Is Apple’s Siri finally smart enough to compete with its AI counterparts? We may soon know.
“Hey, Siri. Do better” Apple is expected to unveil its new and improved Siri chatbot at its annual developer conference next week, and the tech giant — which has lagged in the artificial intelligence race — is looking to take the lead. Apple long ago promised a smarter Siri, but in the 16 years since […]
In a major win for Trump, Senate passes $70B bill to fund immigration enforcement
The U.S. Senate passed a $70 billion bill to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts early Friday morning, after days of backlash over the president’s “anti-weaponization” fund threatened to derail the bill. After nearly 18 hours of votes on amendments, senators approved the $70 billion package just before 5 a.m. Friday morning in a 52-to-47 vote. The bill […]
Inside the high-stakes quest to find cancer-causing viruses in city sewers
HOUSTON — The graph that popped up on Michael Tisza’s computer screen sent his eyebrows arching high across his forehead. A bright red dot had surfaced where there once had been a flat black line. That is not normal, thought Tisza, an assistant professor of molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine in […]
Trump says Pulte won’t be permanent; CNN reports he lacked security clearance
President Donald Trump says that Bill Pulte will not be his permanent choice to lead the nation’s intelligence agencies, as new reporting raises fresh questions about the qualifications of the acting director of national intelligence. Trump told reporters Thursday that Pulte’s appointment is temporary and that he does not expect him to remain in the […]
Border funding clears Senate, but House Republicans defy Trump on Ukraine aid
Republicans spend all night fighting over one of President Donald Trump’s most controversial ideas, then hand him a major immigration victory just before sunrise. Plus, a growing group of Republicans breaks with the president over Ukraine, joining Democrats to advance billions in new aid. And John Bolton goes from Trump insider to Trump critic to […]
House Republicans pass Ukraine aid bill in defiance of GOP majority
More than a dozen Republicans broke with GOP leadership Thursday to pass a bill that would provide more aid to Ukraine and slap new sanctions on Russia after forcing a vote on the matter through a discharge petition. A discharge petition is a procedural tool used to circumvent leadership if it gathers 218 signatures. The House voted 226 […]
Despite economic headwinds, job gains beat expectations in May
The U.S. labor market added 172,000 jobs in May, leaving the unemployment rate unchanged at 4.3%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The number of unemployed people changed little at 7.3 million. Friday’s report was significantly better than most economists expected and provided a hopeful sign that the American labor market remains solid, […]
New allegations against Graham Platner unnerve Democrats in key Maine Senate race
Democrats are growing increasingly concerned about their chances of flipping a key Senate seat in Maine after new allegations surfaced against Democratic candidate Graham Platner. Unease about Platner’s candidacy was already circulating among Democrats, but they intensified after a new report from The New York Times on Thursday. The Times says it spoke with several […]
Researchers put chatbots in a simulation. Grok ended the world in 4 days
When someone mentions the word study, images of graphs and datasheets appear in most people’s minds. But one group that wanted to look at how artificial intelligence chatbots would interact with each other used an entirely different kind of study, and the results are just as wild. Emergence AI, a startup company focusing on autonomous […]
