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Anthropic IPO warns its AI could blackmail people, become sentient, end humanity

Anthropic IPO warns its AI could blackmail people, become sentient, end humanity

Seven potential AI nightmares pulled from Anthropic's 93-page "Risk Factor" tome.

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Corporate Dems Lost Red States. Can Populists Win Them Back?

 Corporate Dems Lost Red States. Can Populists Win Them Back?

Even in Texas, Florida, and Nebraska, voters are rallying behind populist candidates who want to tax the rich.

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Halloween Parties and More in Your Complete Concert Calendar: Oct. 27-Nov. 2

Halloween Parties and More in Your Complete Concert Calendar: Oct. 27-Nov. 2

Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.

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You Know What’s Cooler Than Visiting a Train Museum? Visiting FOUR Train Museums!

You Know What’s Cooler Than Visiting a Train Museum? Visiting FOUR Train Museums!

One day. Two cities. Four train museums.

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The Big Idea: Kevin J. Anderson

You can’t have a duology without an enticing cliffhanger at the end of the first book, and thankfully New York Times Bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson managed to write the second installment in his Nether series, despite a broken ankle setting him back some. Journey through his writing (and speaking) process to see how Nether Vortex follows up on […]

The San Francisco Standard
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The 49ers answer the Seahawks’ splash with a trade for DeForest Buckner

Hours after Seattle acquired left guard Quenton Nelson from the Colts, San Francisco GM John Lynch agreed to bring Buckner back to the Bay Area.

Electrek Valid
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Rivian electric van spotted in Walmart+ livery, hinting at a fleet deal

A Rivian electric delivery van wrapped in Walmart+ branding was photographed on a car hauler on I-94 in northwest Indiana today. It’s the first public sign that Walmart could become Rivian’s next big van customer after Amazon.

Neither company has announced a deal. But Walmart’s last two electric van suppliers are out of the business, and Rivian is one of the few companies still building a purpose-built electric delivery van in the US.

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Did JD Vance Call Donald Trump A 'Tin Pot Dictator'?

During a campaign rally Monday in of all places deep red Belgrade, Montana, JD Vance blamed the skyrocketing costs of gas for the last fifty years on some tin pot dictators who throw tantrums. Wow, that characterizes Trump's war with Iran perfectly. Vance's defense to ral...

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RNC Chair: The reason Trump has a low approval rating is because the mainstream media spends 99% of its time saying what a bad guy he is.

Reporter, laughing: You think that's why he has a low approval rating?

Longreads
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How Jim Morrison Surmounted Tragedy and Skied Down Everest

"The mountaineer and his partner, Hilaree Nelson, planned a first-ever descent. After her death, he pushed on."

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Roy Lichtenstein, Still Life from The Geldzahler Portfolio, 1997, published 1998 #museumofmodernart #museumarchive

Silver Bulletin
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The 83 remotely competitive House races, according to FLIPR

The 83 remotely competitive House races, according to FLIPR

If there’s a blue wave, how far could it reach?

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Code-execution flaw in UEFI firmware threatens most servers on planet Earth

Code-execution flaw in UEFI firmware threatens most servers on planet Earth

Critical flaw in EDK2 allows attackers to execute code early in the boot process.

The Warning with Steve Schmidt
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Seven days to Trump’s reckoning

Trump has offered a $1 million reward for voter fraud tips as the Justice Department sends monitors to polling places nationwide.

The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
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“The panic hasn’t turned into patching”: What security researchers really think about the PHP2Shell response

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The PHP panic has not turned to patching: And that’s bad news, capital B, as PHP2Shell attacks ramp up. We

The post “The panic hasn’t turned into patching”: What security researchers really think about the PHP2Shell response appeared first on The New Stack.

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Trump: Spend your money at Mar-a-Lago. The problem is that for $5,000 the most you'll be able to buy is a hamburger and small dessert. That's not a good place if you're price-conscious

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Trump: Don't go to France unless you like revolution. You're better off going to see Les Mis

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“Local Wikipedia is Wikipedia, but only for things a half...

“Local Wikipedia is Wikipedia, but only for things a half hour walk from you.” There is also Walkipedia.

TPM – Talking Points Memo
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This Week on Polltober: Blue Tsunami Dreaming

In our final episode of The Polltober Show, Kate and Josh talk Democratic ceiling, a potential polling error in Democrats’...

TPM – Talking Points Memo
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Israel Election Results Spin War Commences

As I noted in the previous post, we now have the initial exit polls from today’s election which show the...