India’s world-leading IT sector is downsizing, facing mass disruption by AI. Several large employers have slashed headcount by as much as 6% this year, the Financial Times reported: “The tool that we gave our sweat, blood and bones to — it threw us out,” said one IT worker. The industry ...
Iran holds firm on war demands, dampening hopes of Hormuz dealIran holds firm on war demands, dampening hopes of Hormuz deal
Iran doubled down on its demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, insisting that the US and its allies unfreeze its assets and end hostilities across the region. Tehran’s statement dampened hopes that a deal with Oman could provide a route for commercial shipping sooner than the US ...
More OpenAI executives exitMore OpenAI executives exit
Longtime OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap announced his exit Tuesday, continuing a months-long leadership exodus from the company ahead of its planned IPO. OpenAI’s head of ethics also recently left, following the head of safety systems and the former mission alignment chief. The departures come as OpenAI battles a perception that ...
VoteVets goes after Sullivan for Iran votesVoteVets goes after Sullivan for Iran votes
VoteVets Action Fund is going into Alaska, launching a $225,000 ad buy against Sen. Dan Sullivan for his votes against reining in President Donald Trump’s Iran war powers, according to details first shared with Semafor. It’s the start of what’s expected to be a larger VoteVets campaign against Sullivan, who ...
Inside Trump’s college sports lobbying pushInside Trump’s college sports lobbying push
The News President Donald Trump has a new legislative obsession: College sports. The president is getting closely involved in efforts to pass the Senate’s bipartisan college sports bill. He’s spent the last week whipping senators to support it and even enlisted former Alabama football coach Nick Saban to dial up ...
What effect will Donald Trump’s childhood vaccine recommendations have in the US and beyond?What effect will Donald Trump’s childhood vaccine recommendations have in the US and beyond?
Is there any science behind the recommendations? Will they result in lower vaccination rates? And will they cause a resurgence of preventable diseases? A new executive order from the US president, Donald Trump, calls for sweeping changes to childhood vaccine recommendations. His plans would result in fewer vaccines being recommended ...
Forget productivity apps. This paper planner has worked for me for yearsForget productivity apps. This paper planner has worked for me for years
While smartphone calendar apps can help with big picture scheduling, a paper planner can help map the everyday nitty-gritties A reading journal won’t make you smarter, but it will make you more mindful Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things People frequently ...
‘Everything about me is good in his eyes’: the women in China choosing AI boyfriends over human men‘Everything about me is good in his eyes’: the women in China choosing AI boyfriends over human men
In her new documentary Replica, film-maker Chouwa Liang taps into her own experience of finding love with artificial intelligence and makes contact with other women like her Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Qin has never said “I love you” to her parents or friends. She ...
We’re reading less. And it’s making us stupidWe’re reading less. And it’s making us stupid
Books have never been trendier, but studies show that as more and more things compete for our frazzled attention spans, we’re reading less and less. This is a problem because reading has a wealth of cognitive benefits that we’re in danger of missing out on. To find out why declining ...
Trump put a wrecking-ball through the East Wing – and through democratic norms | Francine ProseTrump put a wrecking-ball through the East Wing – and through democratic norms | Francine Prose
Our children should be able to visit our nation’s capital without having to think about Donald Trump and about how much he did to deface it History has shown us how much dictators and aspiring dictators love building monuments to themselves. They enjoy reminding the world that they can do ...