Sam Altman is building the future and planning for the end
🪟 AI actions in File Explorer: Microsoft is testing Windows 11 tools that let you edit images and docs without even opening them. Right-click a JPEG and you can remove or blur backgrounds or run a Bing reverse search. Soon? One-click document summaries. If you’re a Windows Insider, you can try it out now. I’ll let you know when it drops for the rest of us.
One in five
The number of Americans who admit they’ve followed AI medical advice that was later proven wrong. Batting .800 is great in baseball, but when it’s your health on the line, that’s less “MVP season” and more “urgent care speedrun.” Experts say AI can be a starting point, just make sure you follow it up with a real doctor before you roll the dice.
Arnold says, “Get to the choppah!” Uber’s about to add them to its app. Joby Aviation bought Blade’s urban air taxi biz for $125M and plans to swap the noisy helicopters for electric flying taxis once the FAA signs off. You’ll be able to book a chopper to JFK, Newark or even Saint-Tropez like it’s a pool ride, starting next year.
45 minutes
That’s how long it took for exercise to turn blood into a cancer fighter. In a new Edith Cowan University study, breast cancer survivors who did one high-intensity workout (seven HIIT rounds) had post-exercise blood that slowed or killed tumor cells in the lab. For the first time, scientists show exercise itself can deliver direct, drug-like anti-cancer effects (paywall link). I hate cancer.
$117 billion
That’s how much Larry Ellison’s fortune swelled in a single day. The windfall from Oracle stock spiking 42% on AI-fueled growth forecasts vaulted him past Elon Musk as the world’s richest person. For scale, his one-day gain is bigger than Nike’s entire market value. The profits are cloud and clear.
$49 million
The price tag on Sam Altman’s Hawaiian hideaway. The OpenAI CEO just listed his 21.8-acre Kailua estate for nearly $6 million more than he paid in 2021. Ten bedrooms, a private marina, helicopter pad, theater, staff quarters and sweeping Pacific views. Not really a house, but more like a billionaire’s personal resort.
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$1.4 million
That’s monthly profit for an 18-year-old who still lives like a frat star. Zach Yadegari launched Cal AI from his parents’ house, hired 30 staffers and now makes more in a month than most professors earn in a decade. At 18, I was debating ramen flavors. Now he’s debating multigenerational wealth tax strategies.
Et tu, ChatGPT? Geoffrey Hinton, the “godfather of AI,” says his ex used ChatGPT to break up with him, by having it explain “what a rat” he was. The Nobel winner wasn’t too fazed, though. Already dating someone else, he still warns that AI could end humanity but also admits he asks it how to fix his appliances.