19+ hour, 24+ min ago   (195+ words) The White House, Congress and the country's leading AI companies have allowed AI to grow faster, stronger, more powerful and wildly lucrative (and dangerous), with no serious effort to control it or spread the benefits beyond the super-wealthy. Why it…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (227+ words) Elon Musk bought Twitter saying civilization needed a "common digital town square." Four years later, it's more like a live group chat for Silicon Valley's AI obsessives. Why it matters: Two years ago, X was fighting off competition from a…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (240+ words) More than 33,000 students are enrolled at UNC Charlotte — breaking the school's enrollment record for the third straight year. Why it matters: What started 80 years ago as an institution for World War II veterans has become one of the largest public…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (139+ words) The information sector lost 23,000 jobs in August, and its employment is now down by about 12% since peaking in 2022. Why it matters: That's 370,000 lost jobs over four years across the movie and music industries, telecom and media, as well as data…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (283+ words) AI could help democratize good legal advice, but should not be seen as a replacement for human lawyers and judges, Google's general counsel tells Axios. Why it matters: Google, which just entered the legal-specific AI space, is jumping into a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (381+ words) The labor market looks considerably healthier than it did at the start of the summer. Why it matters: Friday morning's jobs report recast the last two months as a period of modest job growth rather than of outright deterioration, capped…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (105+ words) Generalist has quietly raised around $200 million in new funding, just two months after the robotics AI startup raised $400 million. Why it matters: Cash is flying fast for companies that are building "robot brains," which could impact blue-collar work. Zoom in:…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (182+ words) OpenAI said Wednesday that it believes a new technique will allow it to safely serve its most advanced models to businesses without needing to retain their data. Why it matters: Rival Anthropic has instituted a 30-day retention policy for business…...

4+ week, 17+ hour ago   (68+ words) axios.com Live events boom as counter to AI disruption - facebook (opens in new window) twitter (opens in new window) linkedin (opens in new window) bluesky (opens in new window) Live entertainment is booming and one of media's biggest growth…...