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Trump has dismissed AI safety warnings from Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk as a hoax. Confidence in American leadership, or ignoring a real risk?

Trump has dismissed AI safety warnings from Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk as a hoax. Confidence in American leadership, or ignoring a real risk?

Russia and China vetoed a US-backed resolution to keep UN experts monitoring Iran's nuclear sanctions. Fair pushback against a biased process, or cover for Tehran?

Russia and China vetoed a US-backed resolution to keep UN experts monitoring Iran's nuclear sanctions. Fair pushback against a biased process, or cover for Tehran?

Trump renewed his threat to tear down the Kennedy Center unless his name is added to it. A president's prerogative over a federal institution, or an abuse of power?

Trump renewed his threat to tear down the Kennedy Center unless his name is added to it. A president's prerogative over a federal institution, or an abuse of power?

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Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour after shouting "Free Palestine" onstage. A promoter protecting its brand, or punishing an artist for speaking up?

Alex Gibney's documentary "Musk" premiered at Venice to strong reviews, and Elon Musk calls it a "boring hit piece". Serious accountability journalism, or a one-sided takedown?

Alex Gibney's documentary "Musk" premiered at Venice to strong reviews, and Elon Musk calls it a "boring hit piece". Serious accountability journalism, or a one-sided takedown?

Texas QB Arch Manning apologised after laughing on camera at an AI-generated video of his coach slapping a reporter. Was the backlash to an obviously fake clip fair, or overblown?

Texas QB Arch Manning apologised after laughing on camera at an AI-generated video of his coach slapping a reporter. Was the backlash to an obviously fake clip fair, or overblown?

Norway is considering becoming the first country to ban camera-equipped smart glasses like Meta's and Snap's. Needed privacy protection, or regulation racing ahead of useful tech?

Norway is considering becoming the first country to ban camera-equipped smart glasses like Meta's and Snap's. Needed privacy protection, or regulation racing ahead of useful tech?

A UN fact-finding mission says it has reasonable grounds to believe the US committed war crimes in Iran. Accountability for wartime failures, or a rush to judgment?

A UN fact-finding mission says it has reasonable grounds to believe the US committed war crimes in Iran. Accountability for wartime failures, or a rush to judgment?

Speaker Mike Johnson sent the House home a day early, sidelining a bid to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war. Routine scheduling, or burying accountability?

Speaker Mike Johnson sent the House home a day early, sidelining a bid to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war. Routine scheduling, or burying accountability?

Everyone wants more legroom, and reclining eats into the space of the person directly behind. Is reclining your airplane seat inconsiderate?

Everyone wants more legroom, and reclining eats into the space of the person directly behind. Is reclining your airplane seat inconsiderate?

A hundred pages in, it still isn't clicking, but you've already invested the time. Should you finish a book you're not enjoying?

A hundred pages in, it still isn't clicking, but you've already invested the time. Should you finish a book you're not enjoying?

The phone buzzes, and before anyone notices, half the table is looking down instead of at each other. Is it rude to check your phone during a meal with friends?

The phone buzzes, and before anyone notices, half the table is looking down instead of at each other. Is it rude to check your phone during a meal with friends?

You unwrap a gift you'll never use and quietly plan to pass it on to someone else next birthday season. Is it OK to re-gift a present?

You unwrap a gift you'll never use and quietly plan to pass it on to someone else next birthday season. Is it OK to re-gift a present?

Assisted dying is a genuinely live legislative debate in multiple countries right now, not a hypothetical. Should it be legal everywhere it's requested?

Assisted dying is a genuinely live legislative debate in multiple countries right now, not a hypothetical. Should it be legal everywhere it's requested?

Price hikes, scattered libraries and ad tiers have pushed streaming back toward what it replaced. Has streaming made TV worse than the cable era it disrupted?

Price hikes, scattered libraries and ad tiers have pushed streaming back toward what it replaced. Has streaming made TV worse than the cable era it disrupted?

Diagnostic AI is already outperforming human doctors on some narrow tasks. Would you trust an AI over a human doctor if it had the better track record?

Diagnostic AI is already outperforming human doctors on some narrow tasks. Would you trust an AI over a human doctor if it had the better track record?

One approach keeps everything shared, the other keeps a clear line of "mine" and "yours" even inside a committed relationship. Should couples have joint or separate bank accounts?

One approach keeps everything shared, the other keeps a clear line of "mine" and "yours" even inside a committed relationship. Should couples have joint or separate bank accounts?

The lights are down, the film has started, and somewhere behind you a conversation is still going. Is it acceptable to talk during a movie at the cinema?

The lights are down, the film has started, and somewhere behind you a conversation is still going. Is it acceptable to talk during a movie at the cinema?

The sofa is technically furniture for humans, but the family pet clearly disagrees. Should pets be allowed on the furniture?

The sofa is technically furniture for humans, but the family pet clearly disagrees. Should pets be allowed on the furniture?

A once-firm fashion rule that most people have heard of but few could actually explain the origin of. Is the "no white after Labor Day" rule still worth following?

A once-firm fashion rule that most people have heard of but few could actually explain the origin of. Is the "no white after Labor Day" rule still worth following?

Courts and copyright offices worldwide are actively wrestling with AI-generated art, with no settled answer anywhere yet. Should it be eligible for the same copyright protection as human-made work?

Courts and copyright offices worldwide are actively wrestling with AI-generated art, with no settled answer anywhere yet. Should it be eligible for the same copyright protection as human-made work?

Few food debates are as durable as this one: sweet fruit on a savoury pizza. Should pineapple be on pizza?

Few food debates are as durable as this one: sweet fruit on a savoury pizza. Should pineapple be on pizza?

A hot dog is meat in a sliced bun, held together with condiments — which sure sounds like a sandwich by most definitions. But almost nobody actually calls it one. Is a hot dog a sandwich?

A hot dog is meat in a sliced bun, held together with condiments — which sure sounds like a sandwich by most definitions. But almost nobody actually calls it one. Is a hot dog a sandwich?

Almost everyone says it's wrong in principle, yet survey after survey finds plenty of people have done it anyway. Is it ever OK to read your partner's phone without asking?

Almost everyone says it's wrong in principle, yet survey after survey finds plenty of people have done it anyway. Is it ever OK to read your partner's phone without asking?

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