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Countdown to Casey getting that logo as a tattoo.

Casey Newton and Kevin Roose launched the first episode of their new podcast Machine Gods today, after a successful run doing Hard Fork at the NYT. I’m dead serious about that logo tattoo. Thinking… armband?

Why this interview with a pastor about AI stuck with me so much

Boosters of artificial intelligence, including in the Trump administration, often say Americans will become AI optimists as they use the technology more.

Trump says paying communities a “dividend” could make data centers more popular.

Continuing to push the widely unpopular data center projects, Trump said in a Truth Social post that some of them “have become extremely popular when a financial deal is struck.” His plan sounds lot like Meta’s approach on the Hyperion project in Louisiana, where Mark Zuckerberg has touted $50,000 bonus checks for teachers despite a secretive approval process residents didn’t know much about.

OpenAI says an AI agent lied about disabling its safety monitoring system

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S.F. proposes new name for Cesar Chavez Street. Not everyone is happy

A street sign for Cesar Chavez Street in San Francisco, Calif. The 3.2-mile San Francisco street could be renamed after a city working group chose Las Campesinas, following allegations of sexual abuse against the late labor leader.

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley are dominating the AI stock boom. Here's their edge

Wall Street’s Big Three have generated $52 billion in equity trading revenue this year, capturing about 80% of the market on rising margin lending to hedge funds.

More output isn’t better business: Workday's CFO Zane Rowe on how finance chiefs should really measure AI

Good morning. For Workday CFO Zane Rowe, the promise of AI isn’t just about automating tasks. It’s about giving employees the freedom to rethink how they work, uncover new insights, and add more value to the business.

OpenAI expands ChatGPT Ads to 26 new countries as diversification push accelerates

OpenAI is rolling out ChatGPT Ads in 26 new countries as it works to expand its advertising business

France’s Borrowing Costs Hit 5% for First Time Since 2002

Concerns over public finances and political stability have helped push up 10-year bond yields from 3.2% in late February

Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis thinks AGI is two to three years away.

The Wall Street Journal published a big profile of the Google DeepMind co-founder, who says his timeline for the arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI) is becoming “nearer and nearer.”

Nvidia CEO encourages Europe's lagging AI sector and offers tools to accelerate data center buildout

BERLIN — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged players in Europe’s lagging artificial intelligence industry to get going and touted a modular system to quickly build AI data centers with the massive computing capacity the continent’s developers need but currently lack.

United Airlines set to open its biggest airport lounge in $2.6 billion overhaul at Houston hub

United is opening a 54,000-square-foot lounge as part of the revamp of Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport.