Ex-OpenAI staffers support Musk’s case against startup’s effort to transform into for-profit company

Ex-OpenAI staffers support Musk’s case against startup’s effort to transform into for-profit company

Sam Altman, left, and Elon Musk. Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty Images A group of 12 ex-OpenAI staffers, in support of Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the artificial intelligence startup, asked a court’s permission on Friday to share their concerns about the company’s transformation into a for-profit entity. The individuals collectively worked at OpenAI…

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Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from new tariffs

Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from new tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, ahead of signing executive orders, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 9, 2025.  Nathan Howard | Reuters President Donald Trump exempted smartphones, computers, and other tech devices and components from his reciprocal tariffs, new guidance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows. The guidance, issued late Friday…

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My Most-Anticipated Queer Books of the Summer

My Most-Anticipated Queer Books of the Summer

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. It’s finally spring here in the northern hemisphere, and I’m already thinking about summer books. I keep a running list of upcoming queer book releases I’m excited about, which means I’m always living a few months in the…

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The 2025 PEN Finalists Announced

The 2025 PEN Finalists Announced

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Announcing The 2025 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists What an amazingly odd line-up of awards and finalists PEN offers up every year. In terms of adding things to my persona reading list, I think the…

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“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”

“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Reporting Highlights Shortchanged: Blue Cross Louisiana OK’d mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay a hospital’s full bills. For some claims, it paid nothing. Exceptions: Blue Cross denied…

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