Story about Eric Langford, missing Boy Scout, isn’t what it seems
The fictional, AI-powered story originated in YouTube and TikTok videos. Then, users residing in Vietnam promoted the tale in articles with more AI.
‘Things can happen’: Trump quote about Brown University shooting spreads online
The U.S. president made the remark while speaking at a Christmas reception.
A quantum trick helps trim bloated AI models
Machine learning techniques that make use of tensor networks could manipulate data more efficiently and help open the black box of AI models.
Ancient DNA rewrites the tale of when and how cats left Africa
Cats were domesticated in North Africa, but spread to Europe only about 2,000 years ago. Earlier reports of “house” cats were wild cats.
Obamas ‘planned to see Reiners the night they were killed’
Michelle Obama says she and husband Barack Obama were due to see director Rob Reiner and his photographer wife Michele Reiner the night they were
Doctor sentenced over Matthew Perry’s death
A doctor has been sentenced to eight months of home confinement over the fatal overdose of Friends star Matthew Perry after pleading guilty to a
What’s behind South America’s shift to the right?
Chileans have elected their most conservative leader in decades.
Trump’s approval rating drops to 39% amid economic concerns: US poll
Reuters/Ipsos survey suggests Americans are increasingly unhappy with Trump’s handling of the economy.
Praise for people who died while trying to stop Bondi Beach attackers
One of the bystanders who tried to stop the attack came to Australia from the USSR to escape anti-Semitic persecution.
Trump expands U.S. travel ban to 5 more countries, toughens limits on others
The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others.
3 Russians barred from luge World Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y., amid neutrality concerns
The International Luge Federation has withdrawn the eligibility of three Russian athletes who intended to slide in Lake Placid, N.Y., this weekend in hopes of
New report finds the Arctic continues to warm faster than the planet as a whole
This year’s Arctic Report Card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds that the northernmost part of the Earth is warming faster than the
Second doctor sentenced in Matthew Perry overdose death
Dr Mark Chavez, one of five people who pleaded guilty in the Friends star’s death, was sentenced to eight months of home detention.