On Jan. 28, 1986, the world stood still. Seventy-three seconds after liftoff, Space Shuttle Challenger was lost, along with its seven-member crew: Francis “Dick” Scobee, Michael Smith, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, Gregory Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe. The tragedy unfolded live on television, imprinting itself on a generation and forever changing the trajectory of…
By Kristina Peterson, Bloomberg News The first Pepsi Challenge tour in 50 years didn’t feature regular or even Diet Pepsi. Instead, the blind taste-test showdown last year pitted Pepsi Zero Sugar against Coca-Cola Zero Sugar. Related Articles Tuck into dinner by the fire at one of these Bay State dining spots The secret to perfect…
We’re digging out from the weekend’s snow and making our way through a Boston winter. Hunkering down may be the order of the day, but when we do venture out, it should be worth our while. How about dinner in front of a fireplace? Boston (and some lovely Cape towns) is dotted with dining spots…
Anthropic is known for its stringent safety standards, which it has used to differentiate itself from rivals like OpenAI and xAI. Those hard-line policies include guardrails that prevent users from turning to Claude to produce bioweapons—a threat that CEO Dario Amodei described as one of A.I.’s most pressing risks in a new 20,000-word essay. “Humanity…
As A.I.’s capabilities grow, the technology is creeping into workplaces, schools, homes and possibly dentists’ chairs soon. Dentio, a Swedish startup betting on dental clinics as a prime use case for A.I. assistants, has just secured $2.3 million in fresh financing to support its ambitions. Andreessen Horowitz led the startup’s pre-seed funding round, with other…
By ADI BONI Every type of pasta has a purpose, and often a sauce to match. This recipe, which comes from the cookbook “The Talisman of Happiness,” matches tortiglioni with peppers and eggplant. Related Articles Gretchen’s table: Warm winter’s chill with a hot bowl of this tangy and traditional Mexican stew The most exciting restaurants…
Synthesia, a U.K.-based startup making lifelike digital avatars for enterprise communications, just raised a $200 million series E at a $4 billion valuation, making it one of the most valuable A.I. startups in Britain. The round was led by Alphabet’s venture capital arm. Other participants included Nvidia’s venture capital arm, Evantic, Accel, Kleiner Perkins and…
Ryanair will eventually equip its planes with in-flight wifi, according to CEO Michael O’Leary—but only when installation and consumer costs drop to a sufficient level. The admission comes after a heated back-and-forth between O’Leary and Elon Musk over the budget airline’s refusal to install Starlink on its fleet of roughly 650 aircraft. The feud was…
By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Grocery stores might try to convince you otherwise, but it’s pretty tough to get a decent tomato in Western Pennsylvania in January. Related Articles The most exciting restaurants opening across the US Quick Fix: Beef Tenderloin with Cranberry Mustard Sauce and Green Beans with Rice Fish cakes and Birmingham greens…
A.I. models are becoming more than just chatbots—an important step in their evolution that will have repercussions for the global economy in 2026 and beyond, says Marco Argenti, Goldman Sachs’ chief information officer. “In my 40 years in technology, 2025 saw the biggest changes I have seen in my career,” Argenti says. “And what’s crazy is…
