• Get ready for a long and messy August in the stock markets | Nils Pratley

    Get ready for a long and messy August in the stock markets | Nils Pratley
    Complacency from the US and Japan has fed the turmoil, but a gentle-ish landing is still on the cardsChoose the culprit behind the sudden sell-off in stock markets but a common theme in all top contenders is complacency.In the first case, it is the US Federal Reserve that stands accused, in the eyes of the market, of being asleep to the risk of a recession in the US. Friday’s weak jobs numbers intensified the worry that policymakers have waited too long to cut interest rates. Even if a US
  • Elon Musk sues OpenAI again, alleging ‘deceit of Shakespearean proportions’

    Elon Musk sues OpenAI again, alleging ‘deceit of Shakespearean proportions’
    Tesla CEO alleges his former partners, including CEO Sam Altman, manipulated him into co-founding the companyElon Musk is once again suing OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, resurrecting a legal battle against his former partners with a case that now claims they manipulated him into co-founding the artificial intelligence company.Months after abruptly withdrawing a similar lawsuit without explanation, Musk filed a new lawsuit on Monday in a northern California federal court. Continue re
  • Sound clashes are a thrilling reggae tradition. Will AI ruin them?

    Sound clashes are a thrilling reggae tradition. Will AI ruin them?
    The use of fake AI vocals – including those of Donald Trump – is sending shockwaves through this historic scene. At a Montego Bay clash, performers debate their culture’s futureFour days after the attempt on his life, the voice of Donald Trump booms from the speakers in Montego Bay, Jamaica: “If they needed an assassin, they should have sent for Bodyguard … about to commit a quadruple murder at Sumfest in Montego Bay.” The audience are taken by surprise, havi