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If you’ve been following the billionaire exodus from California with some confusion, here’s what’s actually driving the nervousness: it’s not the 5% rate. As highlighted Friday in the New York Post, the proposed wealth tax would hit founders on their voting shares rather than the actual equity they own. Take Larry Page, who about 3% […]

While it’s easy to romanticize space as an escape to a pristine frontier where people will float weightlessly among the stars, it’s worth remembering there are no oceans or mountains or chirpy birds in space. It’s “not nice up there,” said Rubenstein. “It is not nice at all.”

Their startup journey is a wild example of how if you build it well and the timing is lucky, they will definitely come.

The flood of AI-generated sexual imagery has spurred concern from state and congressional officials alike.

The startup claims its AI platform can help optimize editorial processes and research.

AI labs just can’t get their employees to stay put. Yesterday’s big AI news was the abrupt and seemingly acrimonious departure of three top executives at Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines lab.

The abrupt change in personnel was in the works for several weeks, according to an OpenAI executive.

The order, first proposed a year ago, bans GM from collecting and then selling geolocation data to third parties, like data brokers and insurance companies.

New York City will be a notable exclusion from proposed legislation to legalize commercial robotaxis across the state.