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Stocks slide and gold fever fades as investors weigh Trump’s Fed pick
Financial markets are churning on Friday as investors try to figure out what President Donald Trump’s new nominee to lead the Federal Reserve will mean for interest rates. The initial reactions...
How a unique ‘chatbot’ is helping a small Chilean community push back on AI
If you enter a query into Quili.AI on January 31, your question won’t be answered by a large language model, but instead by residents from the Chilean community of...
Luigi Mangione won’t face the death penalty for UnitedHealth CEO’s killing, judge rules
Federal prosecutors can’t seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a federal judge ruled Friday, foiling the Trump administration’s bid to...
How to use psychology to shift a difficult relationship into a healthier one
Relationships can feel like both a blessing and the bane of your existence, a source of joy and a source of frustration or resentment. At some point, each of...
What is Complete Streets design, and why should we all be using it?
In the 1950s, the Air Force designed cockpits for the average pilot by measuring thousands of pilots and calculating the average for 10 key physical dimensions—height, arm length, torso...
February 2026’s full ‘snow’ moon comes with a side of free chips and queso: How and when to get yours
This Sunday’s full moon, or “big cheese,” as it’s sometimes called, comes with a side of queso and chips. Fast-casual restaurant chain Qdoba is offering stargazers a free 4-ounce...
OpenAI IPO: What to know about the most anticipated stock listing in years amid rumors of a 2026 date
It’s shaping up to be a busy year for initial public offerings from some of the most closely watched companies. Rumors have been floating around for a while now...
Inside the marketplace powering bespoke AI deepfakes of real women
Civitai automatically tags bounties requesting deepfakes and lists a way for the person featured in the content to manually request its takedown. This system means that Civitai has a...
Liftoff Mobile IPO: Stock listing date nears for Blackstone-backed advertising technology startup
Liftoff Mobile, a California-based mobile app marketing provider, announced on Thursday that it plans to launch . . . into the public markets. The company, backed by Blackstone, is...
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon arrested by federal agents after covering an anti-ICE protest in Minnesota
Journalist Don Lemon and three other people were arrested Friday in connection with an anti-immigration protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church and increased tensions between residents...
What to know about Melania Trump’s controversial documentary that just premiered at the Kennedy Center
Melania Trump is capping her first year back as first lady with the global release of a documentary she produced about the 20 days leading up to husband Donald...
Apple buys “Silent Speech” AI startup for $2B, because talking is so 2025
Apple confirmed this week that it has acquired Israeli AI startup Q.ai in a deal valued at close to $2 billion, making it one of the company’s largest acquisitions...