A spirited panel debates whether AI companies should surrender part of their ownership to a public wealth fund. The conversation examines distrust of AI, job displacement, data-center energy and water use, income versus wealth taxation, billionaire resentment, corporate political influence, and the dangers of government owning stakes in companies it also regulates.

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A House transportation bill introduced this week would require owners of electric cars to pay $130 to cover the cost of road repairs.

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