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TED's Audacious Project raised $1B from donors in 2 days to fund big nonprofit initiatives

A collaborative of funders called The Audacious Project raised $1 billion over two days to fund large projects proposed by more than a dozen nonprofits

The Independent UK

Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s honey-trap targeting Elon Musk through his brother

New documents released by the Justice Department reveal Epstein pairing at least one of his “girls” with Kimbal Musk, as a path to get to Elon Musk.

Fortune

‘The smart, the rich, the powerful’: Epstein associated with Silicon Valley elite years after his release from prison

Billionaires and intellectuals attended events with the disgraced financier years after he served time for sex offense, files reveal

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Canadian officials can’t explain why Epstein was allowed to enter country after conviction for crimes that should have barred him

Disgraced financier appears to have visited Canada in 2014 — years after he pled guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution

The Independent UK

This TED Talk hilariously shows that the best way to make people care about wildlife is to make them laugh at comedy photos

Tom Sullam, cofounder of the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, explains how “empathy leads to attitudinal and behavioral shifts”

Digital Camera World

Failed IIT twice, now leads at Microsoft: Indian techie’s journey from debt to the top will leave you inspired

For millions of Indian students, the three letters “IIT” often feel like destiny. A dream. A make-or-break moment. And when that door closes, it can feel like the end of the road. (Photo credit: X) For Priyanka Vergadia, it was only the beginning. An Indian-origin tech executive now serving as…

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Bill Gates warns "there is no upper limit" to AI, predicting it will surpass human levels without hitting a plateau — and it could even be weaponized in the future

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says there's no upper limit to how intelligent AI may become, warning it could be exploited by bad actors to create bioterrorism weapons against humanity.

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“My Friends Didn’t Believe Me”: 76 Internet Users Reveal Events From Their Lives That Seem Too Wild To Be True

An online community invited people to share experiences that sounded fake but truly happened to them. The replies became a collection of strange coincidences, narrow escapes, and everyday plot twists. Below are the stories that prove reality has a bigger imagination than we do, so keep scrolling to read more.

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Disney's embarrassing AI-generated Star Wars video of scrambled-up animals was the opening salvo in a year full of AI humiliation

2025 was the year of creative bankruptcy.

PC Gamer

People who talk with their hands seem more clear and persuasive – new research

When people use hand gestures that visually represent what they’re saying, listeners see them as more clear, competent and persuasive. That’s the key finding from my new research published in the Journal of Marketing Research, where I analyzed thousands of TED Talks and ran controlled experiments to examine how gestures…

The Conversation

Exiting TED Leader Clings To Tech Optimism

Chris Anderson took over TED 25 years ago, when the internet was young and optimism abounded about the future it could deliver.

International Business Times

Epstein’s ‘birthday book’ transforms private notes into a legacy record

The United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform recently released a 238-page album, compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell in 2003 for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday. On Oct. 6, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Maxwell’s appeal of her 2022 conviction for sex trafficking girls with Epstein.

The Conversation

Management guru Simon Sinek says society overvalues romantic relationships: 'There’s an excessive amount of pressure to get married, white picket fence'

Simon Sinek says he’s been asked, “What’s wrong with you?” for not being married.

Fortune

“There are ways to use AI that can actually increase human creativity”: There I Ruined It creator argues for a more nuanced view of AI in music

Dustin Ballard has given a TED talk

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Fortune

Sheryl Sandberg, Bill Gates and the world’s top CEOs swear by the same daily habit—this career coach says Gen Z can easily steal it for success

Bill Gates blocks off a week to read in a cabin. Sheryl Sandberg calls it being “CEO of you.” The 1% invest in themselves—here’s how you can too.

The Independent UK

Trump and Clinton named. Here’s who else is allegedly in the Jeffrey Epstein birthday letters book

Messages from Epstein’s acquaintances were reportedly grouped into categories that included: ‘Friends,’ ‘Business,’ ‘Brooklyn,’ and ‘Family’

Benzinga

'Do You Really Think We're Going To Get Rid Of Lawyers?' Says Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt — Predicts AI Will Only Make Jobs More Complex

"Do you really think we're going to get rid of lawyers?" former Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently asked, warning that artificial intelligence will complicate legal work—not eliminate it.

The Independent UK

‘I was turned away from a major work event because I had my baby with me’

London Tech Week said the flagship event had not ‘been designed to incorporate the particular needs, facilities and safeguards that under-16s require’

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Junior analysts, beware: Your coveted and cushy entry-level Wall Street jobs may soon be eliminated by AI

A major transition is coming for the highly coveted junior analyst position at big Wall Street banks, experts agree.

The Guardian - UK

If Ted Talks are getting shorter, what does that say about our attention spans?

According to novelist Elif Shafak, the platform suggested she make her talk shorter because viewers can’t focus for 19 minutes. Now ... where was I?

PC Gamer

Lucasfilm declares creative bankruptcy with an AI-generated Star Wars film that's just 2 minutes of mostly normal animals jumbled together

I've got a bad feeling about this.

The Guardian - UK

It’s not too late to stop Trump and the tech broligarchy from controlling our lives, but we must act now

In her final piece for the Observer, Carole Cadwalladr reveals what happened when she returned last week to give the opening speech at Ted, where she gave her first – life-changing – talk six years ago

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman replies to artists irate over their stolen work

In a TED talk last week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that a revenue model that compensates artists for the use of copyrighted material would be "cool."

Android Central

Samsung's new smart glasses will put up a good fight against Ray-Ban Meta 3

A new pair of Google smart glasses running Android XR was shown off at TED 2025, including impressive AI vision capabilities.

International Business Times

Are Women Allowed Their Own Dreams, Wonders Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Twelve years after her last novel, best-selling Nigerian author and feminist icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is making a highly anticipated return with "Dream Count".

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