Posts by Swedan Margen
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addresses Molotov cocktail attack on his home and AI backlash
Hours after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at his San Francisco home, OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman addressed the criticism surrounding artificial intelligence that appears to have been the impetus for the attack. In a lengthy blog post, Altman shared a family photo of his husband and child, stating he hopes it might convince people…
Read MoreWhy I Wanted to Keep My Marriage a Secret, by David Sedaris
All these years later, I could still see their room so clearly: its dark, almost black wood panelling, their checkerboard-tiled floor. It was three times the size of mine and a lot quieter. I’d just bullied their mattresses into the hall when my mother showed up and put an end to it. “But I have…
Read MoreSt. Paul Remade Human History. How Did He Do It?
This revisionist view of Paul has reached a climax with Nina E. Livesey’s recent book, “The Letters of Paul in Their Roman Literary Context” (Cambridge). Despite its dry title, the book argues, astonishingly, that Paul’s epistles, indeed “Paul” himself, are inventions of the second century—that they actually were written largely by the crucial yet easily overlooked…
Read MoreR. Kikuo Johnson’s “Meet-Cute”
For the cover of the April 20, 2026, issue, the cartoonist R. Kikuo Johnson, a new father, tackled an issue that people in his age demographic often face. “I was childless into my early forties,” Johnson said. “By then, my partner and I noticed that a lot of our peers were at a similar crossroads: dog,…
Read MoreC-suite: JPMorgan’s Teresa Heitsenrether on building a fully AI-powered ‘megabank’
There are plans to more than double the company’s data and AI talent in the Asia-Pacific region, with ‘meaningful addition’ in Singapore The strategies and stories that shape today’s leaders [SINGAPORE] When Teresa Heitsenrether graduated from university in the mid-1980s with plans to further her studies, it was her father who advised her to take…
Read MoreDollar jumps as failed US-Iran peace talks spark fresh safe-haven push
Published Mon, Apr 13, 2026 · 05:50 AM [LONDON] The dollar jumped against other major currencies in thin trading late on Sunday, as investors sought the relative safety of the US currency after marathon talks between Washington and Teheran failed to yield a peace deal, plunging markets into a seventh week of uncertainty. President Donald…
Read MoreGSK sees blockbuster potential in targeted cancer therapy after promising early data
Published Sun, Apr 12, 2026 · 10:39 PM [LONDON] British drugmaker GSK’s experimental targeted cancer drug Mo-rez has blockbuster potential, its head of oncology research has told reporters, after early data showed the drug helped shrink tumours in patients with advanced, hard-to-treat cancers. “This is one of our priority assets at this stage,” GSK’s senior…
Read MoreThe Dignity Act Is the Same Bad Deal as Ever | National Review
Make no mistake, the proposal grants legal residence to millions of illegal immigrants. Source link
Read MoreWith the War in Iran, the Press Is Not the Story | National Review
Beware the ‘media pounce’ narrative. Source link
Read MoreThe Economy’s Fine, but We Miss Being Spoiled | National Review
The Covid-era boost in Americans’ purchasing power was built on an illusion. Source link
Read More“Blue Heron” Is an Exalted Drama of Troubled Childhood
The movie’s fluid observational construction conjures drama by compounding micro-incidents; its narrative emerges from the shaping of young Sasha’s inchoate sensibility as she observes the troubles that surround her. The story is something of a palimpsest, with Romvari’s own perspective intertwining with the character’s and conveying a sense of being both inside and outside the…
Read MoreIndia forex regulator criticises banks’ rupee arbitrage trades
The regulator rebuke banks for transferring arbitrage trades from their books to corporate clients Published Sun, Apr 12, 2026 · 05:27 PM [NEW DELHI] A senior Reserve Bank of India official criticised foreign-exchange market makers for their role in aggravating the rupee’s weakness during the Middle East tensions, as the regulator keeps up its tough…
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