AI Utopianism Masks Tech Billionaires’ Fear: Douglas Rushkoff
Economists and technologists say AI hype obscures displacement, infrastructure costs, and uneven gains....
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Economists and technologists say AI hype obscures displacement, infrastructure costs, and uneven gains....
Elon Musk has asked his followers on X if he should buy Ryanair after a spat with the European budget airline's outspoken CEO Michael O'Leary....
This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath , a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Elon Musk first sued OpenAI in February 2024. Despite ...
UK prime minister says xAI will restrict the image generator as billionaire pledges to follow laws in all markets...
Will the tech billionaire attempt a takeover of an airliner out of spite? Here’s the background on Musk’s latest beef, and what it’s really all about....
Four Chinese groups are racing to build global satellite communications infrastructure to challenge the considerable head start made by US tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink. The two leaders for Ch...
Reid Hoffman, an outspoken AI optimist, told a reporter he has gifted AI-generated music to his friends and family. Kimberly White/Getty Images Reid Hoffman, an AI fan, said he gave his friends and fa...
Steve Cohen is the owner of the New York Mets. Joe Raedle/Getty Images A new continuation vehicle has acquired stakes in Point72's fintech startups, a press release states. The new fund raised $280 mi...
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary at Wednesday's press conference. Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images Ryanair is escalating its feud with Elon Musk by hand-delivering an airline ticket. CEO Michael O'...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Reuters Tesla shifts its full self-driving service to a subscription-only model. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company will end outright purchases of FSD in February. The lesson: Yo...
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton warned that rapid advances could upend jobs, power, and humanity itself. JORGE UZON/AFP via Getty Images Geoffrey Hinton said he's very sad that the AI he helped create has ...
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, said vocational skills will be in high demand in the AI era. Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images Alex Karp, the CEO and cofounder of Palantir, doesn't have a technical ...
Figma CEO Dylan Field. Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch Figma CEO Dylan Field says AI skills give young professionals a hiring advantage. Field emphasizes that younger workers are often more...
Martin Luther King Jr. fought for both racial and economic equality. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Martin Luther King Jr. fought for both racial and economic equality during his life. He argued f...
PineDrama/Kiichiro Sato/AP. TikTok has rolled out a new micro drama app in the US and Brazil called PineDrama. The app's feed looks a lot like TikTok's, but just contains videos from mini drama series...
Bezos Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for America Business Forum Jeff Bezos is escalating his rivalry with Elon Musk in space. His space venture, Blue Origin, unveiled a satellite network aimed at chal...
Brian Chesky said no one was weight lifting when he came to Silicon Valley in the 2000s. Myunggu Han/Getty Images for Airbnb Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said he's been surprised to see the tech community ...
Kirill Avery is the CEO and founder of Alien. Courtesy of Kirill Avery Kirill Avery sold a percentage of his future earnings to fund startups like Alien and Human. He used a SAFE agreement to raise $5...