"Why would these purportedly serious people buy in on a 24-year-old’s very first hedge fund? My best guess is that Aschenbrenner’s investors were relying on the social bona fides he had cultivated. Social proof is the laziest and most disastrous way to vet people — ask any Theranos investor."
Maybe we shouldn’t give 24-year-olds billions of dollars to bet on AI
We deserve a better class of AI booster.
theverge.com
“We’re turning the clock back on rational healthcare. … I’m worried about the ethics. I’m worried about the health consequences. I’m worried about unnecessary evaluations, incorrect assessments, and incorrect diagnoses that lead to inappropriate prescriptions of testosterone.”
Hegseth wants a "High-T" military; doctors call it a clinical minefield
We're turning the clock back on rational healthcare."
arstechnica.com
"The sum total of these efforts is to conflate dissent and crime — implying that anyone who criticizes or protests Trump’s immigration policies is endangering the lives of federal law enforcement officers."
ICE agents are making house calls for online critics
DHS keeps accusing people of ‘doxing’ its agents/
theverge.com
"We cannot choose to become idiots.” The graph tells the entire tale.
Brown Professor Suspects Most of His Class Used AI to Cheat
Brown University leaders’ response to the alleged cheating incident has been “meek,” the professor said.
insidehighered.com
"One good guideline, is to avoid threatening your enemy and then immediately announcing that you really have no stomach for a fight. Strong leaders keep their own counsel and let their actions speak for them; weak leaders make threats and then broadcast how much they don’t want to carry them out."
Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · 4w agoTrump has lost control of this war and his flailing in Ankara shows just how completely adrift he really is. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
“It is general knowledge in our practice that for $2 million, you can have a pardon,” one prominent white-collar defense attorney told me. “The clients come to us and tell us, I’ve been told I need to go hire this specific person, and [then] I will get a pardon.”
The White House Considers Granting 250 Pardons for the Nation’s Birthday
The idea has set off a frenzy of appeals for clemency.
theatlantic.com
"They ate the meal that Masha’s mother had planned at the Crimean restaurant that Masha herself had chosen. They laughed and danced some more and took photos and reminisced and returned home late at night, exhausted and maybe a little bit tipsy... It was, almost, just how Masha would have wanted."
The Prom Went On in Kyiv, but Masha’s Date Danced Alone
nytimes.com
"One messy database is threatening to disenfranchise thousands or even millions of registered voters, while leaving even more at risk of intimidation or data breaches, in the name of solving a problem that barely exists."
The midterms are going to be a data security nightmare
The Trump administration is demanding unprecedented voter information from states.
theverge.com
"The humiliation is the point. Iran got the United States to sign a document that even Americans described as degrading, mortifying, a total capitulation."
Iran Has Humiliated Trump
Officials in Tehran got the United States to sign a document that even Americans described as degrading, mortifying, a total capitulation.
theatlantic.com
this is honestly an excellent celebratory and motivational speech from Mamdani at the Knicks parade. i'm ready to run through a wall, and i'm not even a Knicks fan
"IC:The unpredictable nature of Trump turning on you is what makes it so sad. SR: True. You are right. In a few months, we have an election, and one of the most important parts of his campaign was going to be his friendship with Trump. Now what is he going to say? It’s a problem."
Isaac Chotiner@ichotiner.bsky.social · 2mo agoNew Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
The agreement between Iran and the US lays out the terms of the ceasefire between the bitter rivals, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, some financial relief for Iran and a reiteration from Tehran that it will never produce a nuclear weapon, according to a draft copy of the text obtained by CNN.
Read the 14-point draft agreement between the US and Iran | CNN
The agreement between Iran and the US lays out the terms of the ceasefire between the bitter rivals, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, some financial relief for Iran and a reiteration from Tehran...
cnn.com
"Declaring that “the deal is all signed” with Iran, as President Trump did today, is like shopping for a wedding dress after a good first date: It’s just too soon."
The U.S. Had No Choice but Diplomacy—Yet Again
The new pact between the U.S. and Iran seeks to rewind the clock to the day before the war.
theatlantic.com
"Mr. Trump made a terrible mistake starting this war. He prosecuted it recklessly and in open defiance of the law. The United States is emerging weaker — militarily, diplomatically and economically — and will pay strategic costs for years to come."
Opinion | President Trump Lost This War
nytimes.com
"The memorandum of understanding, for example, suspends tolls in the strait for only 60 days, and then promises a regional dialogue about the future. Iran had never charged tolls before the war, so the president is essentially celebrating a return to the prewar status quo."
Trump Claims Strait Will Be ‘Permanently Toll-Free’ Under Agreement With Iran
nytimes.com
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"one fact in particular stands out: A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully. ..DOGE destroyed the US Agency for International Development, whose mission was a boon to public health around the globe."
The world’s first trillionaire is a killer
Elon Musk’s empire of wealth is built on suffering.
theverge.com
"In a separate video.. Kahn and Ryder were shown outside of the convention center talking with police after they were escorted outside.. they were "threatened to be arrested for handing out the editorial." The editorial was in Diabetes Care; an ADA journal. Unbelievable.
Video: Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA Meeting
Researchers told they could no longer attend the annual scientific sessions
medpagetoday.com
At the Enhanced Games, where athletes were encouraged to dope, the sports seemed less like the main event and more like a Trojan horse for a broader business—selling supplements to the masses, @elcush.bsky.social reports from Las Vegas:
The Olympics These Were Not
Athletes at the Enhanced Games were bigger—but not exactly better.
bit.ly
Using AI chatbots for even just for 10 minutes may have a shockingly negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem-solve, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Oxford, and UCLA.
Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study Shows
New research suggests that reliance on AI assistants can have a negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem solve.
wired.com
Passengers were significantly more likely to offer their seat (to a pregnant woman) when Batman was present (67.21% vs. 37.66%, OR = 3.393, p < 0.001). Notably, 44% of those who offered their seat in the experimental condition reported not seeing Batman. 😀
Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect - npj Mental Health Research
npj Mental Health Research - Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect
nature.com
"I don’t know how to solve the conflict between what’s best for the user versus health companies. But I think we can all agree that an AI smart bed telling someone to drink every night is not the insight you pay $5,000 for."
My $5K smart bed needs to shut the hell up
It wants to destroy my marriage with a sleep leaderboard and nightly drinking.
theverge.com
"..but the president is different now, firmly in his second term with personal electoral victory no longer a driving force. The guardrails from the first term are gone, and Trump has all but abandoned the pretense of much caring about the Republican Party that he holds in an emperor-like grip."
The YOLO Presidency
Trump is focused on becoming one of history’s “great men.”
theatlantic.com
"Three factors are pushing the world towards the cliff edge. Oil cargoes available to buy are drying up. Refineries are slashing output of fuel. And demand remains artificially high, especially in Europe. Something big must give somewhere large for energy markets to balance."
Global energy markets are on the verge of a disaster
Scenarios now range from bad to awful
economist.com
Rising sea temperatures are pushing Great White sharks toward a physiological breaking point. New research shows these "mesothermic" fish use 4x more energy than cold-blooded species. As oceans warm, they face a "double jeopardy" of potential overheating and a lack of food to fuel them.
Great white sharks are overheating
The sharks might also be the most physiologically vulnerable to warming waters.
arstechnica.com
"Trump has since marveled at the ease with which the strait was closed. A guy with a drone can shut it down, Trump has said to people, expressing belated irritation that the key waterway was so vulnerable."
Behind Trump’s Public Bravado on the War, He Grapples With His Own Fears
The president’s impulsive style has never been tested in a sustained military conflict, and he’s been ruminating on Jimmy Carter’s failure in Iran.
wsj.com
