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A Basic Income Trial In the U.S. Got $2 Million In Funding to Continue for a Second Year
Denver's basic income pilot secured new funding from Mayor Mike Johnson after a coalition of advocacy groups lobbied for it to continue.
‘I’m a Doomer’: OpenAI’s New Interim CEO Wants to Slow AI Progress Down
Emmett Shear has called himself a "doomer" and "AI safetyist" in posts on X, and railed against e/acc ideology.
Tenants and Economists Are Pushing to Regulate Rent for a Vast Amount of U.S. Housing
A growing movement is pressuring the government to regulate rents on buildings where developers received federal loans.
The Far Right Is Loving Elon Musk's Comments About Jewish Groups Corrupting 'the West'
Musk's comments on Jewish groups fomenting "anti-white racism" were celebrated by the far right and neo-Nazis on X.
Crypto Crashed and Everyone's In Jail. Investors Think It's Coming Back Anyway.
After a year of spectacular implosions and waves of arrests, crypto investors insist that it's already coming back.
Getting Rid of Gas Stoves Could Lead to Mass Renovictions, Advocates Say
Decarbonizing California's housing stock could have some serious unintended consequences for renters.
Elon Musk’s ‘GrokAI’ Is Beating the Competition In Generating Cringe
A chatbot based on Elon Musk's sense of humor is about as funny as you'd expect.
Adobe Is Selling AI-Generated Images of Violence in Gaza and Israel
User-submitted AI photos for sale by Adobe depict fake explosions and bombed-out streets in both Gaza and Israel.
Orcas Sank Another Yacht In Nearly Hour-Long Halloween Attack
On Halloween, sailors in the Strait of Gibraltar got more of a scare than they bargained for.
Realtor Influencers Are Freaking Out After $1.8 Billion Conspiracy Lawsuit
A class action lawsuit successfully argued that realty companies illegally conspired to create a system that is more expensive for home sellers.
NFT Owners Partying at ‘ApeFest’ Report Vision Injuries (Not From Looking at NFTs)
Yuga Labs said 15 people reported vision injuries and is “taking it seriously.”
Inside the Emerging World of VR Porn for Women (And Anyone Who's Not a Dude)
"POV" porn most often features a guy's view of his own penis. Virtual reality porn from a woman's point of view is ushering in a shift in perspective.