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Anthropic CFO Krishna Rao is leading early IPO meetings with investors and has not discussed valuation, sources say

Anthropic CFO Krishna Rao is leading early investor meetings, which have focused on big-picture themes like its Claude AI models, management and more.

OpenAI loses revenue chief Denise Dresser, second major executive departure in days

Denise Dresser's sudden departure could be a major blow to OpenAI as it pursues a blockbuster IPO.

Our Last Wi-Fi-Less Refuge Is Gone

Subpar connectivity on airplanes was a gift, in a way.

Why Land Will Be a Winner in the Age of AI

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Bugging devices: the astounding ways insects are talking and listening all around us

From spiders tuning their silken listening tools, to the beetle’s heady perfume, hundreds of conversations are happening in languages we don’t understand

Are teens on e-motorbikes the ‘new Hells Angels’? Not so fast, boomers

Experts say better regulation is needed but that bad press about ‘motorized menaces’ puts the wider ebike revolution at risk

Universality by Natasha Brown audiobook review

A magazine article about stolen gold sparks a culture war between a cast of politically polarised characters

'Big Short' Investor Steve Eisman Sees an Achilles' Heel in the AI Boom

Steve Eisman is warning that the artificial intelligence boom has become increasingly dependent on the fortunes of just two companies: OpenAI and Anthropic.

Agent 64: Spies Never Die review

PC; Replicant D6 This GoldenEye 007-styled retro shooter is an agreeable set of straightahead shooting missions that hark back to a simpler time, with simpler controls

Mark Zuckerberg says the future of AI is for everyone. But who owns it?

It’s a nice sentiment, but all AI users should ask three questions about their preferred choice of AI platform

A Perfect Album for a Frustrating Decade

Phoebe Bridgers’s new record is heavy with post-pandemic disappointment.

Atlantic Trivia: Our Greatest Debate

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