To Consider:

SOME writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness POSITIVELY by uniting our affections, the latter NEGATIVELY by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher.

Thomas Paine (1737-1809) Founding Father of the United States

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  1. The start-up’s valuation, which has nearly doubled in six months, shows continued enthusiasm for A.I. among investors.
  2. Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are investing in a Bitcoin-mining company called American Bitcoin, created by the merger of two firms.
  3. The company, which uses artificial intelligence to develop new treatments, now counts the venture capital firm Thrive Capital as a backer.
  4. The deal combined two of Mr. Musk’s companies, which have been on different trajectories. The transaction valued xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion, the billionaire said.
  5. In Britain, amid growing evidence of harm to young people from extreme content online, a “Smartphone Free Childhood” campaign is going viral.
  6. What did they think about the national security breach, in which Trump administration officials discussed attack plans in Yemen on a commercial messaging app?
  7. The chairman, Brendan Carr, sent a letter to the company accusing it of violating equal employment opportunity regulations.
  8. The Swedish retailer H&M said it was exploring the use of artificial intelligence in producing “digital twins” of models.
  9. The start-up, which provides the processing power to help develop A.I. systems, faces questions about its debt and the overall economy.
  10. President Trump’s intervention came while Mr. Milton was appealing his conviction on securities and wire fraud charges.