The meteoric rise of artificial intelligence has instilled an existential fear in “AI doomers,” a subset of people who believe the tech will cause humans to lose their jobs, fall prey to a dominating species of rogue superintelligent AIs, and even eventually get wiped out altogether. And, as The Atlantic reports, some are taking that pervasive fear to striking extremes in …
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The “non-binding” agreement between the NFL and ESPN will eventually bind ESPN to a significant expense. Via Ryan Glasspiegel of FrontOfficeSports.com, ESPN will assume the lease for NFL Network’s 75,000-square-foot studio near SoFi Stadium. The duration of the lease wasn’t disclosed. Neither was the rent. It’s hard not to wonder whether the lease included a term contemplating one rent level …
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Fed Governor Adriana Kugler announced Friday she is stepping down from her position earlier than expected, giving President Donald Trump the chance to expand his influence over the central bank as he calls for a revolt against Chairman Jerome Powell. In a post on Truth Social before Kugler’s announcement, President Trump took a jab at Powell, saying he must “substantially” …
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