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AI is finally making us question our bias in favor of deregulation

On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay urging tech leaders to slow the pace of AI development. On a Sunday CBS News interview, he added that it “could be a good idea” to have an AI kill switch — not unlike what Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas) have proposed. “Some…

Obamas announce death of family dog Sunny

Former President Obama and his family say they’re mourning the loss of their “pretty much perfect” dog, Sunny. “Yesterday, we lost a cherished member of our family,” Obama wrote in a Wednesday post on the social platform X. The Obamas welcomed Sunny, a 1-year-old Portuguese water dog, in 2013. “We got Sunny at the start…

AI buildout propels tech firms to top of US investment ranking: Study

The rapid buildout of artificial intelligence is making technology firms some of the top capital investors in the U.S., according to new research shared first with The Hill. The report, to be published by the think tank Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) Wednesday, found tech firms Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft invested more than half —…

Quote of the day by Leonardo DiCaprio: 'I just really love doing what I do. I know every career is fleeting and there will be time periods when I don’t get the opportunities...so I am taking advantage of them,' a powerful life lesson on making the most of the present, loving your work and knowing that no career lasts forever

In his powerful quote, Leonardo DiCaprio emphasizes the fleeting nature of careers and the importance of loving what you do. His thoughts provide a valuable perspective on making the most of present opportunities and valuing hard work.

The Switch 2’s Joy-Cons are more durable than expected.

That’s according to Gal Silver, a technician at GameTraderZero who’s modded and repaired more than 1,000 Switch 2 Joy-Cons over the past year. You can read their findings on NintendoLife but despite using older thumbstick tech, the new Joy-Cons have much improved durability with fewer issues and no instances of “drift issue straight out of the box.” [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/257769_Switch_2_AKrales_0212_5ab224.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]