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What smart people are saying about SpaceX's $60 billion deal with Cursor: 'The Hunger Games have just begun'
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What smart people are saying about SpaceX's $60 billion deal with Cursor: 'The Hunger Games have just begun'

Partnering with Cursor could be a crucial step for Elon Musk to get ahead of AI rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic.

Lauren Edmonds · 22 Apr, 2026
Disney employees are using an AI dashboard to track who's 'tokenmaxxing'
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Disney employees are using an AI dashboard to track who's 'tokenmaxxing'

Disney staffers have an "AI Adoption Dashboard." One Claude user invoked the chatbot about 460,000 times in nine days.

James Faris · 22 Apr, 2026
Benefits like parental leave and PTO are on the chopping block. Here's what readers are saying.
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Benefits like parental leave and PTO are on the chopping block. Here's what readers are saying.

A recent article detailing how some companies are scaling back paid leave garnered more than 1,100 comments on LinkedIn. What do you think?

Sarah E. Needleman · 22 Apr, 2026
MrBeast reveals his current entertainment obsession in his quest to level up his videos
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MrBeast reveals his current entertainment obsession in his quest to level up his videos

The world's biggest creator, Jimmy Donaldson, grew up on YouTube videos. Now he has another media obsession: Hollywood films.

Lucia Moses · 22 Apr, 2026
The US risks losing a future war without cheap precision-kill weapons, top Pacific admiral warns
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The US risks losing a future war without cheap precision-kill weapons, top Pacific admiral warns

"While we need exquisite to take down exquisite things, we need to cheap to take out less exquisite things," Adm. Paparo said.

Chris Panella · 22 Apr, 2026
ServiceNow CEO dismisses AI software threats as 'parlor tricks' as he raises forecasts
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ServiceNow CEO dismisses AI software threats as 'parlor tricks' as he raises forecasts

ServiceNow raises outlook as CEO Bill McDermott dismisses AI disruption fears, calling rival offerings "parlor tricks."

Alistair Barr · 22 Apr, 2026
Kalshi suspends 3 political candidates for trading on their own elections
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Kalshi suspends 3 political candidates for trading on their own elections

Kalshi said it had issued fines and given a five-year suspension to 3 political candidates who made trades related to their own elections.

Bryan Metzger · 22 Apr, 2026
Anthropic's Claude Code pricing pain is Sam Altman's pleasure
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Anthropic's Claude Code pricing pain is Sam Altman's pleasure

Amid confusion over if Claude Code was being removed from Anthropic's Pro plan, OpenAI's CEO and employees did some trolling of their rival.

Brent D. Griffiths · 22 Apr, 2026
Ex-MrBeast employee sues his company, alleging retaliation after she reported a hostile work environment
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Ex-MrBeast employee sues his company, alleging retaliation after she reported a hostile work environment

A former social media exec alleged she was demoted and fired after she filed a complaint and took maternity leave. The company denies the allegations.

Lucia Moses · 22 Apr, 2026
Elon Musk explores a team-up with Mistral and Cursor to take on AI rivals
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Elon Musk explores a team-up with Mistral and Cursor to take on AI rivals

Musk is eyeing a collaboration with French startup Mistral to help xAI catch Anthropic and OpenAI.

Grace Kay · 22 Apr, 2026
The US has been burning through weapons in Iran it could need in a war with China. Here are the latest estimates.
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The US has been burning through weapons in Iran it could need in a war with China. Here are the latest estimates.

The US has heavily expended key munitions. It has enough for the Iran war but risks vulnerability in a future conflict with China, experts warn.

Sinéad Baker · 22 Apr, 2026
I visited West Point, the elite military academy with roots in the American Revolution. Take a look inside.
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I visited West Point, the elite military academy with roots in the American Revolution. Take a look inside.

West Point is the longest continuously garrisoned military installation in the US. It's also home to the United States Military Academy.

Talia Lakritz · 22 Apr, 2026