Have you been using #Sora? Some back-of-napkin math suggests OpenAI is spending more than a quarter of what it’s making to power its AI slop factory. There are also potential silver linings (more training data + future tax savings). My latest for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...

In the latest Current Climate newsletter: ☀️ Clean, cheap energy looks like a political winner 🪄 The magical thinking behind Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay 🏠 Cutting home heating costs with “lukewarm” geothermal #renewableenergy #tesla #geothermal www.forbes.com/sites/curren...

According to an international survey conducted by Elsevier, 68 percent of scientists say that publication pressure has increased over the past two to three years. 3,200 researchers from 113 countries took part in the survey. www.elsevier.com/insights/con... @elsevierconnect.bsky.social

Cowards die many times before their deaths, The valiant never taste of death but once.

I had zero chill about getting this screener. Here's the first of three pieces on @netflix's Death by Lightning www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...

This easily makes my top 5 albums of 2025. Rounding out the list to date: Goodbye Small Head by Ezra Furman Born Blue by Kings Elliott Algebra For Broken Hearts by The Honeydogs A Matter of Time by Laufey (That's out of 101 albums from 2025 I've listened to so far - this is a good music year.)

The new Mavis Staples album is amazing. A balm for the soul. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAZG...

We spoke to experts who pointed out that chief dealmaker Altman, who has claimed he has no stake in the company, doesn’t have much to lose. “He can commit to as much as he wants... Either he uses it, he renegotiates it, or he walks away.” www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...

One likely scenario is that the AI company pays for and utilizes only a portion of the compute it has booked said D.A. Davidson analyst Gil Luria. “They don't want OpenAI to go bankrupt, so their incentive is to renegotiate,” he told Forbes. www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...

OpenAI has gone wild with compute deals this year, committing to spend far more than its balance sheet can currently sustain. So who takes the fall if it can’t pay? Latest for @forbes.com with @pheebini.bsky.social and @richardnieva.bsky.social. www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...

MIT researchers created injectable brain computer interfaces.... news.mit.edu/2025/new-the...

New: "Trump Media Lost $54.8 Million Last Quarter—And Is On Track To Lose Far More" Revenue was $972,900—about what Taylor Swift brought in over 15 minutes on her Eras Tour. with @danalexander21.bsky.social for @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...

“This is like having a calculator that claims to add two plus two correctly, but sometimes it returns an incorrect answer, like two plus two equals three" www.isu.edu/news/2025-fa...

Trump bet big on bitcoin. His timing could not have been much worse. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Scoop: “Trump Wine Hits Government Shelves” me, for @forbes.com 1/

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully fund November’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by Friday www.forbes.com/sites/kirkog...

China is likely to overdeliver on the modest goals the government has set to cut carbon pollution, experts say. The question is whether that will be enough to help the world curb warming? https://to.pbs.org/3WI0uxC

"COVID-19 during pregnancy is associated with a slightly higher rate of autism and other developmental disorders in infants, according to a new study." www.forbes.com/sites/davewe...

"Multiple air traffic controllers have told Forbes they expect large numbers of colleagues to quit their jobs in the coming days" From my colleague @srkelleher.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/suzann...

Has there ever been another show as ahead of its time as Better Off Ted was?

Measles is still spreading in Utah and Arizona. www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/more...

The Federal Aviation Administration will soon reduce flights at 40 major airports by 10% www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...

Pertussis cases in Texas are 10x higher than all of 2023, and 2x as high as last year — 4x for the same period. The official count is higher by a 1k than it has been in more than a decade. Last time it was over 2k was 2014 with 2,576. It’s past 3,500 for 2025. www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/...

Let it be known that my proposed hed for this was "Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Pay Plan Makes Perfect Sense If You’re High On Ketamine"

NEW: Elon Musk's $1 trillion plan: The case for magical thinking #Tesla www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...

New edition of our healthcare newsletter, InnovationRx, is here. In it, @amyfeldman7.bsky.social and I look at: 💉 The multibillion dollar battle over Metsera 🥔 The Trump Administration's moves on SNAP during the shutdown 💸 Kimberly-Clark's bid to takeover Tylenol maker Kenvue And more

In this week’s @forbes.com InnovationRx newsletter w/ @thealexknapp.bsky.social —the multibillion dollar battle for Metsera’s obesity drugs —SNAP benefit cuts are harmful to health —the FDA’s top drug regulator is out www.forbes.com/sites/innova...

OMG. Arena BioWorks, an ambitious biomedical institute backed by billionaires, abruptly shuts down www.statnews.com/2025/11/04/a... via @statnews.com

New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field. In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront. By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:

An estimated 61% of US children have been enrolled in #Medicaid or CHIP and 42% have experienced periods of uninsurance by age 18, with insurance disruptions being more common in states with restrictive Medicaid policies. ja.ma/47Vjn6y

Rewatching a few of the classic Granada episodes in his honor today. For my money still THE definitive screen Holmes, and it's not even particularly close.

"Threads beat X in the number of average daily active users on mobile devices worldwide for the month of October" www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...

TSA workers were told sick calls will bring “appropriate accountability measures to the fullest extent possible” after the shutdown ends—but airport screeners told Forbes such threats would likely backfire.

In the latest Current Climate newsletter: 🤖 The unsustainable strain of AI’s insatiable power needs 🔌 Electric cars could get much cheaper 🏭 Rivian’s RJ Scaringe on China’s EV price advantage #datacenters #electricvehicles www.forbes.com/sites/curren...

ICYMI, last week's edition of my newsletter talked about some of Nvidia's latest moves in emerging tech along with a tip on getting better sleep. Subscribe so you don't miss the next one! www.forbes.com/newsletter/t...

Kimberly-Clark will acquire Tylenol-maker Kenvue in a deal valued at nearly $49 billion www.forbes.com/sites/tylerr...

"A massive dismantling of the financial regulator created to protect consumers is underway, affecting everything from auto lending and digital payments to credit cards and credit reports." www.forbes.com/sites/jeffka...

George Tidmarsh, the Food and Drug Administration’s top regulator of drugs, has been placed on administrative leave after being accused of using his regulatory authority to inflict financial harm on a former business associate, STAT has learned. www.statnews.com/2025/11/02/f...

THREAD: 25 years ago today, the first crew of the International Space Station for a four-and-a-half month stay. Two cosmonauts - Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev - were joined by NASA astronaut William Shepherd. Since that moment, the ISS had had at least two people onboard.

Deadly multistate Listeria outbreak tied to prepared pasta meals expands Seven new illness and 2 additional deaths have been confirmed in the outbreak, which has grown to 27 cases and 6 deaths. www.cidrap.umn.edu/l...

NEWS: The Trump admin's decision to suspend SNAP benefits due to the shutdown has been blocked. In two cases, both judges found the government action is likely illegal. Although a judge in Mass gave the admin until Monday to reverse course, a judge in Rhode Island issued a TRO from the bench today.

A new edition of my emerging tech newsletter, The Prototype, is here. What's inside: 💻 Nvidia has announced a bunch of new emerging tech partnerships 🏦 Why AI models can't handle investment banking ⚡ Scientists built a superconducting semiconductor And more! www.forbes.com/sites/the-pr...

This honestly might be one of the biggest things that happened this week: scientists figured out how to turn germanium, a semiconductor, into a superconductor. That could mean big things for computation, especially in the quantum realm. www.nyu.edu/about/news-p...

Florida is moving forward on its plans to end childhood vaccine mandates. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/30/d...

Expect some surprises when Open Enrollment for health care coverage through the ACA Marketplaces begins. Premiums are going up and the enhanced premium tax credits that help Americans afford health care coverage are scheduled to expire. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyp...

Why electric cars might soon become cheaper than gas-powered ones: www.forbes.com/sites/peterl...

NEW: Former xAI researcher Eric Zelikman is in talks to raise $1 billion at a $5 billion valuation to build AI models that are better at collaborating with humans. The startup is called Humans&. With Anna Tong and @iainmartin.bsky.social. www.forbes.com/sites/annato...

Why AI models suck at investment banking, from my colleague Anna Tong: www.forbes.com/sites/annato...

🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW investigation: We uncovered previously undisclosed details about an 18-month money laundering investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that took place alongside the 2007 sex crimes probe, according to emails obtained from Epstein's personal Yahoo account 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...