The oceans are getting hotter
Since 2018, a group of researchers from around the world have been crunching the numbers on how much heat the oceans absorb each year. In… Read More »The oceans are getting hotter
Thiel donates $3 million to a group that wants to block California's wealth tax
More big donations are expected from wealthy Silicon Valley figures as they try to bolster opposition to a proposed ballot measure that would impose a… Read More »Thiel donates $3 million to a group that wants to block California's wealth tax
How a puzzling 401(k) plan changed one woman's life
Eryn Schultz was a HEB supermarket leader with an MBA. A slow pivot toward a major career change began when she noticed her retirement plan… Read More »How a puzzling 401(k) plan changed one woman's life
Can AI match Molière's humor? These researchers think so.
Scholars and artists at Sorbonne University trained artificial intelligence to imitate the French playwright's themes, structures and sense of humor. The result is a new… Read More »Can AI match Molière's humor? These researchers think so.
With the Golden Globes, podcasts are ready for their close-up
This year's annual awards ceremony will feature a best podcast honor for the first time, a sign of the industry's rising stature in Hollywood.
Google: Don't create 'bite-sized' content for LLMs if you care about search ranking
Signal in the sound Google only provides general SEO recommendations and lets the Internet's SEO experts cast bones and read tea leaves to gauge how… Read More »Google: Don't create 'bite-sized' content for LLMs if you care about search ranking
The jobs report shows that hiring in the US has slowed a year into Trump's second term
While economists pointed to some of the president's policies to explain the latest Labor Department data, White House aides tried to make a case for… Read More »The jobs report shows that hiring in the US has slowed a year into Trump's second term
GM posts a $7.1 billion loss as it scales back its EV ambitions
General Motors said it was writing down the value of battery and electric car factories after changes in federal policy undermined demand.
Trump wants a 10% cap on credit card interest rates after removing other rate caps
The president has revived a campaign promise he has not actively pursued since taking office.
Neon, an indie studio with an international bent, tops the Globes nominations
Neon scored more film nominations at this year's Golden Globes than any other studio, with a slate of six non-English-language films.
ESA is considering correcting Ariane 6's mistakes by turning it into a Franken rocket
Bruno Le Maire, the former French finance minister, said in 2021 that the Ariane 6 was a “poor strategic choice.” More recently, in October last… Read More »ESA is considering correcting Ariane 6's mistakes by turning it into a Franken rocket
The boss who hates sick leave requests
Plus the impossibility of being a middle manager.
Stewart Cheifet, host of TV series 'Computer Chronicles', dies at the age of 87
He spent two decades hosting the PBS series during the early years of personal computing. It was seen in over 300 cities at its peak.
Bird flu viruses are causing increasing concern among scientists
Researchers aren't just concerned about the virus emerging on American farms. Other species cause problems around the world.
Conservative lawmakers want porn taxes. Critics say they are unconstitutional.
Critics argue that age verification was never about protecting children, but rather about removing porn from the Internet. A video leaked by the Center for… Read More »Conservative lawmakers want porn taxes. Critics say they are unconstitutional.
