Panic from the Past | The Launch 🚀 56

In 1896, critics claimed the bicycle was "the devil’s advance agent." In 1860, doctors swore trains traveling over 30 mph caused "instant insanity." Today, the panic has a new face and a $20 million price tag.

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Tech News — AI Regulation & Lobbying Anthropic to Donate $20M to AI Regulation-Backed PAC (Reuters)Anthropic CEO Pushes Regulation Favoring Big Companies (Reason)Context: Anthropic & OpenAI Plan IPO (YouTube)Anthropic CEO: AI Will Surpass Humans SoonClaude Identifies as DeepSeek — stevibe on XAnthropic Can De-Anonymize Users — Lukasz Olejnik on XAI’s Biggest Builders Are Now Its Biggest Lobbyists (Forbes)Past Technology Panics Does the Bicycle Make Women Cruel?Edison Brings Electricity to New York CityThe 1912 War on Fake PhotosWar of the Worlds Panic Was Anti-Radio PropagandaVictorian Fear of Railway MadnessReese’s / Hershey Story Reese’s Family Member Accuses Hershey of Cheaper IngredientsGrandson of Reese’s Inventor Criticizes Hershey (AP News)Obama & Aliens Obama Says Aliens Are Real (Short)Obama Clarifies Alien CommentsMusic Dirt and Sand — Strange Love