Police issue emergency alert for armed, dangerous suspect in Montreal after at least 1 officer shot

Montreal police say at least one officer was injured during an ongoing police intervention in Côte-des-Neiges.

Music industry giant Clive Davis, who signed Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston, dead at 94

Clive Davis, one of the most influential people in the music industry and the record executive who helped bring Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin into the spotlight, has died at the age of 94.

‘Supergirl’ Star Milly Alcock, Writer Ana Nogueira on What Excited Them Most About Kara’s Story

io9 spoke with Milly Alcock and writer Ana Nogueira about Superman, Krypton, legacy, and their love of David Krumholtz.

2,000 Retired Google Pixel Phones Get a Second Life As a Private Cloud

UC San Diego researchers are working with Google to build a private cloud from 2,000 retired Pixel Fold motherboards, demonstrating how discarded smartphones could provide useful, low-cost computing capacity. "The full smartphone cluster is expected to launch this fall," reports The Register. "Depending on how well the initial phase goes, we're told the cluster could grow even larger." From the report Once the phone's motherboards have been extracted from their shells, the researchers say that t...

Deadly Proteins Behind Mad Cow Disease Might Help Us Fight Superbugs

The same prions responsible for mad cow disease and other deadly brain disorders could contain fragments that can treat drug-resistant bacteria, new research suggests.

Sources: marketing tech startup AppsFlyer raised a $1B Series E at a $2.7B post-money valuation; Moloco, Google, Meta, and Unity acquire minority stakes

Kerry Flynn / Axios: Sources: marketing tech startup AppsFlyer raised a $1B Series E at a $2.7B post-money valuation; Moloco, Google, Meta, and Unity acquire minority stakes AppsFlyer has raised mor

Supreme Court says ex-LAPD officer may be sued for excessive force in street shooting

Judges agreed officer had reason to fire four shots at a knife-wielding suspect but not six.

Getty Images strikes multi-year deal to put licensed photos in ChatGPT search

Getty Images has entered into a multi-year licensing agreement with OpenAI. The article Getty Images strikes multi-year deal to put licensed photos in ChatGPT search appeared first on The Decoder.

Chicago's deadly Juneteenth weekend leaves 7 dead as Trump shames Dem gov for inaction

The city of Chicago was rocked by a spate of shootings over the weekend, including a drive-by mass shooting on Juneteenth, leaving seven dead and 38 injured in the Windy City. The shootings prompted President Donald Trump to call on Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker to take action by requesting federal assistance.The Associated Press reported that at least two dozen shooting incidents took place over the weekend, with victims who died ranging in age from 18 to 50. On Friday night, two unidentified i...

Nothing’s New Budget Phone Is Making a Bold Camera Choice

The Phone 4b has to make cuts somewhere, and it looks like the camera is one of those places.

Why Would Amazon’s CEO Try to Kneecap Anthropic by Tattling to Trump?

Petty, vindictive, or pragmatic?

Tesla in autopilot crashed into Texas home, killing one

One woman is dead after a Tesla with "an automated driving assistance system" engaged crashed into a home in Katy, Texas.

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SpaceX signs a computing deal worth up to $6.3B with Reflection AI for access to Nvidia GB300s at Colossus 2; Reflection will pay $150M per month through 2029

Deirdre Bosa / CNBC: SpaceX signs a computing deal worth up to $6.3B with Reflection AI for access to Nvidia GB300s at Colossus 2; Reflection will pay $150M per month through 2029 SpaceX has signed

Repairs To Reflecting Pool Will Begin Immediately, Trump Says, Citing Vandalism

Repairs To Reflecting Pool Will Begin Immediately, Trump Says, Citing Vandalism Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump said on Sunday that work to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington will begin immediately after it was damaged by vandalism. The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is refilled after it was repaired and repainting as part of President Donald Trump's “Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful” initiative ahead of...

2 RCMP officers shot by man in Melville, Sask., police say

RCMP say two officers were taken to hospital in Melville, Sask., after being shot while responding to an assault call on Sunday night.

Google Deepmind and A24 team up on AI filmmaking research

Google Deepmind and film studio A24 are entering a long-term research partnership. Google is also investing roughly $75 million in A24, according to the Wall Street Journal. The article Google Deepmin

How to Use Claude Code in Your Browser

Learn how to apply coding agents to verify work in your browser. The post How to Use Claude Code in Your Browser appeared first on Towards Data Science .

Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Dies In Plane Crash

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Claude Guillemot, co-founder of French video game company Ubisoft, died Friday at the age of 69. According to French media (via Bloomberg), Guillemot died in a plane crash in the French resort town of La Baule. He was one of two people aboard the plane, both of whom died. Guillemot founded Ubisoft with his four brothers in 1986. Since then, the company has published the Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Prince of Persia, and Tom Clancy video game f...

Former Gambino associate turned New Jersey councilman accused of running loansharking ring while in office

A former associate of the Gambino crime family-turned New Jersey councilman was arrested on loansharking and extortion charges after allegedly running an illegal loansharking ring while in office.Councilman John Alite, 63, of Englishtown, was arrested on Friday and charged with multiple counts of theft by extortion, corporate misconduct, usury and terroristic threats, according to the New Jersey Attorney General's office. A second suspect, Stephen Locrotondo, 67, was arrested on usury and conspi...

3 deaths reported in France as much of Europe grapples with extreme heat

Three people died due to extreme heat in France and ‌thousands of schools closed or modified timetables as European authorities issued heatwave warnings and forecasters in Britain said temperatures could smash records for June this week.

Dusty May leaving Michigan for Dallas Mavericks after leading Wolverines to national championship

Michigan head coach Dusty May is leaving the college ranks and heading to the NBA.OutKick has confirmed that May is finalizing a deal to become the next head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, ending a highly successful two-year run in Ann Arbor and creating one of the biggest coaching shakeups of the offseason.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEThe move comes just months after May guided Michigan to the 2026 national championship, cementing his status as one of the hottest coaching names in...

A Dark Dimension Could Link Two of the Universe’s Great Unknowns

For those who see the world as a dark place, the universe seems to offer little solace. According to current estimates, approximately 70% of the stuff that makes up the cosmos consists of dark energy, an unknown force that pushes space to expand. And another 25% consists of dark matter, a mysterious material that holds galaxies together. But semantically speaking, dark energy and dark matter are… Source

Are Asteroid-Mass Black Holes Hiding in the Cosmic Gamma-Ray Glow?

There are multiple ways to form black holes. The one most commonly taught in high school physics classes is that they are created from the collapse of a dying star. But there are another class of black holes, known as Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) that could have been created immediately after the Big Bang by matter collapsing in on it. Or that’s the theory at least. Though long theorized, we’ve never actually seen one of them, though scientists have suggested that they might account for the mis...

Oliver Tree's loved ones reveal his final wish as singer's body returns to California after helicopter crash

Oliver Tree's loved ones are honoring his wishes by establishing a foundation in his name following his tragic passing.On Sunday, just one week after the 32-year-old singer died in a helicopter accident in Brazil, Tree's representatives shared an update on his official Instagram account."Rest in peace Oliver Tree Nickell," the Instagram post began. "Your legacy will live on forever.""Oliver is now back in California where he can finally rest," the message continued. "His legacy will live on thro...

Chevron Lands 20-Year Deal To Power Microsoft's AI Expansion

Chevron Lands 20-Year Deal To Power Microsoft's AI Expansion Microsoft has signed a 20-year agreement with Chevron to power a massive new AI-focused data center campus in West Texas, underscoring the growing race among tech companies to secure reliable energy supplies, according to Bloomberg. The project, known as Project Kilby, is expected to begin generating power in 2028 and eventually reach 2.67 gigawatts—enough electricity for more than 530,000 Texas homes. Chevron is develop...

Groq raised $650M led by Disruptive and Infinitum after its Nvidia deal, aiming to hit 200 MW in capacity by the end of 2027, following a $750M raise in 2025

Zsana Hoskins / Bloomberg: Groq raised $650M led by Disruptive and Infinitum after its Nvidia deal, aiming to hit 200 MW in capacity by the end of 2027, following a $750M raise in 2025 Groq Inc. rai

Five Eyes intelligence alliance says frontier AI models could reshape offensive cyber ops in months

The Five Eyes intelligence agencies warn: AI models capable of taking down governments and businesses are only months away. That's according to the Guardian. The article Five Eyes intelligence allianc

'Fungalpunk' RPG Signet City isn't afraid to be weird and political

Gareth Martin drew on diverse inspirations for Signet City, from horror manga to a musical from Sting.

Instagram for TV is now available on Samsung TVs in the US

Instagram's TV app is expanding to Samsung TVs in the US, half a year after it launched for Amazon Fire TV devices.

Supreme Court Restores Conviction in 1979 Murder of Etan Patz

Pedro Hernandez was convicted in 2017 of kidnapping and murdering the 6-year-old boy, but an appeals court in July had said Mr. Hernandez was entitled to a new trial.

Supreme Court reinstates conviction in 1979 Etan Patz murder

The U.S. Supreme Court reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of New York City 6-year-old Etan Patz.The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson "would deny the petition for a writ of certiorari," the decision noted.The Associated Press contributed to this reportThis is a breaking news story and wil...

Diverging Markets And Converging Talks?

Diverging Markets And Converging Talks? By Teeuwe Mevissen, senior macro strategist at Rabobank Financial markets continue to navigate an increasingly complex macro landscape, defined by the interaction of geopolitical shocks, resurgent inflation pressures, and diverging central bank responses. The key theme remains the tension between resilient risk assets—particularly equities—and a more cautious signal emanating from fixed income markets. This divergence reflects a broader uncer...

Boyle Heights fire expected to keep burning for days amid air quality warnings, schools relocating activities

The fire in Boyle Heights entered its sixth day with several school altering operations and regulators issuing air quality warnings for a large swath of the region.

AG Blanche says World Cup shooting suspect may be dead, as police remain vigilant

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche says the suspect responsible for opening fire near the FIFA World Cup over the weekend in Kansas City, Missouri, may be dead. However, police have yet to confirm the suspect is, in fact, deceased.In an interview with Fox and Friends host Lawrence Jones, Blanche said he believes 22-year-old Oscar Sanchez-Munoz, who is allegedly tied to a string of highway shootings near Arrowhead Stadium, is deceased."We think we got him tracked to a house in Missouri. We...

Crypto trading app Fomo raised a $75M Series B led by Index at a $550M valuation, taking its total funding to ~$94M, and claims to add 3,500 new users per day

Ben Weiss / Fortune: Crypto trading app Fomo raised a $75M Series B led by Index at a $550M valuation, taking its total funding to ~$94M, and claims to add 3,500 new users per day Two established in

Key Events This Week: Core PCE, Global PMIs, Micron Earnings And Fed Talk

Key Events This Week: Core PCE, Global PMIs, Micron Earnings And Fed Talk The main data highlights this week are the global flash PMIs tomorrow, and the US core PCE on Thursday. Elsewhere, other data of interest include the Ifo survey in Germany (Wednesday), Tokyo CPI in Japan (Friday), and CPI reports in Canada (today) and Australia (Wednesday). Also focus will be on the UK where Keir Starmer announced his resignation earlier today and attention will turn on succession planning.  ...

New York golf fans deserve to be called out, Sam Burns has a good cry, Wyndham Clark's best shot at Shinnecock

Wyndham Clark is a two-time U.S. Open champion, and he not only had to conquer the extremely difficult test that is Shinnecock Hills to accomplish that feat, but also had to combat the most hostile and over-the-top fan environments perhaps ever seen at a major championship.The galleries at Shinnecock did not help the growing sentiment that New York fans may be the worst in sports, and they deserve to be called out.As for the actual round of golf that Clark put together to find the winner's circl...

A Companion Cube Cover for Your Steam Machine (Which You Still Can’t Buy) Is Now for Sale

I'm making a note here about this $100 Companion Cube cover, even though I don't know how much the Steam Machine will actually cost.

De la Espriella's law-and-order platform wins Colombia vote after earning Trump's support

Abelardo de la Espriella, characterized by critics as far right, had earned the endorsement of U.S. President Donald Trump, who had said he would stop illegal immigration and crack down on crime and drugs.

Astra: For All Your High Fidelity Music Needs and Absolute Control

In the general trend of "back to the future past" that we've been experiencing these days, a lot of users want to roll back from the streaming-based consumption services now, days of physical media or digital files that are locally present on their systems (I still miss my iPod). So what do we need again? Physical and/or offline digital media players. At the same time, the technology encoding these files have enhanced exponentially, bringing the need for software that can adequately process all ...

‘House of the Dragon’ Returns to Remind You That War Is Hell

The ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series returns to HBO with a fiery and consequential season three premiere.

Jane Seymour reveals director's 'sizzling' reaction to her reunion with 'Dr. Quinn' co-star Joe Lando

More than three decades after they became one of television's most beloved couples, Jane Seymour and Joe Lando are proving some chemistry never fades.The former "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" stars reunited on Season 5 of "Harry Wild," and according to Seymour, it didn't take long for everyone on set to notice the spark was still very much alive."Oh yeah, you know, that was the amazing thing," Seymour told Fox News Digital when asked whether she immediately felt the chemistry return when Lando walk...

Here’s What Everyone Gets Wrong About Agentic AI

Agentic AI is not failing because the technology is bad. It is failing because of five specific misconceptions that teams carry into their first deployments and each one is correctable.

ROBERT F KENNEDY JR: The future of medicine should be built in America

America should continue to lead the world in clinical research and medical innovation.Instead, we are losing ground.A recent study found that China now conducts more early-stage clinical trials than the United States. In 2025, Chinese companies accounted for nearly half of global pharmaceutical licensing deal activity. Those trends should concern every American.For nearly 80 years, clinical trials have driven medical progress. They transform scientific discoveries into treatments that save lives...

Upscale, which is building AI networking infrastructure to rival Cisco, raised a $190M Series A-1 at a $2B valuation, up from $1B after raising $200M in January

Lily Mae Lazarus / Fortune: Upscale, which is building AI networking infrastructure to rival Cisco, raised a $190M Series A-1 at a $2B valuation, up from $1B after raising $200M in January Every tim

Toronto businessman Larry Tanenbaum's company invests $100 million US in PWHL

Toronto businessman Larry Tanenbaum's Kilmer Sports Ventures and the Detroit-based Ilitch Companies have officially bought into the Professional Women's Hockey League, being named strategic partners on Monday.

Scottish Court Rules Against Biological Males Being Held In Women's Prisons

Scottish Court Rules Against Biological Males Being Held In Women's Prisons Authored by Jonathan Turley, There is a major ruling in Scotland where a court declared that it is generally unlawful to house a transgender biological male in a women’s prison. The decision follows the ruling of the top UK court that a woman is defined by her biological gender at birth. The timing is notable as we await a couple of transgender rulings from our own Supreme Court this week. The decisions als...

Momentum: US Issues 60-Day License For Iranian Oil Sales As Tehran Agrees To Hormuz Access, Nuclear Inspections

Momentum: US Issues 60-Day License For Iranian Oil Sales As Tehran Agrees To Hormuz Access, Nuclear Inspections Update(0935ET): As part of the MoU framework, and ongoing technical peace discussions in Switzerland (with US and Iranian teams still though - though Vance and Ghalibaf have at this point departed after their 18-hour first round achievement - Treasury has issued a temporary 60-day general license authorizing the production, delivery, and sale of Iranian oil - it stated in ...

Famke Janssen Has Something to Say About Jean Grey’s Absence in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

Plus, Aaron Paul is rumored to have a "brief" role in Clayface.

Morgan Wallen teases new music with viral Instagram post that has the country music world buzzing

Morgan Wallen appears to have some new music on the way.Wallen, as the loyal readers know, has become the most recognizable face in country music over the past several years.The man is incredibly talented and has built an unrivaled career. No matter the city, he packs arenas and stadiums with fans eager to see him perform.Now, it looks like he has some new music that he's cooking up.MORGAN WALLEN BOWS OUT OF GRAMMY RACE DESPITE RECORD-BREAKING COUNTRY ALBUMWallen shared a video on Instagram over...

Fender Elie 6 Review: So Close to Being Great

There's a lot to love about the Elie 6, but it's missing one major piece of the Bluetooth speaker/guitar amp puzzle.

Deluge of rain leads to flooding, water restrictions in Edmonton and surrounding communities

After days of heavy rain, the ongoing deluge has the City of Edmonton and surrounding communities contending with overland flooding, washed out roads, and wastewater systems pushed past their limits.

China Sanctions 10 US Defense, Rare Earth Firms, Restricts 46 From Govt Procurement Weeks After Pentagon Blacklist

China Sanctions 10 US Defense, Rare Earth Firms, Restricts 46 From Govt Procurement Weeks After Pentagon Blacklist China said on Monday that it will add 10 American firms to its export control list, including two rare earth firms MP Materials and USA Rare Earth, while also restricting 46 US firms from government procurement, signalling it would respond to Washington’s recent expansion of a military blacklist, even amid a broader stabilization of bilateral ties, the SCMP reported. T...

Colombian Bonds, Stocks Rise As Trump-Backed "El Tigre" Defeats Socialist Rival

Colombian Bonds, Stocks Rise As Trump-Backed "El Tigre" Defeats Socialist Rival Summary: Colombian Bonds, Stocks Rise as Right-Wing, Trump-Backed Espriella Wins Vote Trump-Backed "El Tigre" Wins Colombia Presidency As Socialist Era Ends Colombian Assets Rise After Trump-Backed Candidate Wins Presidential Election  Colombian-dollar bonds surged across the curve on Monday, led by notes due in 2054, as traders bet that right-wing Abelardo de la Espriella's presidential win will cut...

Wyndham Clark handled his US Open win with the perfect attitude to win back golf fans

Wyndham Clark might have won more than his second U.S. Open title Sunday at Shinnecock Hills.He might have won back some golf fans, too.At the very least, he gave himself a pretty good start.Clark closed with a 3-over 73 and finished at 4-under, one shot clear of Sam Burns. It wasn't his best round of the weekend, but it was enough to get the job done.WYNDHAM CLARK SURVIVES HOSTILE CROWD AND SAM BURNS CHARGE TO WIN SECOND US OPEN AT SHINNECOCK HILLSAnd the job was made tougher by the fans in att...

Clock is ticking as Senators Ted Cruz, Maria Cantwell push for SEC, Big Ten buy-In on college sports bill

If the Senate Commerce Committee hearing that advanced the Protect College Sports Act to the Senate floor sounded contentious, expect the next few weeks to be even more heated.After just a few weeks of debate surrounding legislation crafted by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., along with Texas Tech Board of Regents Chairman Cody Campbell, college athletics is entering a pivotal stretch before Congress' August recess that could shape the future of the sport."If this thing does...

American NASCAR driver shreds European racer in heated confrontation, drunk fan commits felony and angry Jimmie

Somehow, the end of NASCAR's Naval Base race outlasted the U.S. Open. I didn't think that was possible after everyone spent all weekend complaining about how late the Open was finishing each day, but NASCAR found a way.Nice work!Is that a good thing? Probably not. I'm of the opinion that an automobile race should never end after 6 p.m., but I reckon that's what happens when you're on West Coast time. The bigger, more important question, is ...Was that a good race? We got a first-time winner in C...

MLB sideline reporter gets drenched in wild post-game celebration, Shinnecock gaffe and MJ's love letter sells

Let's get this final full week of June rolling with a Monday edition of Screencaps where we appreciate the art of MLB post-game celebratory showers, but this time the game has changed.You've seen Gatorade or Powerade jugs being dumped on players for years. The game changed Friday night when the Royals won in dramatic fashion and celebrated by dumping a massive QT-branded cup full of water on first baseman Jac Caglianone. Sideline reporter Tricia Whitaker is no stranger to post-game scenes like t...

6 Raspberry Pi Handhelds Worth Exploring (If You Have Money to Spend)

Ever since it first appeared as a credit card-sized computer, the Raspberry Pi has quietly reshaped how we think about cheap, hackable hardware. Its ability to run fully-fledged Linux distros and GPIO pins for wiring up sensors and motors all while being cheap is what drew people in.Of course, recent hikes across its lineup have made things harder for tinkerers, but that's the price they have to pay for access to a well-established ecosystem.That ecosystem covers a lot of ground too. Between the...

NAIRR Science Program Reshapes Scientific Research, Powered by NVIDIA AI Infrastructure

For the past two years, the U.S. National Science Foundation’s National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot program has driven innovative research across the U.S. for over 700 proj

The Founding Fathers had a real revolution to overcome before they could win the war

"What do we mean by the American Revolution? Do we mean the American war?" former President John Adams asked in a letter to a magazine publisher in 1818, eight years before America’s 50th birthday. This question is fitting today as we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. His answer is a revelation about the real revolution.Adams understood that the American Revolution began long before the first muskets flared at the battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775. He knew it went beyond the battlegr...

NVIDIA Vera CPU Opens the Way for Agentic Scientific AI at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Mission, Vision and Veritas new Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) supercomputers to be built with HPE and NVIDIA are tapping NVIDIA Vera CPUs to accelerate scientific discovery, unlocking agen

From Materials Simulation to Experimental Astronomy, New NVIDIA AI Software Unlocks Scientific Discoveries

At the ISC conference running in Hamburg this week, NVIDIA is introducing new software that speeds AI for science, from chemistry and materials discovery to the search for dark matter. The NVIDIA DAQI

Justin Baldoni's attorney reveals shock Friday night phone call that ended Blake Lively legal war

The settlement that ended Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively's blockbuster legal war began with an unexpected Friday night phone call.Justin Baldoni's attorney, Bryan Freedman, told Fox News Digital that he received an "out of the blue" call from opposing counsel requesting mediation, setting in motion the settlement that ultimately ended Baldoni and Lively's explosive feud. Freedman said the agreement allowed his clients to publicly discuss court rulings that dismissed many of the claims against t...

Eco Wave Power Turns Waves Into Watts With NVIDIA AI Infrastructure and Digital Twins

The next era of AI will not be defined by compute alone. Its growth will be determined by energy. As accelerated computing scales across AI factories, agentic AI, industrial AI, edge computing and phy

Meet the 10 youngest players in the 2026 World Cup

The World Cup is well underway, and we have seen players from all corners of the world shine on the sport's biggest stage.We have also seen players of all ages shine on the pitch thus far in the tournament. While most players are able to legally purchase an alcoholic beverage in the three host countries – the United States, Mexico and Canada – some are so young that they cannot legally drink.To legally drink in the United States, you have to be at least 21 years old, and some players in the Worl...

Canada's inflation rate rose to 3.2% in May, driven again by high gas prices

Canada's annual inflation rate edged up to 3.2 per cent in May, according to Statistics Canada. Analysts polled by Reuters had estimated ​the annual inflation rate to touch three per cent in May, up ​from 2.8 per cent in April.

Getty Images Soars After Securing "Display Agreement" With OpenAI

Getty Images Soars After Securing "Display Agreement" With OpenAI Getty Images shares jumped 141% in New York premarket trading after the company announced a "display agreement" with OpenAI. The timing could not have been better for Getty, whose stock had been languishing this year, down roughly 55% before the announcement. For a company in need of a sentiment boost, the new partnership with OpenAI, which allows Getty content to be displayed in ChatGPT visual responses and gives...

Humanoid robots just got a workplace safety system

NVIDIA, a technology company known for AI computing and robotics systems, has introduced NVIDIA Halos for Robotics. The company calls it the industry's first full-stack, comprehensive safety system for robotics and physical AI.Physical AI refers to machines that can sense, decide and act in the real world. NVIDIA says Halos brings together AI compute, safety software, sensor data, safety applications and inspection. The goal is to give robots a common safety architecture before they work near pe...

Import AI 462: Superpersuasion; self-sustaining AI; paths to ASI

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Stocks Drift As Chips Extend Gains, Oil Slides On Positive US-Iran Talks

Stocks Drift As Chips Extend Gains, Oil Slides On Positive US-Iran Talks Futures are modestly lower coming off the US holiday weekend, after equities finished higher last week with both Dow and Russell clocking new ATHs and SPX finishing in the green for the 11th time in the last 12 weeks.  As of 8:00am ET, SandP 500 futures edged down 0.1% while Nasdaq 100 contracts are higher by 0.1% with chips outperforming as usual while hyperscalers, aka "check payers" down as all Mag 7 are low...

Ice Cube apologizes after Lance Stephenson brawl leads to ejection, forfeit in BIG3 opening weekend

Lance Stephenson hasn't played in the NBA since 2022. But if you were wondering whether he's mellowed out with age, the answer appears to be a resounding no.The former Indiana Pacers guard found himself at the center of a wild brawl during the BIG3’s opening weekend, earning an ejection and a suspension.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEStephenson, who now plays for Miami 305, appeared to tackle LA Riot's Devin Ebanks on a drive to the basket before briefly putting him in a headlock. Mo...

How to stop scam texts from targeting aging parents

Scam texts are annoying for everyone. For older adults with memory issues, they can become financially disastrous. Rob from Kennesaw, Georgia, is dealing with that exact situation. His mom uses her iPhone for nearly everything, and scam texts keep pulling her into links, purchases and political donation pages. His story shows why this problem needs more than another reminder to "be careful."Here's what Rob asked us:"My mom is 81 years old with mild dementia. She uses her iPhone for everything an...

Norway World Cup fans take over Times Square as team prepares for Senegal match

Norway is set to take on Senegal in their second 2026 FIFA World Cup match of the tournament on Monday night at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.Several hours before the whistle blew on the pitch, Norwegian fans flocked to Times Square in the heart of New York City to give their squad a proper sendoff.WATCH THE WORLD CUP FINAL ON FOX ONEHundreds of Norway fans performed the "Viking Row" to offer proper support of their nation’s best soccer players. Max Bretos, the voice...

UK-based AI law firm Garfield, which received regulatory approval in 2025, wins a case in the English courts for the first time; the case focused on unpaid fees

Suzi Ring / Financial Times: UK-based AI law firm Garfield, which received regulatory approval in 2025, wins a case in the English courts for the first time; the case focused on unpaid fees Freelanc

Feds considering high-speed rail route change to include stop in Kingston, Ont.

The Liberal government is weighing a significant routing change for the Alto high-speed rail project that would move the line's corridor south toward the shore of Lake Ontario, CBC News has confirmed.

Alan Greenspan, Longtime Fed Chair And "Maestro" Of Markets, Dies At 100

Alan Greenspan, Longtime Fed Chair And "Maestro" Of Markets, Dies At 100 Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman who led the central bank from 1987 to 2006, under four presidents, died at 100 from complications of Parkinson's disease, NBC News reported. Greenspan became known as the "maestro" of monetary policy, spanning one of the longest and strongest economic expansions in U.S. history, marked by booming stocks, rising home prices, low unemployment, and confidence ...

Vigil planned for 18-year-old tourist killed in Central Park horse-drawn carriage incident

Elected officials and animal welfare advocates will gather for a vigil to be held on Monday to honor the 18-year-old tourist who died after falling from a horse-drawn carriage in Central Park last Wednesday.Romanch Mahajan, who was visiting New York City from India with his family, suffered fatal injuries when the horse became spooked and bolted off. It ran down West Drive before its carriage flipped over after crashing into another carriage. Mahajan's father said that his son died trying to sav...

NYC-based Prosper AI, whose healthcare AI tool is designed to answer patient phone calls, raised a $30M Series A led by a16z, taking its total funding to $35M

Brock E.W. Turner / Axios: NYC-based Prosper AI, whose healthcare AI tool is designed to answer patient phone calls, raised a $30M Series A led by a16z, taking its total funding to $35M Prosper AI,

NYC-based Prosper AI, whose health care AI tool is designed to answer patient phone calls, raised a $30M Series A led by a16z, for $35M in total funding

Brock E.W. Turner / Axios: NYC-based Prosper AI, whose health care AI tool is designed to answer patient phone calls, raised a $30M Series A led by a16z, for $35M in total funding Prosper AI, a heal

Scientists find 'signs of life' inside 5,300-year-old mummy in remarkable discovery

Researchers have uncovered traces of ancient microbes inside a mummy unexpected "signs of life" that may have persisted for more than 5,300 years.The study, recently published in the journal Microbiome, centers on Ötzi the Iceman, a mummy found by a tourist inside a glacier in the Alps in 1991, news agency SWNS reported.Ötzi's remains date back to 3300 B.C., before Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids were built. He was between 25 and 35 years old when he died, and stood roughly 5 feet 2 inches ...

Building Browser-Using AI Agents in Python

Most AI agent tutorials start with an API.

‘Toy Story 5’ Rides Like the Wind With 2026’s Best Debut

Pixar has another potential winner on its hand with 'Toy Story 5'—if the summer's other big movies don't steal its thunder.

Toy Story 5 Rides Like the Wind With 2026’s Best Debut

Pixar has another potential winner on its hand with 'Toy Story 5'—if the summer's other big movies don't steal its thunder.

Chicago resident living in shadows of Obama Presidential Center reveal chaos caused by years-long construction

CHICAGO – A man who has lived on Chicago’s South Side for 18 years and now lives in the shadow of the newly opened Barack Obama Presidential Center described to Fox News Digital the havoc he says the years-long construction project wreaked on his housing complex.Akoma Amanze is a local cab driver who lives in Jackson Park Terrace, a low-income housing community directly across the street from the 19.3 acre campus dedicated to the 44th president.Over the weekend, while thousands of people from ac...

Woman struggles to find accessible World Cup tickets for her terminally ill husband

A woman who raised more than $5,000 to take her terminally ill husband to a FIFA World Cup match in Vancouver says she has been unable to get wheelchair-accessible tickets through FIFA’s accessibility process.

Iran Agrees To Invite Nuclear Inspectors Back As Vance Hails 'Great Progress' After A Little 'Threatening and Whining'

Iran Agrees To Invite Nuclear Inspectors Back As Vance Hails 'Great Progress' After A Little 'Threatening and Whining' Axios is reporting Monday morning Iran has agreed to invite IAEA inspectors back to the country, according to fresh words of Vice President J.D. Vance, who focused all day prior and much into the overnight on forging a path forward toward permanent peace. The two sides are seeking to hammer out a long-term nuclear agreement, now amid the technical talks process, as...

Neural Networks, Explained for Beginners: Start Here If They’ve Confused You

The intuition behind neural networks and why they need activation functions. The post Neural Networks, Explained for Beginners: Start Here If They’ve Confused You appeared first on Towards Data Scienc

OpenAI signs deal to show Getty's images in ChatGPT results

Getty Images will allow OpenAI to use its content library in AI search and ChatGPT.

Electric bike rental company Lime is seeking to raise up to $180.9M in its US IPO, offering 6.7M shares at $24 to $26 each, giving it an up to $1.7B valuation

Jordan Fitzgerald / Bloomberg: Electric bike rental company Lime is seeking to raise up to $180.9M in its US IPO, offering 6.7M shares at $24 to $26 each, giving it an up to $1.7B valuation Lime, th

Ship Traffic Through Hormuz Chokepoint Continues As Normalization Efforts Remain "Fragile"

Ship Traffic Through Hormuz Chokepoint Continues As Normalization Efforts Remain "Fragile" U.S. and Iranian negotiators concluded a lengthy initial round of technical talks, backed by Qatar and Pakistan, with early progress reported. Still, the diplomatic road to a permanent peace deal remains fragile. For now, despite Tehran declaring on Sunday that the Strait was "closed," millions of barrels of crude continue to exit the Persian Gulf through the critical maritime chokepoint.  B...

Giants' Rafael Devers expresses frustration with pinch-run decision amid one-run loss to Marlins

The San Francisco Giants were attempting to rally down one run in the top of the ninth inning against the Miami Marlins on Sunday when Rafael Devers reached first base on a walk.Giants manager Tony Vitello was about to pinch-run for Devers in hopes of adding speed on the bases to tie the game. Jonah Cox ran toward first while Devers tried to shoo him away. Devers pleaded from first base to stay in the game while Cox was caught in the middle of the ordeal.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME...

Chinese-style EV battery swap stations are coming to Europe

Octopus and CATL are pledging to roll out a network of battery swap stations for heavy trucks across Europe.

The Sequence Special #881: The Soccer World Cup of AI Models

What happens when AI models compete in the most popular sport in the world?

Several US States Bet That AI Can Solve Their Prison Recidivism Crisis

America's state prison systems need ways "to keep people from returning to prison," reports the Wall Street Journal, "when an estimated 40% end up back behind bars within three years." Part of the problem comes in the form of filing cabinets, manila folders and legacy digital databases. In other words, records for a single prisoner might be kept in a dozen places... Now a group of 19 prison systems are tackling the problem with digital tools and artificial intelligence in some cases. They are c...

Could This Super El Niño Trigger a Global Food Crisis?

El Niño has arrived, and it’s going to be a doozy. Here’s what that means for global food security, according to experts.

Netherlands-based Nearfield Instruments, which makes atomic force microscopes to measure chip features, raised $380M led by Fidelity at a $1.6B valuation

Stephen Nellis / Reuters: Netherlands-based Nearfield Instruments, which makes atomic force microscopes to measure chip features, raised $380M led by Fidelity at a $1.6B valuation Nearfield Instrume

Democrats aim to kill school choice from Wisconsin to the rest of the US

At a recent town hall, both leading Democratic candidates for the governorship of Wisconsin, state Rep. Francesca Hong and former Lieutenant Gov. Mandela Barnes, pledged to abolish the school choice program in their state.Meanwhile, the progressive legal organization Law Forward filed a suit that could end the Dairy State’s school choice programs, alleging that these programs run afoul of the state constitution. The 2000 state supreme court ruling that permitted vouchers did so only so long as t...

8 common food preservatives linked to higher risk of high blood pressure and heart disease

Common food preservatives may contribute to higher risks of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, according to a large French study.Researchers analyzed data from 112,395 adults averaging 42 years of age, assessing their detailed dietary intake with an average follow-up of nearly eight years.Among the participants, 5,544 developed hypertension during the follow-up period, and 2,450 experienced cardiovascular disease events.'ADDICTIVE' ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS LINKED TO SPIKE IN CHRONIC DI...