The national conversation about AI went completely off the rails last week after Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon quit his job with a splashy public statement that AI might destroy civilization, 10% chance in the next ten years, and the AI companies aren’t doing enough to keep us safe. Journalists contacted other current or former AI employees expecting…
It’s a cliche that the US is hopelessly polarized, permanently furious, consumed by a bitter custody battle over the country. Take heart! We can come together. Our kumbaya moment is here. There is a new issue that unites all Americans. Everybody hates data centers. Data center opposition cuts across party lines. A few months ago a Gallup…
I’ve been telling you for years that data about you is being accumulated and sold by tech companies, data brokers, retailers, law enforcement agencies, telecom carriers, financial institutions, insurance brokers, employers, and, well, basically everything about who you are and every single thing you do in private or in public is studied and logged by forces you can’t see…
As of mid-2026, there are roughly 70,000 AI companies. About half of all global venture capital funding is pouring into pure-play AI startups. The indications are good. Remember that phrase. It does not mean what you think it means. We’ll come back to that. Right now I want to tell you a Mark Twain story. That…