Science journalists find ChatGPT is bad at summarizing scientific papers
Summarizing complex scientific findings for a non-expert audience is one of the most important things a science journalist does from day to day. Generating summaries
How Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stepped out of AMLO’s long shadow
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has maintained remarkably high marks and begun to differentiate herself from her predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, despite a spate of
Judge strikes down Trump’s $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times
A US federal judge took issue with the contents of Trump’s lawsuit against the newspaper and gave him 28 days to amend it.
Nato intercepts Russian warplanes violating Estonian airspace
Estonia says three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets remained in Estonian airspace for 12 minutes.
Trump says Xi approves of TikTok deal as leaders plan South Korea meeting
The president hailed “progress” during a phone call with Xi and said that he also would travel to China next year.
Drone strike on Sudan mosque kills 78, medic tells BBC
Local activists and residents describe the early morning attack on worshippers.
Judge slaps down Trump’s $15B lawsuit against NYT: ‘Not a megaphone for public relations’
President Tweety McTreason received a harsh rebuke Friday after a federal judge struck down his $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times for defamation
‘We should be clear who Charlie Kirk was!’ AOC slams right-wing influencer on House floor
Just moments after a divided House voted Friday to adopt a resolution “honoring the life and legacy” of Charlie Kirk in the wake of his
JD Vance suggests trans people pose a “domestic terrorist threat” & FBI plans to target trans people
Vice President JD Vance suggested this week that transgender people in the U.S. pose a “domestic terrorist threat,” despite a wide body of evidence to
If tiny lab-grown ‘brains’ became conscious, would it still be OK to experiment on them?
A perspective paper published this week argued that brain organoids could soon gain consciousness, and we should consider stricter regulations around them.
Cold snap in Florida made Burmese python puke up a whole deer
Difficulty digesting large meals may limit where these temperature-sensitive snakes can call home — and that might be a good thing in places where they’re
Vast source of rare Earth metal niobium was dragged to the surface when a supercontinent tore apart
Potentially the largest known source of niobium discovered in central Australia formed 830 million years ago, and we can thank the breakup of the ancient
Ambulance workers arrested after six people die
Two ambulance workers have been arrested over the deaths of six adults, Wiltshire Police have said.
Trump and China, in Vague Statements, Suggest TikTok Deal Could Move Ahead
The president wrote on Truth Social, “appreciate the TikTok approval,” after a call with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping. But he also suggested the deal