The Latest Breaking News from Ken Griffin

Ken Griffin, a character in ‘Dumb Money,’ slams movie’s ‘false implications and inaccuracies’

A spokesman for the former Illinois billionaire, played on screen by Nick Offerman, says some errors in the film were corrected at his request, a claim denied by the screenwriters.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 13, 2023

Kathy Griffin opens up about her own ‘paedophilic brother’ as she condemns supporters of Danny Masterson

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are among 50 people to have written letters of support for convicted rapist Masterson ahead of his sentencing trial

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

A chance to get rid of the Trump sign?

Rich guys pay to plaster names over stuff all the time; maybe one will free us of a name we see too much already.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 3, 2023

Decades of Decadence review: Marco Rubio joins publishing’s motley Republican crew

The Florida senator was the future once. Now, he struggles to muster the shamelessness or swagger of a Hawley or a Cotton

The Guardian - US · Jun 18, 2023

Even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman thinks people are going a little too crazy over A.I.: ‘It's wildly overhyped in the short-term’

In contrast, the OpenAI chief pointed out that in the long term, A.I. may be undervalued.

Fortune · Jun 8, 2023

Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin thinks 'the A.I. community is making a terrible mistake’ by spreading hype about the new tech

You've probably heard that A.I. will take your job. "I think they’re actually doing everybody a huge disservice with the level of hype they are creating."

Fortune · Jun 7, 2023

One of Chicago’s wealthiest people has a plan to get other CEOS to help him fight violence

James Crown is leading the multimillion-dollar strategy, asking CEOs to find jobs for thousands as part of an ambitious effort to cut the number of killings in Chicago to fewer than 400 a year within five years.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2023

Look at what hedge funds really do – and tell me capitalism is about ‘rewarding risk’

‘Alternative asset managers’ are mainly focused on protecting themselves from losses – and they get tax breaks for it, too, says author Brett Christophers

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023

University of Chicago’s new international police academy teaching policing successes of New York, Los Angeles, not Chicago

Homicide rates plummeted in those cities over the past 30 years. “We haven’t seen that same success in Chicago, where murder rates have remained stagnant for 30 years. That needs to change,” said Kristen Mahoney, director of the new academy.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 22, 2023

Financial transaction tax for Chicago? Forget it

A Chicago tax on financial transactions, a proposal that’s been repeatedly floated from some progressives, is off the table in Springfield.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 19, 2023