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- Like millions of Americans, OpenAI’s Sam Altman unwinds from thinking about AI by scrolling on TikTok before bed: ‘I happen to like short-form video’
OpenAI’s billionaire CEO Sam Altman enjoys scrolling TikTok before bed—and he’s not the only CEO who does. But he wouldn’t let his son use the app.
- Beyoncé Dethrones Michael Jackson At No. 1
Beyoncé’s twentieth-anniversary edition of ‘B’Day’ debuts at No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart, dethroning Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller.’
- 1 in 3 Gen Z and millennials are stuck in their parents’ home—now, Airbnb is swooping in with a $250 million fund for affordable rental homes
A record 25.2 million U.S. adults under the age of 35 lived with their parents last year. Airbnb is hoping to be “part of the solution” for affordable housing.
- Hot or not? The economy’s fate rests on Kevin Warsh’s answer to one key question
Oil near $110, 5% Treasury yields, an AI investment boom and stubborn inflation have revived a question the Fed hasn’t faced in years: Is America overheating?
- Exclusive: Tare raises $13 million from Blockchain Capital to manage private credit transactions on the blockchain
The startup uses blockchain software to streamline credit operations and boost returns for borrowers and lenders.
Technology
- What happens when neutrinos swap identities inside a supernova?
Identity-fluid particles may carry some energy out, leading to direct collapse.
- Meet a mouse whose brain cortex is made up of human cells
Multiple cameras tracked a mouse as it wandered around a small arena. A computer charted its position and speed, leaving Pong-like traces on a monitor. The reason to watch this rodent so carefully? Nearly half its brain volume had been replaced with human cells. The effort to mix the brain tissues of distant species is…
- macOS 27 Golden Gate: The Ars Technica review
It's both a "Snow Leopard update" and a major leap for Apple Intelligence.
- The world’s best racing driver is about to race 100 karts at once
Red Bull, Disney+, and ESPN are streaming the race at noon Eastern today.
- Lawmakers target Flock cameras with a threat to highway funding
A bipartisan bill would restrict Flock cameras to a handful of public safety uses.
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