Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez is liberalizing the economy without dismantling her predecessor’s repressive apparatus, raising questions about her aims.
AI:Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez is implementing economic liberalization measures in Venezuela while maintaining the previous administration's repressive political apparatus, leading to uncertainty regarding the true intent of these reforms.Open
Ricursive Intelligence, founded by two former Google researchers and valued at $4 billion, is among several efforts to automate the creation of artificial intelligence.
AI:Silicon Valley companies are working toward developing "recursive" AI capable of improving itself. Among these efforts is Ricursive Intelligence, a startup founded by two former Google researchers that is currently valued at $4 billion.Open
Yann LeCun helped create the technology behind today’s chatbots. Now he says many tech companies are on the wrong path to creating intelligent machines.
AI:AI pioneer Yann LeCun warns that current technological approaches used by many companies may be a "dead end" in the pursuit of creating truly intelligent machines.Open
Shifts in tactics and technology in Ukraine mean that the pace of fighting is no longer decided by whether tanks can navigate frozen fields.
AI:The evolution of drone warfare is changing battlefield dynamics in Ukraine, ensuring that combat continues regardless of winter weather conditions or ground accessibility.Open
Consumers are still spending, but they’re looking for ways to stretch their dollars as far as possible.
AI:Brisk sales at Goodwill suggest that while consumers continue to spend, they are increasingly looking for ways to save money amid economic uncertainty.Open
Concerns about the affordability of education, housing, health care, having a family and retirement are driving economic anxieties, a New York Times/Siena poll found.
AI:A New York Times/Siena poll finds that voters increasingly view a middle-class lifestyle as unattainable due to rising costs for education, housing, healthcare, family planning, and retirement.Open
The actor has spent a decade dismantling his McDreamy persona from “Grey’s Anatomy.” He stars as an assassin in a new Fox thriller.
AI:Patrick Dempsey stars as an assassin in the new Fox thriller *Memory of a Killer*, marking a departure from his well-known "McDreamy" persona from *Grey's Anatomy*.Open
Frank Bisignano is the first chief executive of the I.R.S., where there’s hope he will end a chaotic stretch at the agency. The tax filing season, which started Monday, is his first test.
AI:Frank Bisignano has been appointed as the first chief executive of the IRS, taking over during a challenging period following administrative shifts under the Trump administration. His leadership faces an immediate test with the commencement of the current tax filing season.Open
Bonito Lake, N.M., received 31 inches, the most in the country, the National Weather Service said
AI:A significant storm has dumped heavy snow across at least 17 U.S. states, with Bonito Lake, New Mexico, receiving a high of 31 inches according to the National Weather Service.Open
People who knew a man fatally shot by federal agents pushed back against what they called a smear campaign by federal officials. “He was a good man,” his family said.
AI:Friends and family of Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by federal agents, have denounced claims made by federal officials regarding his life, describing the characterizations as "sickening lies" and asserting that he was a good person.Open