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When two instruments in an orchestra play simultaneous pure tones at sufficient intensity, a third tone nobody is playing emerges.

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  • The world’s first trillionaire is a killer

    Elon Musk’s empire of wealth is built on suffering. https://www.theverge.com/tech/949259/the-worlds-first-trillionaire-is-a-killer more ›

  • Listen to MSG SHAKING During the Knicks HISTORIC 4th QTR Comeback! 🔊🫨

    No commentary. No analysis. Just Madison Square Garden. The Knicks trailed by 29 points with 9:40 remaining in the third quarter before completing the largest comeback in NBA Finals history. Experience the historic Game 4 comeback through the sounds of… more ›

  • Lovable’s Ryan Meadows on the New GTM Playbook

    Ryan Meadows joins Wade Foster and Dan Slagen on Agents of Scale to talk about how his revenue org is being rebuilt from the ground up: no traditional BDR team, AI-assisted outbound, customer feedback shipped in minutes, and creativity as… more ›

  • OpenAI, Visa Team Up to Let AI Agents Make Purchases Online

    OpenAI and Visa Inc. are now allowing artificial-intelligence agents to make purchases online after users give their permission, part of an expansion of a previously announced pact between the two technology companies. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-10/openai-visa-team-up-to-let-ai-agents-make-purchases-online more ›

  • Inside Anthropic, the $965 Billion AI Juggernaut | The Circuit

    Emily Chang meets Anthropic co-founders Dario and Daniela Amodei for a rare, in-depth discussion of the startup’s origin story, its battles with the Pentagon and how the company says it intends to put safety first in the high-stakes AI race.… more ›

  • The Daily: The Iran War’s Devastating Butterfly Effect

    Listen: https://ift.tt/FkuvMht The war in Iran has had some visible consequences, like skyrocketing energy costs and higher gas prices, but the effects of this war are often far less obvious and much more serious for the world’s most vulnerable people.… more ›

  • Ensemble

    When two instruments in an orchestra play simultaneous pure tones at sufficient intensity, a third tone nobody is playing emerges. more ›

  • The next legal frontier is your face and AI

    Things are getting weird. https://www.theverge.com/column/805821/the-next-legal-frontier-is-your-face-and-ai more ›

  • Learning from AI-Natives: What the Next Generation Is Teaching Us About Research

    From screenshots to solutions: Why the next generation’s intuitive AI workflows are reshaping how we study user behavior. https://www.userinterviews.com/blog/learning-from-ai-natives-next-generation-research-insights more ›

  • Iran at war: Overt stability masks deepening crises

    One hundred days after the start of the Iran war, the Islamic Republic appears stable. But beneath the surface, economic strain, social unrest and growing repression point to deeper instability. https://www.dw.com/en/iran-at-war-overt-stability-masks-deepening-crises/a-77436037?maca=en-newsletter_en_bulletin-2097-xml-newsletter&at_medium=Newsletter&at_campaign=EN more ›