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The worst may be over for beaten-down Adobe shares. These charts show why

A more attractive risk/reward opportunity may be emerging for long-term investors in the software stock.

Someone Is Mysteriously Snapping Up Used Books Around the World

Last week, the internet raged as social-media posts and news articles accused AI companies of “destroying the world’s books”—including “millions of rare” ones—by chopping off their spines to scan them more easily, and discarding them afterward. One article said the news was “sparking concerns that the last remaining copies of out-of-print texts are being destroyed.” The investor and AI skeptic Michael Burry called the practice of sacrificing rare books “evil incarnate.” Even Elon Musk weighed in, posting that he had asked the engineers training xAI’s models to “preserve any rare books in a library and scan them the hard way.”

Microsoft AI exec tells developers to default to OpenAI's top model as part of efficiency push

Microsoft is taking advantage of its intellectual property rights with OpenAI, encouraging employees to use the company's top model.

New York City transit auctions off last MetroCard machines: ‘Wild home decor idea’

MTA to sell remaining machines – which weigh up to 1,050lbs – as it transitions to contactless fare system

The Odyssey is Proof That Politics Makes a Person Miserable

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here.

AI Models Have Been Going Rogue in Tests

The UK’s AI Security Institute test revealed AI models indulging in unprecedented hacking attempts

The Leipzig drone bomb marks a dangerous escalation for Europe

Initial evidence suggests aerial drone, found near Ukrainian cargo planes at German airport, came from Russia

SpaceX's earnings are not helping its stock, but Nvidia is getting a boost

Hyperscalers' pain at the level of capex is a chipmaker's potential gain

Google's AI Shuffle: Chief Scientist Jeff Dean Exits, Demis Hassabis Steps Down as DeepMind CEO

Google's AI divisions are getting reshuffled, the search giant announced on Wednesday.

One Night Only review

‘What if The Purge was for premarital sex?’ is the odd, gimmicky elevator pitch for this slickly made yet ungainly oddity that can’t quite get past the grimness of its conceit

Unprecedented images may explain one of greatest mysteries of the sun

Highest-ever resolution pictures of our star could help show why its corona is millions of degrees hotter than its surface

Putin’s Human Safari Is the Dystopian Future of War

Yuri is a 52-year-old Ukrainian who runs a market stall in Kherson, not far from the front line. Yesterday, he was sorting through vegetables when he heard the loud, distinctive buzz of a Russian drone. As he later told the journalist Zarina Zabrisky, he had nothing more than a couple of garlic bulbs in his hands, and no weapons. “Not even a phone.” He gestured at his tomatoes and peppers, so that the drone operator, whoever and wherever he might be, could see that he wasn’t a soldier.