(Reuters) – Russia will conduct a nationwide test of its public emergency warning systems on Wednesday, sounding sirens and pausing television and radio broadcasts in… Read More »Russia plans emergency tests for public warnings on Wednesday
Enlarge / Residents line up for COVID-19 testing on November 30, 2020 in Chicago. The co-owner of a Chicago-based laboratory has pleaded guilty for his… Read More »Lab owner pleads guilty to falsifying COVID test results during pandemic
“HOW DARE YOU.” “Disgraceful.” “Unreal.” A fact-checking flashpoint that culminated in a full mic cut during the vice presidential debate set right-wing tempers on fire… Read More »MAGA World goes into a tailspin after CBS cuts JD's microphone
Enlarge / These copyrighted Switch games shown on Ryujinx's former GitHub page probably didn't sit well with Nintendo. Popular open source Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx… Read More »Switch emulator Ryujinx halts development after “contact by Nintendo”
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) – The former president and vice president of a Penn State fraternity where pledge Timothy Piazza fell and later died after consuming… Read More »Former Penn State frat leaders will spend time in prison for their role in a hazing ring
Enlarge / This AI prompt stinks… or does it? Aurich Lawson Imagine you're a podcaster who regularly creates short 10- to 12-minute summaries of written… Read More »AI digests repetitive scatological document into in-depth 'poop' podcast
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran's Foreign Ministry called on the United Nations Security Council to take “meaningful action” to prevent threats to regional peace and security… Read More »Iran calls on the UN to prevent further escalation of tensions in the Middle East
At least six people have been killed and nine injured in a mass shooting at a Tel Aviv train station, Israeli police said. Police had… Read More »Six killed when gunmen opened fire in Tel Aviv
Enlarge / A male Argal sheep in the wild. (credit: Getty Images) Readers of a certain age may remember Dolly, a Finn-Dorset sheep, born in… Read More »To build a giant sheep, man spends ten years smuggling, cloning and inseminating
The Silicon Valley company would be one of the first AI companies to go public since the release of ChatGPT almost two years ago.
California drivers age 70 and older will not be required to take written knowledge tests for license renewal, Department of Motor Vehicles officials announced. For… Read More »DMV does not require California drivers over the age of 70 to take written tests for license renewal
Enlarge / The empty chair of Steward Health Care System Chief Executive Officer Dr. Ralph de la Torre, who was a no-show at the U.S.… Read More »CEO of 'health care terrorists' sues senators after congressional contempt charges
(Bloomberg) — Japan's buyers of liquefied natural gas — among the world's largest — are struggling to ensure supply contracts are flexible enough and need… Read More »The Japanese gas lobby is urging the government to help with open contracts
The 'Oppenheimer' star makes his Broadway debut in Ayad Akhtar's timely new play about a literary lion who gets help from AI
Israeli ground forces entered southern Lebanon early Tuesday, marking a significant escalation of an offensive against Hezbollah militants and opening a new front in a… Read More »Israel begins a ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
