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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani took another significant step toward his full capability on the mound while he threw one hitless inning Sunday.And at the plate, the Dodgers’ two-way superstar was once again at the peak of his powers.Ohtani recorded two strikeouts in his second mound start for Los Angeles, allowing just one baserunner on an error. The three-time MVP then drove in five runs at the plate, hitting a three-run triple in the seventh before adding his NL-leading 26th homer in the eighth inning of the Dodgers’ 13-7 victory over the Washington Nationals.Ohtani is proceeding deliberately on his…
Have you ever taken a personality test? If you’re like me, you’ve consulted BuzzFeed and you know exactly which Taylor Swift song “perfectly matches your vibe.”It might be obvious that internet quizzes are not scientific, but many of the seemingly serious personality tests used to guide educational and career choices are also not supported by research. Despite being a billion-dollar industry, commercial personality testing used by schools and corporations to funnel people into their ideal roles do not predict career success.Beyond their lack of scientific support, the most popular approaches to understanding personality are problematic because they assume your traits…
While LinkedIn users seem to have embraced AI, there’s one area that’s seen less uptake than expected, according to CEO Ryan Roslansky: AI-generated suggestions for polishing your LinkedIn posts. “It’s not as popular as I thought it would be, quite frankly,” Roslansky told Bloomberg. When asked why, he argued that the “barrier is much higher” to posting on LinkedIn, because “this is your resume online.” Plus, users can face real backlash if they post something that’s too obviously generated by AI. “If you’re getting called out on X or TikTok, that’s one thing,” he added. “But when you’re getting called…
When you think about housework, you likely think of actions: scrubbing the dishes, running errands, chopping vegetables for dinner. And it’s not news to say that mothers often shoulder the burden for most of those activities.But there’s an invisible dimension of household labor that unfolds behind the scenes: the cognitive effort that goes into anticipating needs, planning, organizing and delegating household tasks. In other words, someone has to remember to replace the dish soap and select which vegetables to chop.Our new research found that this cognitive dimension of housework, often called the “mental load,” is divided even more unevenly within…
Dr. Andre Obua drove 18 hours from Miami to Terre Haute, Indiana. He pulled up to the home of a local kidney specialist and allegedly opened fire, striking the kidney doctor in the hand before being wrestled to the ground.The only thing more unexpected than the act of violence was the apparent motive.Accused in the shooting, which occurred one month after the brazen murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO in New York City, was Obua, a highly educated medical resident with a promising career. But Obua had become fixated on one of the least-understood corners in the big business of medicine…
The Houston Rockets are acquiring 15-time All-Star and four-time Olympic gold medalist Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns in a blockbuster deal struck Sunday, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press.The Rockets are giving up Dillon Brooks, Jalen Green and six future picks — including the No. 10 selection in Wednesday’s opening round of this year’s draft — according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was still pending NBA approval.It ends weeks of speculation about where Durant would end up. Many teams were involved at various times,…
NEW YORK (AP) — Baltimore Orioles backup catcher Maverick Handley left Sunday’s 4-2 loss to the New York Yankees after being knocked over in a collision at the plate with Jazz Chisholm Jr.“He got hit pretty hard,” Orioles manager Tony Mansolino was quoted as saying by the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network. “We haven’t seen a collision like that at the plate, probably, since all the new rules came in. So we’re evaluating him right now, full body, every part of it. We’ll have more information tomorrow. … We’re evaluating everything right now, so nothing official on concussion protocol. There’s obviously a…
Welcome back to our Sunday edition, where we round up some of our top stories and take you inside our newsroom.The world took a turn last night. President Donald Trump said US warplanes executed airstrikes that “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities. Trump also warned additional attacks against Iran could follow if “peace does not come quickly.”Business Insider jumped into action, with warfare pro Jake Epstein joining with Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert to give you a definitive roundup of the news. We’ve since gathered business leaders’ reactions and will keep adding as they come.We’re working on more for you,…
Universities are evolving their offerings in the age of artificial intelligence. Now, students have the option to pursue a full degree dedicated to AI.As more colleges introduce an AI major, the computer science degree, long viewed as a pipeline into Big Tech, will face more competition.Rice University, a Texas-based school known colloquially as a “Southern Ivy” because of its academic excellence, announced in May that it would offer a Bachelor of Science in artificial intelligence, for example.”We are in a moment of rapid transformation driven by AI, and Rice is committed to preparing students not just to participate in that…
NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Yarbrough was put on the 15-day injured list with a strained right oblique in another blow to the Yankees rotation, and rookie Allan Winans will make his New York debut on Monday night at Cincinnati after going 7-0 with an 0.90 ERA at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.Yarbrough, a 33-year-old right-hander who joined the rotation in May, is 3-1 with a 3.90 ERA in eight starts and eight relief appearances. He last pitched on Wednesday, getting a no-decision in a loss to the Los Angeles Angels.“Something that’s been kind of coming on a little bit in his second-to-last…