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Changes are coming to the commonly used sell-by dates on groceries in at least one state. PBS News multiplatform reporter Tim McPhillips spoke to two experts to get their take on the food labels and how you can save both your food and your money.
S. President Donald Trump doesn’t have the votes to abolish the U.S. Department of Education, though that’s not stopping him from taking it apart. That came into focus this week when moderate Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine joined Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia…
Trump had sued the IRS for $10 billion over the leak of his tax information by an agency contractor.
CBS News reported that the United States and Israel may engage in a large campaign against Iran, targeting Iran's energy infrastructure, said multiple sources.
When the gap between rich and poor grows, people become more likely to view themselves as objects to be looked at—and the effect holds equally for men and women, according to new experimental…
Also has big plans beyond the TM-B. The startup mostly refers to itself as a "vehicle" company and has plans to make four-wheel pedal-assist cargo vehicles for Amazon.
Venture capitalists are taking a major interest in nuclear energy start ups. Funding is surging for both nuclear fusion and fission firms as the technology becomes an increasingly essential part of a…
Astronomers found seven rare quasar gravitational lens candidates using AI, providing a powerful new tool for studying black hole and galaxy evolution.
Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Substack are trying to combat the proliferation of fake AI content.
The term "Milwaukee Shoulder Syndrome" was coined in 1981, based on cases in four women.
Candidate from kingmaker party is elected new president of New Caledonia's 'collegial' government.
Fintech brokerage Clear Street is launching a private markets platform, beginning with Databricks stakes, to give investors more access to late-stage startups.
OpenAI's Sam Altman and Nvidia's Jensen Huang were among tech leaders in Washington, D.C., ahead of a deadline the White House set in its AI executive order.
Learn how a skull fragment from inland Spain is adding to evidence that human evolution in Europe followed no single path.
Low-income students in Colorado will soon be eligible for short-term job training through an expansion of Pell Grants, the federal program that provides need-based aid for higher education. But it’s unclear whether the new Workforce Pell program will…
Trump officials are urging the Senate to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general as Republican holdouts threaten to derail his nomination.
Hyperuricemia independently predicts mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online July 13 in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.
Google Earth was a boon for researchers—and then came the deepfakes.
OpenAI updated ChatGPT's Chrome extension and desktop app with tab awareness, YouTube support, browsing history search, and a new Activity view for tracking chats.
Democratic Socialists of America is in a brighter spotlight than ever.
New Zealand's housing market is going through the longest and deepest downturn in 30 or 40 years, property data firm Cotality says.
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is keeping its momentum from a massive opening weekend as it enters its third week in theaters.
Learn how the fungus that turns ants into zombies also overruns mosses, revealing the bizarre way that it manipulates the insects it infects.
Gamers are planning a boycott called PSBlackout for the week of Aug. 23.
(MedPage Today) -- Probiotic-associated invasive infections were rare in very preterm infants, according to a large retrospective cohort study.
A top Education Department official overseeing Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s ambitious childcare program for 2-year-olds is stepping down.
The Galaxy Z Fold8 has left the rumor mill behind. Samsung confirmed the specs, the price, and the release date, and the wider design delivers as promised.
Open source can be just as safe as proprietary software, though government agencies (and private enterprises) should take additional measures to secure it properly, according to a new guide published…
Public sector employees have been hit even harder, as their salaries’ purchasing power has dropped 36% since November 2023 La entrada Private sector wages have fallen nearly 4% since Milei took office…
Alternative fuels like jet fuel can help address the energy price volatility that has resulted from the Iran war.
smevals - a small eval suite for evaluating models, prompts, and harnesses I've been working with Jesse Vincent's Prime Radiant applied AI research lab building out this evals framework to help answer…
Samoa's national rugby captain and coach have written to the prime minister regarding the current crisis affecting Lakapi Samoa.
(MedPage Today) -- Massachusetts is on the way to giving doctors the final say on whether an abortion should be allowed late in pregnancy, a move expected to affect few cases but that supporters say…
Learn how researchers uncovered two ancient human lineages without sequenced ancient DNA from either population.
NASA will hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 14, live from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and media and digital creators are invited to attend in person.
Body of William Standish discovered in Teton mountains as investigators say fatal fall likely cause of death A 28-year-old Australian hiker who lost contact with his family while hiking the…
Ocean container spot rates hold steady in a pause before peak season. Xeneta’s Peter Sand on why carriers are ready to add capacity but shippers aren’t asking.
The ARA bunker market appears to be diverging, with conventional fuel demand gravitating towards Antwerp while Rotterdam leads in both alternative fuel volumes and fuel diversity.
Vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited as the US and Saudi Arabia attacked Iranian proxy groups in Iraq in response to Iran’s attempted attacks on US forces the previous day.
Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast received China’s ambassador to Santiago, Niu Qingbao, at the La Moneda Palace on Friday morning, in an encounter that lasted more than an hour and marked the first…
All of a Sudden, the latest film by Japanese director Hamaguchi Ryūsuke, recounts encounters between two women. A look at how this Cannes-recognized film, loosely inspired by correspondence between…
A new technique reveals human evolution was rife with interbreeding The post You’re Carrying “Ghost DNA” From Extinct Hominins appeared first on Nautilus .
JJ Abrams' new film "The End of Oak Street looks like "The Twilight Zone" meets "Jurassic Park" with a dash of "A Quiet Place." Could it be the perfect summer movie?
"Unfortunately, we are no longer able to authenticate how the manuscript fully evolved from origin to completion." The post Major Publisher Cans $2.4 Million Book Deal After Author Was Accused of Using AI, for a Very Cynical Reason appeared first on Futurism .
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 280.77 points, or 0.54 per cent, to 52,488.83.
The largest crypto shrugged off a barrage of bad news this month, but traders remain cautious as rate hike fears and jobs data loom.
For children with asthma, exacerbation risk is associated with distinct profiles depending on house dust mite (HDM) sensitization status, according to a study published online July 16 in the International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health.
Apple CEO Tim Cook participated in his final Apple earnings call yesterday, with incoming CEO John Ternus set to take over on September 1. With Cook's tenure coming to an end, we thought we'd take a look at how Apple has changed over the last 15 years. Cook took over as CEO on August 24, 2011, after Steve Jobs resigned.
On Friday, July 31, 2026, NASA leadership and Virginia government officials opened NASA’s first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years, the Flight Dynamics Research Facility at NASA’s Langley…
Leopold Aschenbrenner, a former OpenAI researcher-turned-hedge fund manager, saw a dramatic decline this week in his AI-focused fund, Situational Awareness.
The Kiwi Dollar extends its three-day rally, climbing above 0.5850 and is poised to challenge 0.5900 amid improving risk appetite and broad US Dollar weakness.
New research reveals that men who crave social power and hold traditional views on masculinity are significantly more likely to expect women to spend heavy time and money on their physical appearance.
The fungal puppet master has been living a secret life The post The Bizarre Life Cycle of “Zombie-Ant” Fungus Gets a New Twist appeared first on Nautilus .
While the dust is settling and facts emerge, it is clear that the latest attack on Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq oil-processing complex is rapidly becoming one of the most consequential energy developments of…
Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle No. 1147 for Aug. 1.
Saving your curiosity from having to try this on your own phone.
Move reverses a leadership plan set when the companies agreed to merge in May.
Apple captured 49% of global smartphone revenue in the second quarter despite accounting for only 23% of shipments, showing how much more money the iPhone generates per device than competing…
California lawmakers have amended A.B. 1709 , but the core problem remains: the bill is still a ban on social media access for youth under 16 , and it still threatens the privacy and First Amendment…
The Senate Commerce Committee is set to consider S. 737 , the SCREEN Act, a sweeping age-verification bill that would require online services to verify users’ ages before they can access any sexually…
For patients with interstitial cystitis (IC)/bladder pain syndrome (BPS), the combination of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy (LI-ESWT) shows therapeutic…
Google Earth’s AI image generator let me put my dream home in Central Park, but other potential uses aren’t so innocent.
Persistent sessions could be just the beginning
Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing education, and the way people search for information. Parents, teenagers, teachers, and schools are struggling with tough questions about when AI should, and should not, be used. It makes sense for Congress to hold hearings and examine how AI should be used by minors.
