Some of us had bigger dreams for our descendants than talking to microwaves, though, which meant this era severely dented the reputation of “smart.” Chen, for instance, has watched antipathy toward it grow over the years. “I think you’re seeing a lot of people start to get turned off by the ‘smart’ category because of all the implications that are tied to it,” he says — subscription fees, companies that fold and stop maintaining software, features and content you paid for suddenly vanishing. (Not to mention privacy and security worries, like the F.B.I. eavesdropping via your voice-activated massager while hackers…
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The government will never tell the truth about inflation because if they did, confidence would collapse. They always alter the formulas, revise the definitions, and pretend the economy is improving while the average person knows damn well something is seriously wrong. The April producer price numbers are simply confirming what anyone running a business already knows. Costs are rising across the board again and this time it is working through the production side of the economy where the damage becomes far more dangerous. Producer prices jumped 1.4% in April, the largest monthly increase since 2022, pushing annual wholesale inflation to…
Erin Moriarty feels Spike Lee was wrong to defend the exclusion of Michael Jackson’s sexual abuse accusations from the King of Pop’s recent biopic. She argued that the allegations do matter and should have at least been hinted at, especially given how the entertainment industry is often known for ignoring, and sometimes even enabling, sexual abuse and grooming. Just like Moriarty, several other critics have shared negative reviews of the movie, with some focusing on how it “whitewashes” Michael. As attention continues to grow around the recently released Michael biopic, Moriarty has addressed what she believes is a misguided view…
Iran has demanded a lasting ceasefire in Lebanon before any agreement to end the wider war in the region, and it has frustrated Trump by refusing his appeals for an accord on his terms.The Middle East war has roiled the global economy and impacted hundreds of millions of people worldwide.Israeli attacks since Mar 2 have killed more than 2,800 people in Lebanon, including at least 200 children, according to Lebanese authorities, a toll Hezbollah says includes its fighters.Israel has pounded Hezbollah strongholds in the south and Beirut’s southern suburbs, and has invaded the border region, parts of which Israel previously…
President Zelenskyy says rescue operations continue after Russia used ‘more than 1,560 drones’ during its overnight attacks.Published On 14 May 202614 May 2026Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones targeting Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, killing at least three people and wounding 40 others, Ukrainian authorities have said.The Ukrainian military said on Thursday that the overnight strikes hit six districts of Kyiv and another six in the surrounding areas. Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba said attacks had targeted ports in the southern Odesa region and railways.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIn a post on X, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said…
Not so long ago, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was anointed as the future GOAT of women’s basketball.Even Lisa Bluder, her coach at Iowa, went as far as to compare her with Michael Jordan. And, given the social media revolution and the TV frenzy surrounding her, there was a valid point to be made.That’s why, after watching her regress and get hurt in her second season and get off to a slow start in her third year, some are ready to turn the page on her. That was the case with radio host Tyrone Johnson, who shut down the Michael Jordan…
The closer you are to the machine God, the more its voice whispers in your ear. That’s right. Yeah I don’t think that Beijing is AGI pilled. Kyle Chan, welcome to “Interesting Times.” Great to be here. So at the moment, there are really only two countries that matter for the A.I. future, the United States and China. Their leaders are meeting in Beijing, and the atmosphere is similar to a kind of Cold War atmosphere where people think and argue and talk about them being in a kind of arms race. “We’re leading China. We’re leading China by a…
Layoffs used to be something that made a company’s stock tank. But after Block announced layoffs recently, its stock went up. And they weren’t the only ones: Snap did the same thing a few months earlier, as did Meta and Amazon. The common thread? They all cited AI as their reason for cuts. For CEOs staring down investor pressure, the playbook has become clear: invoke AI, slash headcount, and watch the ticker go up. I’m a CEO, and I’ve been laid off before. I now advise HR and benefits leaders at Fortune 500 companies as they plan, execute, and move…
Ilulissat Icefjord in western GreenlandGerald Wetzel, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Meltwater flushed frozen methane hydrates out of the sediment at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet after the last glacial maximum, raising fears that melting glaciers could soon release huge amounts of this planet-warming gas. Methane hydrates form when gas molecules are trapped in a cage of water molecules, freezing into an ice-like substance. They are sometimes called “fire ice” because they can burn despite being 85 per cent water. They form under the high pressure and low temperature found in sediments beneath the ocean, permafrost or glaciers. Some…
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