Tech consultant spars with the prosecutor over details of the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee from ABC
A tech consultant charged with murder in Cash App founder Bob Lee’s stabbing death has sparred with the lead prosecutor at trialRead More
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Man who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prison from ABC
A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years laundering some of the hacked cryptocurrency with help from his wife — has been sentenced to five years in prisonRead More
AI could help scale humanitarian responses. But it could also have big downsides from ABC
The refugee organization, the International Rescue Committee, is testing some artificial intelligence tools to try to increase the number of displaced people they can reach with critical informationRead More
Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows from ABC
Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations climate summit on what is traditionally their biggest protest day during the two-week talksRead More
What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users? from ABC
Disgruntled X users are once again flocking to Bluesky, a newer social media platform that grew out of the former Twitter before billionaire Elon Musk took it over in 2022Read More
Trump announces oil executive Chris Wright as his pick for energy secretary from NPR Camila Domonoske
Trump announced Chris Wright, the CEO of oil and natural gas fracking services company Liberty Energy, as his pick for energy secretary. (Image credit: Alastair Pike) Read More
Biden and Xi take a first step to limit AI and nuclear decisions at their last meeting from NPR Asma Khalid
The leaders agreed that humans should control decisions to use nuclear weapons — not AI. And they talked about the importance of stability during the transition to a new U.S. administration. (Image credit: Leah Millis) Read More
Scientists find a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten in the Siberian permafrost from NPR Mansee Khurana
The kitten, which was found in Russia’s northeastern Sakha Republic, still had fur and whiskers when it was discovered. (Image credit: Lopatin et al. Scientific Reports) Read More
Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine energy, killing at least seven from NPR The Associated Press
Russia on Sunday launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, described by officials as the largest over the past months, targeting energy infrastructure and killing civilians. (Image credit: AP) Read More
The USPS will honor Betty White with her own stamp in 2025 from NPR Juliana Kim
Having received hundreds to thousands of fan mail each week, it’s only fitting to honor White with a postage stamp. (Image credit: U.S. Postal Service) Read More