Tech leaders are calling for a six-month pause on training more powerful AI systemsElon Musk, Steve Wozniak, Yoshua Bengio, and Stuart Russell are among the 1,000+ signatories of a Future of Life Institute open letter
More Americans than ever rely on food stamps—but cuts are comingNew Mexico residents top the list, with some 21% receiving the federal subsidy
Finance and InvestingSchultz doubled down on Starbucks' anti-union talking points in his Senate hearing
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The invisible hand: Capitalism's misunderstood metaphorAdam Smith, the legendary 18th century Scottish philosopher, coined the usage of this economics term
Finance and InvestingSchultz doubled down on Starbucks' anti-union talking points in his Senate hearing
Schultz doubled down on Starbucks' anti-union talking points in his Senate hearingLawmakers grill the former Starbucks CEO on more than 100 violations of national labor laws
The WHO will consider adding obesity drugs to the list of essential medicinesA group of US researchers has submitted a request to evaluate liraglutide, the active ingredient in Saxenda
The invisible hand: Capitalism's misunderstood metaphorAdam Smith, the legendary 18th century Scottish philosopher, coined the usage of this economics term
Poor countries got screwed on covid vaccines. They’re making sure it won’t happen againFor a minute, in March of 2020, it seemed like the world was one. Cases of covid-19, yet to have a name, were popping up in every corner of the globe, uniting humanity against a common threat.
Can a deepfake company be ethical?On TikTok, you might have seen Tom Cruise playing acoustic guitar in a plain white t-shirt and a green baseball cap. You might have seen Tom Cruise check himself out shirtless in a bathroom mirror.
Leaded airplane fuel is poisoning a new generation of American childrenIt’s a five-minute drive from Michelle Lopez’s home in San Jose, California, to Donald J. Meyer Elementary School, where she drops off her daughter each weekday morning.