This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss some small changes, an AI song, and internet soup. JOSEPH: We’re making a couple of changes that might sound boring to someone ...
Podcast: OpenAI Admits AI is Killing the InternetPodcast: OpenAI Admits AI is Killing the Internet
We start this week with Jason’s story about OpenAI and Microsoft’s big admissions from court records that they are destroying the internet in all sorts of ways, and stealing intellectual property on an unprecedented scale. He admit it. After the break, Emanuel explains how he hijacked a real band’s Spotify ...
Watch: What could the potential sanctions for Man City be?Watch: What could the potential sanctions for Man City be?
Football finance expert Kieran Maguire says the potential sanctions for Manchester City will be ‘significant’ after the sources told BBC Sport that the club has been found guilty of breaking the majority of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching. ...
I’m not tempted to call an early election, Burnham saysI’m not tempted to call an early election, Burnham says
The prime minister told the BBC an early poll would throw the country into a “backward-looking process”. ...
Pope warns against ‘losing humanity’ to AI machinesPope warns against ‘losing humanity’ to AI machines
The pontiff delivered the warning on the first day of his trip to France on Friday. ...
Special agents’ blood and urine test results stolen in FBI hackSpecial agents’ blood and urine test results stolen in FBI hack
Experts say the hack could leave agents vulnerable to scams, blackmail and targeted attacks. ...
How Harvard Business School’s former dean thinks AI will test today’s CEOsHow Harvard Business School’s former dean thinks AI will test today’s CEOs
The Signal Insight Nitin Nohria spent a decade as dean of Harvard Business School, and taught his first workshop there for new CEOs in 1997. Many of today’s business leaders think of that era as an easier one to navigate, but he rejects the idea that today’s technological and geopolitical ...
How splitting from GSK taught Haleon a spin-off is not a finish lineHow splitting from GSK taught Haleon a spin-off is not a finish line
The Signal Insight Brian McNamara spent six years running the group behind Advil, Centrum, and Sensodyne before GSK spun off its consumer health division in 2022. Perhaps a fifth of that job is comparable to what his role is now, as CEO of Haleon, he estimates, such was the difference ...
Giffords launches new ads against two House RepublicansGiffords launches new ads against two House Republicans
Former Democratic Rep. Gabby Giffords’ gun safety group is spending roughly $1.5 million against Republicans in two critical House races, according to details first shared with Semafor. Giffords PAC is launching a new $850,000 ad to knock off Rep. Rob Bresnahan in Pennsylvania and spending $700,000 to defeat Rep. David ...
Klomp wins over Democrat in bid to be No. 2 HHS officialKlomp wins over Democrat in bid to be No. 2 HHS official
Chris Klomp’s nomination to be the second-in-command at HHS has advanced to the Senate floor — with help from one Democrat. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., often a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, joined 14 Republicans to support Klomp. When asked about his vote, Whitehouse pointed to a longstanding Rhode ...