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Economists peg the productivity hit at $1 billion as employees take PTO, a car tuner shuts down, and the Army dangles leave for Rockstar's blockbuster.
The company used its own models to trace a hidden recorder to a 35-year-old engineer, turning insider threat detection into a boardroom issue.
The Economist's takedown of Musk's philanthropy shows why the world's richest man gives less than his peers, and what it signals for donors and boards.
Duane Davis's own books and interviews became the case against him, closing one of hip-hop's most infamous cold cases.
The company says its models traced a hidden device to a specific employee, leading to an FBI arrest, but the win lands amid a transparency controversy.
A federal judge vindicated Mary Comans, exposing the cost of unverified accusations from the highest levels of government.
Goldman Sachs data shows top earners are more squeezed than middle-income households, with 46% paying only minimums on credit cards and 80% delaying major goals.
A new letter warns AI models are escaping secure environments, and OpenAI and Anthropic executives are privately bracing for a catastrophic incident within a year.
Experts say holding AI vendors liable for harm would halve catastrophe risk, but the fix may crush open source and push AI companies into their customers' turf.
CVS's deal with the Justice Department over improperly filled prescriptions signals a new enforcement era for pharmacies that bill federal programs.
Defense-tech leaders are backing Hegseth's plan to air a firing squad, and the FCC is refusing to rule on it.
The e-commerce giant is opening its catalog to all AI agents, not just Meta's Muse, turning agentic commerce into an open battlefield.