Andrew Yang says AI could swell economic inequality at an 'epic, unprecedented scale'

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Andrew Yang advocated for a universal basic income during his 2020 US presidential campaign.

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Meta employees face a slow-swinging axe and a tough choice: hustle or job hunt

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Meta announced it will be laying off about 10% of its staff next month.

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Now we know who paid $100,000 to unlock a Sam Altman podcast interview

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Both Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, OpenAI's CEO and president, sat down together for a rare interview. Someone paid $100,000 to release the podcast to the public.

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How I taught myself to code, quit my consulting job, and started an AI robotics firm by age 25

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Oscar Brisset used to work at BCG.

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Maine is the latest state to try — and fail — to ban new data centers

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Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a bill that would've paused data center development.

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A banker wants to trade his $4.8 million California estate for shares in Anthropic. He's already gotten offers.

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The Zillow listing for tech banker Storm Duncan's Mill Valley home.

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US soldier charged in Polymarket trades was blocked from rival platform Kalshi

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Kalshi says its vetting process blocked Gannon Van Dyke from opening an account.

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MrBeast is plotting a move into 'AI-native entertainment' — and looking to hire

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Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, is best known for high-production spectacles like "Beast Games."

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ChatGPT is trying to besmirch the memory of Don Rickles. It makes me nervous about our AI future.

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ChatGPT tried to tell me Don Rickles tried to hit on Lena Dunham.

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Meta employees react to pending job cuts: '28 days of hell'

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  • Meta told staff on Thursday that it planned to eliminate 10% of its workforce.
  • Inside the company, employees are bracing for weeks of limbo as they wait to find out who will be cut.
  • Meta employees responded internally with a mixture of questions, concerns, and jokes.

Welcome to "28 days of hell."

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