AI models would rather guess than ask for help, researchers find
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Claude Code's new Ultraplan feature moves task planning to the cloud
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Trump backs Hilton ahead of California GOP vote, testing Bianco’s grip on party endorsement
California Republicans this weekend will vote to endorse their pick for California governor in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.The vote, this Sunday in San Diego at the California GOP's annual convention, comes a week after President Donald Trump took sides between the two major Republican candidates in the race, backing conservative commentator and former Fox News Channel host Steve Hilton over Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco.Trump, whose endorsements are extr...
Watchdog, GOP lawmaker warn NY voter registration systems lacks key safeguards
One blue state is failing to enact adequate voting safeguards and refusing to correct its mistakes ahead of November’s midterm elections, an election integrity watchdog warns.Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE), a nonpartisan organization focused on election security, alleges the New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE) stonewalled a request to fix the state’s voter registration form to comply with federal voting law.The watchdog sent the NYSBOE a letter in late 2025 outlining se...
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For a party once thought endangered, the Liberals are enjoying a surprising afterlife
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Study finds hidden lake network beneath Arctic glaciers as climate change accelerates
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Her daughter was killed by gunfire at school in Gaza. For her and others, the 6-month ceasefire is failing
Tent schools like the one where nine-year-old Ritaj Rihan was killed by gunfire this week are symbolic of the fragile hope Palestinians have for the future and the paralyzing fear they still live with today. Six months after Israel and Hamas reached the first phase of a ceasefire that was supposed to end fighting in Gaza, humanitarian organizations have given it a failing grade.
Fact check: Deepfake Mark Carney promoting crypto scheme
No, Prime Minister Mark Carney is not promoting a get-rich-quick crypto scheme. But YouTube ads like this one are trying to scam you and they use fake CBC articles to do it.
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Liberal members will decide today whether they think the government should restrict young Canadians' access to social media platforms and artificial intelligence chatbots, as the national convention winds down in Montreal.
How Knowledge Distillation Compresses Ensemble Intelligence into a Single Deployable AI Model
Complex prediction problems often lead to ensembles because combining multiple models improves accuracy by reducing variance and capturing diverse patterns. However, these ensembles are impractical in
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Iran building roadblocks at nuclear site to prevent ground attack
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Mythos AI alarm bells: Fair warning or marketing hype?
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US Government Sold $620 Billion of Treasury Securities this Week. 10-Year Yield Ends at 4.31%, 30-Year Yield at 4.91%
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Ramp data: 30.6% of US businesses paid for Anthropic's tools in March, up from 24.4% in February; OpenAI's US business adoption remained nearly flat MoM at ~35%
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Kamala Harris tells crowd she’s ‘thinking about’ another White House run
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Vance en route to Pakistan for high-stakes Iran talks as ‘fragile’ ceasefire teeters
Vice President JD Vance is set to arrive in Pakistan early Saturday, where he will lead high-stakes negotiations with Iran aimed at preserving a fragile ceasefire and preventing a broader regional war.Vance is joined by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, as part of a senior delegation engaging Iranian officials in Islamabad.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will be negotiating for Iran....
Vance arrives in Pakistan for high-stakes Iran talks as ‘fragile’ ceasefire teeters
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The Artemis II astronauts are back after a 10-day journey around the moon
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To Fill Air Traffic Controller Shortage, FAA Turns To Gamers
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: As the Trump administration seeks to fill a national shortage of air traffic controllers, officials are targeting a new talent pool: gamers. The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday is making a recruiting push aimed at avid players of video games, as the agency strives to fill thousands of vacancies that lawmakers have said leave the traveling public less safe. In a new YouTube ad, the agency is using flashy graphics and the promi...
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Court Documents Reveal Confession Note Hand Written By Alleged Kirk Assassin
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OpenAI says a GitHub workflow used to sign its macOS apps downloaded a malicious Axios library on March 31, but no user data or internal system was compromised
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US Draft Registration Becomes 'Automatic' By Year-End: A Detailed Breakdown
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Lebanon says Israel ceasefire talks set for Tuesday in US
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US President Donald Trump says Strait of Hormuz will open ‘fairly soon’
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Sources: three senior executives who helped launch OpenAI's Stargate initiative are leaving the company and joining Meta (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: Sources: three senior executives who helped launch OpenAI's Stargate initiative are leaving the company and joining Meta Three key players in OpenAI's massive effort to set up hundreds of
Kai Trump shares photos from Augusta National after Tiger Woods' DUI arrest, treatment departure
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UN human rights chief slams ‘unrelenting’ killings in Gaza
Top official said at least 32 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since April.
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US inflation surges to 3.3% as impact of Iran war bites
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Epstein survivors push back on Melania Trump hearing call as Comer vows ‘we will have hearings’
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US Nuclear Fusion Startup To Build Radioactive Batteries For Use In Space
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Airfares In Israel Skyrocket As Travelers Take Advantage Of Ceasefire, But Foreign Airlines Stay Away
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The US CFTC says a district court judge granted its request for a temporary restraining order barring Arizona from continuing its criminal case against Kalshi
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Los Angeles schools may close as nearly 85% of district’s workers plan to strike
Los Angeles schools could close next week because nearly 85% of the district’s workers plan to strike, demanding higher pay as the district reportedly holds on to $5 billion in reserves."During spring break, the district met with the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA), and Trades labor partners, successfully reaching an agreement with Trades," a Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) spokesperson told Fox News Digital Friday."The District...
PETER NAVARRO: Trump's Artemis vision is now flying and China is paying attention
Now that Artemis II has completed its lunar flyby and returned to Earth, Artemis is no longer a concept or a promise. It is a working American deep space architecture.In a single mission, the Artemis II crew executed manual piloting and proximity operations, while the Orion spacecraft operated at lunar distance and proved the life support, propulsion, power, thermal, navigation and reentry systems that generated the operational data NASA says will shape the missions that follow.As we celebrate t...
The National | Artemis II returns
April 10, 2026 | The National's Ian Hanomansing hosts live special coverage of the Artemis II return to Earth after an historic million-kilometre mission around the moon.
Artemis II Astronauts Splash Down Off California's Coast
NASA's Artemis II crew safely splashed down off the California coast after completing a 10-day trip around the moon and back. "This is not just an accomplishment for NASA," sad NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. "This is an accomplishment for humanity, again, a historic mission to the moon and back." From a report: Isaacman is aboard the USS John. P Murtha Navy recovery vessel, where the astronauts will be brought once they've been retrieved from the Orion capsule, and he shared "there is a lot ...
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Trump officials unveil designs for president’s controversial 75m arch
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Immigration Board Denies Mahmoud Khalil's Appeal
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Sen Tim Sheehy makes emergency landing after in-flight engine failure
Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., was forced to make an emergency landing Friday after experiencing in-flight engine failure while piloting a plane.According to Sheehy’s chief of staff, Mike Berg, the senator was conducting a routine flight training exercise that he completes twice a year."This afternoon, Sen. Sheehy was engaged in a routine flight training exercise which he completes twice a year," Berg said in a statement. "The aircraft experienced a mechanical engine failure."Berg said Sheehy and his...
Judge orders pause on signature validation process for Alberta independence petition
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Artemis crew safely splashes down off California coast
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Pelosi, California Dems slam Swalwell over bombshell sexual assault allegations: 'Indefensible'
California Democrats, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., have come out against Democratic gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell after multiple bombshell reports were published Friday accusing Swalwell of sexually assaulting a former female staffer and allegedly sexually harassing other female staffers.Amid repeated denials and cease and desist letters sent by Swalwell's lawyer Thursday, one of the alleged victims shared her story publicly for t...
Former Jets, Falcons QB Browning Nagle dead at 57 after cancer diagnosis
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US-Vatican Relations Extremely Strained As Pentagon Denies It Berated Pope's Diplomat
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New York Times investigating NFL reporter Dianna Russini after photos with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel emerge
Photographs emerged showing New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel with The Athletic/New York Times NFL reporter Dianna Russini at a resort in Arizona earlier this week, and now that reporter is the subject of an internal investigation.Athletic executive editor Steven Ginsberg initially gave a statement to the New York Post's Page Six April 7, calling the photos "misleading.""These photos are misleading and lack essential context," Ginsberg initially said. "These were public interactions in...
Picture Perfect: Artemis 2 Returns Home After a Stellar 10 Days in Space
Integrity has splashed down off the coast of San Diego, bringing the Artemis 2 astronauts home.
Kamala Harris says she 'might' make another presidential run in 2028
Former U.S. vice-president Kamala Harris, who was the Democratic Party's nominee for the presidency in 2024, said on Friday that she was considering running for president again in 2028.
Artemis II astronauts splashdown after first moon mission in more than 50 years
The four Artemis II astronauts splashed down off the coast of San Diego Friday evening following a 10-day mission that marked the first manned moon mission in more than 50 years at 5:07 PM Pacific Time.The crew launched from the Kennedy Space Center on April 1 and traveled around the moon, 252,000 miles from Earth, flying farther from Earth than any previous mission.After NASA administrator, Jared Isaacman landed on the USS John P. Murtha ahead of the splashdown, he shared a massage for those he...
Artemis II astronauts splash down after first moon mission in more than 50 years
The four Artemis II astronauts splashed down off the coast of San Diego Friday evening following a 10-day mission that marked the first manned moon mission in more than 50 years at 5:07 p.m. Pacific Time.The crew launched from the Kennedy Space Center April 1 and traveled around the moon, 252,000 miles from Earth, flying farther from Earth than any previous mission.After NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman landed on the USS John P. Murtha ahead of the splashdown, he shared a massage for those help...
Artemis II Returns From Historic Flight Around the Moon
After traveling a greater distance from Earth than any humans before them, the astronauts of Artemis II have safely returned home.
Artemis II Astronauts Return Safely to Earth After Historic Flight Around the Moon
After traveling a greater distance from Earth than any humans before them, the astronauts of Artemis II have safely returned home.
Artemis II Astronauts Safely Return to Earth After Historic Flight Around the Moon
After traveling a greater distance from Earth than any humans before them, the astronauts of Artemis II have safely returned home.
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Scientists want to build an outdoor lab in Ontario to study decomposing human bodies
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Outraged passengers say parents ditched rowdy kids in coach while they upgraded to first class
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'She Was Too Drunk To Consent' (Twice): Swalwell Odds Crater After Sexual Assault Allegations Rock California Gubernatorial Race
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Invasive rodent plaguing California may have been deliberately released. Here's the theory
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U.S. appears to lower Canadian softwood lumber tariffs but uncertainty remains
The U.S. Department of Commerce has posted its preliminary tariff determination for the sector, estimated at just short of 25 per cent, lower than the current duty rate of more than 35 per cent.
Rory McIlroy pulls away with birdie binge and sets Masters record with 6-shot lead
Rory McIlroy delivered a dynamic finish to the Masters on Friday, looking every bit like someone who has done this before.
Ex-Washington Post staffer pleads guilty to child pornography possession
A former Washington Post staffer pleaded guilty to one count of child pornography possession Friday, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro in Washington, D.C.Thomas LeGro, 48, an award-winning journalist who served as the Post's deputy director of video, was arrested in June after the FBI executed a search warrant at his home and seized multiple devices."During the execution of the warrant, agents observed what appeared to be fractured pieces of a hard drive hidden under a rug i...
Sam Altman reflects on the attack on his house, OpenAI's success, personal regrets, and advocates for de-escalating rhetoric and tactics in the AI industry (Sam Altman)
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New ATF Rule Should Dismantle Billion-Record Gun Registry
New ATF Rule Should Dismantle Billion-Record Gun Registry Via Gun Owners of America, The Trump administration will soon release a rule dealing with ATF’s illegal registry. It will change the Biden-era requirement that gun dealers permanently keep all firearm transaction records. Ending the permanent retention of these records is could be a huge step in the right direction, since the Biden ATF’s entire plan was to use these forms to continue building their illegal gun registry. ...
Meghan Markle's failed Martha Stewart dreams mocked by comedian: 'She was slinging jam'
Comedian Tim Dillon took aim at Meghan Markle’s post-royal reinvention, arguing the Duchess of Sussex fell short of building the kind of lifestyle empire she appeared to be chasing.Dillon weighed in on what Markle's next act may be during a recent podcast appearance. David Spade brought up the Duchess of Sussex's past success on "Suits" and wondered why she didn't revive her role in "Suits LA" and make "big money" after stepping back from her job as a working royal."I think Meghan will eventuall...
The FAA is encouraging gamers to get jobs in air traffic control
Sick! The Federal Aviation Administration is targeting gamers in its most recent job advertisement for air traffic controllers. The administration's annual hiring window opens at 12AM ET on April 17, and considering the ongoing shortage of air traffic controllers, it's calling this a period of "supercharged hiring." Rad! The FAA's YouTube video draws parallels between gaming and directing air traffic, and notes that the average salary for the role after three years is $155,000. Hella! The FAA is...
Tennessee school board member censured after calling student ‘hot’ at meeting
A school board member in Tennessee has been censured after telling a high school student she was "hot" at a public board meeting last week.During the April 2 livestreamed meeting, Washington County Board of Education member Keith Ervin told a female student, "God, you’re hot." The board in northeastern Tennessee passed the censure Wednesday during an emergency meeting after calls to remove Ervin and Superintendent Jerry Boyd.The student, who is a student representative of the board, had just fin...
Chimpanzees In Uganda Locked In Vicious 'Civil War', Say Researchers
Researchers say the world's largest known wild chimpanzee community in Uganda fractured into rival factions and has been locked in a vicious "civil war" for the last eight years. "It is not clear exactly why the once close-knit community of Ngogo chimpanzees at Uganda's Kibale National Park are at loggerheads, but since 2018 the scientists have recorded 24 killings, including 17 infants," reports the BBC. From the report: [O]ver several decades, [lead author Aaron Sandel] said the nearly 200 Ngo...
Kylie Jenner dances in face mask and sports bra with friends as Coachella weekend kicks off in the desert
Kylie Jenner is partying in a sports bra and a face mask as she prepares for Coachella.On Monday morning, Jenner took to Instagram and shared a video with friends Anastasia "Stassie" Karanikolaou and Victoria Villarroel. The trio wore pink face masks as they danced to Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You."KYLIE JENNER DAZZLES IN DARING WHITE STRING BIKINI FOR POOLSIDE PHOTOSThe 28-year-old was wearing yoga pants with one leg rolled up and a shirt with Justin Bieber's face half on. "its ju...
Lexie Hull reveals most rewarding part about playing for Fever during Caitlin Clark era
Lexie Hull led the Indiana Fever to the brink of the WNBA Finals last season. She did it without Caitlin Clark on the floor after the superstar was injured.Now, with Clark returning in 2026, Hull believes and expects they can win a championship and promote the game for the next generation of fans and aspiring players."Seeing girls, seeing boys show up every day and being able to give them aspirations and show them what they can do and show them the possibilities," Hull told Fox News Digital of t...
Sentebale, charity that Prince Harry co-founded, sues him for defamation
A charity co-founded by Prince Harry in Africa to honour his late mother, Princess Diana, has sued him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year.
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"Move To California": Nvidia CEO Becomes Unofficial Pitchman For Struggling Left-Wing State
"Move To California": Nvidia CEO Becomes Unofficial Pitchman For Struggling Left-Wing State The California exodus is a very simple byproduct of one-party Democratic rule, with unhinged progressive politicians abusing their tax base through high taxes, overregulation, and experiments with extreme progressive policies that have transformed parts of some metro areas into crime-ridden hellholes. Average people, billionaires, and businesses have all been voting with their feet, fleeing t...
Swalwell's former female staffer drops bombshell allegations of sexual assault, exposing himself: report
Sexual harassment allegations have been amplified online by Democrat-aligned politicos targeting Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., one of the leading Democratic candidates in California's gubernatorial race.Amid repeated denials and cease and desist letters sent by Swalwell's lawyer, one of the alleged victims shared her story publicly for the first time, accusing Swalwell of taking advantage of her while she was intoxicated on multiple occasions, according to a bombshell report published by the San...
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CSU professor acquitted of assaulting U.S. agents during immigration protest
A federal jury acquitted CSU Channel Islands professor Jonathan Caravello of an assault charge stemming from a 2025 immigration raid protest in Camarillo.
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Nasa Artemis 2 crew begins tense fiery re-entry to Earth splashdown
The crew faces a 13-minute, bone-juddering plunge through the atmosphere.
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The Artemis 2 crew has landed after fiery re-entry to Earth splashdown
The crew faces a 13-minute, bone-juddering plunge through the atmosphere.
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Artemis 2 crew makes splashdown after fiery re-entry to Earth’s atmosphere
The crew faced a 13-minute, bone-juddering plunge through the atmosphere.
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ICE detains three men outside SoCal courthouse, raising concerns for local immigration advocates
At least 3 men were taken into custody by federal agents outside a courthouse in San Bernardino County Thursday, leaving advocates concerned.
Trump’s birthright citizenship crusade draws backing from cohort of prominent legal scholars
A group of at least seven law professors have mounted a campaign to challenge the longstanding interpretation of birthright citizenship, arguing in favor of former President Donald Trump’s effort to narrow the constitutional provision, even as Supreme Court justices signal skepticism.The legal scholars' arguments aim to persuade the Supreme Court and opponents of Trump's efforts that there are serious originalist and historical arguments for narrowing birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendm...
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Student Team Finds One of the Oldest Stars in the Universe that Migrated to the Milky Way
A class of undergraduate students at University of Chicago has used data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) to discover one of the oldest stars in the universe, a star that formed in a companion galaxy and migrated to the Milky Way.
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Boing Boing
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Jim Woodring's Frank finally speaks in a 3.5-inch Big Little Book
For 35 years, Jim Woodring's character Frank has wandered the hallucinatory landscape of the Unifactor without saying a word. Readers interpreted the allegories on their own. Now Frank has a voice. Quacky, out August 11 from Fantagraphics, is a prose-and-pictures story built to look and feel like those palm-sized Big Little Books from the 1930s 3.5 inches tall, 1.25 inches thick, drawings on the right-hand pages and prose on the left. Read the rest The post Jim Woodring's Frank finally speaks i...
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Barabak: Rumors, denial and a bombshell. Eric Swalwell campaign is suddenly on the ropes
The Democrat running for governor categorically denied any misconduct involving congressional staffers. Then the San Francisco Chronicle published an article quoting an alleged victim.
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Barabak: Rumors, denials, then a pair of bombshells. And Eric Swalwell is suddenly on the ropes
The Democrat running for governor categorically denied any misconduct involving congressional staffers. Then the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN published accounts from alleged victims.
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Zero Hedge
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Gen Z Americans Grow More Skeptical And Angry About AI, Survey Finds
Gen Z Americans Grow More Skeptical And Angry About AI, Survey Finds Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, Young Americans are using artificial intelligence (AI) regularly, but their distrust and resentment toward the technology are also growing, according to a new Gallup survey. The survey, released Thursday, found that more than half of Generation Z respondents ages 14 to 29 said they use generative AI either daily or weekly. Younger members of Gen Z who are still in K–12 ...
Golden eagles, lions and a winged Lady Liberty top Trump's proposed 250-foot DC Triumphal Arch designs
The fate of the President Donald Trump-touted 250-foot Triumphal Arch will be decided next week at a White House Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) meeting after the official proposed designs of the monument were filed by the Trump administration and released for the first time Friday."I am pleased to announce that TODAY my Administration officially filed the presentation and plans to the highly respected Commission of Fine Arts for what will be the GREATEST and MOST BEAUTIFUL Triumphal Arch, anywher...
Deputy minister found breaching ethics rules says she was following diversity mandate
Deputy minister of national defence Christiane Fox says she was trying to bring in outside perspectives when she influenced her former department to hire an acquaintance.
It Sure Looks Like This Is the End for the Current Era of ‘Star Trek’
You can't get much more final than literally tearing down the sets for 'Strange New Worlds' and 'Starfleet Academy.'
Blackstone files for an IPO of a new data center acquisition vehicle to buy already-built and leased properties, and, sources say, plans to raise ~$2B (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: Blackstone files for an IPO of a new data center acquisition vehicle to buy already-built and leased properties, and, sources say, plans to raise ~$2B Blackstone Inc. filed for an initial
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Swalwell accused of sexually assaulting female staff member
Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democratic front-runner in the hotly contested California governor's race, was accused of sexual assault by a former staff member in a report published on Friday.
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Swalwell accused of sexually assaulting female staff member, sending nude photos
Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democratic front-runner in the hotly contested California governor's race, was accused of sexual assault by a former staff member in a report published on Friday. A separate report alleges sexual misconduct with three other women.
Epic is reportedly building an extraction shooter for Disney
Besides a wealth of Fortnite skins based on Disney IP, it hasn't really been clear what the entertainment company has gotten in return for its $1.5 billion investment in Epic from 2024. That could change this November, Bloomberg reports, when Epic releases a Disney-themed extraction shooter. The game is one of three Disney projects the publisher is currently working on, and is reportedly expected to be Epic's comeback after the company laid off 1,000 employees in March due to a "downturn in Fort...
NDP's Leah Gazan calls MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ critics 'bigots'
NDP MP Leah Gazan is standing by her use of the initialism MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ and denouncing those who are mocking her online for using the term.
Wes Moore preemptively unloads on Baltimore Sun ahead of expose, as spox beefs with 'right wing' ownership
Before The Baltimore Sun published a word of its reported investigation into Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s record, the Democrat state leader and his team were already blasting the paper’s new ownership as "right-wing" and cozy with President Donald Trump. The Baltimore Sun, which was purchased by Sinclair executive chairman David D. Smith in 2024, is reportedly examining Moore’s military record, scholastic sports tenure and other parts of his background, Semafor reported earlier this week, citing th...
