AI's Supercharging a Scam Economy Bigger Than the Cocaine Trade - Bloomberg.com
As the Chinese scam industry spreads beyond Asia’s fortified compounds, it’s become cheaper and easier to run — thanks to AI — and harder to kill.
By Philip Heijmans, Rosalind Mathieson, Simon Marks, Mie Dahl
AI is changing how lawyers work — and putting the billable hour under pressure - CNBC
AI adoption is forcing the legal profession to rethink the billable hour and how lawyers build expertise.
By Lindsay Dodgson
Elon Musk intensifies attack on Ambani over Starlink India launch delay - TechCrunch
Elon Musk has accused Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani of blocking competition.
By Jagmeet Singh
UAW leader reviled by Trump declares victory in reelection - The Washington Post
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Friday that he had easily beat his top challenger.
By Lauren Kaori Gurley
A mathematician says OpenAI wiped out entire research programs in one day - Business Insider
OpenAI's release of hundreds of AI-generated math papers raised questions over its training data and what it would do to the academic norms in math.
By Katherine Li
Utah-based Crumbl closes dozens of locations as inflationary pressure takes a bite out of sales - KSL News
Crumbl is closing dozens of stores and laying off employees at the company's headquarters after a bad batch of sales reports.
By Heather Peterson, KSL
AI companies plot how to respond if catastrophic hacking incident causes ‘revolt’: report - New York Post
The preparations are focused on creating contingency plans in the event that one of their AI models causes major public harm – such as a hack targeting the power grid, water supply or banking syste…
By Thomas Barrabi
The maker of non-text AI model Jev valued at $7.5B just weeks after launch - TechCrunch
What has users and large corporations so excited about Jev is TypeSafe’s claim that it works significantly faster and uses far fewer tokens than LLMs.
By Marina Temkin
Fired OpenAI employees question the company's commitment to safety - NPR
The three fired workers say OpenAI punished them for being outspoken about safety. The company disputes the claims and says they were fired over mishandling sensitive information.
By Huo Jingnan
‘It’s amazing’: Gatorade Man getting car, LLC from local church - WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Demarcus Dickerson, also known as the “Gatorade Man,” is continuing to receive support from the community following his arrest Tuesday for allegedly blocking traffic. Now, a local pastor is preparing to give him a car and an LLC. We spoke to …
By Katelyn Barker
These 18 million households now rank as the richest in the U.S., new Fed data shows - CBS News
The smallest age group in the U.S. is also the richest, with a 37% jump in net worth over the last three years — far higher than any other group.
By Aimee Picchi
SpaceX snaps up the 800 MHz spectrum T-Mobile dumped for $2.9 billion — and T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T stocks are sliding - Yahoo Finance
SpaceX says it plans to ‘become a major mobile carrier in the US’ — here’s why it needs walkie-talking frequencies to succeed.
By Chris Morris
The hazy OpenAI growth metric driving Wall Street - Financial Times
Revelations that the AI giant’s annualised revenues were $20bn less than previously reported triggered volatility in US stocks
By Financial Times
US Stocks Set to Rebound as Oil Slips, AI Bubble Fears Recede - Bloomberg.com
US stocks ended the week inches away from record highs as investors brushed aside concerns around the artificial-intelligence spending spree and an energy crunch to prepare for the start of earnings season.
By Natalia Kniazhevich
Here’s how Treasury yields could rise to 6% — even without market upheaval - MarketWatch
The bond market will be closed on Monday for Columbus Day, but the stock market will operate normally
By Joy Wiltermuth
Google is about to roll out a new AI model. Employees say they're testing another that's way better. - Business Insider
Google is rolling out new Gemini 4 models to staff ahead of a public release. The latest is called Carbon, and staff are loving it.
By Hugh Langley
Thieves steal 30,000 bottles of Italy's most prized wines in $5.8 million heist - CBS News
The theft targeted the Marchesi Antinori winery near Cortona, in the province of Arezzo, the company said.
By CBS News
FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs have brought more US auto factories. His numbers are off. - AP News
As President Donald Trump crisscrosses the country to rally support for Republican candidates, he is touting his economic agenda and crediting tariffs with economic growth — including what he says are more vehicle manufacturing plants all over the country. “O…
By Alexa St. John
If a Stock Market Crash Is Coming, Warren Buffett Says This Is the Smartest Move to Make Right Now - Yahoo Finance
As the stock market continues to soar, some investors worry a crash is on the way.
By Adam Spatacco, The Motley Fool
From H-1B to CEO: How Satya Nadella traveled the path the U.S. just cut off for Microsoft workers - GeekWire
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella followed the path from a temporary work visa to permanent residency to U.S. citizenship. On Thursday, President Trump honored him with a national medal, hours after the administration blocked Microsoft from sponsoring its foreign wor…
By Todd Bishop