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Famed AI Researcher Launches Startup to Automate *All* Human Jobs

Tamay Besiroglu, a renowned AI researcher, has launched a contentious startup called Mechanize, with the goal of fully automating all work and handing the entire economy over to AI.
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Yale Law Prof.: Colleges Aren’t Political, They Just Teach Knowledge Like ‘Climate Change Is Caused by Human Beings’

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “The Brief,” Yale Law Professor Harold Koh stated that the Trump administration is incorrectly trying to characterize certain universities as political, but they’re just places that challenge ideas and impart knowledge like “climate change
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Wendy’s Declines to Apologize for Mocking Katy Perry’s Blue Origin Space Flight

The popular fast-food chain Wendy's declined to apologize for mocking Katy Perry's Blue Origin space flight, but offered the pop star what appeared to be sardonic acclaim, praising the "Teenage Dream" singer for her "out-of-this-world-talent."
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai Warns that Breaking Up His Search Monopoly Would Hamper ‘Innovation’

In a federal court hearing on Wednesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai argued that the government's proposed measures to address the company's illegal monopoly in online search would severely impact its ability to innovate and invest in new technologies.
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Mark Zuckerberg Wants You to Have a Bunch of AI-Generated ‘Friends’

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he would like to see people have AI-generated friends, insisting it can be "rational" and "actually add value" to people's lives. The Facebook founder believes that most people have far less friends that they would like to have, and his AI bots will fill the gap.
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ICE Chief Todd Lyons: Trump’s Mass Deportation Goals Require Advanced Technology Akin to Amazon, FedEx

President Donald Trump's goal to mass deport millions of illegal aliens from the United States will require better technology at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), akin to technology used in the private sector at Amazon or FedEx, ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons says.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Reveals 30% of Company’s Code Written by AI

In a discussion at Meta's inaugural "LlamaCon" AI developer event, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shed light on the growing role of artificial intelligence in software development within their respective companies. Nadella claims that up to 30 percent of Microsoft's code is now written by AI.
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China’s Shenzhou 19 astronauts return to Earth after 6 months aboard Tiangong space station (video, photos) – Space

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