OpenAI and Anthropic AI. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Omar Marques | SOPA Images | Getty Images Artificial intelligence rivals Anthropic and OpenAI both rolled out education services within 24 hours of each other. The services are aimed at college students ahead of their final exams. They’re part of a wider push by the two…
Long before quarantine baking hit the zeitgeist, I was a kid bouncing stretchy clumps of dough off the kitchen walls (we fondly called them “dough boys”) while my dad measured hydration levels and doted on his bubbling starter like it was the family pet. In fact, his starter has outlived several. After growing up in…
King Penguins contemplating the snow on Heard Island, Antarctica. Vw Pics | Universal Images Group | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive and far-reaching “reciprocal tariffs” were signed into effect on Wednesday, hitting over 180 countries, ranging from major trading partners to remote islands. The newly elected White House leader unveiled a raft of…
There have been calls in Italy for a “cultural rebellion” amid outrage and protests over the murders of two female students found within 48 hours of each other, bringing the number of femicides in the country since the start of the year to 11. Sara Campanella, a 22-year-old biomedical student, was stabbed at a bus…
One country that did not feature on Donald Trump’s list of tariffs on US trade partners was Russia. US outlet Axios quoted White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt as saying this was because existing US sanctions on Russia “preclude any meaningful trade” and noting that Cuba, Belarus and North Korea were also not included. However,…
Aggressive tariffs that President Donald Trump announced Wednesday will begin a “re-ordering” of global trade that will force other nations to open their doors to more American goods, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Thursday. Under an executive order the president signed, the U.S. will retaliate against duties imposed on American goods elsewhere. Lutnick, in a…
Cambodian factory workers exit their factory as they take a lunch break in Phnom Penh on March 2, 2020. Tang Chhin Sothy | Afp | Getty Images As European markets tumbled Thursday following U.S. President Donald Trump’s stunning tariff announcements, big retail names selling products ranging from sportswear to jewelry were among the worst performers….
The US Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library after being told by the office of the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, to review and get rid of any that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, US officials said on Tuesday. Academy officials were told to review the library late last week, and an…
Ben Chu & Tom Edgington BBC Verify Getty Images US President Donald Trump has imposed a 10% tariff on goods from most countries being imported into the US, with even higher rates for what he calls the “worst offenders”. But how exactly were these tariffs – essentially taxes on imports – worked out? BBC Verify…
Watch: Three things to know about Trump’s tariffs announcement US President Donald Trump announced a sweeping new set of tariffs on Wednesday, arguing that they would allow the United States to economically flourish. These new import taxes, which Trump imposed via executive order, are expected to send economic shockwaves around the world. But the US…
