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CEO of @theatlantic. Co-founder of https://t.co/AiEwFWlLrZ and @atavist. Formerly at: @monthly + @newyorker + @wired. Obsessive runner and father of three.

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George Santos is a clown and a liar. But he hadn’t been convicted yet. He shouldn’t have been expelled. By Adam Serwer 🍝 theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

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For the last 6 months, I’ve been embedded in OpenAI and Microsoft, studying how they build AI. Then Sam Altman was fired, sparking a five-day crisis that some insiders started calling the “Turkey-Shoot Clusterfuck.” I had a front row seat. 🧵
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My Friend, Stalin's Daughter: 'Svetlana immediately became the Cold War’s most famous defector. She was the only living child of Stalin.' Great piece by nxthompson.

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This Tim Alberta piece is extraordinary. Personal, erudite, and moving, his description of the Evangelical’s movement toward Christian Nationalism is a must read.
The Atlantic has stellar writers with diverse points of view.
Highly recommend subscribing!

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Ammon Bundy has disappeared.

The remarkable, surprising, full story of the Bundy clan, their motivations, and all the drama. Set aside some time to read. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

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You never know when someone might decide to talk. I’ve heard back from people as much as 6 months after I first approached them, but this—from Jennifer Gonnerman’s remarkable new story—is next-level.

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You never know when someone might decide to talk. I’ve heard back from people as much as 6 months after I first approached them, but this—from @jengonnerman’s remarkable new story—is next-level. newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…
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''What's wrong with American evangelicals?'
Pastor Winans thought for a moment.
'America,' he replied. 'Too many of them worship America.'”

A profound and important personal history on father and faith from Tim Alberta theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

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Old Sports Illustrated: publishing John Updike and some of the best sports essays in history.

Current Sports Illustrated: AI-generated stories written by bots with fake AI headshots that are for sale on third-party sites.

bit.ly/3N29MzW

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A couple turned off the Internet in their home. Everything important---their relationship, their thinking, their parenting---got better.

The only problem was they couldn't Google how to get rid of a couple of bats that flew inside.
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On this day, I give thanks that I had the honor of working for Charlie Peters. And I give thanks for all he did for journalism and the country. And that he was with us for 96 years. wapo.st/3MYhjA1

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runners- thanksgiving dinner is the perfect time to remind your extended family about:

•your fall marathon
•age group place at the turkey trot 5k
•current phase in this training cycle

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Ahead of Altman's firing, Open AI researchers sent a letter to the board saying that they had had a breakthrough that could threaten humanity.

The breakthrough? It could actually do math -- which is something these systems can't do well at all. reuters.com/technology/sam…

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Old Open AI board composition: AGI research and discussion group.

New Open AI board composition: a panel at Davos.

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Amidst all the other noise, the thawing relationship between the world's two greatest powers is the giant story no one's talking about. 👇

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And in, amazingly, the second biggest tech story of the day ...

'The chief executive of Binance, the largest global cryptocurrency exchange, plans to step down and plead guilty to violating criminal U.S. anti-money-laundering requirements.'
wsj.com/finance/curren…

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