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Early advantages are emerging, but so are the constraints that could blunt them
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Within Silicon Valley’s orbit, an AI-fueled jobs apocalypse is spoken about as a given. The mood is so grim that a societal impacts researcher at Anthropic, responding Wednesday to a call for…
For years Mike McClary sold the Guardian LTE Flashlight, a heavy-duty black model, online through his small outdoor brand. The product, designed for brightness and durability, became one of his most popular items ever. Even after he stopped offering it around 2017, customers kept sending him emails asking where they could buy it. When McClary…
In a prime time address on Wednesday, President Trump proclaimed that America was “on the cusp of ending Iran’s sinister threat.” But he also kept open the option of boots on the ground. The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is also about to start really biting – as countries get hit with shortages, which would spike prices across the globe. So what are Trump’s options? What would happen if he just declared victory and walked away from the fight? What kinds of military operations are ...
Labour cannot comprehend the scale of our historical malaise
In order to secure its funding from overseas billionaires, the party seems to be embracing the ECHR
Republicans are widely expected to win a special election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday, but the margin of victory is being closely watched by Democrats hoping to retake the House this fall. Trump-endorsed Clay Fuller will face Democrat Shawn Harris in a runoff to become the next representative for Georgia’s 14th […]
Trump quits pivotal 1992 climate treaty, in massive blow to global warming effort
Donald Trump wants a Venezuelan oil reboot. But years of neglect have left corroded tanks, leaking pipelines and collapsing production