Science generally does not tolerate frivolity, but the infinite monkey theorem has an exception. The question it poses is downright bizarre: could an infinite number… Read More »Can monkeys really type all of Shakespeare?
Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for The Washington Post, said Friday evening that she was resigning after the paper's opinion section rejected a cartoon… Read More »Washington Post cartoonist quits after Jeff Bezo's cartoon is killed
Indiana State Police and local law enforcement agencies swarmed a location in downtown New Albany Friday evening after receiving a tip that a man wanted… Read More »Indiana State Police are searching for a man accused of shooting an Orange County police officer in New Albany
Beneath Yellowstone: Two large blobs of hot material from the mantle (in yellow) are melting rock closer to the surface (orange), creating pools of hot… Read More »One less thing to worry about in 2025: Yellowstone probably won't flourish
The two sides in the momentous clash at the Supreme Court over a measure that could shut down TikTok delivered their closing written arguments Friday,… Read More »TikTok and government clash in latest round of Supreme Court briefings
TikTok is still an important platform for advertisers and ranks second in traffic after Meta's Facebook and Instagram (META), according to MikMak. As the deadline… Read More »TikTok is approaching its January 19 deadline. Who would benefit most from the ban?
Fable, a popular social media app that describes itself as a haven for “bookworms and binge watchers,” created an AI-powered year-end summary that summarizes what… Read More »A book app used AI to 'schedule' its users. Instead, it went against Woke
The Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on a Beijing-based cybersecurity firm, blaming the company for helping Chinese hackers infiltrate U.S. communications systems and conduct… Read More »US hits Chinese cybersecurity company with sanctions after breach
Argentine police on Friday arrested one of two men accused of supplying drugs to British singer Liam Payne before he died from his third-floor hotel… Read More »Man arrested for supplying drugs to Liam Payne: Argentinian police
General Motors and Ford Motor each reported strong increases in U.S. auto sales in the final three months of 2024, amid rising expectations for continued… Read More »Ford and General Motors report sales increases, especially for electric vehicles
Mike Johnson failed his first test to retain power over a super-slim Republican majority on Friday after three Republicans voted against Donald Trump's pick as… Read More »Trump's Johnson flops first test to remain Speaker of the House of Representatives
Anthropic did not immediately respond to Ars' request for comment on how guardrails currently work to prevent the alleged jailbreaks, but publishers appear satisfied with… Read More »Anthropic gives the court the power to intervene if the chatbot spits out song lyrics
To members of his synagogue, the voice coming through the speakers at Congregation Emanu El in Houston sounded exactly like Rabbi Josh Fixler's. In the… Read More »Religious leaders are experimenting with AI in sermons
SmartAsset: Schwab says this tip can double your retirement savings According to research, most self-directed retirement savers simply aren't protecting their hard-earned money properly. Investors… Read More »Do you want to double your pension savings? Schwab says to do this
Listen and follow 'Hard Fork'Apple | Spotify| Amazon | YouTube | iHeartRadio This week it's our annual technical predictions. We'll look at what we got… Read More »Our technical forecasts and resolutions for 2025 + we answer your questions
