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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.

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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.
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.
Defense-tech leaders are backing Hegseth's plan to air a firing squad, and the FCC is refusing to rule on it.
NASA's Perseverance team receives a Guinness World Record for the rover's Mars distance, thanks to a terrestrial twin that plans every move.
The creator-first buyback hands Witherspoon control of her studio and puts co-founder Seth Rodsky on the board, a signal for talent-led IP.
Scientific American casts doubt on the plagiarism accusations against OpenAI's fluid-dynamics result - here's what the reversal means for AI-driven science.
Asha Sharma's internal town hall message clashes with Xbox's recent studio closures and cancellations, leaving developers and partners to parse the real strategy.
Four sources tell GamesBeat the port could arrive by March 2027, a fraction of the wait for past Rockstar titles.
The chip giant's chief likened the AI capex frenzy to a casino floor, warning that extreme expectations are being set without real understanding - a reality check for boards betting big on AI.
Users bonded to AI chatbots are quietly plotting ways to keep them alive after death, often defying terms of service - and forcing a reckoning for the industry.
The debate over open-weight AI models pits safety against democratization, with billions in Nvidia and Anthropic incentives at stake.