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Funders commit $1B toward developing AI tools for frontline workers
A coalition of philanthropic funders will spend $1 billion over 15 years to help develop artificial intelligence tools to help spur economic mobility. The funders announced Thursday that they will create a new entity, NextLadder Ventures,…
South Korea’s top court upholds acquittal of Samsung’s Lee over contentious 2015 merger
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top court Thursday upheld the acquittal of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong on financial criminal charges, ending years of legal disputes over the 2015 merger between Samsung affiliates that…
Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system
Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming around a baby sun-like star. They reported Wednesday that it's an unprecedented snapshot of “time zero” when new worlds begin to gel. The Dutch-led team used NASA's…
Nextdoor social site, looking for a revival, pins hopes on partnership with local news providers
NEW YORK (AP) — Nextdoor, the social media site that aims to create connections among neighbors, is trying to shake off an uneven past and a nagging sense it is being underutilized. How? It is turning to professional journalists for help.…
Book Review: ‘Algospeak’ shows just how much social media is changing us
How much has social media changed the way we talk and behave?
That’s the question linguist and content creator Adam Aleksic sets out to answer in his debut book “Algospeak.”
If you already know what words like “yeet,” “rizz,” “brainrot” or…
Sesame Workshop regains control of Elmo’s hacked X account after racist posts
Sesame Workshop has regained control of Elmo's X account after a hacker posted racist and antisemitic messages. A spokesperson confirmed Monday that the account was compromised over the weekend. Instead of its usual uplifting posts, the…
Beat the heat with these cooling gadgets and wearables
You can only sit in front of the fridge with the door open for so long.
As heat waves blast the world like a blow dryer on high, folks are reaching for anything that promises a little personal chill: portable mini fans, cooling neck wraps,…
X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns after two years at the helm of Elon Musk’s social media platform
X CEO Linda Yaccarino said she’s stepping down after two years running Elon Musk’s social media platform. Yaccarino posted a positive message Wednesday about her tenure at the company formerly known as Twitter and said “the best is yet to…
The largest digital camera ever built has released its first shots of the universe
NEW YORK (AP) — The largest digital camera ever built released its first shots of the universe Monday — including colorful nebulas, stars and galaxies.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop in Chile, was built to take a…
NASA spacecraft around the moon photographs the crash site of a Japanese company’s lunar lander
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft around the moon has photographed the crash site of a Japanese company’s lunar lander.
NASA released the pictures Friday, two weeks after ispace’s lander slammed into the moon.
The images show a…
The summer solstice is here. What to know about the longest day of the year
Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice.
Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer. It's the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere,…
