Is AI bad for critical thinking? It depends on when you use it
Using AI later in solving tough problems boosts critical thinking and memory, a study shows, highlighting trade-offs between speed and reasoning.
Director of Camp Mystic says he slept through warning of deadly Texas floods
The director of the Texas summer camp where 27 campers and counsellors were killed by a devastating flood last year testified Monday he did not
At least 16 wounded, gunman dead in school shooting in Turkey
A former student opened fire at a high school in southeast Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people before killing himself, officials said.
OpenAI acquires Hiro, an AI personal finance startup
Hiro is shutting down on 20 April and deleting all user data by 13 May. Founder Ethan Bloch previously sold Digit to Oportun for more
Uber and Nuro begin employee testing of a Lucid Gravity robotaxi in San Francisco
The Lucid Gravity SUV runs Nuro’s autonomous driving system, powered by Nvidia Drive AGX Thor. A human safety operator sits behind the wheel. Uber has
Maradona’s childhood home becomes soup kitchen for those in need
Neighbours gather at Maradona’s birthplace for meals, keeping compassion alive in the Buenos Aires suburb of Fiorito.
Russia’s Lavrov visits China as US pressures Iran with Hormuz blockade
China and Russia have been vocal critics of the US-Israel war on Iran, an ally of both world powers.
World faces food ‘catastrophe’ if Strait of Hormuz disruption persists: FAO
Global agriculture is highly exposed to the blockage of waterways, risking higher commodity prices and food inflation.
School shooting in Turkey leaves 16 wounded, governor says
A former student opened fire at a high school in southeast Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people before killing himself, officials said.
Israel and Lebanon are set for historic talks. But almost no one believes they’ll succeed
Rare, bilateral talks between senior Lebanese and Israeli officials set for Tuesday in Washington could pave the way for a ceasefire — but almost no
These U.S. companies think Trump’s tariffs are great. Here’s why
The White House is on a push to showcase the success stories of U.S. manufacturers who are benefitting from tariffs, one that saw U.S. Trade
Microplastics lab studies may fail to reflect real-world exposure
Microplastics pose health risks, but lab studies often fail to reflect real-world exposure, highlighting critical gaps in toxicological research methodologies.
Categorization is fundamental and predictive across all brain processing
Challenging the classic view, two cognitive scientists argue in a new review that categorization is not a late, specialized stage of sensory processing.
Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 impacts bone health in females
Scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, along with collaborators at UC San Francisco, have discovered that APOE4, the most common genetic risk