Graduates are booing pep talks on AI at college commencements
As artificial intelligence casts a shadow over career prospects, it is becoming an unwelcome subject at this season’s college commencements. At several campuses, graduates have interrupted speakers with stadium-wide boos when the topic turned to AI. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt faced repeated jeers over the weekend during his keynoteContinue Reading
GNOME Sushi spacebar preview fix coming to Ubuntu 26.04
GNOME Sushi fans, rejoice: the spacebar preview feature is being fixed in Ubuntu 26.04. If you’re not familiar with it, GNOME Sushi is a file preview tool similar to Quick Look on macOS. Select a file in Nautilus, press space and a floating preview window appears. It works with images,Continue Reading
Lola Young Makes Emotional Return to Music With New Single ‘From Down Here’
Lola Young is officially back. The British singer just released her new single “From Down Here,” her first major release since stepping away from the spotlight following her onstage collapse at All Things Go in New York last year. Following the incident, Young canceled her upcoming performances and announced anContinue Reading
Springtime for Bezos
Even by the standards of plutocratic dead-thought exercises, Jeff Bezos’s Wednesday sit-down with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin was mortifying. The billionaire founder of Amazon conceded there are a lot of problems, then declared they could be solved by eliminating taxes and getting government and unions out of the way. TaxingContinue Reading
‘The Passage of the Palm Groves’: The Strait of Hormuz in Iranian History
The strategic and spiritual resonance of the Strait of Hormuz is deeply woven into Iran’s identity. It represents a profound geographic constant in Iranian history. This narrow waterway has served as a central artery for Persian political and economic power, historical consciousness and culture across millennia. Whether safeguarding Zoroastrian tradeContinue Reading
At the Mercy of Big Pharma
Just over a year ago, President Traitor 47 signed an executive order titled “Delivering Most-Favored Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients.” The aim of the order is to reduce the cost of prescription drugs by linking U.S. prices to the lower prices paid for the same drugs in otherContinue Reading
How AI Designs New Proteins #science #biology
David Baker’s lab, the UW Institute for Protein Design, is pioneering the use of a wide-range of AI tools to design new and novel proteins in order to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Watch the related video “How AI Cracked the Protein Folding Code and Won a NobelContinue Reading
‘It’s inevitable that Keir has to go’: Wes Streeting on Labour leadership
The former health secretary tells the Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar, his vision for the leadership of the party, and the country Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to theContinue Reading
California gets $27.5 million to find and replace toxic lead pipes that deliver water to homes
California will get $27.5 million in federal funding to find and replace lead pipes that deliver water to homes, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday.Continue Reading
“Politically Driven Epidemic”: Ebola Response Hampered by Impoverishment & U.S. Global Health Cuts
The deadly Ebola outbreak spreading across the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed at least 177 people, with more than 750 suspected cases reported in the DRC and neighboring Uganda, according to the World Health Organization. Health officials believe the virus may have been spreading undetected for monthsContinue Reading
First responders exposed to fentanyl in deadly New Mexico incident, officials said
First responders were exposed to fentanyl and sickened after arriving at a rural New Mexico home Wednesday to investigate a possible overdose that left three people dead, officials said Friday., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Why The Traitor suddenly changed his mind on sending 5,000 US troops to Poland
President Traitor 47 has announced plans to send thousands of additional U.S. troops to Poland, apparently reversing last week’s decision to halt an Army brigade that was headed there. Last week, the Pentagon said the 4,200-person brigade would not be deploying, even though its equipment had already arrived and the unit underwent months of training for the mission. Now, The TraitorContinue Reading