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‘I am certain’: Harvard policy expert warns the true cost of the Iran war to U.S. taxpayers will exceed $1 trillion thumbnail
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‘I am certain’: Harvard policy expert warns the true cost of the Iran war to U.S. taxpayers will exceed $1 trillion

Following the 2003 Iraq war, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected the U.S. had spent $500 billion in direct costs on the conflict,...

From wool sneakers to GPUs: Allbirds’ desperate AI pivot and 600% stock surge, explained thumbnail
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From wool sneakers to GPUs: Allbirds’ desperate AI pivot and 600% stock surge, explained

Many companies, from Walmart to United Airlines, have been heavily touting their use of artificial intelligence to get some more love from Wall...

Elizabeth Warren on her proposal to bring back IRS Direct File: ‘For just one day of bombing Iran, we could pay for 20 years’ thumbnail
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Elizabeth Warren on her proposal to bring back IRS Direct File: ‘For just one day of bombing Iran, we could pay for 20 years’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has long been a vocal opponent of privatizing the tax filing system—i.e., how things are now. When ProPublica completed an...

Pause AI and Stop AI: Meet the anti-AI groups facing questions after the attack on Sam Altman thumbnail
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Pause AI and Stop AI: Meet the anti-AI groups facing questions after the attack on Sam Altman

The attempted firebombing of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco home last Friday, allegedly carried out by 20-year-old Daniel Moreno-Gama, has drawn attention...

Trumpflation hits the World Cup: Fans face $80–$100 transit fares on top of $4,000-plus tickets thumbnail
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Trumpflation hits the World Cup: Fans face $80–$100 transit fares on top of $4,000-plus tickets

In an economy squeezed by tariffs, elevated fuel costs, and stubborn inflation, the FIFA World Cup was supposed to be America’s summer triumph....

Amazon is still paying Jeff Bezos an $80,000 yearly salary—but $1.6 million for travel and security thumbnail
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Amazon is still paying Jeff Bezos an $80,000 yearly salary—but $1.6 million for travel and security

Jeff Bezos may be the world’s third-richest man, but his official salary is still less than six figures. The 62-year-old Amazon founder is...

Fed seeks details on U.S. banks’ exposure to private credit firms thumbnail
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Fed seeks details on U.S. banks’ exposure to private credit firms

The Federal Reserve is asking major US banks for details about their exposure to private credit following a surge in redemptions from the...

Meet ‘trendslop,’ the new, AI-fueled scourge of workplace consultants everywhere thumbnail
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Meet ‘trendslop,’ the new, AI-fueled scourge of workplace consultants everywhere

Economists Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington argue that consultants can, at best, give dubious guidance, and at worst, exacerbate government and private sector...

The Navy confirmed an ‘abundant amount’ of Uncrustables when the Artemis II crew lands. Smucker’s just offered them a lifetime supply thumbnail
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The Navy confirmed an ‘abundant amount’ of Uncrustables when the Artemis II crew lands. Smucker’s just offered them a lifetime supply

NASA spent months engineering the perfect menu for the Artemis II mission. And It’s surprisingly tasty: barbecued beef brisket, broccoli au gratin, vegetable...

‘It’s 13 minutes of things that have to go right’: Artemis II splashes down despite faulty heat shield thumbnail
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‘It’s 13 minutes of things that have to go right’: Artemis II splashes down despite faulty heat shield

After nearly 10 days in space, complete with a historic loop around the moon, the four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission faced...