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Search ArticlesView / Breaking up Google could have handed more power to other monopolies Original
Reed’s view Antitrust advocates on the left and the right are upset that, yet again, a big tech giant has avoided being broken up after an antitrust lawsuit. This time, it’s Google — again — that gets to stay together despite being found guilty of flouting antitrust law with its advertising business. But here’s the problem with the “break up big tech” argument: If you break up one tech giant, you create or reinforce monopolistic power somewhere else.
Astra kicks off AI monitoring debate Original
OpenAI’s new AI model, Astra, is delighting its fans with its ability to complete tasks with very little human intervention. But AI safety experts want to know how it’s accomplishing these feats, a more urgent concern in the wake of OpenAI’s Hugging Face hack, which exposed humans’ inability to fully understand the “chain of thought” outputs of AI models.
View / US needs nimble approach to technological governance
A new California law passed earlier this week creates a framework for “Independent Verification Organizations” that can test frontier AI models before they are released, thereby limiting any risks those models pose. The new law comes as the feasibility of AI oversight is in question for being impossible and too expensive. Laws like this one, even when they are passed with relative haste, become outdated almost immediately.
Filmmakers tout AI’s use in Hollywood at the other film festival in Venice Original
The News Hollywood’s dirty little secret is that filmmakers do like AI, and they use it to save money. A finalist in this year’s Reply AI Film Festival competition, Mike Bennion told Semafor he was recently asked to use AI for a Hollywood movie currently in production that was short on cash. “They wanted to see if AI could help fill that gap at a cheaper price,” he said.
US adds 162,000 jobs in August, beating expectations Original
The US labor market added 162,000 jobs in August, blowing past economists’ expectations, and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%. The gains came largely from a rebound in leisure and hospitality and local government, after declines in both over the summer. The stronger-than-expected numbers have fed funds futures traders betting on a Federal Reserve rate hike this month, as the data points to a resilient labor market alongside inflation still above the Fed’s 2% target.
View / View / How to share history
Yinka’s view West African governments are competing for something that, by definition, belongs to the region as a whole: the descendants of Africans taken during the transatlantic slave trade. Benin, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone have all created pathways to citizenship, hoping to turn ancestral ties into tourism, investment — and lasting connections. Benin has even recruited Hollywood director Spike Lee, who received citizenship and became an ambassador for the initiative.
Gloria Steinem in her own words
My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem. The trailblazing American feminist, Gloria Steinem, who died Wednesday, lived a life defined by movement in every sense of the word. In her 2015 memoir, Steinem recounts her dynamic, nomadic career as a writer and activist, and pays vivid homage to the people, places, and conversations that shaped her. Publishers Weekly described the book as a “powerfully personal yet universally appealing memoir” of a towering figure in US activism.
Aspen Pharmacare sees weight-loss drugs driving earnings Original
South African drugmaker Aspen Pharmacare said the rollout of its weight-loss drugs will help drive a 17% rise in earnings next year. Aspen sells Mounjaro, the weight-loss drug made by US manufacturer Eli Lilly, in South Africa. It will begin offering its own generic drug, targeting local markets as well as South America and the Middle East, according to Reuters.
Kenya’s Ruto tells Tata Chemicals to leave Original
Kenya’s President William Ruto ordered Tata Chemicals to “pack up and leave” the country after accusing it of failing to create jobs and process minerals locally. Ruto, seeking a second term in polls next year, has increasingly focused on wealth creation through industrialization in his reelection pitch. The president’s remarks come five weeks after his mining minister directed Tata Chemicals to suspend operations at one of its plants, reportedly citing a failure to meet regulatory requirements.
Gulf carriers bulk up their fleets Original
Saudia Cargo will double its fleet, adding four Boeing 777-200F jets over more than two years, as Saudi Arabia pushes to become a logistics hub linking three continents. The aircraft will carry heavy and temperature-sensitive goods nonstop on long-haul routes, an executive told Asharq Al-Awsat. Other Gulf carriers have been adding freight capacity throughout the war.