Amazon could soon insert advertisements into conversations with Alexa+, the company’s AI-powered voice assistant. The proposal, made by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy during an earnings call on Thursday, July 31, is raising concerns among privacy advocates. According to TechCrunch, Jassy told investors that advertising could help users find products while also opening up a new […]
Broadway and Times Square is known for its bright neon lights and famous theater productions. But now, move over “Wicked” and “The Phantom of the Opera,” make way for… Pickleball? Why are pickleball courts being built in Times Square? Like many cities and regions around the country, there aren’t enough places in New York City […]
A hearing at the Texas Capitol on Friday, Aug. 1, let voters weigh in on the Republican plan to redistrict before next year’s election. It comes as Democratic politicians in other states plan countermeasures. Redistricting in Texas Top Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have made it clear they want to change the maps to get […]
A gunman, wanted for shooting and killing four people in a Montana bar, is at large. Police said they’re searching for 45-year-old Michael Brown, of Anaconda, after four people were killed at the Owl Bar in the town. Investigators said the shooting happened at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1. Search efforts underway Brown lived next […]
Illinois students will begin receiving annual mental health screenings starting in the 2027–2028 school year after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new bill into law on Thursday, July 31. Illinois is the first state to require mental health evaluations for public school students in grades three through twelve. “At a time when our children are […]
A number of law enforcement officials aren’t happy with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s attempt at poaching local officers from their departments, NBC News said in a report. Criticism flowed in as the agency retooled its recruitment strategies to satisfy a 10,000-person budget allocation. NBC News spoke to leaders who signed ICE’s 287(g) program that deputized […]
A federal jury in Florida found Tesla partially liable for a 2019 crash involving its Autopilot system, delivering a major legal setback for the company. On Friday, Aug. 1, jurors ordered Tesla to pay part of the $329 million in damages to the family of a woman who died in the crash and to another […]
A tractor-trailer crash in Pennsylvania became commuters’ wurst nightmare when the truck spilled hot dogs all over the road. The incident happened around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, July 29, on I-83 in Shrewsbury, just north of the Maryland border. Officials told the Associated Press the truck had an unspecified mechanical problem during morning rush hour. […]
President Donald Trump ordered the firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday. The move comes just hours after a government jobs report revealed a significant slowdown in hiring over the previous three months. Trump accuses McEntarfer of manipulating data In a post on Truth Social, Trump accused Biden appointee, […]
Despite President Donald Trump’s push to “buy American” – and his repeated claims that tariffs on foreign cars and parts would benefit the U.S. auto industry – Ford has posted its first quarterly loss since 2023. The Wall Street Journal reports that Ford lost $29 million in the second quarter, compared to a $1.8 billion […]
