France vows to crack down after protests spiral out of control

French leaders call for local curfews and say an "ultra-left movement" was behind widespread violence and vandalism amid anti-government protests.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/f....rance-riots-protests

Starvation cult leader found guilty of murder of 190 children

Paul Mackenzie is alleged to have incited his acolytes to starve to death in order to "meet Jesus."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/k....enya-starvation-cult

The AI doom scenario you've never heard of may be hardest to stop

The time to prepare for "gradual disempowerment" is now, according to researchers. One calls it "a civilization-scale problem."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a....i-doom-scenario-grad

Ex-OpenAI worker who allegedly planted bug contacted Saudi royal

The wife and infant son of the ex-OpenAI engineer left the U.S. for Saudi Arabia in October with business-class tickets purchased by a Saudi military official, prosecutors allege.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/e....x-openai-engineer-re

California billionaire tax could backfire, Stanford study says

A new analysis from Stanford economists cautions that enacting a billionaire tax could have unintended consequences.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/c....alifornia-billionair