economics Goldman-Sachs warns that AI could be a bad investment Thom Dunn

twitter Musk told Twitter investors who gave him $13 billion that they wouldn't lose money, say sources Mark Frauenfelder

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"apocalyptic" Panicked Vice staffers warned to back up stories — and execs won't deny rumors it's shutting down Carla Sinclair

capitalism How private equity firms use public pension funds to screw other workers Thom Dunn

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health Sleuths discover the source of $28m in dark money lobbying in favor of emergency room "surprise bills": private equity firms that own doctors' practices Cory Doctorow

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