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I worked at OpenAI. Here’s how tech companies can prepare for a slowdown | Miles Brundage
A former OpenAI employee, Miles Brundage, argues that AI firms should voluntarily prepare for a possible slowdown in development, warning that competitive pressure is pushing companies to race ahead despite serious safety risks. The piece follows a letter signed by more than a thousand staff at frontier AI companies urging the US government to help…
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Trump seeks to rekindle bromance with Kim Jong Un
President Trump is pushing to rekindle his first-term bromance with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, expressing his desire for another rendezvous after reducing joint military exercises with South Korea in an effort to appease the dictator. The president met with Kim three times during his first term, but ultimately, denuclearization talks stalled and the relationship…
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How US ally Oman got caught in Trump’s crosshairs
President Trump’s rising anger with Oman over a pending deal with Iran concerning the Strait of Hormuz is spilling over into the public spotlight. The two Gulf countries say they are poised to make an agreement to set up new shipping lanes in the vital waterway, but Tehran has added steep conditions for Washington to…
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Drugmakers still struggling to keep up with spiking estrogen patch demand
The pharmaceutical industry is warning that estrogen patches continue to be in shortage in the U.S. as manufacturers struggle to keep up with increased demand linked to federal policy changes issued earlier this year, even as regulators have yet to recognize a lack in supply. Manufacturers first reported issues with supplying demand earlier this year…
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Gen Z turns against capitalism as DSA takes off
Only 9 percent of Americans under 30 have a “very positive” view of capitalism, according to a new CBS/YouGov poll. That shows a stark generation between Generation Z and older generations. Thirty-three percent of people over 65, the Baby Boom generation, say they have a very positive view of capitalism, while 23 percent of people…
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Trump seeks to boost Darline Graham in South Carolina homestretch
President Trump is seeking to give Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) a final boost as her candidacy hits a road bump in the race to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Trump will hit the campaign trail Friday for Darline Graham, whom he appointed to fill out her brother’s term, ahead of her…
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Councillor says Government is “learning from South Yorkshire” by introducing 24-hour disabled bus pass
“This is a really welcome announcement and it’s great to see government learning from and building on South Yorkshire’s approach”
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‘Tulsa King’ Could Officially Outlive Taylor Sheridan’s Run at Paramount
Taylor Sheridan is set to leave Paramount in 2028 for NBCUniversal, but the move won’t necessarily end his hit shows there, as the studio retains the intellectual property rights and could keep several series running without him. Only Mayor of Kingstown is confirmed to conclude alongside his departure, while Tulsa King, Lioness and Landman all…
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What to know about this weekend’s IndyCar race on the National Mall
Why is the car race in this part of D.C.? Will it be streaming? Who’s paying for it? Here’s what to know before the Freedom 250 Grand Prix hits the National Mall this weekend.
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Alice Roberts: ‘By the time I’d finished Richard Dawkins I’d left faith behind’
The Guardian’s regular books interview series features TV presenter and biologist Alice Roberts discussing the books that have shaped her life, from childhood favourites to works that influenced her professional and personal outlook. She reveals how reading Richard Dawkins’s evolutionary biology books as a teenager, particularly The Selfish Gene and The Blind Watchmaker, both deepened…