California lawmakers seek to hold oil companies accountable for natural...
Oil and gas companies would be liable for damages caused by climate change -related disasters in California under legislation introduced Monday by two Democratic lawmakers. The proposal claims that...
View ArticleHow disaster case managers are helping L.A. wildfire survivors
Nearly three weeks after the Eaton Fire destroyed their Altadena home, Pete and Angela Mitchell need answers on what to do next. They registered for FEMA assistance, but got a letter of non-approval....
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NYC’s congestion pricing means more traffic—and pollution—in the South Bronx,...
On a frigid, gray morning this month, a half-dozen community advocates stood on a street corner in the South Bronx, struggling to be heard over the roar of heavy trucks. New York had recently begun...
View ArticleOpenAI announces more secure ChatGPT for government workers, Trump...
OpenAI on Tuesday announced a new ChatGPT system for U.S. government workers that it calls more secure than its Enterprise offering. ChatGPT Gov will allow for government agencies to feed nonpublic,...
View ArticleElon Musk’s X partners with Visa to move into financial services—and no, it’s...
In an effort to monetize the social media platform, Elon Musk’s X announced Tuesday it would be partnering with Visa on a digital wallet and peer-to-peer payment services for its upcoming X Money...
View ArticleBoom Supersonic’s XB-1 breaks the sound barrier—the first private aircraft to...
About 35,000 feet (10,670 meters) over the Mojave Desert, northwest of Los Angeles, Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 became the first privately funded airplane to break the sound barrier during a test flight on...
View ArticleBrothers Jake and Logan Paul tease an HBO Max fight against each other
Brothers Jake Paul and Logan Paul made social media announcements Tuesday that suggested their next fight will be against each other and aired on HBO Max. Calling it the “moment you’ve waited a decade...
View ArticleMedicaid, SBA loans, student loans, SNAP: What is and isn’t affected by...
Monday’s memo from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pausing federal grants and loans set off a scramble in Washington and across the nation as administrators and individuals tried...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Whole Foods workers just unionized—right as Trump made it harder...
Whole Foods workers at a Philadelphia store voted this week to unionize, becoming the first store at the Amazon-owned grocery chain to do so. But then the Trump administration dealt a blow to the...
View ArticleDashCon, the infamous celebration of Tumblr fandom, is coming back. This...
Anyone well-versed in internet lore will be familiar with the image of a slightly deflated child’s ball pit on a hotel convention room floor. DashCon (originally called Tumblr-Con, although not...
View ArticleHow DeepSeek answers questions on China differently than ChatGPT
Chinese tech startup DeepSeek ’s new artificial intelligence chatbot has sparked discussions about the competition between China and the U.S. in AI development, with many users flocking to test the...
View ArticleLunar New Year: Here’s what to know about the Year of the Snake
On Jan. 29, Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Year of the Snake with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional food, fireworks and other festivities. In...
View ArticleHow the Empire State Building Observatory became No. 1
The Empire State Building is nobody’s idea of a hidden gem. The 1,472-foot Art Deco landmark of stone and steel dominates the streetscape and world view of New York City—and all of pop culture. From...
View ArticleDeepSeek has called into question Big AI’s trillion-dollar assumption
Recently, Chinese startup DeepSeek created state-of-the art AI models using far less computing power and capital than anyone thought possible. It then showed its work in published research papers and...
View ArticleHow to drive social change in a polarized post-election era
Recently, Donald Trump was once again inaugurated as President of the United States, and the start of what I anticipate will be a pivotal year for our nation. And while it’s increasingly difficult to...
View ArticleApp fatigue is real—rethink apps beyond subscriptions
Launched 16 years ago with only 500 apps, Apple’s App Store revolutionized how we interact with our devices. As of 2023, the App Store had nearly 1.8 million apps, spanning categories like gaming,...
View ArticleHow to meet the unique healthcare needs of rural America
Rural residents face unique challenges and barriers when it comes to accessing high-quality healthcare. Many rural areas do not have a hospital or medical center nearby, forcing residents to drive...
View ArticleDJT stock jumps 10% on new fintech, Truth.Fi, as Trump looks to deliver for...
Trump Media (NASDAQ: DJT) stock jumped more than 10% in morning trading on Wednesday on news it was expanding into financial services, launching Truth.Fi, which will include Bitcoin and other...
View ArticleAlibaba rolls out AI model, claiming it’s better than DeepSeek-V3
Chinese tech company Alibaba on Wednesday released a new version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model that it claimed surpassed the highly-acclaimed DeepSeek-V3. The unusual timing of the...
View ArticleShould kids have to work for their school lunches? One GOP Rep. thinks so
On Tuesday, Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.), suggested that kids who benefit from federally funded free lunch programs, like Head Start, should consider getting jobs to pay for their own lunches. The...
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