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The AI Industry Says It Wants to Slow Down. Can It?

AI executives across the industry, led by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, called for a coordinated slow down in AI development over the weekend. The move followed a viral p

Why Canada Is Cozying Up to Europe

In the midst of a trade war with the US, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is on a charm offensive. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Derek Decloet and host Da

LIV Golf’s $5 Billion Path to Bankruptcy

LIV Golf split the professional circuit early this decade with its flashy tournaments and payouts that outstripped what golfers were earning on PGA tours. Now, after five

How India Is Training the Robots of the Future

Tens of thousands of workers in India are wearing head-mounted cameras to record their every move, helping train humanoid robots to perform everyday human tasks. On tod

So Could AI 'Kill Us All'?

"The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade." An X post by a former employee of both OpenAI and Anthropic went viral and

Trump Needs a Win. Enter His Venezuela Oil Deal

Oil prices topped $100 per barrel on Wednesday, keeping gas prices and the Iran war at the center of the US midterms conversation. Can President Trump burnish his afforda

Why the Bond Market Has Everyone On Edge

The bond market has been grabbing headlines and roiling global markets, particularly in the US and in Japan, where yields are surging and buyer interest remains low. Th

Americans Are Spending Billions to Help Their Pets Live Longer

The wellness and longevity boom has come for a new kind of consumer: your pet. But with clinical trials still underway and questions lingering about the safety and effica

The Hottest New Trade Is Your Own Electricity

Energy consumers are used to a pretty simple transaction with utility companies: get electricity to power your home, pay up every month. Now, more consumers are stockpili

Deadly Flooding in Nepal Highlights Asia’s Climate Vulnerability

Hundreds of hydropower workers remain missing in Nepal after a glacial collapse caused catastrophic flooding. The disaster laid bare the rising climate risks across Asia

CIA Director Visits Moscow As Ukraine Stares Down a Dangerous Winter

Russia escalated attacks on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv this past weekend. It’s the latest signal that Ukraine could face a brutal, decisive winter in this conflict.

TikTok Experimented With Users’ Algorithms. One Died By Suicide

Meta has agreed to pay a $17 billion settlement over a range of claims related to the safety and privacy of its platforms, including youth use of social media. The outcom

Our Town Chapter 4: All Metal Mode

 A 12-foot grim reaper becomes a neighborhood war cry, and the preacher-podcaster crosses the street. Today on The Big Take: Chapter 4 of Our Town, a limited-run series

US Fed Chair Warsh Takes the Mic

With Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh set to deliver the biggest speech of his tenure on Friday, anticipation is spreading well beyond bankers and traders. Bond yields are rising

How Two-Minute Microdramas Became a Billion-Dollar Industry

Microdramas — mini soap operas designed to be watched on your phone — have become one of the fastest-growing forms of entertainment in the world. On today’s Big Take As

The Mormon Church’s Real Estate Empire

After amassing US land for more than a century, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has recently started turning unused tracts into big suburban housing devel

Why Big Donors Aren’t Translating to Big Success in the US Midterms

On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Amanda Gordon and Emily Birnbaum join host Sarah Holder to discuss how political spending is shaping the US midterm elections, wh

Our Town Chapter 3: One Little Bacon-Wrapped Sausage

Backers of the venture are big fans of a town in Idaho where a preacher with a flamethrower tells our reporters how much he hates feminism. Today on The Big Take: Chap

What Trump’s Tariffs Mean for Canned Soup

On today’s Big Take podcast, economy reporter Shawn Donnan walks David Gura through what eight years of tariffs have meant for steel mills, can manufacturers, food grower

What's Behind the Bond Market Rollercoaster

On today’s Big Take podcast, Stacey Vanek Smith and Bloomberg Opinion’s John Authers unpack the bond market rollercoaster: a sell-off, the highest US 30-year bond yields