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How scientists rushed to make L.A.’s actual air quality available on your phone
As fires burned tens of thousands of acres across Los Angeles County, officials were warning residents that the air was a “toxic soup” of pollution—fueled by the fact that not only vegetation but...
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This Alabama national forest is ‘spectacularly diverse’—and Big Oil sees it...
CONECUH COUNTY, Ala.—At the confluence of the Yellow River and Pond Creek in Alabama’s Conecuh National Forest, there’s a place of peace. It’s a small, icy blue, year-round freshwater spring where...
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Why DeepSeek’s logo represents a new era of AI branding
The Chinese AI company DeepSeek is making major waves across the tech industry after rising to prominence seemingly overnight. The artificial intelligence tool emerged in the top spot in Apple’s App...
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Why this interior design company is funding underground schools in Afghanistan
This year, 2,500 girls will be able to attend secondary school in Afghanistan. While this shouldn’t be a remarkable feat, it is: The Taliban government forbids girls from receiving an education beyond...
View ArticleOpenAI sees the downside of ‘fair use’ now that DeepSeek may have used...
Well, well, well—look who suddenly wants a word with the sheriff in the fair-use Wild West landscape of artificial intelligence. As Bloomberg first reported, Microsoft and its partner company OpenAI...
View ArticleWhat’s going on with Trump’s proposed buyouts for federal workers? Nobody knows
On Tuesday, President Trump issued a sweeping freeze on federal funding that drew widespread confusion before later being rescinded. But it was quickly followed by another pronouncement that could...
View ArticleTrump administration rescinds freeze on federal grants following confusion
President Donald Trump‘s budget office on Wednesday rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the...
View ArticleSpirit Airlines snubs Frontier’s new merger offer, opts to exit bankruptcy solo
Spirit Airlines has rejected a merger offer with Frontier as it prepares to exit bankruptcy. Wednesday, Frontier made its second offer to merge with the bankrupt Spirit Airlines, but Spirit rejected...
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Volkswagen cancels the U.S. launch of its newest EV
Two years ago, Volkswagen debuted a prototype of its ID.7, the sixth model in its lineup of electric vehicles, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The automaker said it was planning to...
View ArticleLegoland Florida to lay off 234 performers and entertainment workers
Legoland Florida plans to lay off 234 workers, primarily performers, in an effort to be more competitive in central Florida’s thriving theme park market, company officials said. The theme park resort...
View Article‘What’s more motivating than a punch card?’ TikTok has a new hack for keeping...
“What’s more motivating than a punch card?” That’s the simple idea behind a recent so-called punch party that creator @emiliamariehome hosted with friends. On January 24, @emiliamariehome posted a...
View ArticleThis group is playing ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ to help L.A. fire victims, and you...
The devastating California wildfires have led to a number of benefit events, from concerts to comedy shows, with the intention to fundraise for wildfire recovery efforts. The team at Critical Role,...
View ArticleAmazon secretly tracked Californian consumers via cellphones, lawsuit alleges
Amazon.com was sued on Wednesday by consumers who accused the retailing giant of secretly tracking their movements through their cellphones, and selling data it collects. According to a proposed class...
View ArticleRFK Jr. confirmation hearing: Kennedy was grilled on his abortion flip-flop....
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced pushback on his views on abortion (and other issues) during his confirmation hearing for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Wednesday with the U.S. Senate Finance...
View ArticleAdvertising in the Super Bowl hits a new record, Fox says
Get ready for an onslaught of ads full of celebrities, cute animals and snack brands during breaks in the action at Super Bowl 59 on Feb. 9, when the Philadelphia Eagles face the Kansas City Chiefs at...
View ArticleNASA’s returned Bennu asteroid samples contain the building blocks for life
Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday. The findings provide the...
View ArticleThe architecture industry may soon be unrecognizable
There only a few absolute truths in life. The two most recognizable are death, and unless you’re very rich or politically connected, taxes. There are, however, numerous others just a slight tier...
View Article3 ways smarter design can solve the noise problem
By Gordon Boggis and Michael DiTullo Imagine sitting in a café where the clatter of a fork hitting a plate across the room drowns out your conversation with the person sitting next to you. Have you...
View ArticleHow execs can bridge the AI knowledge gap
From streamlining administrative tasks to enhancing brainstorming sessions, AI is becoming an essential workplace companion. Yet, despite its transformative promise, its integration isn’t as simple as...
View ArticleIn poorer countries, happiness levels don’t follow a U-shaped curve
Happiness over one’s lifetime has been popularly described as looking like a U-shaped curve: The joys of youth are followed by the challenges of our 20s and 30s before an upswing later in life that...
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