race in Texas entered its final stretch on Sunday with candidates on both sides of the aisle making final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday’s primary,…
2 years after $3 million deal with bankrupt chatbot firm, LA’s schools superintendent is under investigation
The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education unanimously voted to place Carvalho on leave pending the outcome of the investigation after two days of deliberation behind closed doors.…
‘This is Dubai’s ultimate nightmare’: Missile strikes rock safe-haven status of the Las Vegas of the East
Officials tried to reassure residents and visitors that the country’s air defense system was among the best in the world, blasting down drones and missiles.“I know it’s a scary time…
Tariffs meet oil shock: Corporate margins face a new squeeze
Good morning. Just as companies were adjusting to tariffs, the Iran conflict has delivered a fresh energy shock, potentially reviving inflation risks and squeezing margins.For corporate leaders, the issue is…
Meet a burned out 28-year-old who pays $168 a month in China’s faux Venice to retire early from her Shanghai finance gig
The “Life in Venice” housing development, a multibillion-dollar replica of the Italian city on the Chinese coast, stands silent. Many of the tens of thousands of homes are hollow husks…
Berkshire’s Greg Abel admits ‘Warren is obviously a very hard act to follow’ in first letter to shareholders
Abel said he will always maintain Berkshire’s financial strength but investors shouldn’t look at the company’s $373.3 billion cash as a sign that it’s not interested in new investments. The…
War widens in Middle East with over 500 dead, according to Iranian Red Crescent Society
QatarEnergy, in fact, said it would stop its production of liquefied natural gas because of the conflict, taking one of the world’s top suppliers off the market. It offered no…
