A French historian recently made a case for a 1900 silver medal to be credited to France, based on the Olympics’ informal rules in that era. The cyclist, Lloyd Hildebrand, lived most of his life in France. (Image credit: International Olympic Committee) Read More
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has testified briefly at the federal financial conspiracy trial surrounding the collapse of once-touted startup Ozy MediaRead More
Contamination levels in the first eight days of June, after persistent heavy rain in Paris, showed bacteria such as E. coli and enterococci beyond limits judged safe for athletes. (Image credit: Michel Euler) Read More
A federal judge says the government’s antitrust case against Google over its advertising technology will go to trial in September, rejecting both sides’ request to rule in their favor as a matter of lawRead More
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is sending science data againRead More
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a federal ban on the devices, which could have wider implications for what qualifies as a machine gun. (Image credit: Rick Bowmer) Read More
The Stanford Internet Observatory studied how social media platforms are abused. Now, its top leaders are out and future funding is uncertain amid attacks on its work by conservatives. (Image credit: Win McNamee) Read More
Donald Trump’s campaign has found itself defending a Supreme Court decision to strike down a ban that he himself had hailed as an achievement on gun control six years agoRead More
Uncommitted delegates are planning how to influence the Democratic National Convention in August after voters cast primary ballots to protest President Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza. Read More
A vexing phenomenon is plaguing the labor market. “Ghost jobs” refer to listings by employers that either aren’t real or have already been filled but never lead to an actual hire. This is frustrating not only to job seekers but also to the Federal Reserve, which is trying to steer the economy to a stable…