OpenAI plans to go public, intensifying investment race with Anthropic
The company behind ChatGPT filed its plans one week after Anthropic did the same.
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US leads record rise in spending on nuclear arsenals, campaign group says
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, June 8 (Reuters) - Spending on nuclear weapons by the world's nine nuclear-armed states rose by almost a fifth in 2025 to $119 billion, a report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons said on Tuesday. The 19% increase from 2024
Chemists unlock first total synthesis of rare plant alkaloid tied to anticancer activity
Plants are undeniably one of nature's most promising sources of new medicines, with monoterpenoid indole alkaloids (MIAs) being a great example. Some intricate compounds are built from multiple-linked chemical units that form highly complex three-dimensional structures. Because
Platner says he won't be an 'a--hole' like Fetterman in Senate
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner went after Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Sunday during a town hall, calling the Pennsylvania senator “an a--hole.” “The Senate really is a place of — it's a lot about relationships, and I, like — I don't want to go down there
Fetty Wap Joins Russell Dickerson for Surprise CMA Fest Appearance
The rapper and the country singer teamed up for their collab "Boots"
5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country as a whole
Every internet search, streamed video and AI-generated response depends on a data center somewhere. Driven by rapid growth in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and cryptocurrency, data centers have become the backbone of the modern digital economy. But though their key
Rocket launches and reentries harm Earth's ozone layer
The space industry is surging. In coming years, nearly 10,000 spacecraft are slated to launch into low-Earth orbit for a variety of purposes, such as global surveillance, space tourism, and satellite "megaconstellations" providing internet service.
T.I. and Tiny Headed Back to Trial After Judge Slashed $71 Million Doll Award
Toy giant MGA wants to block any debate over how “OMG” ended up in its doll line’s name, but the judge signaled Monday he'll allow it
House Republicans gather congressional scorekeepers to discuss Reconciliation 3.0
GOP lawmakers are coalescing around a list of priorities for their third party-line policy package.
Pentagon policy ruffles feathers among Mormons, prompts changes
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Pentagon policy ruffles feathers among Mormons, prompts changes The Pentagon has reworked a list of religious designations troops can register as
Number of pessimistic Americans preparing for finances to worsen hits four-year peak
Households reporting finances as 'much worse off' than a year ago jumped to 13.3%, the highest since July 2022
Apple is using AI to fix Safari’s extension problem
Apple is trying to solve one of Safari's biggest weaknesses with AI. Safari has long lacked the robust library of extensions that its rivals have, mainly due to the stringent development requirements from Apple. But now, Apple is inviting users to essentially vibe code their
Magnesium transporter discovery could improve rice nutrition and taste
Rice is a staple food for nearly half the global population and an important dietary source of magnesium, a mineral essential for human health, plant growth and energy metabolism. Although magnesium is known to influence grain quality and taste, the biological mechanism
Insulin legislation gains steam
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care The Big Story Insulin legislation gains steam Bipartisan legislation to cap insulin at $35 a month for people with private insurance is gaining momentum. The bill, introduced in March, picked up four more co-sponsors
Where was tvOS 27 at WWDC?
Every year, Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference gives us a first look at what's coming next to the company's many operating systems. But missing from today's keynote, apart from a single graphic listing all current Apple OSes next to a big "27," was any mention of tvOS. The
ChatGPT maker OpenAI files for IPO looking to capitalize on investor appetite for AI boom
OpenAI has been scrambling to polish up its finances and pave a clear path to becoming profitable ahead of its planned IPO.
Shadow Of The Colossus Director Fumito Ueda Says His New Studio Doesn’t Use AI For Development As Other Games Are Engulfed In A Backlash
Gen Atlas won't lean on genAI
Brazilian breadbasket's aquifers are falling, and new satellite maps show where water stress is growing
A collaboration of scientists from NASA and Brazilian research institutions has produced a detailed picture of groundwater change across Brazil. The images reveal significant declines in some of the aquifers that are critical to one of the world's largest agricultural producers.
Mining companies may soon bypass UN rules and mine the deep sea
A Canadian deep-sea mining company may become the first to commercially mine the international seabed under a controversial U.S. executive order that bypasses United Nations regulations. A recent legal analysis suggests that this could place Canada in violation of international
What Beijing’s shrinking youth population reveals about its changing appeal
Beijing’s resident adult population aged 20 to 29 has nearly halved over the past decade. CNA explores how young Chinese are recalculating the costs and benefits of life in the capital, even as it remains a magnet for talent.
Human Ancestors Were Using Fire Earlier Than Previously Thought
Early hominins seemingly first tamed a flame 1.8 million years ago The post Human Ancestors Were Using Fire Earlier Than Previously Thought appeared first on Nautilus .
From North Korea in 1966 to Japan in 2022: Asia’s greatest World Cup runs
They may not have lifted the trophy, but Asian teams have delivered some of the World Cup's greatest shocks and most inspiring underdog runs.
First Look at the Art in the New Obama Presidential Center
With works by Idris Khan, Maya Lin, and more, the $850M campus will be a public art destination for Chicago’s South Side, if it can live up to its community.
A First Look at the Art in the New Obama Presidential Center
With works by Idris Khan, Maya Lin, and more, the $850M campus will be a public art destination for Chicago’s South Side, if it can live up to its community.
Hidden geometry explains why kernel methods separate complex data so well
Are two sets of data genuinely different, or is it because of randomness? This question, known as the two-sample testing problem, becomes notoriously difficult in modern datasets, because they are often high-dimensional, complex, and differences between them can take countless
Study reveals north–south differences in water isotopes across North America during the last deglaciation
The last deglaciation (between 11,000 and 20,000 years ago) was a period of dramatic natural warming on Earth. During this time, North America experienced the most extensive ice-sheet melting on the planet, which profoundly reshaped its climate and water cycle. But when
Apple’s new parental controls are for keeping Apple out of trouble
When Apple put child safety front and center at WWDC on Monday, its stated goal was helping parents fine-tune their kids' online experiences and avoid excessive screen time. But amid a global debate over internet regulation, its latest updates also looked like a defensive move
Xbox lost 'millions' of Game Pass subscribers after last year's massive price hike
This would explain why Asha Sharma moved so quickly to lower them.
'From STEM to earn': High school programs aimed at diversifying the field drive gains in college, salaries
High school students participating in pipeline programs aimed at increasing diversity in STEM fields are more likely to enroll in—and graduate from—elite colleges with a related degree. In addition, such improvements raised their predicted earnings by anywhere from 3% to 15%,
Why this $10 spectrometer chip could bring real-time chemical sensing to wearables
Researchers from the University of Cambridge and GlitterinTech, a startup founded by the same research group, have unveiled a fundamentally new type of optical spectrometer that delivers laboratory-grade precision in a device small enough to be embedded in portable and wearable
‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: Compelling Documentary Probes the Legacy of William Friedkin’s Infamous Queer Thriller
The legacy of William Friedkin’s 1980 erotic thriller “Cruising” is a complex one. A film long vehemently denounced by the queer community it purported to represent, and more recently reclaimed as a rare mainstream portrait of a vanished social scene, it is many things to many
The Memo: Spencer Pratt comes up short in Los Angeles, drawing hollow claims of fraud
President Trump’s favored candidate to become Los Angeles mayor looks like he won’t even make the runoff — a reality that has provoked a barrage of unsubstantiated claims of fraud from the commander in chief. Votes are still being counted in the nation’s second-largest city,
OpenAI files to go public as IPO race heats up
OpenAI has confidentially filed paperwork to go public, the company announced Monday. It is one of three leading AI companies preparing for an initial public offering (IPO), alongside SpaceX and Anthropic, which have both filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Defying Trump with brief Iran fight, Israel seeks sway over peace talks
Trump, who launched the war alongside Israel in February, has been trying to reach a negotiated settlement with Iran, while excluding Israel from those talks.
Chirayu Rana makes dramatic gambit to drop JPMorgan sex slave lawsuit — in search of friendlier territory
Former JPMorgan big shot Chirayu Rana is pulling the plug on his salacious New York state court case to make way for a "comprehensive" federal lawsuit.
Magnon momentum microscopy: A new window into nanoscale spin-wave physics
An international team led by the Max Born Institute has developed a new type of momentum microscopy to image magnons—the quanta of collectively excited spins—directly in two-dimensional reciprocal space using soft X-rays. Owing to its remarkable sensitivity, simplicity, and
Tyne Daly on the Joy of Returning to Theater with Pasadena Playhouse’s ‘Brigadoon’: ‘It’s Full of Living People — 68 of Them Who Run This Show, and There’s Not an AI Anywhere!’
In the acclaimed revival of “Brigadoon” now playing at Pasadena Playhouse, Tyne Daly is by far the marquee name, as the “Cagney & Lacey” star appears as the Widow Lundie, a role that got a gender switch from the character’s original incarnation as a Mr. Lundie. She’s not on
Former DoJ Antitrust Attorneys Slam Live Nation-Ticketmaster Settlement: ‘It Is Deeply Troubling That the Antitrust Division Is Engaged in Selective Non-Prosecution of Political Allies’
Two former top antitrust attorneys at the U.S. Department of Justice who were central to its case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster had strong words for the department following its abrupt settlement with the company just one week after the trial — which saw the DOJ and over
LISTEN: ‘Scary Movie’ Tops Box Office as ‘Masters of the Universe’ Stumbles
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Brent Lang breaks down a busy weekend at the turnstiles as “Scary Movie” returned for its first installment in 13 years – and the first in 25 years with a Wayans at the helm. And it was a truly scary weekend for Amazon
Lewis Hamilton doesn’t think billionaires should exist? That’s pretty rich from an F1 driver boyfriend of Kim Kardashian
"You shouldn't be able to have billions," Lewis Hamilton said in a now-resurfaced interview from Jay Shetty's "On Purpose" podcast.
Elusive Cozumel dwarf fox reappears in first confirmed photos after two decades
A publication has revealed the first photographic evidence and confirmed sighting of the Cozumel dwarf fox in more than 20 years. Published in the journal Neotropical Biology and Conservation by researchers Travis D. Bayer, Maggie A. McGreal and A. Rafael Chacón D., the short
What happens to a star that captures a primordial black hole?
We don't know whether theorized primordial black holes (PBH) are real. If they are, they formed in the very early universe, when physics was much different. They had no stellar progenitors and were created by the direct collapse of densely packed subatomic matter. Theorists
Lord Miller to Produce High Concept Sci-Fi Comedy ‘I Promise We’re Cool’ with Rising Comedy Talent for Universal (Exclusive)
Charlie Hall, the son of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, is set to write for director Max Tzannes, who previously made meta mockumentary 'Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project.'
‘Notting Hill’ Sets 4K UHD and Blu-ray Release
“Notting Hill,” one of the most enduring romantic comedies of the late ’90s, is getting the 4K treatment. The Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant classic will be released on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and digital on June 9, with the new edition currently available to pre-order on Amazon. The 4K
Xbox Game Pass lost 'millions' of players due to price hikes, reveals Microsoft
Xbox executive Matthew Ball said Xbox Game Pass lost a fair amount of subscribers over the past eight months.
New cryogenic silicon carbide hardware addresses quantum computing bottleneck
Researchers from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Centre for Advanced Semiconductors and Integrated Circuits (CASIC) have achieved a major breakthrough in cryogenic electronics. The
Toward standardized microplastics monitoring in rivers
Microplastics (MPs), defined as plastic fragments smaller than 5 mm, have become so pervasive that they are detectable in nearly every environment studied—from remote ocean trenches to urban air, tap water, and human blood. MPs are hardly uniform; they span an enormous size
Susie Wiles on reported White House departure: 'I am not going anywhere'
Susie Wiles, President Trump’s chief of staff, denied that she will soon leave the White House in response to the Daily Mail reporting on Friday that she is departing after the midterms. “After an accomplishment filled week by President Trump, I have the pleasure of reading a