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Mark Cuban said 'only idiot' founders would stay in California under a wealth tax. We asked 3 founders if they'd leave.

Mark Cuban says startup founders will flee California if the wealth tax passes in November. Business Insider put Cuban's theory to the test.

Meta brings Pocket, an app that lets you vibe-code and share games, to US users

Meta is bringing Pocket, its experimental AI-powered app for creating and sharing interactive games, to users across the U.S. after quietly testing it in Brazil.

Exclusive: Inertia Enterprises finds a way to make its fusion fuel fast

Fusion power startup Inertia Enterprises reduced the fuel filling process from a week to just a few hours. It's one of 10 hurdles the company must overcome to make a profitable power plant.

Chamath Palihapitiya says data center backlash is a 'powder keg' that AI leaders must defuse

"All-In" podcast co-host Chamath Palihapitiya says the AI industry has itself to blame for data centers becoming pariahs for many in the US.

CEOs shift messaging around AI and layoffs

Investors want proof AI spending is paying off, while employees don't want to hear that leaders are considering replacing them.

Reddit fades from ChatGPT citations

Communicators trying to influence what AI says about their brands are discovering that generative engine optimization is a rapidly moving target.

Debates over AI consciousness are a trap

If AI systems are viewed as too advanced to control, the companies that build them can’t held liable for the harms they cause.

Post-AI Utopias

What makes you excited, optimistic, and looking forward to the future? | Edition #315

I was there for the dot-com burst. Here's how the AI bubble will pop.

Stock market booms and busts have two big things in common. Those signals point to a coming burst of the AI-fueled bubble.

Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted

Cryptographic Context Injection is only the latest way to break an LLM safety guardrail.

'Game-changer' GLP-1s could fix America's obesity crisis—but 2 inequalities stand in the way

For roughly 40% of American adults living with obesity, the medical playbook has barely changed in decades: Eat less, move more, and if that fails, wait until the disease progresses far enough to justify surgery. GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound have broken that script—but according to Robin Wenzel, head of Wells Fargo Industry Insights, the drugs are exposing a harder problem than obesity itself: who can afford to wait for them to work.

Governor races present 'unique moment' as historic number of Black candidates climbs to 8

Across 250 years, only three elected governors out of thousands have been Black –- all Democrats and all men, including current Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.