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Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses

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Texas businessman gets 13 years in federal prison as feds seize his Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Firebird and dozens more cars to pay back fraud victims

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Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei says entrepreneurs should go on vacation to road test potential cofounders—if they’re a drain, they’re ‘the wrong choice’
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Why Oura really pulled its IPO: Wall Street experts suspect valuation concerns, an insider cash-out, and an Apple-sized threat
Why Oura really pulled its IPO: Wall Street experts suspect valuation concerns, an insider cash-out, and an Apple-sized threat

Oura blamed market “uncertainty,” but maybe investors just didn’t buy the story.

By Morgan ChittumOctober 6, 2026
Redfin signals a shift in power to buyers as a record share of sellers cut prices for this time of year—but 7% mortgage rates are a problem
Redfin signals a shift in power to buyers as a record share of sellers cut prices for this time of year—but 7% mortgage rates are a problem
By Bilin LinOctober 6, 2026
Inside Europe’s biggest companies—and the forces reshaping them
Inside Europe’s biggest companies—and the forces reshaping them
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Texas businessman gets 13 years in federal prison as feds seize his Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Firebird and dozens more cars to pay back fraud victims
Texas businessman gets 13 years in federal prison as feds seize his Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Firebird and dozens more cars to pay back fraud victims
By Catherina GioinoOctober 5, 2026
Exclusive: OpenAI is piloting a ‘mission interview’ for job candidates
Exclusive: OpenAI is piloting a ‘mission interview’ for job candidates
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Nvidia backs startup Reactor as buzz grows for world models  
Nvidia backs startup Reactor as buzz grows for world models  
By Wen ShaoOctober 5, 2026
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Nvidia-backed Reflection AI unveils its first open model, Beam. Could it be America’s best chance to compete with China?

The New York–based company already has deals with U.S. government agencies and billion-dollar compute agreements.

By Emily ForliniOctober 5, 2026
Amazon’s answer to data center backlash: $1 billion for community college and home energy upgrades

The company said it will also pay for job training and energy-efficiency upgrades as hyperscalers face community backlash over data centers.

By Mia OsmonbekovOctober 5, 2026
While OpenAI and Anthropic battle over data privacy, more companies look to open models and ‘sovereign AI’

Reports of rogue agents and allegations of IP theft from top tech CEOs are fueling business paranoia about surrendering IP. Here are the options some are exploring to move fast without introducing significant risk.

By Emily ForliniOctober 5, 2026
NYSE owner and crypto exchange OKX seek SEC clearance for tokenized U.S. stock trading

OKXICE’s move comes three months after former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo became its cochair.

By Camila Grigera NaónOctober 5, 2026
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OpenAI’s safety firings raise awkward questions

The firings show that, for now, AI labs alone decide what the public learns about their safety incidents.

By Beatrice NolanOctober 5, 2026
Adam Neumann says a half-hour car ride with Masayoshi Son is when his ego took over—and WeWork’s $47 billion collapse began

The WeWork cofounder told Steven Bartlett that by the time he walked back into headquarters after SoftBank’s multibillion-dollar offer, “I forgot what we were all about.”

By Muskaan ArshadOctober 5, 2026
Former L’Oréal execs set out to build a $1.2 billion beauty empire. Now all that’s left is Milk Makeup, and its sales just fell 57%

Waldencast sold Obagi, lost its founders to the buyer, and is leaving Nasdaq. What’s left is a makeup brand whose sales fell by more than half.

By Bilin LinOctober 4, 2026
Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei says entrepreneurs should go on vacation to road test potential cofounders—if they’re a drain, they’re ‘the wrong choice’

The Anthropic cofounder and former OpenAI exec says the secret to picking the right cofounder is to travel together before you build together.

By Emma BurleighOctober 4, 2026
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It’s ‘more likely than not’ humanity loses control: Former AI insiders testify safety fixes may be ‘duct tape that will fall off later’
It’s ‘more likely than not’ humanity loses control: Former AI insiders testify safety fixes may be ‘duct tape that will fall off later’

Former insiders warned the New York City Council about losing control of AI, while OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google couldn’t say how big the risk is.

By Catherina GioinoOctober 5, 2026
Sam Altman says the world should accept some ‘bad things’ happening with AI as the industry signs on to Trump’s voluntary safety pact

But Altman said “catastrophic risks” are not acceptable.

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 5, 2026
Despite fears AI will kill jobs, 72% of bosses say they’ll actually pay more for AI skills—with some roles offering a $100,000 premium

According to Robert Half, 72% of bosses will boost pay for recruits with AI skills, and job-seekers in Silicon Valley have the best odds of earning more.

By Emma BurleighOctober 5, 2026
Despite being decades away from retirement, Gen Z is the most worried that AI will derail their financial future—51% fear it will cut their nest egg

As AI disrupts career paths, Gen Z is already far more worried than millennials or Gen Xers about having enough money for their golden years of retirement.

By Preston ForeOctober 5, 2026
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Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (L) and Norway's Minister of Digitalisation and Public Administration Torgeir Micaelsen sign a letter of intent on the responsible introduction and use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, in Oslo, Norway.
Norway floats temporary but total ban on AI glasses as it investigates ‘socially beneficial uses’

Officials want a temporary ban as smart glasses make it easier to photograph, film and record people without their knowledge.

By Jamey Keaten and The Associated PressOctober 5, 2026
NVIDIA Head of Sustainability: how to accelerate America’s nuclear energy renaissance 

For most of the last few decades, electricity demand in the United States has been relatively flat. That era is ending. 

By Josh ParkerOctober 5, 2026
Customs and Border Protection tapped 80,000 Flock cameras last year — police weren’t kept in the loop

Danville, Illinois, logged more than 4,000 federal searches, though ICE had no Flock contract. Flock says customers control their data.

By Henry F. Fradella and The ConversationOctober 3, 2026
Can superintelligence ever be controlled? Sam Altman on AI safety, doomsday scenarios, and OpenAI’s delayed IPO

OpenAI’s CEO argues that humanity can remain in control of AI—if the industry puts safety ahead of speed, competition, and an imminent public listing.

By Alyson ShontellOctober 5, 2026
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The AI industry ‘hates crypto people’—but they may need them all the same
The AI industry ‘hates crypto people’—but they may need them all the same

Whatever you think of crypto people, blockchain technology may offer real solutions to the problem of rogue AI agents.

By Jeff John RobertsOctober 5, 2026
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has emerged as the biggest foil to AI doomerism about the existential risk to humanity

The AI chipmaking giant is stepping in to prevent further AI agent breaches.

By Joshua HongOctober 4, 2026
‘We can’t trust them completely’: AI research fellows warn that labs are running models with the safeguards off behind closed doors

Alan Chan and Sam Manning, co-authors with OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s top researchers, say that many times, “internal safeguards have not been deployed.”

By Catherina GioinoOctober 2, 2026
The GPT Oracle: 1 in 10 Americans are reviving the pagan practice of prophecy

Anthropic has reported Claude 4 drifting into mystical themes unprompted, a pattern its own engineers did not train for or predict.

By Webb Keane, Ambuj Tewari and The ConversationOctober 3, 2026
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