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For a brief period this summer, no fresh produce seemed safe. Lettuce, jalapenos, and blueberries were among a steady stream of recalls and food safety alerts that kept consumers on high alert.Willette M. Crawford, a food science consultant who has spent two decades researching predictive food safety, said AI has…
Iran’s military said it seized an American-made underwater drone near the Strait of Hormuz. The US military said the uncrewed system had malfunctioned and was “dead in the water.”The Navy has employed uncrewed undersea and surface vessels in and around the Middle East for an expanding range of missions, including…
The US Navy’s next aircraft carrier set to deploy will be carrying extra supplies so it can remain self-sufficient for longer, top service officials said on Tuesday, a move intended to address logistics issues that have surfaced on other ships during the Iran war.USS Theodore Roosevelt is preparing to depart…
The big drama in AI land today is decidedly nerdy stuff.But the hubbub highlights a concern everyone should care about: Can what you type into AI help train a machine that one day beats you at your own game?On Monday, Tristan Buckmaster, an NYU mathematician, and Levent Alpöge, a mathematician…
Congratulations to Google and Meta — they’re expecting.OpenAI’s chief financial officer, Sarah Friar, was describing her company’s ads ambitions on Tuesday when she said that ChatGPT is like “if Google and Meta had a baby.”Friar made the remarks before a full room of investors and analysts at Goldman Sachs’ Communacopia…
It’s back-to-school season — and that means that some bright-eyed college freshmen and their proud families are getting ready to shell out six figures to attend their dream schools.Tuition prices have soared in recent decades, even as Americans have grown more skeptical of the value of a four-year degree.Still, there’s…
After a couple of years of full-time travel, we decided to plant down some roots in northern New Mexico.We’d gallivanted around the country — north, south, east, and west — and fallen deeply in love with the high desert tucked away in the Rocky Mountains.During our travels, we’d been living…
I always envisioned my first visit to Positano involving leisurely strolls through a dreamy, brightly colored coastal landscape. Instead, I found myself rushing down a vine-lined street, feeling lost and confused.Watching the time fly by, I debated whether I’d make it to the beachfront and back in time to catch…
I’ve been with my partner for over 30 years, and our relationship has the most important foundation in place: shared values, similar outlook, and common ground on what matters most. Our anchor is strong, but as we approach retirement and are both working part-time from home, we are seeking self-improvement…
Saying goodbye to a friend who’s flying to a new country, or maybe you just really want to do some shopping in an airport terminal?Well, now you can go through security without an airline ticket as the Transportation Security Administration has launched a program called Gateside.Members of TSA PreCheck and…
