Minnesota passes ban on fake AI nudes; app makers risk $500K fines
This week, Minnesota became the first state to pass a law banning nudification apps that make it easy to “undress” or sexualize images of real
How Running Shoes Have Evolved, From Ancient Greece to a Record-Breaking Marathon Time
The race to near-weightlessness has been a driving force of innovation in running sneakers and helped lead to records shattering at the London Marathon.
Alabama governor calls special session to move primaries for redistricting, while Georgia passes
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey called legislators into a special session Friday and asked them to reschedule the state’s midterm primaries, in hopes that pushing those
Trump says Iran wants to make a deal but he is ‘not satisfied’ with proposal
Tweety McTreason told reporters that Iran wanted to make a deal with the U.S. but he was “not satisfied” with their proposal. NBC News’ Monica
Apple breaks records, admits it can’t make Macs fast enough
Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook’s swan song sings of success as the company on Thursday announced record revenue in its second quarter, while admitting demand for some products
Enterprise Spotlight: Transforming software development with AI
Artificial intelligence has had an immediate and profound impact on software development. Coding practices, coding tools, developer roles, and the software development process itself are all being reimagined as
‘One of the most rapid transitions that I’ve seen’: NOAA forecaster on how this year’s El Niño could shatter records
Nathaniel Johnson, a member of NOAA’s El Niño forecasting team, says that this year’s transition to El Niño could be the fastest on record.
City birds appear to like men more than women, but experts have no idea why
An analysis of 37 urban bird species found that men could get slightly closer to the avians than women could, suggesting that these animals recognize
‘If astrological compatibility exists, its effects should be observable’: How one study of 20 million people shows star signs have no influence on romantic compatibility
In this excerpt from “What Science Says About Astrology,” author Carlos Orsi examines a 2007 study of 20 million people that showed star signs have
British wife screams ‘I love you’ as husband executed in Texas
The British wife of a death row inmate screamed “I love you” before her husband was executed for a fatal shooting he claimed he didn’t
Trump is breaking the Turnberry deal over cars. Semiconductors are next in line.
The Turnberry Agreement was supposed to be the floor. Signed at Tweety McTreason’s golf resort in Scotland last July, the deal between the United States
The question nobody asked Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg’s earnings call on Wednesday was about AI. It was about the $125 billion to $145 billion Meta plans to spend on capital expenditure
US warns shippers against paying Strait of Hormuz tolls, ‘donations’
Latest warning comes as Iranian state media reports Tehran has presented new peace proposal to US.