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⚡️ BREAKING: Attack on Moscow — explosions reported six kilometers from the Kremlin During the night, a drone struck a high-rise building on Mosfilmovskaya Street. Mayor Sobyanin confirmed the attack. No casualties have been reported. According to monitoring channels, UAVs maneuvered over the city at extremely low altitudes✈️ Just five days remain until the upcoming parade on Red Square.

Most people I know in AI think the median person is screwed, and they have no idea what to do about it. I spent the last 3 months talking to dozens of researchers, economists, and policy experts about AI's impact on work; including reps from every frontier lab and several Congressional offices. Unfortunately, I was not reassured. The AI industry is raising the alarm, but can't change course. These companies' core business model relies on the disruption they are warning about: their faith in full automation only makes them go faster. Policymakers are waking up, but still paralyzed by data and debates. Econ wonks disagree on plenty, but even the limited scenario looks like a "painful transition" that will disempower millions of workers. But an "underclass" is not inevitable, but rather a societal choice — and one we can and should stop. Instead of waiting for impact, we should start planning now to support workers through AI disruption. Whether policymakers can assuage concerns about economic security may determine if we get to reap AI's gains at all. New from me for @NYTOpinion. I put a ton into researching what I think may be the biggest topic of the year, so hope you read it (gift link here!) nytimes.com/2026/04/30/opi…




Brad Karp, the former chairman of Paul Weiss, defended the firm’s settlement with the Trump administration during a Harvard Law School class on April 15, telling students it was needed for the firm’s survival. @SierraRPape and @uybpham report. thecrimson.com/article/2026/4…
















