OpenAI on Monday called for the US to lead an international coalition to coordinate global AI standards, as discussion of the technology’s risk and promise looms over this week’s UN General Assembly. The call comes as Washington pursues tentative outreach with China on coordinating AI developments, including through a possible ...
Collins challenges NIH grant review planCollins challenges NIH grant review plan
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is again confronting the White House on National Institutes of Health grant decision-making, calling on Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought to drop his push to assert greater control over the NIH’s grant process. “Imposing a political review on awards that have already been ...
Democrats’ Gaza reckoning: how failing to give Palestinians a voice came back to bite the partyDemocrats’ Gaza reckoning: how failing to give Palestinians a voice came back to bite the party
Voters rejected many establishment choices this year in favor of candidates pushing accountability for Gaza, writes Akbar Shahid Ahmed The last time she gathered with fellow Democrats for a pre-election national convention, Georgia state representative Ruwa Romman got an unspoken message from the party establishment: on their biggest stage, she ...
UK to give support to Saudi jets in attempt to counter Houthi fightersUK to give support to Saudi jets in attempt to counter Houthi fighters
Andy Burnham seeks stability in Middle East to bring down prices at home as first meeting with Trump looms The UK has agreed to provide defensive air support to Saudi Arabia to help counter Houthi fighters and restore stability in the Middle East while driving down the cost of living ...
How AI Chatbots Are ‘Deskilling’ Human EmpathyHow AI Chatbots Are ‘Deskilling’ Human Empathy
When I first started writing about online cultures and subcultures almost 10 years ago, one of the first scholars I read on the subject of internet anthropology was Professor Sherry Turkle. Her earlier books, including The Second Self (published in 1984) and Life on the Screen (1995) became something like ...
‘Don’t spend $20 on an acai bowl’: gen Z are shunning private equity’s restaurant takeover‘Don’t spend $20 on an acai bowl’: gen Z are shunning private equity’s restaurant takeover
As more PE firms invest in food establishments, people are bemoaning the ‘same-ification’ of NYC’s restaurant scene Los Tacos No 1 is a classic New York success story. After the Mexican-style taco joint opened in 2013, it quickly became a critic’s pick in the city’s paper of record, drawing long ...
The summit won’t break the US-China stalemateThe summit won’t break the US-China stalemate
Andy’s view In Mao Zedong’s 1938 essay , penned during the Japanese invasion of China, he divided conflict into three phases: strategic defense, strategic stalemate, and strategic counter-offensive. On the eve of a leaders’ summit this week in Washington, US-China ties are stuck in the stalemate stage, deadlocked on everything ...
Republican group slashes ad spending in NC Senate raceRepublican group slashes ad spending in NC Senate race
A key Republican super PAC has removed $6.5 million in ad reservations from North Carolina’s Senate race for the month of October, according to media tracker AdImpact. That decision by the GOP-aligned Old North Action comes after Semafor reported Republicans are weighing their commitment to the race because Republican candidate ...
‘Trying to survive during impossible times’‘Trying to survive during impossible times’
, directed by Simon Stone. The film follows the final years in the life of Ian Charleson, a Scottish actor who starred in the Oscar-winning . It picks up in 1989, after Charleson, played by Andrew Scott, faces an AIDS diagnosis while trying to revive his career. When he finally ...
Copper production falls, leading to concerns over longterm suppliesCopper production falls, leading to concerns over longterm supplies
Mining for copper fell in the first half of the year relative to the same period in 2025, sparking fears over long-term supplies of the metal, which is key for the clean energy transition and building data centers. Production disruptions and weak output in Chile, the world’s biggest producer, sent ...