Josh Kushner uses 'Lord of the Rings' to explain what being close to OpenAI taught him about perceived power

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Josh Kushner sits cross-legged onstage. He's wearing a grey shirt and blue pants.
Josh Kusner, a venture capitalist and founder of the $50 billion Thrive Capital, compared AI giants to Lord of the Rings characters.

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Kalshi may be more useful than some traditional economic forecasting methods, Fed researchers find

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Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour touted the paper as "incredible."

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Tesla takes a swipe at Waymo after it denies its robotaxis are driven by remote workers in the Philippines

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A Tesla Robotaxi stops at a stop sign. A Waymo follows.
Tesla launched its self-driving tax service in 2025. This year, its facing several scaling deadlines.

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Emails show 'Godfather of AGI' Ben Goertzel courted Epstein for funding and congratulated him on jail release

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Ben Goertzel had dozens of email exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein.

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Bill Gates drops out of AI summit as he faces heat over Epstein files

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Bill Gates was due to give a keynote address at India's high-profile summit.

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AI anxiety is spiking. The internet is pining for the simpler days of iPods, digital cameras, and retro phones.

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A model listens to music on her Ipod backstage at the VPL By Victoria Barlett 2006 fashion show.
De-digitalizing your life is the new status symbol in 2026.

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Sam Altman says AI is displacing jobs, but some companies are blaming it for layoffs they would've made anyway

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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Data centers are the biggest real-world examples of AI's impact we have

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Data Centers in Virginia, U.S.

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It's the Mac Mini's moment, thanks to the OpenClaw craze

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The Mac Mini is benefiting from the OpenClaw craze.

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It's the end of the 'everybody has potential' era

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Golden star highlighting one desk in the office.
At some companies, a focus on star performers could leave mid-tier workers feeling left behind.

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