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How governments can move beyond bureaucracy

Bureaucracy is ubiquitous—and not exactly beloved. So why do we have bureaucracy? And how can we improve it so that governments and organizations can be more responsive to the people they serve rather ...
CNBC

Trump: We are going to run Venezuela until we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition

The U.S. conducted a “stunning” attack on Venezuela, President Donald Trump said in a press conference Saturday morning. "We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper ...
The New York Times

$27,000 a Year for Health Insurance. How Can We Afford That?

Dr. Cooper is an associate professor of public health and economics at Yale. The debate over whether to extend the expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies has consumed lawmakers over the past two ...
Psychology Today

When Tech Listens: How AI Can Actually Support Our Youth

Source: Photo by Johnny Cohen on Unsplash We’re watching the fastest technological acceleration in human history—and our kids are living at the center of it. Teens are using AI tools for homework, ...
The Nation

How Can We Fix American Democracy?

How can we fix American democracy? Preserving our democracy is as urgent a task as ever, but the question is how. Democracy is getting to be one of those words that, at least in our day-to-day ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wisconsin is asking for $1B for rural health care. Here's what it could include.

Wisconsin has asked the federal government for $1 billion to improve rural health care. The money would come from a $50 billion fund included in the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Act called the Rural ...
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Sierra CEO Bret Taylor on implementing agentic AI: We're making agents that have memory

Bret Taylor, Sierra co-founder and CEO and OpenAI board of directors chairman, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the launch of the agent data platform, implementing agentic AI, the economics of AI, and ...
cmu.edu

Researchers Explore How AI Can Strengthen, Not Replace, Human Collaboration

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business(opens in new window) are learning how AI can be used to support teamwork rather than replace teammates. “I’m always interested ...
Scientific American

Faster-Than-Light Galaxies Are a Fact of Life in Our Expanding Universe

If there is an absolute law in the universe, it’s that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. For science-fiction enthusiasts, that’s a bit depressing. Space is big, and while the speed of ...
The Washington Post

I asked a machine how to be more human. It was dehumanizing.

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. To prepare for my new column project on regaining our humanity, I asked ...