So Could AI 'Kill Us All'?
"The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade." An X post by a former employee of both OpenAI and Anthropic went viral and is prompting big questions. On...
10 Sep 15min
Trump Needs a Win. Enter His Venezuela Oil Deal
Oil prices topped $100 per barrel on Wednesday, keeping gas prices and the Iran war at the center of the US midterms conversation. Can President Trump burnish his affordability credentials with what h...
9 Sep 17min
Why the Bond Market Has Everyone On Edge
The bond market has been grabbing headlines and roiling global markets, particularly in the US and in Japan, where yields are surging and buyer interest remains low. That matters, because as Bloomberg...
8 Sep 16min
Americans Are Spending Billions to Help Their Pets Live Longer
The wellness and longevity boom has come for a new kind of consumer: your pet. But with clinical trials still underway and questions lingering about the safety and efficacy of off-label drugs and trea...
4 Sep 18min
The Hottest New Trade Is Your Own Electricity
Energy consumers are used to a pretty simple transaction with utility companies: get electricity to power your home, pay up every month. Now, more consumers are stockpiling their own energy using sola...
3 Sep 17min
Deadly Flooding in Nepal Highlights Asia’s Climate Vulnerability
Hundreds of hydropower workers remain missing in Nepal after a glacial collapse caused catastrophic flooding. The disaster laid bare the rising climate risks across Asia and the danger of building in ...
2 Sep 16min
CIA Director Visits Moscow As Ukraine Stares Down a Dangerous Winter
Russia escalated attacks on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv this past weekend. It’s the latest signal that Ukraine could face a brutal, decisive winter in this conflict. Meanwhile, the CIA director paid...
1 Sep 14min
