Silicon Valley is on an acquisition spree—though not in the traditional sense. Instead of outright purchases, major A.I. companies are striking “acqui-hire” deals, poaching top talent from promising startups. The latest example comes from Google, which is bringing on several executives from the A.I. software firm Windsurf in a new multibillion-dollar deal. Among those joining…
America’s education system is dangerously out of sync with the speed and scale of A.I., and if it doesn’t catch up soon, it could trigger the largest unemployment crisis since the Great Depression. In just the first half of 2025, A.I. has already contributed—directly or indirectly—to the elimination of over 80,000 jobs across nearly 400…
By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Like many home cooks, I keep a kitchen garden planted with herbs during the summer growing season. Related Articles Recipe: This is the best way to make a Wedge Salad A simple recipe for tsukudani, an everyday Japanese side dish to eat with hot rice 7-Eleven celebrates 98th birthday with…
In my opinion, a wedge salad should have a boatload of tasty garnishes. The cold, crisp, knife-cut Iceberg lettuce needs plenty of delicious blue cheese dressing, and the toppings should include some kind of onion, thick-cut crunchy bacon, and tomatoes. I’ve been known to throw in some sliced pickled beets and a few thin slivers…
The U.S. professional services sector, encompassing law, finance, healthcare, consulting and other knowledge-driven fields, generates over $2.8 trillion in revenue. Yet it now sits at an uncertain nexus: fully embrace the artificial intelligence revolution or risk falling behind in global competitiveness. A.I. is not optional—it’s the defining catalyst for the next chapter of American enterprise….
Free Slurpees are back at 7-Eleven as the 24-hour convenience store chain celebrates its 98th birthday this Friday. On July 11, 7-Eleven offers its patrons a free small Slurpee drink at participating 7-Eleven, Speedway and Stripes locations nationwide while the Mountain Dew Infinite Swirl flavor makes its return for a limited time. Fans of the…
Generative A.I. is reshaping creativity, but it’s also testing the boundaries of long-standing legal protections, raising new questions about how intellectual property is defined, used and enforced. Among the many lawsuits now facing A.I. companies, the case brought by The Walt Disney Company and NBCUniversal against Midjourney stands apart, both for the commercial stakes involved…
Many people now turn to ChatGPT and other generative A.I. chatbots for everything from weather updates and cooking tips to math help and relationship advice. But that kind of blanket usage may be doing more harm than good, warns Sasha Luccioni, A.I. and climate lead at Hugging Face, an open-source A.I. platform. “I think we…
Around two years ago, Yoshua Bengio, a deep learning researcher who laid the groundwork for today’s A.I. revolution, had a disturbing revelation. The systems he’d played a part in creating were advancing at a rapid clip, one that saw the technology master languages, PhD-level scientific knowledge, and, most worryingly, act in a manner largely unrestrained…
By YURI KAGEYAMA TOKYO (AP) — Tsukudani, a sweet, Japanese side dish often served with hot rice, originated in the samurai era in a tiny neighborhood called Tsukuda in the old part of Tokyo. Adding “ni” at the end of a word in Japanese means that’s where it’s cooked. Related Articles 7-Eleven celebrates 98th birthday…
