‘The Sopranos’ Was Left Off The New York Times’ 100 Best TV Shows List — Here’s Why

The Sopranos is missing from The New York Times’ list of the 100 best TV shows of the 21st century because of a controversial eligibility rule that makes no sense.

Bill Gates warns AI could cause a billion deaths and says self-regulation is not enough
Bill Gates warns AI could cause a billion deaths and says self-regulation is not enough

Bill Gates said artificial intelligence is powerful enough to drive events causing a billion deaths, and that self-regulation is not enough because safeguards and monitoring have to be a required thing. The European Union has required them since August…

Appeals Court Lets the Pentagon Designate Anthropic a Supply-Chain Risk

The AI lab had argued multiple violations of its rights, but a divided panel of judges sided with the Trump administration.

Nscale closed a $3.36B pre-IPO round led by Third Point, with $1B from Nvidia still to come
Nscale closed a $3.36B pre-IPO round led by Third Point, with $1B from Nvidia still to come

Nscale has closed a $3.36B pre-IPO convertible note round led by Third Point, with Nvidia, Apollo, Citadel and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council among the investors, three weeks after it was reported to be seeking up to $3.5B. The London company filed t…

Europe keeps buying more electric cars, which now take 29% of new registrations
Europe keeps buying more electric cars, which now take 29% of new registrations

Battery electric cars took 29% of new car sales in Europe in August, and across the European Union for the first eight months of the year they reached 21.7% of registrations, exactly level with petrol. Hybrids remain the largest single category on 36.6…

Anthropic seeks 50.1% voting control for founders, The Information reports
Anthropic seeks 50.1% voting control for founders, The Information reports

Anthropic wants its seven co-founders to keep control of the company after it goes public. The company is asking shareholders to approve a special class of shares for them, The Information reported on Thursday. Chief executive Dario Amodei and his six …

War Bros Didn’t Always Rule Silicon Valley

Some say that tech was always about the money and the military. Don’t buy that argument.

Rare Genetic Mutation Linked To 25-Fold Higher Lung Cancer Risk

The inherited mutation substantially increases the chance of developing lung cancer, including in people who don’t smoke.

Here Are The Four New ‘Doomsday’ Scenes In ‘Avengers Endgame: Encore’

‘Avengers: Doomsday’ has four new scenes placed in ‘Avengers Endgame: Encore’ that connect both movies in new ways. Here they are.

Hospitals And Doctors Brace For Uptick In Unpaid Bills From Rising Costs

Hospitals and health systems are already seeing bad debt and charity care from unpaid patient medical bills rise this year and it’s about to get worse.