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Forget fireworks and cookouts: Elon Musk and Sam Altman are spending their Fourth of July sharing their frustrations about US politics.The rival tech billionaires each celebrated Independence Day with social-media posts in which they vented about the state of the 50 states.Musk rekindled his idea of starting a new political party called the “America Party” in an X post. This comes after a falling out between the Tesla CEO and his former ally, President Donald Trump.”Independence Day is the perfect time to ask if you want independence from the two-party (some would say uniparty) system!” Musk wrote on X.Musk’s musings…
Premenstrual food cravings are the punchline of endless jokes. Like most good jokes, they’re funny because they’re true.Certain parts of a woman’s menstrual cycle do seem to go hand in hand with the desire for chocolate ice cream and potato chips. I hear about this every day from my OBGYN patients.Researchers have studied food cravings for years; one of the most cited studies dates back to 1953. Scientists – and lots of others – want to know who has food cravings and why, what they crave, when they crave it and how to minimize the cravings. Here’s what the research…
SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit his 34th and 35th home runs to set a career high and match Ken Griffey Jr.’s Seattle record for homers before the All-Star break, helping the Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 on FridayThe major league leader turned on a fastball from Bailey Falter (6-4) in the first inning and walloped it well past the wall in left. The exit velocity on the two-run shot was logged at 115.2 mph, per Statcast — the hardest-hit ball of his career. Raleigh topped his previous career high — set last season — in the sixth with…
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff McNeil hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Luke Weaver in the seventh inning, leading the New York Mets over the Yankees 6-5 on Friday in a Subway Series opener between teams that faded badly after strong starts.Juan Soto hit a two-run homer among three hits against his former team and Brett Baty connected for a solo shot in the sixth off Ian Hamilton that cut the Yankees’ lead to 5-4.Weaver (1-3) relieved with two outs in the seventh and walked Pete Alonso. McNeil drove a changeup into the right-field upper deck at Citi Field, sending…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Hercules came off the bench and scored in the 70th minute to lift Fluminense past Al Hilal 2-1 in a Club World Cup quarterfinal match on Friday.Physical play resulted in a pair of yellow cards against both sides as they vied for scoring chances in the first half in front of a crowd of 43,091 at Camping World Stadium. Fluminense struck first after a poor clearance from Al Hilal allowed Brazillian midfielder Martinelli to find the back of the net. The second half opened with an emphatic response from Al Hilal, which had not lost a…
Competitive eating champ Joey Chestnut gulps down dozens of hot dogs each Fourth of July at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest — and comes back do it again year after year. But no one really knows what long-term impacts it might have on his body or the bodies of other competitive eaters.Chestnut has eaten as many as 83 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, surpassing the world record he set in 2021 when he ate 76 hot dogs and buns. He downed 62 to win the Nathan’s contest in 2023 but did not compete in 2024. Chestnut returned this…
A seemingly overemployed engineer has sparked a round of memes and self-reflection in tech this week.Indian software engineer, Soham Parekh, was accused online by a founder this week of working at three to four startups simultaneously. The founder’s X post set off a firestorm in the industry, with other founders chiming in to say they, too, hired — and fired — him.Parekh appeared on the tech podcast “TBPN” on Thursday and confirmed he had juggled multiple jobs.”I wanna preface by saying that I’m not proud of what I’ve done. That’s not something that I endorse either,” Parekh said. “No one…
The rhetoric around AI in the workplace can be vague: Automation, algorithms, productivity, efficiency, decision-making, up-skilling, the list goes on.Between rapid technological progress and the lag of adoption, there’s continued uncertainty about how AI will reshape the future of work.Many employees are anxious about their value, for instance. Executives are at once captivated by the potential for profits and worried about keeping up with their competitors. Investors and company boards are frustrated by the losses they’ve already incurred from not moving fast enough.Consulting firms are often at the heart of it all. From the outset, at least, they’ve positioned themselves…
For this special holiday edition of AI Playground, I asked ChatGPT and Anthropic’s powerful new Claude 4 chatbot for recommendations for my Tahitian trip. I’m on vacation with my wife and a group of friends to celebrate the birthday of one of our oldest friends, Theresa. We’re staying in Moorea for about seven days. There are four couples ranging in age between roughly 50 and 60 years old. I requested suggestions such as activities during the day and evenings, along with restaurant and bar recommendations. Finally, I asked what would be the best event and location to celebrate Theresa’s birthday.Then,…
Big Tech just won big in the battle over data and copyright. The implications for business, publishing, and the future of the web are profound.Two recent US court rulings, including one in favor of Anthropic’s use of millions of books for AI training, have nudged the legal consensus closer to this reality: All content published online is now fair game. Companies such as Google, Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft may never have to pay for the text, images, or video they ingest to power their AI tools.This is a huge win for Big Tech and the new AI economy. But it…