While the summer doldrums have hit Washington, the MAGA influencers can never truly go on vacation, especially if they’ve spent their careers promising to reveal the truth about Jeffrey Epstein. Although their politicians are now in power, they’re getting stonewalled, and in the absence of juicy “Epstein files” to feed to their audiences, a new … Read more
John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s “Love Story” might have been more complicated than you think. FX has released a new trailer for the anthology series executive-produced by Ryan Murphy — premiering Thursday, February 12 at 9 pm on FX with the first three episodes and also streaming on Hulu — and in it, we see the … Read more
Jewelry reacts sensitively to various environmental influences, including sweat, humidity, and chemicals. It’s no secret that you shouldn’t wear your favorite pieces while cleaning, swimming, or gardening. But you should also use caution when applying serums or perfume if you want to enjoy your jewelry for a long time. Gold and silver jewelry can quickly … Read more
What is and isn’t a weed that needs to be eliminated in the field is determined by the eyes of the farmer — and now, increasingly, by a new AI model from Carbon Robotics. Seattle-based Carbon Robotics, which builds the LaserWeeder — a robot fleet that uses lasers to kill weeds — announced a new … Read more
A coalition of nonprofits is urging the U.S. government to immediately suspend the deployment of Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, in federal agencies including the Department of Defense. The open letter, shared exclusively with TechCrunch, follows a slew of concerning behavior from the large language model over the past year, including most … Read more
WWF has mapped many of these pathways, which it refers to as Arctic “blue corridors,” and shared them with the IMO to help guide ship operators. Existing IMO guidelines already call on mariners to take special care around sensitive habitats, including migration routes, but conservation groups say more awareness is needed of where and when … Read more
“TODAY” co-host Savannah Guthrie was absent from the anchor desk this morning after her mother was reported missing in Arizona over the weekend. As reported by Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones during Monday’s “TODAY” broadcast, Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother, Nancy, was last seen on Saturday, January 31, … Read more
Social network UpScrolled, which gained prominence after TikTok’s ownership change in the U.S. in January, has zoomed past 2.5 million users, the company’s founder Issam Hijazi said during Web Summit Qatar. “We launched about six months ago, and we grew to about 150,000 up until early January. And as of the last few days, we reached … Read more
Bitcoin’s slide below $80,000 has pushed a significant portion of US spot BTC exchange-traded fund (ETF) buyers into $7 billion in paper losses. According to CryptoSlate’s data, the world’s largest digital asset fell to as low as $74,609 over the weekend amid liquidity concerns and a risk-off tone in global markets. BTC has recovered to approximately $77,649 as … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Jeffrey Epstein asked an unidentified woman to buy a Snow White costume just weeks before he and former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley had an infamous exchange in which they discussed the Disney character. “I … Read more