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OpenAI’s models aren’t ‘going rogue’ from their creators as much as they are mimicking them.
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Trump’s Pander Diplomacy
At the White House Summit, Xi played Trump for a fool. It didn’t take much.
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The House Districts Where Democrats Are Still Fighting Each Other
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Organized Money: What Do AI Giants Really Want?
All the money in the world, and absolutely no liability.
Organized Money: How the Democratic Party Runs on Elder Fraud
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A year after her election, Mayor Katie Wilson wants to upgrade housing and transit in the Emerald City. But moderate councilors and divisions within her own base are undermining her.
The New Majority Makers
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Data Center of Attention
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After Missouri, Mid-Decade Redistricting May Die a Natural Death
Republican gerrymandering in the state might be too shameless even for the Supreme Court.
Leon Black Is Not Very Interesting
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Private Equity Landlords Double-Dipping in Imminent Bailout
Companies like Starwood Capital Group, which benefited greatly from financial assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, want a federal bailout on top of that.
Judges Reject ICE’s Underhanded Attempt to Maintain Third-Country Removals
An appeals court made clear deportation flights to third countries must stop immediately, but flight data showed ICE may be violating the order.
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Union Busting Comes to Campus
The Senate-passed Protect College Sports Act is really an anti-labor bill meant to restore the NCAA cartel at the expense of the athletes.
Trump’s Pander Diplomacy
At the White House Summit, Xi played Trump for a fool. It didn’t take much.
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Lindsay Owens’s new book details all the ways that corporations seek to maximize profits at your expense.
Leon Black Is Not Very Interesting
Unfortunately, author William Cohan thinks the ousted Apollo co-founder is fascinating enough to quote him at length, while neglecting the impact of private equity predators.
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