Iran’s regime maintains an iron grip on power but still can’t ignore the impact of U.S. economic warfare, which is getting even tougher. That extends even to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who hasn’t been seen in public since the U.S.-Israeli strike on Feb. 28 that killed his father. In a written statement issued late last
Bill Gates has been reflecting a lot on AI lately, and the process has triggered a stark awakening. Once a staunch AI optimist, the Microsoft cofounder is now deeply pessimistic about what AI means for our collective future. Having been conspicuously quiet on AI issues recently, Gates is back with a nearly 6,000-word essay seeking
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he worries that AI will one day be controlled by a handful of companies, models, or people, leaving the vast majority of consumers without a say in how the technology shapes the world. “The right approach is to say we want people deeply in control of the future,” Altman said
In a world where seemingly no one is immune to the impacts of AI on the workforce and an increasingly stiff job market, ultra-high net worth people are starting to have the same concerns as middle-class and low-income families: Will my kid be able to get a job and support themself? “Billionaires have the financial
I moved to Paris from the United Kingdom in 2017, and while I expected some challenges along the way, I was surprised to discover that many of the things I’d been worrying about turned out not to be issues at all. However, in their place were several other unforeseen obstacles that I wished I’d been
Sensing it has the upper hand, Iran issued a long list of maximalist demands before it reopens the Strait of Hormuz, even as officials in Tehran grow increasingly concerned about the shattered economy. While Iran and Oman have been in talks over how to manage traffic through the narrow waterway, an agreement won’t automatically unlock