This week brought another warning from tech leaders about the growing threat of AI cyber attacks — and I am once again asking what I, a regular person, am supposed to do about it. OpenAI published an open letter on Thursday, joined by over 100 organizations, warning that the window to shore up cyber defenses
Bill Gates has warned that the world needs to do more to prepare for a “turbulent AI era” before workers are “displaced or underemployed.” In a nearly 5,900-word blog post published on Wednesday, the Microsoft cofounder said that AI and robotics will eventually reach beyond the white-collar jobs already under pressure from the technology. “In
Walmart, America’s largest retailer and one of its most critical economic bellwethers, just sent a worrying message. The firm beat second-quarter earnings estimates and lifted its full-year guidance, but unveiled several worrying figures that suggest US consumers aren’t doing so hot. Shares of the 64-year-old retail giant tumbled as much as 9% to a 2026
The U.S. national debt is hurtling toward $40 trillion, and Bank of America Research strategist Michael Hartnett’s “Anything but Bonds” framework is becoming ever more applicable. Boiled down, Hartnett warns the US is accumulating too much debt, which causes the government to issue too many bonds—and investors want compensation for the fiscal risk—making long-duration Treasurys
Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Visar Morina returns to the Sarajevo Film Festival — the scene of a previous triumph — with the biting social drama “Shame and Money,” which won the top prize in Park City earlier this year and is playing in the festival’s main competition. The director’s third feature wowed audiences at Sundance,
Reuters August 15, 2026 — 10:37am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early on Saturday, triggering an early tsunami warning by the country’s geophysics agency. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre recorded a quake