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• Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya is raising concerns over rising AI bills.
• Palihapitiya said his software startup's AI costs have tripled since November.
• Costs are going up every three months, Palihapitiya said, "My revenues are not."

Venture capitalist Chamath

• Three wealthy brothers face possible life prison sentences at an NYC sex-trafficking trial.
• The jury returns to a federal courthouse in Manhattan on Monday for day three of deliberations.
• Here is a count-by-count guide to what the six-man, six

• Ford workers built a secret "VIP" Explorer — and only later learned it was destined for the Pope.
• The Explorer won't replace the Popemobile. That remains an electric Mercedes-Benz G-Class.
• Ford gifted the car to the Pope in February.

Workers at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant knew a three-row Explorer

• A cardiologist said most of us have too much stress, an underrated risk factor for heart health.
• Heart disease is on the rise on young patients. Managing stress is key in your 20s, 30s, and beyond.
• A few minutes of meditation, movement, or

• Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer, an NYU professor, has bought her students notebooks for their assessments.
• She didn't want to approach students with suspicion regarding whether they were using AI.
• So far, she is having more fun with her students and some are even decorating the

• Ria Singh got stranded in Doha after her flight to Dallas turned back due to the Iran war.
• Singh said she's staying in a 5-star hotel for free but is worried about how she'll get home.
• Qatar has said it is covering expenses for stranded travelers.

Ria Singh was asleep on a long-haul flight from Doha

• Chaim Mazal said he wrote a program that could generate credit card numbers when he was 12.
• Today, he's a cybersecurity executive at a company that secures complex network infrastructures.
• Mazal now uses the hacker mindset he developed as a kid to protect data from AI-driven threats.

This as-told-to essay is based on a

• Governments and airlines are using Muscat as a hub, while other Gulf airports are limited.
• Business Insider created three maps showing how flights from the Omani capital have changed.
• Oman has friendlier relations with Iran than other Gulf countries do.

Muscat

Jeff Mason, 76, could get by if he didn't drive for Uber until 2 a.m., but money would be tight.

Decades ago, Mason had a stable job in construction, while his wife, a stay-at-home mom, returned to work. However, in 1993, she had pains that required gallbladder surgery. They paid to keep her

• Simone Solazzo and Anne Leijdekkers built a tiny home with the help of ChatGPT.
• AI helped plan their tiny house build, but was not always accurate or reliable.
• The couple learned firsthand that AI is useful but not a substitute for human expertise in building.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Simone Solazzo

• Prediction markets have already been the subject of scrutiny in recent months.
• The Iran war is only adding more pressure.
• There's now a bill to ban the president, VP, and members of Congress from event contract trading.

Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket were