Mark Zuckerberg, whose superyacht apparently spent the weekend ignoring or missing the distress signal from a boat that ran out of fuel near Alaska, has posted a deranged, 6,500 word essay detailing his vision for AI superintelligence, a future that is “for everyone” but which sounds less social than ever. ...
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The Roboguard Revolution is Short-CircuitingThe Roboguard Revolution is Short-Circuiting
404 Media is publishing this article in partnership with Proof News, a new nonprofit media outlet investigating the social impacts of AI. Join their mailing list here and read the version of this article on their site here. Robotics companies promise that video-camera-toting security robots can deter and detect crime. ...
More than two-thirds of England now in droughtMore than two-thirds of England now in drought
The East Midlands, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, Kent and East Sussex, and Solent and the South Downs have moved into drought status. ...
South Africa’s DA sets sights on financial capitalSouth Africa’s DA sets sights on financial capital
The News The Democratic Alliance promised an end to political appointments in public administration as the second-largest party in South Africa’s ruling coalition aims to capture the country’s economic heartland in upcoming local government elections. The polls represent the first major electoral test for Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, who ...
Africa’s dealmakers bet on IPO waveAfrica’s dealmakers bet on IPO wave
The News Africa’s dealmakers are betting that the continent’s capital markets are entering a new phase, with a burst of IPO and M&A activity kicking off with Aliko Dangote’s anticipated $5 billion listing of his refinery on the Nigerian Exchange. “The Dangote IPO has got everyone very excited,” Yemisi Deji-Bejide, ...
Trump takes his second swing at Fed’s CookTrump takes his second swing at Fed’s Cook
The Supreme Court left the door open in June for President Donald Trump to relitigate his case against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Now, his administration is choosing to walk through it. In a letter reported first by ABC News, White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino gave Cook ...
Republicans punt Trump’s difficult agenda to fallRepublicans punt Trump’s difficult agenda to fall
Senate Republicans put off the most challenging part of President Donald Trump’s agenda until mid-September — just ahead of the midterms, when legislating becomes increasingly difficult. Nevertheless, that’s when Senate Majority Leader John Thune will try to consider bipartisan bills on cryptocurrency regulation and college sports, and possibly take the ...
Trump is still searching for a way out of IranTrump is still searching for a way out of Iran
President Donald Trump is struggling to find a way out of the conflict with Iran, as voters lose patience with the war and weapons stockpiles dwindle. The path forward remains unclear, even as Trump has privately weighed dropping his long-held requirement for a nuclear deal. Washington is unlikely to accept ...
Dr Fauci made mistakes. But his persecution is a travesty | Margaret SullivanDr Fauci made mistakes. But his persecution is a travesty | Margaret Sullivan
It’s easy to second-guess decisions made during the pandemic. That doesn’t justify the Republicans’ politicized response Like the rest of us, Anthony Fauci is far from perfect. His influential guidance, as the country’s top infectious-disease specialist during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, certainly didn’t get everything right. A great ...
Lesbians, latex and $2,000 condoms: why are this summer’s movies so obsessed with sex?Lesbians, latex and $2,000 condoms: why are this summer’s movies so obsessed with sex?
From One Night Only to The Invite, a wave of new movies are a raunchy antidote to gen Z celibacy The first alarm bells sounded nearly 10 years ago, and since then, a deluge of books, podcasts and roundtables has tried to get at the bottom of the problem: why ...