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Tech - Wired - 8 minutes ago

Klipsch the Fives II Speakers Review for Music, Movies, More (2026)

These bookshelf speakers are excellent for music playback, but you'll want to stick with a soundbar for theater-shaking surround sound.

Tech - Engadget - 28 minutes ago

US reportedly allows 10 Chinese companies to buy NVIDIA's coveted H200 AI chips

But Reuters says NVIDIA has yet to make any deliveries.

Tech - Wired - 38 minutes ago

HelloFresh Meal Kit Review (2026): Vast Options, Good Execution

The HelloFresh meal kit has harnessed AI and modern logistics to field the most impressively gigantic menu I have ever seen. Recipe times are still lies, though.

Regional - L.A. Times - 40 minutes ago

Another Californian was exposed to hantavirus in deadly cruise ship outbreak, officials announce

Health officials have identified a fifth California resident who was exposed to the hantavirus strain that spread on a Dutch cruise ship and killed three people.

Regional - L.A. Times - 40 minutes ago

L.A. food giveaway draws thousands and runs out of supplies amid surging inflation

Angelenos are feeling the pinch of ongoing gas and grocery price spikes amid the U.S. war on Iran. A food distribution event in Baldwin Hills ran out of supplies Wednesday, sending scores of families home empty-handed.

Regional - L.A. Times - 40 minutes ago

Hantavirus strikes a cruise ship: A 'perfect storm' or a warning sign?

The MV Hondius was the epicenter of the first-ever deadly outbreak of hantavirus aboard a modern cruise ship. Was this a freak occurrence, or a sign of things to come?

Regional - L.A. Times - 40 minutes ago

200,000 Californians help the grid out in tough times and get paid for it. Now that's up in the air

California has one of the most successful "virtual power plants" in the world, but it's on the chopping block.

Tech - Wired - 40 minutes ago

Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins

A bustling underground ecosystem is providing criminals with the tools to unlock iPhones—and wage phishing attacks against their contacts to access bank accounts and more.

Tech - Wired - 1 hour ago

These Instagram Ads Sure Seem to Be Selling Cocaine Accessories

From designer straws to magnet-sealed leather pouches, the platform is awash in products seemingly built for coke—despite Meta’s policies on drug paraphernalia.

Regional - New York Times - 1 hour ago

Weekend Getaways for Sale on the Jersey Shore, the East End and in the Hudson Valley

This week’s properties are in Manasquan, N.J., and Southold, Southhampton, Accord, and Woodstock, N.Y.

Regional - New York Times - 1 hour ago

Brooklyn Prepares for an Uncomfortably Warm Half Marathon

With a forecast for near 80 degrees on race day, organizers of the Brooklyn Half urged runners to stay hydrated and to pace themselves.

Regional - New York Times - 1 hour ago

How the Stars of 6 Tony-Nominated Broadway Shows Get Into Character

For Nathan Lane, Taraji P. Henson, Daniel Radcliffe and other actors, it can take wigs, group hugs or banishing ghosts to make the transformation.

Eco - The Economist - 1 hour ago
World - Fox News - 1 hour ago

Trump-Xi’s China summit is a defining test for America in the new Cold War

When Chinese President Xi Jinping publicly declared that mastery of artificial intelligence is "the front line and main battlefield of international competition," he was not indulging in political theater. He was announcing the strategic framework now guiding Beijing’s economic, military and technological ambitions.After 24 years in uniform and another two-plus decades studying America’s adversaries from the Pentagon to a think tank to writing 14 books on geopolitical threats I have learned to t...

World - Fox News - 1 hour ago

Democrats’ midterm push clouded by infighting over party keeping 2024 autopsy under wraps

Democrats keep winning at the ballot box as the party works to win back congressional majorities in this year's midterm elections.But despite a slew of electoral victories and overperformances in the more than 15 months since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, the party's image remains well underwater in public opinion polling and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) finds itself badly trailing the rival Republican National Committee in fundraising, a crucial gauge of a party...

World - Fox News - 1 hour ago

MORNING GLORY: President Trump needs to finish the war against Iran once and for all

My mornings begin with coffee how did I ever get through high school without coffee? and the "News Items" newsletter from John Ellis, longtime NBC News poobah whose reputation for fairness and seriousness led his hobby of collecting key stories and circulating a summary of them to friends and family to become an influential summary of the key stories from overnight as well as the obscure and the incredible (but always true and very well sourced).John’s missive had been my 6 AM companion for so m...

Regional - New York Times - 1 hour ago

Inside Jack Schlossberg’s Chaotic Campaign to Revive Camelot

Erratic behavior and staff turnover have colored Mr. Schlossberg’s bid for a House seat in New York, raising questions about his readiness for office.

World - Fox News - 1 hour ago

JONATHAN TURLEY: AOC's war on billionaires twists America's birth into a socialist myth

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is fast becoming the greatest fabulist since Aesop.Recently, Ocasio-Cortez insisted that true billionaires are a capitalist myth since "you can’t earn a billion dollars." However, her greatest work of fiction may be her insistence that the Framers fought against billionaires and would have joined her and other socialists in seeking to eradicate them today.Bertrand Russell once noted that "there is something feeble and a little contemptible" about those "who...

World - Fox News - 1 hour ago

What Xi wants from Trump as Beijing seeks leverage in high-stakes summit

President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a moment when both Washington and Beijing are trying to stabilize one of the world’s most consequential rivalries without giving ground on deeper strategic disputes.The two-day visit marks Trump’s first trip to China since 2017 and comes amid mounting tensions over trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan and the fallout from the war with Iran. While the White House is framing the summit as an o...

Tech - Gizmodo - 1 hour ago

Your Doctor Is Most Likely Consulting This Free AI Chatbot, Report Says

65% of U.S. doctors reportedly use OpenEvidence, which is supported in part by pharmaceutical ads.

World - Fox News - 1 hour ago

New 9/11 Museum exhibit aims to connect younger Americans to the attacks through powerful artifacts

A new exhibit at the 9/11 Memorial Museum is keeping the memory of that day and its aftermath alive, even for those who didn’t live through it, as the museum highlights 15 years since the raid that killed Usama bin Laden."A third of the U.S. population has been born since then, so it’s not just kids," Jay Weinkam, executive vice president of government and community affairs at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, told Fox News Digital. "It is 25 years later, and it’s our teachers, our first responders,...

World - Fox News - 1 hour ago

What the Founding Fathers would tell AOC about the American Revolution

To be sure, hubris, ignorance, and intolerance are often the coins of the realm of the far left. A chilling example of that reality was recently on display at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics where former Obama advisor David Axelrod was interviewing potential Democratic presidential candidate Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. It was there that AOC proved her massive ignorance and building bias by laughable claiming: "The American Revolution was against the billionaires of...

Tech - LLM Stats - 1 hour ago

The enterprise shift OpenAI saw coming

PLUS: Turn prompts into content with Claude Code and Higgsfield

Tech - Wired - 1 hour ago

Meta’s New Reality: Record High Profits. Record Low Morale

Next week, Meta is cutting about 10 percent of its staff. WIRED spoke with more than a dozen current and former employees about what it's like inside a company where "everyone is unhappy."

Alt - Zero Hedge - 1 hour ago

Scientists Intentionally Trigger 8,000 Earthquakes Deep Beneath Swiss Alps

Scientists Intentionally Trigger 8,000 Earthquakes Deep Beneath Swiss Alps Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Scientists at ETH Zurich university in Switzerland have deliberately induced around 8,000 seismic events deep underground in the Swiss Alps as part of an experiment called Fault Activation and Earthquake Rupture (FEAR-2). The team injected 750,000 litres of water into the ground via two boreholes over approximately 50 hours at the BedrettoLab facility. The quak...

Eco - The Economist - 1 hour ago

The jobs apocalypse: a (very) short history

Mass unemployment induced by AI would be unprecedented

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 hours ago
Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 hours ago

These refugees in Kenya were promised jobs in Canada. At the 11th hour, the employer cancelled the offer

A continuing care organization in Nova Scotia has rescinded job offers it had been extending to refugees for more than two years, leaving the displaced people without a path out of some of the largest refugee camps in the world. They were invited to come to Canada through a federal program, but the organization says as processing timelines and the number of people needing care increased, many of the roles were filled locally.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 hours ago

Canada wants sovereign AI data centres. What does that actually mean?

Canada wants to build data centres that are not just physically located here, but controlled here a distinction experts say could determine whether the country can reduce its dependence on U.S. tech giants and keep Canadian data subject to Canadian rules.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 hours ago

As Canada plans to send election observers to Armenia, advocates warn of a democratic backslide

As the federal government prepares to send seven election observers to Armenia, an advocacy group featuring the former president of Human Rights Watch is warning Canada and its Western allies of democratic backsliding prior to the June vote.

Tech - LLM Stats - 2 hours ago

Claude subscriptions get separate budgets for programmatic use, billed at full API prices

As of June 15, Anthropic is splitting programmatic Claude usage out of the existing subscription quota. Instead, subscribers get a dedicated monthly credit ranging from $20 to $200 depending on their

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 hours ago

Pope Leo XIV hung up on by bank teller who thought call was a prank

“Could you imagine being known as the woman who hung up on the Pope?”

Alt - Zero Hedge - 3 hours ago

Dutch Asylum Center Burns On First Day Of New Arrivals After Weeks Of Protests

Dutch Asylum Center Burns On First Day Of New Arrivals After Weeks Of Protests Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, A fire was started in bushes outside an asylum center in the Dutch town of Loosdrecht on Tuesday evening, prompting a major police response after weeks of local protests against the facility. Protesters threw flares and fireworks onto the grounds of the building, which is located at the town hall on De Rading. Footage shared on social media appeared to show r...

Tech - Engadget - 3 hours ago

Apple backs Google after EU orders Android be opened up to AI rivals

The company agrees with Google that it would put European users' privacy and safety at risk.

Regional - New York Times - 3 hours ago

What Could One Banana Cost? $10? Maybe for You, Some Fear.

Grocery stores can use shoppers’ personal data to charge different customers different prices. Lawmakers in New York are considering a ban.

Regional - New York Times - 3 hours ago

In a City of Big Dreams, Many Young Adults See a Cloudy Future

A bleak job market. Rising rents. Huge debt. In New York and other cities, traditional milestones of adulthood feel further away for some 20- and 30-year-olds.

Regional - New York Times - 3 hours ago

It’s a Hard Time to be a Young Adult. We Want to Hear From You.

I’m a Times reporter writing about young people in the New York City area. Whether you’re a young adult, or work with them, your insights can help.

Alt - Zero Hedge - 3 hours ago

Emmanuel Macron Says France's Fate Is "Tied To The African Continent"

Emmanuel Macron Says France's Fate Is "Tied To The African Continent" For anyone who doubts that "Multiculturalism" is the preeminent political religion of the new age, the rhetoric of the majority of the European ruling class consistently proves the case.  French President Emmanuel Macron was the co-host (with Kenyan President William Ruto) at the Africa Forward Summit this week in Kenya, where he repeated multicultural rhetoric in favor of mass immigration from Africa into Europe...

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 hours ago

As their leaders meet, American and Chinese people are drifting apart

New York Times: From ‘ping pong diplomacy’ to empty bars – the great US-China disconnect.

Tech - LLM Stats - 4 hours ago

Filing: Jensen Huang's foundation bought $108.3M worth of AI computing time from CoreWeave and is donating it to universities and other nonprofit institutes

Max A. Cherney / Reuters: Filing: Jensen Huang's foundation bought $108.3M worth of AI computing time from CoreWeave and is donating it to universities and other nonprofit institutes The foundation

Tech - LLM Stats - 4 hours ago

Canadian legaltech company Clio says its ARR has reached $500M, citing demand for its AI tools; Clio had a $5B valuation after a $500M Series G in November 2025

Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: Canadian legaltech company Clio says its ARR has reached $500M, citing demand for its AI tools; Clio had a $5B valuation after a $500M Series G in November 2025 While AI

Tech - LLM Stats - 4 hours ago

Canadian legaltech company Clio says its ARR has reached $500M, citing demand for its AI services; it was valued at $5B after a $500M Series G in November 2025

Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: Canadian legaltech company Clio says its ARR has reached $500M, citing demand for its AI services; it was valued at $5B after a $500M Series G in November 2025 While AI i

World - Fox News - 4 hours ago

Caitlin Clark gets technical foul after tense interaction with referee in Fever win over Sparks

Caitlin Clark was assessed with her first technical foul of the season on Wednesday night after a heated exchange with a referee.During the Indiana Fever's game against the Los Angeles Sparks, with 20 seconds remaining in the first half, Clark was called for an offensive foul, giving Los Angeles possession.Clark later walked over to referee Jason Alabanza and appeared to engage in a verbal spat.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAlabanza gave Clark a technical before Indiana heade...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 4 hours ago

The UK's New Multinational Naval Initiative Aims To Contain Russia In The Arctic and Baltic

The UK's New Multinational Naval Initiative Aims To Contain Russia In The Arctic and Baltic Authored by Andrew Korybko, General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, head of the British Royal Navy, announced that his counterparts from the 10-nation Joint Expeditionary Taskforce comprised of the UK, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Netherlands agreed to create “a family of allied fleets”. Officially known as the “Northern Navies Initiative” (NNI), it’s expli...

Tech - LLM Stats - 4 hours ago

Nous Research Releases Token Superposition Training to Speed Up LLM Pre-Training by Up to 2.5x Across 270M to 10B Parameter Models

Nous Research releases Token Superposition Training (TST), a two-phase pre-training method that cuts wall-clock training time by up to 2.5x at matched FLOPs by averaging contiguous token embeddings in

Tech - LLM Stats - 4 hours ago

Riyadh-based Stitch, which develops software for banks and financial services companies, raised a $25M Series A led by a16z, its first investment in the Gulf

Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg: Riyadh-based Stitch, which develops software for banks and financial services companies, raised a $25M Series A led by a16z, its first investment in the Gulf Andreessen Hor

World - New Zealand Herald News - 5 hours ago

California mayor resigns after agreeing to plead guilty to acting as Chinese agent

Mayor Eileen Wang resigned on May 11 over accusations and faces up to 10 years in prison.

Tech - LLM Stats - 5 hours ago

Clio’s $500M milestone arrives just as Anthropic ups the ante

Legal tech startups, including Clio, which just hit $500 million in ARR, are seeing massive customer adoption.

Tech - LLM Stats - 5 hours ago

Clio's $500M milestone arrives just as Anthropic ups the ante

Legal tech startups, including Clio, which just hit $500 million in ARR, are seeing massive customer adoption.

Tech - LLM Stats - 5 hours ago

Sources: climate watchdog SBTi drops proposed rules that would limit tech companies' claims that gas-fueled data centers are covered by clean energy investments

Kenza Bryan / Financial Times: Sources: climate watchdog SBTi drops proposed rules that would limit tech companies' claims that gas-fueled data centers are covered by clean energy investments Corpor

Tech - Wired - 5 hours ago

20% Off Sephora Promo Code | May 2026

Earn more points on skincare purchases when you use our Sephora coupon.

Tech - Wired - 5 hours ago

Mattress Promo Code: 20% Off │May

Use a Mattress Firm promo code to save on top mattresses, score a free adjustable base, and unlock up to $300 in instant credits.

Tech - Wired - 5 hours ago

Birdfy Discount Codes: 15% Off Sitewide

Use these verified Birdfy discount codes to score up to 40% off smart feeders, camera kits, and accessories.

Tech - Wired - 5 hours ago

Hungryroot Coupon Codes: 30% Off This May

Get up to 30% off your first order and free gifts using a Hungryroot promo code today. Discover our best coupons and discounts to let you save on your healthy groceries as a new or returning customer.

Tech - Wired - 5 hours ago

NZXT Discount Codes: 50% Off in May 2026

Save 50%, plus up to $250 with NZXT promo codes and discounts.

Tech - Wired - 5 hours ago

Hotels.com Coupon: 25% Off May 2026

Unlock significant savings on hotels, resorts, and getaways with our verified Hotels.com promo codes and gift card discounts. Plan your perfect trip today!

Tech - Wired - 5 hours ago

Tuft and Needle Promo Codes: 30% Off | May 2026

Save 30% on best-selling mattresses with our top Tuft and Needle coupon codes.

Tech - Wired - 5 hours ago

eBay Coupons: 20% Off in May 2026

Save up to 60% on a selection of items at eBay, including electronics, home products, card games, car parts and more.

Tech - Wired - 5 hours ago

Petlibro Offers: 60% Off in May

Save on Petlibro essentials, including automatic feeders, water fountains, and accessories to keep cats and dogs fed, hydrated, and comfortable every day.

Tech - Wired - 5 hours ago

Sealy Promo Codes: $100 Off

Whether you’re switching from springs to memory foam or just want to sleep cooler this summer, these Sealy mattress deals will have you waking up refreshed—and with cash left in your wallet.

Tech - Wired - 5 hours ago

Top Home Chef Promo Codes for May 2026

Enjoy up to 50% off deliveries, free meals, and more with the latest Home Chef coupons.

Tech - Wired - 5 hours ago

Starz Promo Codes: $5 Off for May 2026

Ready to stream award-winning series, hit movies, and exclusive originals? Our comprehensive guide helps you find every active Starz coupon, free trial, and discount code to save big on your subscription this May.

Tech - LLM Stats - 5 hours ago

Musk v. Altman filing: Sam Altman holds $2B+ in stakes in companies that have done business with OpenAI, including a $1.7B stake in fusion startup Helion Energy

Kenrick Cai / Reuters: Musk v. Altman filing: Sam Altman holds $2B+ in stakes in companies that have done business with OpenAI, including a $1.7B stake in fusion startup Helion Energy OpenAI Chief E

Tech - LLM Stats - 6 hours ago

LY Corp launches a bid with Bain Capital to buy Kakaku.com, which operates restaurant review and booking site Tabelog, for $4B, challenging EQT's $3.75B offer (Nikkei Asia)

Nikkei Asia: LY Corp launches a bid with Bain Capital to buy Kakaku.com, which operates restaurant review and booking site Tabelog, for $4B, challenging EQT's $3.75B offer TOKYO The operator of th

World - Fox News - 6 hours ago

Shakira, Madonna and BTS co-headline first-ever World Cup Final halftime show

The world’s largest sporting event, the 2026 FIFA World Cup, is just a few weeks away, returning to North America and the United States for the first time since 1994. FIFA announced their first ever halftime show for the World Cup Final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. In a post on X, featuring Elmo, Coldplay announced that the halftime show would be curated by lead singer Chris Martin and feature BTS, Madonna and Shakira. Shakira is set to release the official song of the World Cup, "Dai Dai,"...

Regional - L.A. Times - 6 hours ago

Grand fire burns in Chino Hills, spurring evacuation orders

Evacuation orders were issued in Chino Hills on Wednesday evening after a vegetation fire ignited near Grand Avenue Park around 7 p.m.

Regional - L.A. Times - 6 hours ago

Crews make progress on Grand fire in Chino Hills; evacuations lifted

Evacuation orders were issued in Chino Hills on Wednesday evening after a vegetation fire ignited near Grand Avenue Park around 7 p.m.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 6 hours ago

Donald Trump meets Xi Jinping in Beijing for high-stakes US-China summit on trade and Iran

Trump’s Beijing trip is the first by a US President in nearly a decade.

Tech - Engadget - 6 hours ago

Microsoft is retiring Copilot Mode on Edge, because everything is Copilot Mode now

Copilot features are now available on Edge for mobile.

Tech - LLM Stats - 6 hours ago

[AINews] Codex Rises, Claude Meters Programmatic Usage

a quiet day lets us report on a long trend of the major coding agents

Regional - CBC NEWS - 6 hours ago

Toronto Tempo celebrate 1st-ever WNBA win in franchise history

The expansion Toronto Tempo earned their first win in the WNBA by defeating the Seattle Storm 86-73 on Wednesday night.

Tech - LLM Stats - 7 hours ago

Microsoft updates Edge with new AI features, including letting Copilot gather information from open tabs and use browsing history for more relevant answers

Emma Roth / The Verge: Microsoft updates Edge with new AI features, including letting Copilot gather information from open tabs and use browsing history for more relevant answers The new features in

World - Fox News - 7 hours ago

Trump’s upbeat China message collides with deepening Beijing rivalry

President Donald Trump opened his high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping by predicting a "fantastic future together" striking an unusually warm tone as his administration pursues new trade and investment deals with Beijing."In fact, the longest relationship of our two countries that any president and president has had," Trump said at the start of the bilateral meeting Thursday local time. "We've had a fantastic relationship. We've gotten along.""And whenever we had a problem, we w...

World - Fox News - 7 hours ago

China rolls out red carpet for Trump as Xi meeting tests trade, Taiwan tensions

President Donald Trump was greeted with pomp and circumstance by the Chinese as he met China's President Xi Jinping ahead of a high-stakes bilateral meeting between the two nations. After arriving in his armored vehicle Thursday morning local time, Trump met with Xi in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in front of crowds of military personnel, dignitaries, music and children. After shaking hands with the Chinese president, the pair introduced each other to their dignitaries and la...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 7 hours ago

Neocon Grandee Robert Kagan Issues Surprise Scathing Critique Of Iran War

Neocon Grandee Robert Kagan Issues Surprise Scathing Critique Of Iran War Via Middle East Eye Robert Kagan, one of the United States’ most prominent neoconservative voices and a long-time pro-Israel hawk, has warned that Washington is heading towards "total defeat" in its war on Iran - a setback he says “can neither be repaired nor ignored”. Writing in The Atlantic, Kagan said the damage inflicted by the conflict cannot be reversed. "There will be no return to the status quo ante,...

Regional - CBC NEWS - 7 hours ago

Carney government to announce review of Clean Electricity Regulations

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to deliver his vision to transform Canada's electricity sector with the ambitious goal of doubling the nation's electricity grid, sources tell CBC News.

Tech - LLM Stats - 7 hours ago

OpenAI says it would support a global AI governance body that is led by the US and includes China as a member, similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency

Maggie Eastland / Bloomberg: OpenAI says it would support a global AI governance body that is led by the US and includes China as a member, similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency OpenAI w

Alt - Zero Hedge - 7 hours ago

Mass Casualty Event After Israeli Airstrikes On Beirut Highway

Mass Casualty Event After Israeli Airstrikes On Beirut Highway Another mass casualty event has occurred in Lebanon, as national media says that on Wednesday eight people died, including two children, when Israeli strikes targeted cars on a highway south of Beirut.  Israeli media itself described that "The three separate airstrikes were carried out well beyond the main theater of conflict in the south, targeting vehicles on the coastal highway in an area around 20 kilometers (12 mil...

Tech - Universe Today - 7 hours ago

A Brief-ish History of SETI. Part IV: Arecibo and the WOW! Signal

During the 1970s, pioneering experiments were conducted that are known today as Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI). At the same time, NASA launched four spacecraft bound for interstellar space, each carrying "messages in a bottle" intended for extraterrestrial beings.

Tech - LLM Stats - 8 hours ago

Sources: Google plans to announce a new Gemini model at its I/O conference next week; the model will land roughly in the class of GPT-5.5, but short of Mythos

Alex Heath / Sources: Sources: Google plans to announce a new Gemini model at its I/O conference next week; the model will land roughly in the class of GPT-5.5, but short of Mythos Sources say that

Alt - Zero Hedge - 8 hours ago

The Hidden Cost To The American Worker From The AI Boom

The Hidden Cost To The American Worker From The AI Boom Authored by Steven Edginton via American Intelligence, While many warn that artificial intelligence itself will displace American workers, far less attention is paid to the fact that the very companies building AI are already replacing American employees with cheaper foreign labor. In many cases, though, the immediate threat to American workers is not the technology itself, but the hiring practices of the firms developing it....

World - New Zealand Herald News - 8 hours ago

‘Too dangerous to be free’: Mum who poisoned husband sentenced

The US woman was also found guilty of fraudulently claiming his life insurance.

World - Fox News - 8 hours ago

ESPN is reportedly preventing the College Football Playoff from expanding to 24 teams

The College Football Playoff was supposed to provide some certainty in a sport that, for too long, based its rewards on unreliable polls. And to the extent that there's no debate over the team crowned as national champions, it's worked.But if there's one thing fans have learned over the last few years, it's that little in modern college football is certain. And after one round of expansion, from four teams to 12, there's now more discussion and debate over the next round of growth.Some, includin...

World - Fox News - 8 hours ago

US lifts costly visa bond requirement for some World Cup travelers, Trump administration says

Citizens of a select group of countries who have purchased tickets to this summer’s World Cup matches in the U.S. will no longer be required to provide thousands of dollars in visa bonds to enter the country and attend the tournament.On Wednesday, the State Department confirmed the Trump administration is waiving a prior mandate requiring visitors from Algeria, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Tunisia to post visa bonds of up to $15,000 to enter the U.S.The department imposed the bond requir...

Tech - LLM Stats - 8 hours ago

TikTok launches TikTok GO in the US for users to book hotels, attractions, and experiences directly in the app, partnering with Booking.com, Expedia, and others

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: TikTok launches TikTok GO in the US for users to book hotels, attractions, and experiences directly in the app, partnering with Booking.com, Expedia, and others TikTok anno

Alt - Zero Hedge - 8 hours ago

Israel's Netanyahu Made Clandestine Trip To UAE During Height Of Iran War

Israel's Netanyahu Made Clandestine Trip To UAE During Height Of Iran War Amid the fog of the Iran conflict, some serious geopolitical chess moves were happening in the shadows, with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu having slipped behind what were once enemy lines, into the the quarters of UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for a clandestine summit which could help realign the region. "This visit has led to a historic breakthrough in relations between Israel and the UAE," Neta...

Tech - LLM Stats - 8 hours ago

From AirTags to AI nudification: The growing toolkit of technology‑facilitated abuse

It's hard to overstate the impact that artificial intelligence has had since the release of generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT just three years ago. While they have led to countless advances in h

World - Fox News - 8 hours ago

Iran says its small subs deployed to Strait of Hormuz as expert explains threat: ‘Vulnerable to detection’

Iran says it has deployed small submarines to act as an "invisible guardian" of the Strait of Hormuz amid a series of rejected peace deals between Tehran and the U.S., according to reports.The deployment claim came as analysts said that although the Iranian Ghadir-class mini-subs could threaten U.S. naval forces, the vessels’ limited range, firepower and endurance would blunt any real strategic impact.The submarine deployment was highlighted by Bloomberg and first reported by the semi-official T...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 8 hours ago

Trump Says Cuba Is Seeking Help: 'We Are Going To Talk'

Trump Says Cuba Is Seeking Help: 'We Are Going To Talk' Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, Cuba wants help, and the United States will hold talks with the communist island nation, President Donald Trump announced in a Tuesday post on Truth Social. He did not specify when those talks would take place. “No Republican has ever spoken to me about Cuba, which is a failed country and only heading in one direction—down! Cuba is asking for help, and we are going to talk!!! In ...

Tech - Gizmodo - 9 hours ago
Tech - LLM Stats - 9 hours ago

OpenEvidence, an AI-powered medical search tool, says it's used by two-thirds of US physicians, or ~650K doctors, and an additional 1.2M doctors internationally

Jared Perlo / NBC News: OpenEvidence, an AI-powered medical search tool, says it's used by two-thirds of US physicians, or ~650K doctors, and an additional 1.2M doctors internationally OpenEvidence,

Tech - LLM Stats - 9 hours ago

OpenEvidence, an AI-powered medical search tool, says two-thirds of US physicians, or ~650K doctors, and 1.2M doctors internationally use its services

Jared Perlo / NBC News: OpenEvidence, an AI-powered medical search tool, says two-thirds of US physicians, or ~650K doctors, and 1.2M doctors internationally use its services OpenEvidence, an AI-pow

Regional - CBC NEWS - 9 hours ago

Mistrial declared in case of Calgary man who admitted to killing mom while high on LSD

A mistrial was declared Wednesday evening in a Calgary murder trial involving a man who admitted to killing his mother with a rock while high on LSD.

Alt - Zero Hedge - 9 hours ago

Trump's Booming War Economy Explained In One Chart

Trump's Booming War Economy Explained In One Chart Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke with lawmakers last week and, at one point, laid out how the U.S. war economy is roaring back to life under the Trump administration. Hegseth's message was clear: President Trump's "smart business deals" have sent an unmistakable demand signal to defense-industrial partners: build more, build faster, and prepare for sustained procurement. "The department has helped stimulate more than two hundr...

World - Fox News - 9 hours ago

Tech entrepreneur flees Washington due to companies being 'villainized'

A prominent Washington tech entrepreneur is joining the growing exodus of business leaders fleeing the Evergreen State, citing a "dramatic" shift in the state’s tax climate following the passage of a controversial new "millionaire tax."Jesse Proudman, the founder and CTO of the privacy-focused generative AI platform Venice.ai, told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that the state he once called a "startup sanctuary" has become increasingly hostile to the very people who fuel its economy."I started thr...

World - Fox News - 9 hours ago

Jeff Probst's defiant message to 'Survivor 50' critics over Zac Brown backlash: 'I've also got a backbone'

Jeff Probst isn't afraid to "outwit, outplay, outlast" fans, but also recognized that the tribe has spoken out against "Survivor 50."The longtime, Emmy Award-winning host took qualms with superfans spinning a narrative that the show's once ruthless narrative has softened over the years."We experiment with all kinds of new ideas, and we tried to usher in the most unpredictability we’ve ever had," Probst told Variety.'SURVIVOR' RETURNS FOR MILESTONE 50TH SEASON WITH ALL-STAR CAST INCLUDING 'WHITE ...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 9 hours ago

"Completely Insane": Federal Govt Withholds $1.3BN In Medicaid Reimbursements To California, Citing Fraud

"Completely Insane": Federal Govt Withholds $1.3BN In Medicaid Reimbursements To California, Citing Fraud Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration will withhold $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California due to potentially fraudulent billing patterns, Vice President JD Vance announced on May 13. The action comes among a host of others taken recently to crack down on fraudulent activity in Medicare and Medicaid. “We want to protect these progr...

Regional - New York Times - 9 hours ago

Man Pleads Guilty to Ramming Car Into Chabad Headquarters

The man, Dan Sohail, admitted on Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court to pounding his car repeatedly into the building at the Chabad-Lubavitch Orthodox complex.

Tech - LLM Stats - 10 hours ago

Sources: Apollo Global, Morgan Stanley, and others are testing Grok internally as part of xAI's finance sector push, but financiers are rarely using it for work

Carmen Arroyo / Bloomberg: Sources: Apollo Global, Morgan Stanley, and others are testing Grok internally as part of xAI's finance sector push, but financiers are rarely using it for work Elon Musk'

Alt - Zero Hedge - 10 hours ago

America's Fanatical Left Wing Mayors Are A Malignant Threat

America's Fanatical Left Wing Mayors Are A Malignant Threat This week the Democrat mayor of Arcadia, CA pled guilty to charges of acting as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China.  Prosecutors alleged that from 2020–2022 (pre-mayor but continuing into her time in office), she and an associate operated a website promoting pro-China propaganda at the direction of PRC officials, without registering as a foreign agent.  She faces at up to 10 years in prison for the crime, a...