Sri Lanka Convicts 15 in Easter 2019 Bomb Attacks
A court in Sri Lanka on Tuesday convicted 15 men on terrorism charges for their role in a series of...
‘Ouch!’ Analyst raises red flag as Trump’s plague of bad polls somehow gets worse
President Donald Trump’s polling problems somehow got even worse this week, with two surveys delivering devastating numbers as the midterm...
I Gave My Life Over to Meta’s A.I. Agent and Was Blown Away
Last week, I answered a call from an unknown number. “I reached Anthem Dental and am about to connect you,”...
MrBeast is laying the groundwork for wearables under the ‘Beast Brand’ name
Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, has aligned himself with sports and fitness themes over the years. Logan Riely/NBAE via Getty ImagesWould...
Camp Mystic Owners Face Criminal Inquiry Over Deadly Flood, Warrants Show
Investigators in Texas executed search warrants last week against the family that runs Camp Mystic as part of a criminal...
Did this L.A. Times story inspire Taylor Swift’s new single?
“Taylor Swift is patient zero for emotional contagion.” This was an evocative turn of phrase from former L.A. Times columnist...
Supreme Court Declines to Intervene in Custody Fight Over Surrogacy and Abortion
Justice Elena Kagan on Tuesday refused to intervene in a high-profile custody battle that has spanned three states and involved...
A.I.: Let’s Not Have Another Failure of Imagination
“Looks like by April, you know, in theory, when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away.” That’s what...
Robert Eggers to Tackle ‘Romeo & Juliet’ as Next Film, Focus Wins Project in Bidding War
Focus Features is closing in on Robert Eggers’ adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” following a bidding war, according...
Cold War Lessons for A.I.
The potential dangers of A.I. are weighing on many minds this week. They’re being discussed by world leaders at the...
