Why it matters: The goal is to control inflation while avoiding a recession. The gap between the overall inflation rate and underlying core inflation reflects… Read More »Eurozone prices rose in April as the central bank tries to curb inflation
Enlarge / Researchers investigated the stability of bubble chains in carbonated drinks such as champagne and sparkling wine. Madeline Federle and Colin Sullivan Roberto Zenit,… Read More »Why champagne has stable “bubble chains” and other fizzy drinks don’t
In the latest chapter of the battle between Disney and the state of Florida, the newly appointed board of directors for a special tax district… Read More »Disney sued by Florida for control of theme park expansion
Israel is increasingly relying on facial recognition in the occupied West Bank to track Palestinians and restrict their passage through key checkpoints, according to a… Read More »Facial recognition enables “automated apartheid” in Israel, the report said
Hollywood’s 15-year labor peace was shattered Monday night, as film and television writers said they would go on strike, halting many productions and dealing a… Read More »Hollywood writers go on strike and halt TV and movie production
T-Mobile said Monday it experienced a hack that exposed account PINs and other customer data in the company’s second network breach this year and its… Read More »T-Mobile announces 2nd data breach of 2023, this leaks account PINs and more
Is the worst of the banking crisis over? It may seem like a strange question to ask so soon after the collapse of the First… Read More »After the collapse of the First Republic, is the worst of the banking crisis over?
First Republic Bank was seized by regulators on Monday and sold to JPMorgan Chase, the latest victim of a banking crisis that saw other troubled… Read More »A timeline of how the banking crisis unfolded
Geoffrey Hinton was a pioneer of artificial intelligence. In 2012, Dr. Hinton and two of his graduate students at the University of Toronto technology that… Read More »‘The Godfather of AI’ quits Google and warns of danger ahead
If the height of wedding season approaches, some people are turning to artificial intelligence for help with their hitches. Yes, ChatGPT can turn those nondescript… Read More »Here comes the bride, with AI-generated wedding vows
Enlarge / Super Heavy rises on a pillar of flame in April 2023. SpaceX In an extended talk Saturday night, SpaceX founder Elon Musk discussed… Read More »Elon Musk details Starship’s initial launch – and what comes next
More than 75 members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine demanded on Thursday that the organization explain why it has for years… Read More »Members of National Academies demand answers about Sacklers’ donations
If you love to eat pineapples, you may be wondering how pineapples grow and when they are ready to eat. These are common questions people… Read More »How do pineapples grow? Pineapples don’t grow on trees
At the end of March, more than 1,000 technology leaders, researchers and other experts working in and around artificial intelligence signed an open letter warning… Read More »What exactly are the dangers of AI?
Meanwhile, the demand for magnets embedded in decarbonization tools, such as cars and wind turbines, is rising. Currently, 12 percent of rare earths go to… Read More »Tesla’s Magnet Mystery shows that Elon Musk is willing to compromise
