Very rich people (not Bezos, Musk, or Zuckerberg) are calling for higher taxes on the rich. Is the Democratic Party even paying attention?

Lizza Dwoskin here filling in on the newsletter from Davos with an assist from Cristiano. Send news tips to: [email protected]. Today: In Davos and Washington, tech execs gather under divergent goals As business titans and world leaders gathered Monday in Davos,

Anthropic CEO predicts AI to outperform human intelligence in 2-3 years. Company struggling to meet demand for its AI chatbot, Claude.

Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder of AI company Anthropic, joined TIME editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs on stage to talk about the future of AI.

Social media harms the liberal order and democratic systems, Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez said. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, he accused social media owners of misinformation. He proposed an EU council meeting to discuss measures like ending anonymity on social media and ensuring algorithm transparency.

The World Economic Forum kicks off in the Swiss Alpine resort on the same day as the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump.

Jeff Bezos, the second richest man in the world, successfully blasted off a 320-foot-tall rocket ship made by his Blue Origin company from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the early hours of the morning.

Donald Trump’s billionaire clique is a “threat to global stability”, a group of millionaires including a Disney heiress and Dale Vince, British energy boss, have claimed...

TheQatar Investment AuthorityexpectsDonald Trump sreturn to the White House will lead to a boom in US technology deals, Bloomberg

However, the EU must work to its own agenda, rather than letting regulatory moves be dictated from Washington. The EU will shortly outline its own programme focusing on competitiveness and cutting red tape and, as European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said this week in Davos, is determined to push forward with this.