Historian Niall Ferguson critiques the recent consensus around slowing AI development, sparked by concerns about existential risks. He notes that AI leaders including Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Sam Altman of OpenAI, and others have quickly aligned on pausing capability improvements and implementing safety measures, which Ferguson suggests signals irrational decision-making rather than thoughtful policy.
Blizzard has ended annual expansions for Diablo 4 following the release of two major expansions since 2023, shifting focus to seasonal stories leading up to Diablo 5's spring 2029 launch. The current game's story arc concluded with Lord of Hatred, though seasonal content will continue as the game bridges toward its sequel set 100 years in the future.
Washington enacted its first statewide personal income tax on March 30, 2026, imposing 9.9% on household income above $1 million beginning January 1, 2028, after 90 years of constitutional barriers. The law also amended pension statutes to make retirement benefits subject to the new income tax, overriding long-standing tax exemptions for public pensions.