Amazon says it shut down a token leaderboard: ‘Don’t use AI just to use AI’
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. Brendan McDermid/ReutersAmazon is shutting down an employee-created leaderboard that promoted excessive use of AI.An Amazon spokesperson...
Research Funding Slows Again for Universities Targeted by White House
The Trump administration has quietly slowed funding for scientific research at Harvard and other universities that have been targets of...
Kalshi adds perpetual futures for U.S. traders following thumbs-up from key regulator
Kalshi became the first U.S.-based firm to receive regulators’ blessing to offer a perpetual futures product, which is a novel...
A Hidden Treasure of Rare Snake Specimens
A decade ago, Alex Bentley, a young American scientist, traveled to the small Ecuadorean town of Mera to study an...
Why ‘What Are You Wearing?’ Videos Are Everywhere
A couple weeks ago, my colleague Sandra Garcia ran around Lower Manhattan with Maurice Kamara, a.k.a. the “Hey, how ya...
‘Jackass’ Marathon Smashes Into Westwood’s Historic Village Theatre | Exclusive
As the world braces for the fifth and final film in the “Jackass” franchise, the American Cinematheque and Beyond Fest...
What Exactly Caused That Loud Boom in South Carolina?
An extraordinarily loud boom shook parts of South Carolina on Thursday, with witnesses across the state reporting a noise like...
Russian drone targeting Ukraine goes astray, crashes into apartment building in NATO member Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania — A Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine and then went astray slammed into an...
Defeated Trump foe derided as he posts fable about betrayal: ‘This is amazing’
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) was ridiculed for posting a classic fable warning against placing trust in unworthy individuals after his...
Attacks on Jewish sites stir fear ahead of New York’s Israel Day Parade
NEW YORK — Hila Ashkenazi has proudly flown Israeli and American flags atop her bagel shop in eastern Queens for...
