Archive - The Update

American students are moving toward higher-paying college majors

Links: falling suicide rates, new Emergent Ventures grants, and more

Apr 10 • Stefan Schubert

Driverless car travel more than doubles in California

Plus: AI will grow in political salience, EV sales are surging in Southeast Asia, and more

Apr 9 • Stefan Schubert

Why does the US take AGI more seriously than Europe?

Plus: American cities see fewer births, most YC founders are under 25, and more

Apr 7 • Stefan Schubert

How much will AI increase economic growth?

Plus: Europe replaces American aid to Ukraine, philosophy has grown more empirical, and more

Apr 2 • Stefan Schubert

March 2026

How smart can AI become?

Plus: the US leads Europe in AI adoption, EV batteries have become 99 percent cheaper, and more

Mar 31 • Stefan Schubert

How to disagree about AI risk

Plus: taxes on self-driving cars, the US drops in NATO’s spending ranking, and more

Mar 27 • Stefan Schubert

Right-wing parties avoid Trump effect in Danish election

Plus: delayed homebuying in the US, gender polarization, and more

Mar 25 • Stefan Schubert

Trump approval rating hits a second-term low

Plus: why AI redistribution may be different, Canadian brain drain, and more

Mar 24 • Stefan Schubert

Corn farming alone uses over 100 times more water than AI

Plus: Canada’s population is shrinking, the Anglosphere is falling in life satisfaction rankings, and more

Mar 20 • Stefan Schubert

Society won’t ignore AI risk

Plus: flash mob shoplifting is falling in the US, AI will make smartphones more expensive, and more

Mar 18 • Stefan Schubert

Democrats now favorites to win both the House and the Senate

Plus: only half of Ukrainian refugees wish to return, lower-ranked US colleges have shrunk, and more

Mar 17 • Stefan Schubert

Who should have power over AI?

The dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic has sparked an intense debate

Mar 16 • Stefan Schubert

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