Please stop asking me when the AI bubble will pop

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Emmanuel Roman, chief executive officer of Pacific Investment Management Co. (Pimco), during the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Bloomberg via Getty Images
Emmanuel Roman, chief executive officer of Pacific Investment Management Co. (Pimco), during the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Bloomberg via Getty Images

People, including on this staff, keep asking me with varying degrees of excitement or trepidation when the AI bubble will burst. I'll tell you what I tell them: If I knew that

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What the voter records of California's billionaires reveal

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A composite image of California billionaires including Dr. Dre, Tim Cook, Marissa Mayer, Mark Zuckerberg, Beyoncé, and Jay Z.
California's billionaire class includes Dr. Dre, Tim Cook, Marissa Mayer, Mark Zuckerberg, Beyoncé, and Jay Z, among hundreds of others.

Illustration by Claudine Hellmuth/POLITICO (Getty)

  • POLITICO was able to match 166 of California's billionaires with the state's voter file.
  • The analysis offers new insights into the billionaires' make-up, political leanings, and voting propensity.
  • Registered
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Here's how to adjust Apple AirPods for small ears

Engadget
Those with small ears may require some extra finessing when adjusting their Apple AirPods to get the perfect fit, and there are a few ways you can ensure that.

Canva is announcing changes and layoffs affecting 22 percent of its staff

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Canva is making significant changes affecting 1,271 people, which is 22 percent of its staff, co-founder and CEO Melanie Perkins announced today. "For some people, this will mean changes to their roles or being asked to relocate to centralised hubs," says Perkins. "Sadly, it will also mean saying goodbye to teammates and friends who have helped build Canva into what it is today."

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Canva CEO says a major reorganization will affect 22% of its workforce. Read the memo.

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Melanie Perkins, CEO and cofounder of Canva, speaks during the Canva Create event in Inglewood, California, on Thursday, May 23, 2024.
Canva is laying off or changing responsibilities for nearly 1,300 employees.

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  • Canva says 1,271 employees — 22% of its workforce — will be affected by a major reorganization.
  • In a 1,600-word memo, Canva's CEO wrote that it's simplifying ranks and moving more roles to Sydney.
  • Employees who lose their jobs will get at least six months' pay. The company hasn't said
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They opened a hotel together. The Learjet crash cut their love story short.

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Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr, hotel owners who were killed in Sunday's Learjet crash, are pictured.
Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr were killed in Sunday's Learjet crash.

The Reed and Fehr families

  • Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr were killed in the Learjet crash on Sunday.
  • Reed and Fehr fell in love fast and eventually opened up a hotel together in Roatán, Honduras.
  • Former coworkers mourned the couple, calling Reed the "perfect teammate."

Rachael Reed spent decades visiting the island of Roatán. She

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Sonos adds new Presets and prepares for the 27voice AI beta

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Sonos is rolling out a big app update that includes new Presets and early access to its AI voice assistant. You can create a preset to play music at a specific volume in a certain room, which will appear directly on the homescreen so you can quickly start playback.

If you're in the US, you can also sign up for a spot on the waitlist for the new Sonos 27voice assistant on November 6th