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The Internet Archive says Brewster Kahle argues that blocking the Wayback Machine would make the public record harder to preserve.
World & Business
The Atlantic’s David Sims writes that the departing leaders may take their risky swings at boundary-pushing movies with them.
World & Business
The Atlantic describes Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as projecting confidence while struggling to bring borrowing costs down.
World & Business
Business Insider quotes Robinson describing a conflict between warnings about dangerous models and continuing to train and deploy them.
World & Business
The Atlantic reports the possible deal could anger Ukrainians, Europeans and even Trump’s Republican allies.
World & Business
A reposted summary citing Kpler data says the 7-day average for Gulf and Gulf of Oman exports dropped from above 21 million barrels a day around Sept. 23 to just under 15 million in early October, though the latest two weeks are provisional.
Technology
The Atlantic reports that the researcher quit over fears AI will destroy the world; Ian Bogost argues that people want to believe his story.
AI
The Atlantic argues the researcher's story went viral because readers want to believe his AI-doom claim.
World & Business
One post notes a surge in Hormuz attacks after outbound oil flows rebounded, but cautions that any slowdown remains tentative.
AI
David Robinson argues OpenAI’s trial-and-error safety culture is inadequate for increasingly capable AI systems.
World & Business
The Atlantic reports that Trump’s envoy to Eastern Europe discussed the potential plan with one of its reporters.
YouTubeWorld & Business
The Atlantic says Trump's envoy wants to offer U.S. sanctions relief for the release of Russian political prisoners, creating a path to business deals before the war in Ukraine ends.
World & Business
The Atlantic examines four questions about how the takeover could shake up Hollywood and cautions that the companies aren’t out of the woods.
World & Business
The Atlantic reports that Tinder’s parent company thinks young people want to date using old scripts.
World & Business
The Atlantic says commercial surrogacy is booming in the United States, even as most of Europe bans it.
World & Business
Variety says the deal would bring major film and TV franchises under one roof. Separately, a post describing layoff fears at CNN says Paramount expects at least $6 billion in cost savings.
World & Business
A September 22 post says the White House meeting would be the leaders’ second summit of 2026, with CEOs from Nvidia, OpenAI, Amazon and Tesla expected to attend.
World & Business
The Financial Times reports that an agreement to end the action by a dozen Democratic states would clear the path for the $111 billion tie-up.
AI
Bloomberg reports that some experts worry heated rhetoric about AI’s existential risks makes it harder to hold companies accountable.
AI
Former FTC chair Lina Khan argues dangerous AI releases can already trigger liability. Others question whether that prevents harm—or puts too much responsibility on the companies making the tools.
