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Anthropic and OpenAI employees speak out about humanity’s extinction as debate reaches fever pitch
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Anthropic and OpenAI employees speak out about humanity’s extinction as debate reaches fever pitch

Anthropic and OpenAI employees are sounding alarms over AI safety, with some warning that an unchecked race could threaten humanity.

Katherine Li,Aditi Bharade · 11 Sep, 2026
Getting my H-1B on the first try felt like 'pure luck.' 4 years later, a layoff meant I had to leave the US.
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Getting my H-1B on the first try felt like 'pure luck.' 4 years later, a layoff meant I had to leave the US.

Soumi Chanda was laid off as debate over a proposed $100,000 H-1B fee intensified. She said that despite having Amazon on her résumé, she got no interviews the...

Faye Bradley · 11 Sep, 2026
Oracle maintains its capex forecast and reports cloud growth, sending shares up 7%
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Oracle maintains its capex forecast and reports cloud growth, sending shares up 7%

Many major cloud companies have continued raising their AI spending forecasts as they race to build more data centers and expand AI capacity.

Ashley Stewart · 10 Sep, 2026
OpenAI pulls out of Caltech math hackathon after mathematicians issue open letter criticizing AI math 'slop'
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OpenAI pulls out of Caltech math hackathon after mathematicians issue open letter criticizing AI math 'slop'

Caltech mathematicians said the event, which is sponsored by AI companies, "is likely to have destructive impacts for the mathematical community."

Truman Dickerson · 10 Sep, 2026
Top AI researcher Andrew Tulloch ditches Meta to work on training and inference at Anthropic
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Top AI researcher Andrew Tulloch ditches Meta to work on training and inference at Anthropic

Prominent AI researcher Andrew Tulloch is leaving Meta for Anthropic. He's also worked at OpenAI and cofounded Thinking Machines Lab.

Stephen Council · 10 Sep, 2026
Trump's new Air Force One has had a rough journey of security concerns and operational mishaps. Here's a complete timeline.
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Trump's new Air Force One has had a rough journey of security concerns and operational mishaps. Here's a complete timeline.

Trump's new Air Force One, a VC-25B Bridge, entered service in July. On Wednesday, its emergency slide was accidentally deployed on the tarmac.

Talia Lakritz · 10 Sep, 2026
Uber's CEO says you could see lower ride prices as a result of its layoffs
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Uber's CEO says you could see lower ride prices as a result of its layoffs

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi plans lower ride prices as savings from layoffs and reduced insurance costs are reinvested back into the business.

Alex Bitter · 10 Sep, 2026
Sam Altman met with top power utilities about securing the electrical grid. He offered one possible solution: OpenAI's cyber services.
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Sam Altman met with top power utilities about securing the electrical grid. He offered one possible solution: OpenAI's cyber services.

The conversations took place amid a continuing series of revelations about OpenAI's own products' role in a sprawling cyberattack.

Insider Inc. · 10 Sep, 2026
Meta is asking some of its employees to become managers again in a new reorg
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Meta is asking some of its employees to become managers again in a new reorg

Meta is asking some Applied AI staff to move from individual contributor roles back into management after the company flattened teams.

Hugh Langley,Charles Rollet,Pranav Dixit · 10 Sep, 2026
'Were you there that day?' Inside Cantor Fitzgerald's 25-year odyssey of loss and resilience after 9/11
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'Were you there that day?' Inside Cantor Fitzgerald's 25-year odyssey of loss and resilience after 9/11

The 9/11 attacks killed 658 employees of Cantor Fitzgerald. An anthology reconnects the families 25 years later.

Insider Inc. · 10 Sep, 2026
At 18, I ran home yelling, 'We're rich!' My dad quickly proved me wrong.
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At 18, I ran home yelling, 'We're rich!' My dad quickly proved me wrong.

Charles Bonfiglio couldn't get a loan or lease for his own business. Joining an established franchise helped him get both and taught him how to scale.

Kelly Burch · 10 Sep, 2026
Palantir cofounder and GOP donor says Trump's proposed $5,000 dividend is a 'bribe'
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Palantir cofounder and GOP donor says Trump's proposed $5,000 dividend is a 'bribe'

Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale said he's "strongly against bread and circus bribes."

Brent D. Griffiths · 10 Sep, 2026