AI policy helped deliver Democratic majorities and Republicans need a major recalibration on the issue ahead of the next presidential election, a post-midterms memo from the conservative AI policy group Alliance for a Better Future argues. The group, helmed by former Virginia Republican official Janet Kelly, focuses on pro-family, pro-worker ...
A consumer-based AI wave is comingA consumer-based AI wave is coming
The bulk of investment in the AI boom has gone into enterprise applications — that is, technology that people use for work. But the biggest successes in the tech industry that have carried the entire stock market for decades have almost all started with consumers. Marissa Mayer, who recently started ...
Trump’s politics meet realityTrump’s politics meet reality
David’s view Late on Tuesday night, after he left the victory party for Senator-Elect Annie Andrews, former South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Harrison called to reflect on what just happened. Harrison ran against Sen. Lindsey Graham in 2020, and raised more money than any Democrat in the state’s history. ...
California’s billionaire tax is a referendum on the tech industryCalifornia’s billionaire tax is a referendum on the tech industry
Reed’s view Putting California’s billionaire tax on the ballot, which was trailing in early results but remained too close to call Wednesday, may have felt like a crusade against the rich and powerful. But the measure is also a referendum on the state’s homegrown tech industry, which is confronting an ...
How a Democrat shocked the world in South CarolinaHow a Democrat shocked the world in South Carolina
The Scoop As soon as Republican Sen. Darline Graham won the GOP nomination to replace her late brother in August, Democrat Annie Andrews made her move. Andrews immediately began spending more than $5 million on advertising in South Carolina’s Senate race at a moment when she largely had the airwaves ...
Win or lose? Inside the 6 November Guardian WeeklyWin or lose? Inside the 6 November Guardian Weekly
Who will control the Knesset? Plus: why the argument over autism? Get the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home address I’m writing this as the world wakes up to news of a blue wave of Democrat wins in the US midterms. What they mean for America and the world will ...
US midterms voters said: enough is enough. Is this the beginning of the end for Trump?US midterms voters said: enough is enough. Is this the beginning of the end for Trump?
With Democrats in power, Trump may be under siege and lose his dominance over the Republican party – but his id will relish the prospect of fighting US midterms 2026 live – latest updates Tell us: what do you want to know about the midterm election results? Donald Trump posted ...
Judi Dench says Daniel Craig ordered her death. James Bond just got a lot scarierJudi Dench says Daniel Craig ordered her death. James Bond just got a lot scarier
Not only did Craig insist his 007 die at the end of his run, but now we learn from Dench’s memoir that it was his idea to kill her off too. How will the next Bond top that? Shoot a puppy? Now that the next James Bond actor is on ...
American Voters Overwhelmingly Reject AI Data CentersAmerican Voters Overwhelmingly Reject AI Data Centers
People across America rejected data centers during last night’s midterm election. Proposals related to data centers were explicitly on the ballot in more than 40 races across 13 states. People voted against data centers in 38 of them and counting. Six cities voted to ban data centers outright and 12 ...
‘There Is One Fight’: American Voters Reject Tech Oligarchy‘There Is One Fight’: American Voters Reject Tech Oligarchy
Last month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Politico that “we believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology,” referring to ChatGPT users dying, people losing their jobs to AI, and the other negative externalities we have seen from AI. Altman wasn’t running ...