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Democratic senator said Signal chat could have led to lost US lives
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner said had information been leaked from national security officials' Signal chat on plans to bomb the Houthis, lives could have been lost.ABC News - 10h -
Ex-British ambassador to US who criticized Trump urges Starmer not to concede on retaliatory tariffs
Former United Kingdom Ambassador to the United States Kim Darroch urged British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to take a robust stance against President Trump’s threats of retaliatory tariffs, saying ...The Hill - 8h -
AI was enemy No 1 during the Hollywood strikes, now it's being used in Oscar-winning films
Tech companies say AI will make productions cheaper and faster - but many in Hollywood think it will replace their jobs.BBC News - 1h -
Europe must act to stop tech start-ups leaving to list in US, Swedish PM warns
Ulf Kristersson calls for EU capital markets union to put a halt to the exodus of homegrown companiesFinancial Times - 2h -
NYC will eventually have to abandon part of water supply if it keeps getting saltier
Decades of road salt use is taking a toll on New York City’s water reservoirsABC News - Mar. 21 -
Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services
States have been told that they can no longer use grants that were funding infectious disease management and addiction services.The New York Times - 4d -
Look Again: That H&M Model Showing Off a New Look May Be a Digital Clone
The Swedish retailer H&M said it was exploring the use of artificial intelligence in producing “digital twins” of models.The New York Times - 2d -
Bloomberg Has a Rocky Start With A.I. Summaries
The outlet has issued dozens of corrections to A.I.-generated news summaries since it started using the technology to write them this year.The New York Times - 1d -
Brazil in ‘privileged’ position to withstand trade war, says finance minister
Fernando Haddad maintains commodity exporter’s links to China, US and EU will shield it from protectionismFinancial Times - 1d -
Nations braced for Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ levies
US secondary tariffs to be announced, while car finance providers launch high-stakes appeal in UK Supreme CourtFinancial Times - 12h -
Rocket crashes back to Earth just moments after launch in Norway
The Spectrum rocket's first test flight lasted 30 seconds but researchers say it will still provide useful data.BBC News - 13h -
Starmer and Trump discuss 'productive negotiations' on economic deal
The call comes after sources at No 10 say the government is prepared to retaliate against US tariffs if needed.BBC News - 2h -
Trump threatens secondary tariffs on Russian oil if no deal on Ukraine
US president says he is ‘pissed off’ with Vladimir Putin for dragging feet in ceasefire talksFinancial Times - 3h -
Germany decides to leave history in the past and prepare for war
Russian aggression and US isolationism push a once hesitant Germany to invest heavily in defence.BBC News - 57m -
The people vs Musk: billionaire transforms Wisconsin court contest
State election has become most expensive judicial race in US history as Tesla boss spends unprecedented amountFinancial Times - 2h -
Is Iran on a collision course with the west?
Time is running out for an unpredictable US president and a distrustful Iranian supreme leader to avoid dangerous escalationFinancial Times - 2h -
MLB reactions to Yankees' 'torpedo bats' range from 'it's terrible' to 'they should send a few over here'
"When it was first introduced to us, I didn’t know how widespread this thought process was, but it’s getting around pretty quick."Yahoo Sports - 1h -
Trump 'very angry' with Putin over Ukraine ceasefire negotiations
The US president threatened Russia with tariffs if Putin does not agree to a ceasefire within the next month.BBC News - 11m -
Netflix’s Reed Hastings Gives $50 Million to Bowdoin for A.I. Program
The Netflix co-founder said he wanted his alma mater to become a leader in studying the consequences, and guiding beneficial uses, of artificial intelligence.The New York Times - 6d -
As Lady Gaga announces Mayhem Ball tour, surf company says she lifted its Mayhem trademark
Lady Gaga's announcement of the Mayhem Ball tour comes a day after Mother Monster was sued by a California surf company that uses 'Mayhem' as its logo.Los Angeles Times - 4d -
The TAO of data: How Databricks is optimizing AI LLM fine-tuning without data labels
New approach flips the script on enterprise AI adoption by using input data you already have for fine-tuning instead of needing labelled data.VentureBeat - 3d -
Nightdive Talks About Works With the Community On System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
Stephen Kick and Larry Kuperman visit us to talk about System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster, working with the community, and the importance of preservation.GameSpot - 2d -
He Made an AI Tool to Help With Coding Interviews. Then Columbia University Suspended Him
The ethics of using AI for help with job interviews are under debate in the coding field now, and will under discussion in many other industries soon.Inc. - 2d -
InZoi Karma Explained And How To Change Your Karma
As pleasant as it might be for us if the world were exclusively full of nice people, that's not necessarily the right formula for an entertaining life sim video game. If all the characters in ...GameSpot - 2d -
Top Trump Officials’ Passwords and Personal Phone Numbers Discovered Online
Plus: Alleged Snowflake hacker will be extradited to US, internet restrictions create an information vacuum in Myanmar, and London gets its first permanent face recognition cameras.Wired - 1d -
‘A Tiny Bit of Math’ Might Improve Your Heart Health, Study Suggests
Your average daily heart rate is a useful metric; so is your daily step count. Combining the two might be even better.The New York Times - 1d -
Book excerpt: "I Am Maria" by Maria Shriver
In her new memoir, the daughter of Kennedys, broadcast journalist and former first lady of California uses poetry to explore a woman in search of herself.CBS News - 15h -
Inside Maye Musk’s Cozy Relationship With China
As Elon Musk continues to expand his political power in the US, his mother has repeatedly traveled to China to speak at events, model for Chinese brands, and promote Tesla.Wired - 3d -
Elon Musk’s xAI Acquires X, Because of Course
Social platform X struggled after Elon Musk took over, but its fortunes improved dramatically after US President Donald Trump won reelection. Now it will be become part of Musk's AI startup xAI.Wired - 2d -
‘Alcohol became a second self to blame for my desire’: how drinking fuelled my experiences of sex
Since her teens, Anna Beecher used drinking as a gateway to sexual encounters, a mask for both her vulnerability and accountability. It took falling for someone in the sober light of day to realise ...The Guardian - 20h -
‘It is about vulnerable guys’: violent far-right groups in Sweden recruit boys as young as 10
Validated by Trump, Musk and the manosphere, far-right extremists pull in boys online and use bodybuilding and fight clubs to further their white supremacist agenda. Driving through western Sweden, ...The Guardian - 17h -
Donors quit Prince Harry’s charity when he left UK, says Sentebale chair
Sophie Chandauka claims there is ‘significant correlation’ with drop in funders and prince’s move to the US. Donors abandoned the charity Prince Harry founded in memory of his late mother when he ...The Guardian - 14h -
On Minnesota’s Iron Range, Trump’s Tariffs Could Be Boom or Bust
A region near the Canadian border, whose mines provide most of the new ore used in producing domestic steel — and cars — has a lot at stake as trade wars intensify.The New York Times - 11h -
🎥 Houston deliver precision-perfect strike to please the senses
MLS action across the weekend has, once again, delivered goals galore. But it could be the Houston Dynamo that gifted us with the best of the bunch. One-nil down on the road against Portland ...Yahoo Sports - 6h -
Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr. keep Yankees’ power surge going as Brewers get embarrassed again
NEW YORK — As reporters asked various Yankees hitters whether they were into the torpedo bats some members of the team have been using, Aaron Judge questioned why he would bother. “Why try to ...Yahoo Sports - 6h -
🔬 The Debrief from a telling night of Sunday action in MLS
Week six of the 2025 MLS season wrapped up tonight after a typical Sunday schedule, with two fixtures providing the bookend to what was another fantastic advert for the top flight across the US and ...Yahoo Sports - 4h -
Greenland’s new PM rejects Trump’s latest threat: ‘We do not belong to anyone else’
Newly sworn in Jens-Frederik Nielsen says ‘Trump says that the United States is getting Greenland. Let me be clear: the United States won’t get that’. The US will not get Greenland, its new prime ...The Guardian - 5h -
Miami Open: Jakub Mensik upsets Novak Djokovic for first tennis title
Jakub Mensik used his length to shrink the court, erasing Novak Djokovic's ability to find winners in a shock upset for his first career tennis title Sunday at the Miami Open.Yahoo Sports - 2h -
Donald Trump says he is ‘very angry’ with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine
US president says his Russian counterpart’s questioning of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s credibility could delay ceasefire. Donald Trump has said he is “pissed off” with Vladimir Putin over his approach to ...The Guardian - 3h -
Vance’s posturing in Greenland was not just morally wrong. It was strategically disastrous | Timothy Snyder
Thanks to Trump’s administration, the US could soon have to fight wars to get things that, just a few weeks ago, were there for the asking. No one would allow that he could not see these ...The Guardian - 1h