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Kevin Roose on AI: “We are faced with very intelligent, charming sociopaths”

The world is awakening to the potential threats posed by artificial intelligence amid a barrage of reports about AI agents defying their human creators. In reality, however, the story stretches back to Silicon Valley, where AI was born.  So how did we get here, exactly? That’s the question technology journalist Kevin Roose seeks to answer in his new…

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Republican-turned-Democrat aims to flip Kansas Senate seat blue for first time in over 90 years

“Traveling to Sarasota? Say hi to Senator Roger Marshall.”  Colorful billboards popped up in Kansas with that slogan Tuesday night, as the state’s Senate race heats up for the first time in nearly a century.  The billboards depict the incumbent Republican senator, Roger Marshall, wearing a Hawaiian shirt and lounging in a beach chair against…

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Oregon eyes nation’s first universal healthcare system. Will it work?

Democratic congressional members and candidates are already planning to use any midterm election gains to expand health coverage, including boosting Affordable Care Act subsidies, reversing Medicaid cuts, and lowering the Medicare eligibility age. But Democratic strongholds across the country — including Oregon, California, New York, and Washington — have more ambitious goals: single-payer, universal healthcare…

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Trump is eyeing an export ban on U.S. diesel. It could cause gas prices to soar, experts warn.

A move by the U.S. to temporarily halt diesel exports amid record-high prices would initially lower costs, but a prolonged ban could drive up domestic gasoline prices, according to Goldman Sachs. President Trump on Sunday told reporters his administration is “very seriously” considering a ban on diesel exports. Calls to restrict exports of U.S.-refined diesel have picked…

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