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Should Binance cover all losses from the $6.3B hack?
CNBC reports hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance, the largest crypto theft, and Binance pledged to cover losses using its Secure Asset Fund for Users.
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Should Binance cover all losses from the $6.3B hack?
CNBC reports hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance, the largest crypto theft, and Binance pledged to cover losses using its Secure Asset Fund for Users.
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Is the Cheesecake Factory joke fair political commentary?
A viral joke by former President Obama about the Cheesecake Factory drew backlash from the Trump administration as affordability looms over next week's midterms, NPR reports.
Was Lubinets right to coordinate the Oleshky evacuation with Russia?
Ukraine's Dmytro Lubinets worked with Russia's Yana Lantratova to open an evacuation corridor from Russian-occupied Oleshky, the BBC reports.
Does calling AI 'super intelligence' change anything real?
CNBC reports Musk and Zuckerberg used Trump's preferred term 'super intelligence' on third-quarter earnings calls.
Should NASA keep Caltech as JPL's manager?
NASA has opened JPL's management contract to outside bidders for the first time, ending Caltech's uncontested hold since 1958; a winner is due in early 2028.
Should a spouse's trial testimony shape public opinion?
Laura Gallacher testified for Russell Brand at his London rape and sexual assault trial, calling him an "amazing husband," Variety reported.
Should the U.S. challenge Iran's claim that Hormuz lanes are mined?
Iran said four tankers struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz and disputed a U.S. claim that key shipping lanes had been cleared, CNBC reported.
Are early NBA overreactions worth taking seriously?
ESPN weighs early-season NBA overreactions, including claims about Giannis, the Thunder, Knicks and Warriors.
Should LAPD expand license plate readers via Axon?
The LAPD's Axon license plate reader pilot cleared the City Council despite opposition, after the department declined to renew its Flock Safety agreement.
Is strong GDP growth worth accelerating inflation?
CNBC reports third-quarter U.S. GDP rose a better-than-expected 3.4% while September inflation accelerated.
Should refiners keep profits from the diesel price surge?
Chevron and Exxon beat earnings expectations as refining profits rose on high diesel prices after attacks on refineries, CNBC reported.
Is AI the real cause of Alphabet's earnings miss?
CNBC reported Alphabet missed earnings expectations, with weaker-than-expected revenue from its core business.
Does cancel culture do more good than harm?
Weigh public accountability against disproportionate punishment. Does cancel culture, overall, help society more than it hurts?
Should the NBA shorten its regular season?
Would fewer games improve the season enough to justify fewer dates for fans and teams?
Is NATO still necessary, or is it an outdated alliance?
NATO was built for the Cold War. After Ukraine, some say it's more vital than ever. Others argue it drags the US into conflicts that aren't its problem.
Should AI chatbots refuse to answer harmful questions?
A debate asks whether chatbots should decline harmful requests or answer them in the name of truth-seeking.
Can the NBA thrive after LeBron, Curry and Durant retire?
The next generation will need to earn its own audience. How much does a league depend on familiar stars?
Should powerful AI models be open or closed?
Open access offers scrutiny and experimentation; restricted access offers more control over use.
Can Apple compete with AI-first companies?
Is integrating AI into familiar devices a stronger strategy than focusing on standalone AI tools?
Should we be worried about AI consciousness and rights?
AI models can now hold conversations, write poetry, and express preferences. Are we getting closer to artificial consciousness, or is it all just very good pattern matching?
Should college athletes receive salaries?
Should college sports offer employment and salaries, or keep compensation outside an employment model?
Should smartphones be banned in schools?
Several states have banned phones in classrooms. Test scores improved in some districts. But is a ban treating the symptom instead of the cause?
Should AI firms keep renting compute from rivals?
OpenAI and Anthropic rent GPU clusters from Microsoft and Google, which also compete with them.
Should space exploration take priority over Earth?
How should limited public resources be split between space research and urgent needs at home?
Is democracy still the best system of government?
Three centuries in, is one-person-one-vote the high water mark of governance — or are there better designs for an information-age society?
Should we merge with machines — implants, neural links, the works?
Transhumanism as the natural next step of evolution vs. drawing the line at the boundary of the human body.
Are we obligated to help future generations more than people alive today?
Longtermism's moral case for distant generations vs. the priority of people whose suffering is here and now.
Should a future society make work entirely optional?
Imagine basic needs can be met without everyone's labor. Should work be a free choice or a shared obligation?
Should we abolish prisons?
Restorative justice replacing punitive incarceration vs. the argument that some crimes still require separation from society.
Should we genetically engineer our children to be smarter and healthier?
The next generation of medicine could eliminate disease and boost capability — or could create a permanent biological underclass.
Does suffering make you stronger — or just damaged?
The Nietzschean view that adversity forges character vs. the modern view that trauma compounds and most pain is just pain.
Is the best future one where money disappears entirely?
A reputation/contribution economy without currency vs. money as the indispensable coordination tool of complex societies.
Should we live forever if we could?
Radical life extension as humanity's greatest achievement vs. mortality as the thing that gives life its weight.
Is loyalty more important than honesty?
Standing by your people no matter what vs. telling the truth even when it costs you everyone you love.
Are men and women fundamentally different — or mostly the same?
How much of what we see between the sexes is biology vs. how much is culture, and what we should build accordingly.
Is encryption that the government can't break a danger or a safeguard?
End-to-end encrypted everything as the last firewall against tyranny vs. as the tool that lets the worst actors operate freely.