NYTIMES (Erin Griffith) - How A.I. Helped One Man (and His Brother) Build a $1.8 Billion Company
Who needs more than two employees when artificial intelligence can do so many corporate tasks? It’s super efficient — and a little bit lonely.
NYTIMES (Alan Blinder and Alice Callahan) - Nutrition Will Now Be Required in Medical Schools After RFK Jr. Pressure
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls for medical schools to redesign curriculums, an agency that oversees dozens has deleted diversity standards and added nutrition.
NYTIMES (Anna Peele) - Why Everyone Loves ‘Love on the Spectrum’
Without exploitation, “Love on the Spectrum” captures the triumphs and travails of dating. It has become one of Netflix’s most popular shows.
NYTIMES (Reid J. Epstein and Shane Goldmacher) - ActBlue May Have Misled Congress on Vetting Foreign Donations, Its Lawyers Warned
The Democratic fund-raising group is facing investigations from the Justice Department and congressional Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.
NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Ian Stewart, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Natasha Singer) - Trump Says Strait of Hormuz Is Not America’s Problem, and How Musk May Get Richer
Plus, does every middle schooler really need a laptop?
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NYTIMES (Steven Erlanger) - Every Trump Threat to Abandon NATO Hollows It Out
Doubts that the United States would come to the aid of NATO allies increase each time, prompting Europeans to consider an alliance without Washington.
NPR (Todd Bookman) - As hoops betting spikes, it's New Hampshire and other states vs. prediction markets
In New Hampshire and states with legalized sports gambling, wagering helps fund government services. But now competitors like Kalshi and Polymarket are getting a cut of the action.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Daniel Wu) - Judges are increasingly using AI to draft rulings and prepare for hearings
A study found over 60 percent of surveyed judges have used AI in their work, even as some experts worry AI’s unreliability could compromise their authority.
WASHINGTONPOST (Aaron Davis) - Plan to reinforce sewer pipe was delayed for years before Potomac disaster
A Washington Post investigation found that D.C. Water delayed reinforcing an aging sewer line for years before it collapsed in January as the National Park Service undertook a prolonged environmental review of the project. The pipe continued to degrade before its collapse released a quarter-billion gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River.