Trump Touts Care Affordability, Omits Largest Cost Drivers —Hospitals

Hospitals account for the biggest share of health care cost growth, but Trump didn’t mention them in relation to affordability in his State of the Union address.

Riley Walz, the Jester of Silicon Valley, Is Joining OpenAI

The software engineer is famous for his online stunts. Now he’s joining the company behind ChatGPT to work on new ways for humans to use AI systems.

OpenClaw Users Are Allegedly Bypassing Anti-Bot Systems

An open source project called Scrapling is gaining traction with AI agent users who want their bots to scrape sites without permission.

What Space Leaders Say Behind Closed Doors

In the second space race, speed is decisive. Misaligned capital, policy and culture are America’s greatest strategic vulnerability.

Kalshi Suspended a California Politician and a YouTuber for Insider Trading

Leading prediction market Kalshi has revealed details of two recent insider trading cases it flagged to authorities, giving a rare look at how the platform enforces its policies.

Amazon ‘Erotic Thriller’ 56 Days Lands A Great Rotten Tomatoes Score

56 Days is topping the Amazon Prime Video top 10 list, and it has a great Rotten Tomatoes audience score to boot.

The Curious Case Of Rome’s Unbreakable Concrete

Hot-mixed Roman concrete used quicklime “healing” clasts that seal cracks over time, explaining Pompeii’s long‑lasting structures and inspiring tougher, lower‑carbon concretes today.

Sony Announces Tech To Detect Music Used In AI. It Has Plenty Of Company

Sony’s new technology joins a growing list of technologies for managing copyright in the age of AI, echoing similar developments in the post-Napster era 25 years ago.

Thinking About IV Hydration At A Nearby Medical Spa? Think Again

Medical spas offer IV hydration therapies with no known benefits and potentially serious harms

George R.R. Martin Should Stop Writing ‘The Winds Of Winter’ And Focus On What Really Matters

Writing more Dunk & Egg novellas would be quicker and less daunting, and could restore the fantasy author’s gusto for Westeros and Game of Thrones.