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Trying to nail down the cost of inputs for artificial general intelligence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Both Democratic and Republican presidents established the precedent for Donald Trump’s plan to send migrants to the notorious prison base.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a memoir of his childhood, the Microsoft founder attributes his success to a mix of freedom and luck.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cordyceps sells in Beijing for $136,000 a pound and has made its way into Whole Foods. It underpins entire communities in the Himalayas, but that comes with a lot of downsides. By Adam PopescuSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joseph Firmage helped create the internet economy before being dismissed as a UFO kook. These days, he’s being sued by antigravity-machine investors and claiming to be hounded by a Jamaican wire-fraud gang, with a guy pretending to be Steven Mnuchin along for the ride.  By Brent CraneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The wildfires exposed an uncomfortable truth about the citySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Changes in the Chinese economy signal evolution, not collapse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As retail theft soars in the UK, companies are spending more on store security — including hiring “mystery shoplifters” to test it firsthand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flappy Bird, Foursquare and other ghost apps show the fate TikTok may avoid.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Gambling Man, Lionel Barber charts the Softbank founder’s rollercoaster career and his persistent quest for acceptance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.