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A Skadden veteran's uneasy take on smarter machines

Philip Vukelich for BI Three years out of law school , in 1990, David Goldschmidt landed the kind of assignment most young corporate lawyers only dream of: taking a company public. When a senior partn...

17hBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

'I Don't Like It. I Would Prefer That It Not Be Done' — Master Chief Actor Steve Downes Says Deceptive AI Reproductions of His Voice 'Cross a Line'

Steve Downes, the actor behind Master chief’s iconic voice, has said deceptive AI reproductions of his voice “cross a line that gets into an area I am uncomfortable with” — and he wants it to stop. Sp...

3dIGNTechnologyImpact

The 25 largest militaries in the world, ranked by the number of active troops

North Korea has the fourth-largest number of active armed forces in the world. Alain Nogues/Corbis via Getty Images The International Institute for Strategic Studies compiled data about the world's mi...

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'Board of Peace' signed by Donald Trump: a $1bn price tag for permanent membership

US President Donald Trump has unveiled his “Board of Peace,” a $1 billion initiative aimed at resolving international conflicts through permanent membership. Initially designed to oversee Gaza’s recon...

4dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Camp housing djihadist relatives taken by Syrian army after Kurdish-led forces pull out

Syrian government forces on January 21 took full control of the sprawling camp of al-Hol in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group, as a truce between the govern...

5dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU's roll-back of digital rights

Article URL: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/article-article-how-big-tech-shaped-eus-roll-back-digital-rights Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46678430 Points: 30 # Comments: ...

Jan 19Hacker NewsPoliticsImpact

Trump's sweeping proposals for credit cards and student debt could be a big deal for other lenders

Proposed policy changes could lead more consumers to turn to private or personal loans. Tatiana Maksimova/Getty Images New caps on student-loan borrowing could prompt more Americans to turn to private...

Jan 14Business InsidereconomicsImpact

Iran: Death toll soars in protests after brutal crackdown

The nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy appeared increasingly smothered Thursday, a week on from authorities shutting the country off from the world and escalating a bloody crackdown that...

Jan 15France 24PoliticsImpact

The Supreme Court is about to weigh in on the Fed's independence in a case that goes beyond Jerome Powell

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; SAUL LOEB/Getty Images; Tom Williams/Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over whether Trump can fire Fed board member Lisa Cook. The ora...

Jan 19Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Show HN: mdto.page – Turn Markdown into a shareable webpage instantly

Hi HN I built mdto.page because I often needed a quick way to share Markdown notes or documentation as a proper webpage, without setting up a GitHub repo or configuring a static site generator. I want...

Jan 16Hacker NewsTechnologyImpact

We matched on Bumble. I ended up moving from California to Virginia to live with him.

Chiechi and her husband. Marissa Chiechi/ Carrie McGuire Life-long Californian, Marissa Chiechi, moved from Los Angeles to Alexandria, Virginia, in 2023. Chiechi relocated for her then-boyfriend, now ...

Jan 16Business InsiderlifestyleImpact

A man lost 44lbs and learned 3 important lessons about losing fat while maintaining muscle

Mike Prytkov founded a weight-loss app inspired by lessons he learned from his own weight-loss journey. Mike Prytkov Mike Prytkov lost 44 pounds in a year, but his extreme approach wasn't sustainable ...

2dBusiness InsiderHealthImpact

The US military's drone-defense confusion is leaving its bases vulnerable, Pentagon watchdog finds

A US Army solider trains with a counter-UAS weapon known as a "Drone Buster," at Fort Irwin, California., Oct. 31, 2024. Sgt. Quincy Adams/US Army A new watchdog report says unclear counter-dr...

1dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Pope Leo's latest AI warning: 'overly affectionate' chatbots

Pope Leo has a new message about responsible AI. Maria Grazia Picciarella/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Pope Leo XIV urged the regulation of chatbots to prevent emotional manipulation and h...

21hBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

Show HN: Nogic – VS Code extension that visualizes your codebase as a graph

I built Nogic, a VSCode extension currently, because AI tools make code grow faster than developers can build a mental model by jumping between files. Exploring structure visually has been helping me ...

Jan 13Hacker NewsTechnology

Show HN: NukeCast – If it happened today, where would the fallout go

I built NukeCast because I’ve always wanted a tool that answers one question fast. If it happened today, where would the fallout plumes go and where would you drive to get out of it. NukeCast uses wea...

23hHacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Universal Fan Fest Nights Returns in 2026 With Scooby-Doo Meets Universal Monsters, One Piece, Dungeons & Dragons, Harry Potter, and Super Nintendo World Experiences

Universal Fan Fest Nights is back again at Universal Studios Hollywood beginning on April 23, and this year it will feature Scooby-Doo Meets Universal Monsters, One Piece, Dungeons & Dragons, Harry Po...

Jan 15IGNEntertainmentImpact

5 acquisitions, winning over skeptical engineers, and spending tens of millions: Inside a public company's 'AI native' push

Amplitude has sent 'tens of billions' on its AI transformation. Amplitude Amplitude gave Business Insider an inside look at its AI overhaul, from acquisitions to employee upskilling. CEO Spenser Skate...

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Matt Damon says Netflix wants to make action movies differently to account for shorter attention spans

Costars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck pose with Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos for their latest film, "The Rip." Cindy Ord/Getty Images Matt Damon and Ben Affleck co-starred in and co-produced a new or...

Jan 18Business InsiderEntertainment

She and 4 friends quit their jobs to make a mobile game. Now, they've raised $30 million in a Series A led by A16z.

Irem Sumer is the CEO and cofounder of Talemonster Games. Talemonster Games Talemonster Games raised $30 million in Series A funding led by Arcadia and Andreessen Horowitz. CEO Irem Sumer and her team...

Jan 15Business InsiderTechnologyImpact
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