AI is already widespread and garnering billions of dollars in investment. But that doesn’t mean its ubiquity is predetermined. Society can decide when and how it’s used.
Wildfires on Maui are a crippling blow to the island’s tourism industry, which generates half of its jobs. But New Orleans and Kauai show that comebacks are possible.
The Biden administration has not ruled out diplomatic recognition of the Taliban. Doing so risks legitimizing the group’s rule without holding it accountable.
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If safety is the heart of the Biden administration’s executive order on AI, then civil rights is its soul.
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The Holocaust is not just a memory in Israel. It’s part of how Israelis understand themselves and their country − and it’s playing a part in how the country responds to the Hamas massacres of Oct. 7.
Social media is designed to keep you engaged by getting a rise out of you, not help you think critically or take effective action on political issues.
It might seem counterintuitive to suggest timber harvesting when the goal is to restore forests, but that gives landholders the economic incentive to protect and manage forests over time.
The Iowa caucuses have long been an oddity in modern-day politics but remain a place where GOP candidates can test their presidential aspirations.
Tech companies are offering AI companions as a convenient cure for the loneliness epidemic, but there have been other forms of faux relationships, and they tend to have more to do with ego than heart.
The number of nonprofit news outlets is holding steady as they go out of business just as fast as they are founded.
Racism can be a workplace issue, even at Home Depot.
The case stems from a complaint filed after seven baristas who were attempting to organize a union at a Starbucks shop in Memphis, Tennessee, were fired.
If the US wants to protect young people from misinformation and foreign influence, focusing on TikTok is barking up the wrong tree.
The case stems from a complaint filed after seven baristas who were attempting to organize a union at a Starbucks shop in Memphis, Tenn., were fired.
Paying the caregivers of people with disabilities more would improve care while increasing economic growth, a research team found.
US cities are doing green infrastructure, but in bits and pieces. Today’s climate-driven floods require a much broader approach to create true sponge cities that are built to soak up water.
NoMowMay is a catchy concept, but it doesn’t provide the food that native North American pollinators need or lasting support for them.
AI may shore up an industry experiencing economic headwinds. But in a field where professional ethics and public trust are particularly important, it’s a risky endeavor.
Since 1992, Michigan voted reliably for Democratic presidential candidates. Then Donald Trump won the state in 2016, followed by Biden’s 2020 win in the state. Michigan is a ‘battleground state.’
The most comprehensive assessment yet of a powerful greenhouse gas shows which countries are driving the increase, and which ones are successfully cutting emissions.
It’s not certain that the ruling will make it harder for fired union organizers to get their jobs back, a labor law professor explains.
As it is now, the transplant system treats kidneys from all Black donors as if they are at higher risk for failing, even though only some are.
On issues and policies in which government has a serious role – taxes, immigration, the state of the economy and even abortion – a 2023 survey found a great deal of agreement among Americans.
France's Marine Le Pen rejects embezzlement claims as her presidential bid hangs in balance
China battery giant CATL would build US plant if Trump allows it
Chinese giant CATL pushes beyond batteries into power grids, EV platforms
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India's middle class tightens its belt, squeezed by food inflation
John Krasinski named People magazine's 'sexiest man alive'
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