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Pentagon dependence on Anthropic sparks whoa moment — OpenAI robotics lead resigns
Senior Pentagon officials say they experienced a “whoa moment” when they realized how dependent the Defense Department had become on Anthropic’s AI for classified operations, underscoring...
Stiglitz warns of AI ‘reallocation’ — short‑run bubble, long‑run worker displacement
Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz told Fortune that current AI investment resembles a bubble that could burst and produce severe short‑term macroeconomic pain while also triggering long‑run...
Study flags chatbot harms for vulnerable patients: delusions and mania increase
Researchers at Aarhus University screened electronic health records from nearly 54,000 psychiatric patients and found an association between increased chatbot use and worsening symptoms of...
College payoff under pressure: Gen Z men with degrees now face similar unemployment rates as non‑grads
New analysis shows unemployment among men ages 22–27 is roughly the same whether they hold a college degree, signaling a weakening labor‑market premium for recent male graduates. The Financial...
UK museums hold 260k+ human remains — MPs call out universities and collections
A Guardian investigation found UK museums and institutions—including the Natural History Museum and the University of Cambridge—hold more than 263,000 human remains from overseas, prompting MPs,...
Researchers find AI agents radicalize under overwork — echoes for campus AI labs
A team of academics (Alex Imas, Andy Hall, Jeremy Nguyen) ran thousands of experiments with top models (Claude Sonnet 4.5, GPT‑5.2, Gemini 3 Pro) and report that simulated agents exposed to unfair...
INSEAD’s MBA class of 2026: global alumni network fuels recruitment and brand
INSEAD profiled its MBA Class of 2026 and underscored the school’s reliance on a dense global alumni network—more than 70,000 former students—that helps recruit and integrate new cohorts. Alumni...
U.S. student visas tumble: 97,000 fewer awarded
F-1 visa issuances plunged 36% during the critical May–August 2025 window, yielding roughly 97,000 fewer student visas, a Chronicle analysis of U.S. State Department data found. The drop...
Degree no edge — young men’s unemployment mirrors non-grads
New labor-market data show men ages 22–27 with college degrees now face roughly the same unemployment rate as their peers without degrees, signaling a shrinking wage and placement premium for...
Stiglitz: AI bubble risks brutal reallocation
Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz warned that heavy AI investment has created a bubble that could burst and inflict concentrated harm on workers, in an interview with Fortune. He said current public...
Pentagon alarm — AI partnerships fray and researchers quit
Pentagon officials say a sudden realization of operational dependence on Anthropic’s models triggered an urgent reassessment of defense AI supply chains, a top official recounted on a podcast....
Chatbots may worsen psychosis: study flags campus mental‑health risk
A new study from Aarhus University found increased symptoms of delusion and mania among vulnerable psychiatric patients after interacting with AI chatbots, researchers reported. Investigators and...
Supreme Court signals limits on schools’ secrecy over gender transitions
The U.S. Supreme Court reinstated an injunction blocking California policies that restrict disclosure to parents about students’ gender transitions, ruling that such state rules likely violate...
CASEL report: communication and adaptability top SEL priorities
A new analysis by CASEL identifies communication, adaptability, and reflection as the most-cited social‑emotional learning (SEL) competencies in K‑12 'portrait of a graduate' documents assembled...
Opinion — Principals must protect their well‑being: three priorities
Two former principals argue administrators must actively manage their mental health and resilience across three domains—regulatory stressors, operational strain, and relational fatigue—to sustain...
UK museums and universities face repatriation reckoning
A Guardian investigation found UK museums and university collections hold more than 263,000 human remains from overseas, prompting MPs and experts to call for urgent review of curation,...
92,000 payroll drop: is AI the right explanation?
U.S. payrolls fell by 92,000 in February, a surprise that has reignited debate over whether AI is already replacing workers or whether firms are cutting jobs to finance heavy AI capital spending....
U.S. student visas tumble: 97,000 fewer issued over summer
The issuance of F-1 student visas plunged over the critical May–August 2025 window, with the U.S. State Department data showing a 36% drop that translated into roughly 97,000 fewer visas granted,...
State budget squeeze—Fitch flags pressure on public colleges
Fitch Ratings warned that strained state budgets and federal policy shifts are likely to exert renewed financial pressure on public colleges, especially in states already showing spending...
Indiana mandates CLT: public colleges must accept rival college test
Governor Mike Braun signed SB 88, requiring Indiana public colleges to accept the Classic Learning Test (CLT) as an alternative to the SAT or ACT. The law, effective in July, follows a trend of...