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Let me put some numbers behind a trend you might have noticed: More than ten major musical artists have outright canceled their tours in 2026. Dozens of music festivals have called off their dates. At the same time, the average concert ticket in the U.S. has climbed over $140, while BTS has raked in $1 million in sales
Hasan Piker keeps saying things that should make mainstream Democrats want to keep their distance. Yet they keep coming back. Maybe that's because he has something they need.
Primary season came to an end this week when voters in Delaware headed to the polls on September 15. That same day, early in-person general-election voting started in four states. So it's a good time to take a step back and look at what the primaries told us about where the American electorate is right now.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's essay calling for "pacing" the development of frontier artificial intelligence models - along with domestic and international regulation enforcing "safety standards" - has the world abuzz as everyone debates: What to make of it?
Trumpworld is spending tens of millions to defend House districts he carried by sizable margins in 2024. Not a good sign for him.
Democrats are leading in North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Ohio, and Alaska, which typically lean toward or are safe for Republicans.
There is a growing, anxious chorus in the United States calling for caution, intense regulation, and even a global "pause" on the development of artificial intelligence. Driven by valid fears of runaway superintelligence and vast economic disruption, these cautionary voices are well-intentioned. Yet, in the unforgiving
They are headed toward something more like a "cold peace."
A trio of influential senators is working on a bill addressing the potential catastrophic risk of artificial intelligence.
The companies' calls for regulation may be self-dealing, but that doesn't make them wrong.
After apocalyptic warnings about the the threats posed by AI, leaders like Sam Altman and Elon Musk backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's calls to 'slow the pace'
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