Chamath Palihapitiya, an investor in AI, said that worries about AI causing massive job loss are not based on how technology has worked before. He explained that technology changes jobs but does not make people unneeded, and humans will still be needed to run businesses and provide basic needs.
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Chamath Palihapitiya is the CEO of Social Capital and a co-host of the All-In podcast.
He disagrees with the idea that AI and robots will eliminate all jobs, including manual ones like plumbing.
Palihapitiya believes humans will still need to manage businesses and daily life needs, like housing and food.
He says new technology usually leads to people doing more types of tasks, not fewer.
MIT researchers also say AI will raise overall job opportunities rather than destroy them.
OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman admitted earlier predictions about AI wiping out many jobs were wrong.
The article highlights concerns about future job stability for younger generations but Palihapitiya thinks this fear is exaggerated.
He suggests AI will change jobs and create new ways to spend time, rather than end work entirely.
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Amazon Prime Day 2026 runs from June 23 to 26, offering discounts on many tech and home products. Major deals include Samsung Galaxy phones, tablets, smartwatches, and fitness trackers, with some of the lowest prices ever seen.
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Prime Day 2026 lasts four days, from June 23 to June 26.
Deals cover a wide range of tech items like TVs, robot lawnmowers, XR glasses, and cameras.
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is discounted by $350 to $949.99.
Apple Watch Series 11 and Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 both have significant price cuts.
Memory and storage prices have gone up this year, so Prime Day may be a good time to buy laptops and SSDs.
Fitness trackers like Fitbit Charge 6 are also on sale with notable discounts.
New deals will appear throughout the event, and popular items may sell out quickly.
Tablets such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 and Apple iPad 11-inch have notable price drops.
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Cory Doctorow explains that AI is a tool that helps machines but also forces people to assist machines, often in difficult jobs. He says AI is not truly intelligent or conscious, but mistakes lead people to think it is. Despite that, AI investment is growing rapidly, creating a large financial bubble that could cause big problems.
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A “reverse centaur” is a person forced to assist machines, like warehouse workers pushed by AI-controlled targets.
AI threatens many jobs, including truck driving, legal work, and music.
Elon Musk and other AI leaders warn AI could be very dangerous to humanity.
Doctorow argues AI is not conscious or truly intelligent; it predicts words without real understanding.
People often mistake AI errors, called “hallucinations,” for intentional acts.
Huge amounts of money have been invested in AI, creating a bubble that was $700 billion last year and has grown to $1.4 trillion.
The US tech sector dominates the stock market, which sometimes insulates it from global events.
Doctorow warns that the AI investment bubble may continue growing, which could lead to a financial crash.
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Some AI researchers are shifting focus from just language-based AI like chatbots to building "world models" that let AI understand and interact with the physical world. These world models help AI learn about space, time, and physical objects, allowing robots and other systems to predict the effects of their actions in real environments.
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Louis Castricato stopped studying large language models (LLMs) to create a company called Overworld that aims to build AI that understands and navigates physical spaces.
Investors are still putting lots of money into chatbot AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI.
"World models" teach AI how objects behave and how environments look from different angles, going beyond just language.
Fei-Fei Li, a leading AI scientist, says world models are a key concept for future AI development.
Yann LeCun, a pioneer in AI, left Meta to start a lab focused on AI that can predict the results of its actions.
Current AI language models work well for text and images but can’t handle physical tasks, like picking up a coffee mug.
Researchers say understanding physical movement and interaction is more complex than predicting words or images.
The goal is to create AI that can interact with the real world, not just process information from books or online data.
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China’s supercomputer, LineShine, has become the fastest in the world, surpassing the top American system, El Capitan. LineShine is located in Shenzhen and can perform over 2 quintillion calculations per second, marking a major achievement in computing power.
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LineShine is the world’s fastest supercomputer according to the latest TOP500 ranking.
It achieved a peak performance of 2.198 exaflops (quintillion calculations per second).
This is the first time since 2017 that a Chinese supercomputer ranks first on the list.
The previous leader, El Capitan, is based in California and now ranks second.
LineShine uses only central processing units (CPUs), unlike many others that use graphics processing units (GPUs).
The TOP500 list ranks supercomputers by how fast they solve complex math problems.
The list is updated twice a year and includes systems from countries like the US, Germany, Japan, and the UK.
China and the US are competing fiercely in technology fields including AI and supercomputing.
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NASA is preparing for a moon mission in 2028 with new spacesuits that offer better safety and movement. These suits are made by Axiom Space in Houston, which is working together with the fashion brand Prada.
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NASA plans to send astronauts to the moon in 2028.
New spacesuits will have improved safety features.
The suits will allow astronauts to move more easily.
Axiom Space in Houston is developing the spacesuits.
Prada, a fashion company, is partnering with Axiom Space for the design.
The mission is named Artemis.
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China’s LineShine supercomputer is now ranked the world’s fastest, surpassing the top US machine, El Capitan. LineShine uses traditional computer chips instead of graphics processors and can perform over 2 quintillion calculations per second.
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LineShine is located in Shenzhen, China, and leads the Top500 list of supercomputers for the first time since 2017.
It achieved 2.198 exaflops, meaning it can do more than 2 quintillion calculations per second.
LineShine runs on regular CPUs, while many other supercomputers use GPUs designed for AI tasks.
It uses about 42.2 megawatts of electricity to operate.
The previous top US supercomputer, El Capitan in California, now ranks second.
The top five supercomputers are all publicly verified exascale machines, with two others in the US and one in Germany.
Other countries with supercomputers in the top 10 include Italy, Switzerland, and Japan.
The EU has a €20 billion plan to build facilities with very large supercomputers for AI research, aiming to catch up with the US and China.
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At Stanford University's recent graduation, discussing artificial intelligence (AI) caused mixed reactions among students, with some protesting during the commencement speech. Graduates showed a range of feelings about AI, from optimism about its potential to concerns about ethical issues and job prospects.
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Some graduates at Stanford walked out and held signs protesting AI during Google's CEO Sundar Pichai's speech.
Stanford is closely linked to major tech companies and considered a leading place for AI innovation.
Graduates have mixed views about AI: some are hopeful about its benefits, while others worry about its fast impact and ethics.
AI is changing the job market, with some early-career fields like software development facing significant employment challenges.
Some students fear AI could reduce human creativity, especially in areas like art.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York found recent college graduates are having difficulty finding work, especially in jobs vulnerable to AI.
Stanford does not currently share specific job placement statistics for its graduates.
Most interviewed graduates have either secured jobs or plan to continue their studies.
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YouTube, owned by Google, has settled a lawsuit filed by a 15-year-old in Florida who claimed the platform was designed to be addictive. The same teenager is also suing other social media companies like Meta, TikTok, and Snap in ongoing legal cases about social media addiction among young people.
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A 15-year-old Florida teen sued YouTube, saying its design made the platform addictive.
YouTube settled this case, but the teen continues to sue Meta, TikTok, and Snap.
Another similar case involving a 20-year-old woman led to a $6 million verdict against YouTube and Meta earlier this year.
That previous case is important because it affects many related lawsuits about social media addiction.
Features like autoplay and infinite scroll are mentioned as ways to keep users watching longer.
YouTube says it has worked to create safer experiences for young users over the past decade.
The lawsuits focus on how social media companies might put profits before the mental health of young people.
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The White House has issued a new executive order that speeds up the timeline for government agencies and related organizations to switch to quantum-resistant encryption systems. This change is meant to protect sensitive information from future quantum computer attacks by requiring updates by 2030-2031, several years earlier than initially planned.
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The order is called Securing the Nation against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks.
Agencies handling high-value or high-impact data must adopt quantum-safe key systems by December 31, 2030, and quantum-safe digital signatures by December 31, 2031.
This new deadline is about five years earlier than the previous government schedule.
Recent research shows building quantum computers capable of breaking current encryption is becoming easier and cheaper than expected.
Companies like Google and Cloudflare have also moved up their deadlines to 2029 for stronger encryption.
The order sets up a government-wide coordination process led by the Office of Management and Budget and the National Cyber Director.
Federal agencies must appoint a person to track and report progress on the quantum encryption transition.
It encourages international cooperation to adopt standard quantum-safe algorithms and introduces new rules for contractors to meet these encryption deadlines.
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Instagram and Facebook experienced a sudden global outage on Tuesday evening. Users were unable to load feeds, view profiles, or refresh posts, with some app features failing and error messages appearing.
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The outage started around 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
Users worldwide, including in the U.S. and U.K., reported problems.
Some parts of the apps continued working, but core functions like loading feeds and profiles failed.
Instagram users saw blank profiles and photos that would not load.
Facebook pages stalled or showed error screens.
The outage caused inconsistent app performance rather than a complete shutdown.
The problem involved server-side errors, meaning issues occurred on the platforms’ main computers.
The situation is ongoing and being updated as more information becomes available.
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Prime Video announced three new actors joining the third season of its popular post-apocalyptic series "Fallout." Manny Jacinto, Emily Mortimer, and Thomasin McKenzie will appear alongside returning cast members, with filming set to begin in June 2026 and the release expected in mid-to-late 2027.
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Manny Jacinto, known for "Star Wars: The Acolyte," will join "Fallout" Season 3.
Emily Mortimer and Thomasin McKenzie are new cast members for the upcoming season.
Aaron Paul, from "Breaking Bad," was confirmed as part of the cast in May 2026.
Returning actors include Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins, Kyle MacLachlan, and Moisés Arias.
Filming for Season 3 will start in Los Angeles in June 2026.
The third season is expected to premiere in mid-to-late 2027.
Season 2 was the second-most-watched sequel series in Prime Video history.
The story may focus on conflicts in New Vegas and battles involving groups like Caesar's Legion and the NCR.
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Kunal Shah, an Indian entrepreneur and founder of the fintech company Cred, has been appointed by Meta to lead WhatsApp. This change comes as WhatsApp plans to grow beyond messaging into payments, business services, and AI products.
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Kunal Shah founded Cred, a company that rewards people for paying their credit card bills on time.
Meta made a $900 million investment in Cred before appointing Shah as WhatsApp’s head.
WhatsApp has over three billion users globally.
Shah’s first major company was FreeCharge, a mobile recharge platform bought by Snapdeal in 2015.
He has worked with startup accelerators like Y Combinator and investors such as Sequoia Capital.
Shah studied philosophy in college and worked various jobs while studying.
Cred expanded from credit card rewards into lending, insurance, commerce, and wealth management.
Cred is valued around $4.5 billion but has faced questions about its long-term profitability.
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Chris Krebs, who used to lead the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), said a recent warning from intelligence groups about artificial intelligence (AI) is very concerning. The warning says advanced AI could soon be powerful enough to break through cybersecurity protections used by governments and companies.
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Chris Krebs is the former director of CISA, a U.S. government agency focused on security.
An international group of intelligence agencies issued a warning about AI risks.
They said advanced AI models could soon overwhelm cybersecurity defenses.
This threat affects both government systems and private businesses.
Chris Krebs described the warning as "pretty alarming."
The warning highlights the growing challenges AI poses to security.
Krebs shared his views during an interview with CBS News.
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Netflix cancelled the TV series "The Boroughs" less than a month after it premiered, despite its strong viewership. The main reasons appear to be the show’s very high production costs and changes in Netflix’s leadership, along with the show's creators signing a deal with a rival company.
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"The Boroughs" was produced by Matt and Ross Duffer, who also created "Stranger Things."
The show had about 9.5 million views in its first week and topped Netflix’s TV charts.
Production costs were around $10 million per episode, possibly higher.
The Duffer brothers signed a four-year deal with Paramount+, a Netflix competitor.
The original Netflix executives who approved the show have left for Amazon MGM Studios.
New Netflix leaders might not have supported continuing the show.
The series debuted on Netflix on May 21, 2026.
"The Boroughs" is about a retirement community where a resident discovers something dangerous nearby.
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Dr. Anil Menon, an emergency room doctor and NASA astronaut, is preparing for an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station. He will launch on July 14 to conduct his space mission.
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Dr. Anil Menon is both an emergency room doctor and a NASA astronaut.
His mission will last eight months.
The mission takes place on the International Space Station (ISS).
The launch date is scheduled for July 14.
NASA uses astronauts with medical training for space missions to handle health issues in space.
The article includes an interview with Dr. Menon before his launch.
This mission is part of ongoing human space exploration efforts.
Dr. Darien Sutton, a medical correspondent, conducted the interview with Dr. Menon.
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Oracle cut 21,000 jobs in one year, partly because it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to improve its operations. The company is investing heavily in AI and cloud infrastructure, borrowing a large amount of money to fund these efforts.
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Oracle reduced its workforce by 12.9%, from 162,000 to 141,000 employees in a year.
The layoffs are linked to Oracle’s use of AI technologies to automate tasks and improve efficiency.
Oracle is spending a lot of money to build data centers to support AI workloads and cloud services.
The company plans to raise $45 to $50 billion in 2026, with about half coming from debt.
Oracle’s total debt exceeds $120 billion as of its fiscal year 2026 report.
Bondholders sued Oracle, saying they lost money because the company did not clearly share its debt plans to fund AI infrastructure.
Oracle’s large job cuts might hurt productivity and employee morale, but help improve cash flow.
AI is becoming a common reason companies use to explain job cuts, especially in the technology sector.
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Shiona McCallum visits a large technology event in Paris called VivaTech. She explores new gadgets, including wearable devices, and discusses the importance and challenges of data centers with a leading industry expert.
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The event VivaTech takes place in Paris and showcases new technology.
Shiona McCallum reports from the event, highlighting devices that could soon be used at home or work.
Data centers, which store and manage online information, are a key focus.
Data centers are essential for modern internet use but face some problems.
Shiona interviews the leader of a major global data center company about these challenges.
Wearable technology, which can be worn on the body, is also featured at the event.
The program is produced by Tom Quinn for the BBC World Service.
The show has been available for over a year.
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Toyota has released the electric C-HR, a smaller SUV compared to its bZ4x model. The C-HR features a twin-motor all-wheel-drive system, modern interior controls, and sporty styling, making it distinct from Toyota’s other electric SUVs.
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The C-HR is approximately 6.7 inches shorter than the Toyota bZ4x but has similar width.
It is powered by a twin-motor all-wheel-drive system producing 338 horsepower with a 74.7 kWh battery.
The starting price for the C-HR is about $37,000, which is nearly $3,000 less than a similarly powered bZ model.
The interior includes a 14-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and many physical buttons for ease of use.
Rear seat space is modest, with some rear headroom reduced by an optional panoramic glass roof.
There is only one 15W USB-C port in the back, while the front has two 60W ports.
Toyota offers heated seats in the front and heated rear seats in the higher-end C-HR XSE model.
The vehicle can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in about 4.9 seconds, matching Toyota’s other AWD electric vehicles.
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Meta has stopped a company program that tracked employees’ computer use to help train artificial intelligence (AI) models. The program was paused after concerns about privacy and some data being accessible to many employees.
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The program started two months ago to collect data like mouse clicks and keystrokes.
It aimed to improve Meta’s AI models by understanding how employees used their computers.
Many employees were unhappy because their actions were tracked without their full consent.
Nearly 2,000 workers signed a petition asking for the program to stop.
Meta paused the program after finding some data could be accessed by many employees.
The company said there was no sign anyone misused the data.
Meta is spending up to $145 billion this year on AI projects.
Employee morale has dropped due to tracking issues, layoffs, and company reorganizations focused on AI.
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