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Musk’s court fight against OpenAI produces more heat than light on the control of advanced AI thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

Musk’s court fight against OpenAI produces more heat than light on the control of advanced AI

Hello and welcome to Eye on AI…In this edition: Sparks fly as Musk and Brockman testify in battle over OpenAI’s restructuring…the White House...

Over 98% of stablecoins are dollar backed. That’s good for the U.S.—until it’s not thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

Over 98% of stablecoins are dollar backed. That’s good for the U.S.—until it’s not

Stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrency pegged to a real world asset, are becoming part of the global financial system, with firms like Visa...

Gen Alpha is using makeup to pass age verification tech online. One mom caught her son using an eyebrow pencil thumbnail
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Gen Alpha is using makeup to pass age verification tech online. One mom caught her son using an eyebrow pencil

Back in the old days, you’d snag an older sibling’s expired license or put on some makeup and try your best to sneak...

Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong replacing ‘pure managers’ with ‘player-coaches’ is another sign the org chart is changing in a big way thumbnail
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Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong replacing ‘pure managers’ with ‘player-coaches’ is another sign the org chart is changing in a big way

On Tuesday, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced he was laying off 14% of the company’s workforce—just under 700 people — and turning the...

Supermicro CEO insists ‘no one’ beyond indicted employees were involved in alleged $2.5 billion smuggling scheme thumbnail
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Supermicro CEO insists ‘no one’ beyond indicted employees were involved in alleged $2.5 billion smuggling scheme

Super Micro Computer CEO Charles Liang spoke out during the company’s fiscal third quarter earnings call to deliver a message. “No one” at...

Two days before early voting starts, Louisiana suspends its congressional primaries after SCOTUS knocks majority-minority districts thumbnail
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Two days before early voting starts, Louisiana suspends its congressional primaries after SCOTUS knocks majority-minority districts

Louisiana suspended its congressional primaries Thursday as early voting was about to get underway while pressure mounted on Republican officials in other states...

Former Fed economist raises alarm on Warsh after historically partisan vote: ‘this is not normal is going to be a theme’ thumbnail
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Former Fed economist raises alarm on Warsh after historically partisan vote: ‘this is not normal is going to be a theme’

The Senate Banking Committee voted 13-11 along party lines Wednesday to advance Kevin Warsh’s nomination as the next chair of the Federal Reserve,...

A ‘no-brainer’: Senate unanimously bans members and staff from using prediction markets thumbnail
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A ‘no-brainer’: Senate unanimously bans members and staff from using prediction markets

The Senate has approved a bipartisan resolution to prevent its own members from using prediction markets, banning senators who are often privy to sensitive...

Meta’s threat to quit New Mexico ‘is showing the world how little it cares about child safety,’ AG says thumbnail
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Meta’s threat to quit New Mexico ‘is showing the world how little it cares about child safety,’ AG says

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed for injunctive relief against Meta today, seeking sweeping court-ordered changes to how the company operates its...

Tim Cook reveals the advice he gave Apple’s next CEO: The most important decision he’ll make is ‘where he spends his time’ thumbnail
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Tim Cook reveals the advice he gave Apple’s next CEO: The most important decision he’ll make is ‘where he spends his time’

Apple’s incoming CEO introduced himself to Wall Street on Thursday, in a brief earnings-call debut in which John Ternus emphasized his commitment to...