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AI takes center stage at this year's U. S. Open, helping fans follow the action and golfers navigate the rules
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (1273+ words) SHINNECOCK HILLS, N. Y. " Tens of thousands of golf fans have come to eastern Long Island this weekend to watch the world's best golfers battle stiff Atlantic winds and winding fairways at the 126th U. S. Open at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. While golf's…...
World's most sensitive radio telescope array set to be built in Nevada desert
8+ hour, 25+ min ago (677+ words) Nestled in the Great Basin, a remote stretch of the Nevada desert is set to become home to the world's most sensitive radio telescope array. "It's the sheer number of antennas that makes this completely unique and unlike other existing…...
Russia strikes an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and 1 person is killed
1+ day, 6+ min ago (382+ words) KYIV, Ukraine " Russian bombs struck an apartment building on Saturday in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, killing at least one person and wounding nine, including a 6-year-old child, authorities said. A body was pulled from the rubble hours after the attack,…...
A founder of Assassin's Creed maker Ubisoft killed in a plane crash in western France
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (140+ words) A Cessna plane carrying Claude Guillemot and one other person crashed Friday evening in a field just before landing at La Baule Airport on the Atlantic coast. A founder of global gaming company Ubisoft, maker of Assassin's Creed, was killed…...
Anne Hathaway announces she is pregnant with her third child
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (303+ words) Anne Hathaway is pregnant with her third child. The Academy-Award winning actress, 43, made the announcement in an Instagram video she posted Friday. In the clip, set to Barbara Lewis" "Baby, I"m Yours," Hathaway walks into the frame wearing a…...
Bill that would mandate AI chip location tracking gains industry support
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (592+ words) A group of companies that specialize in tracking international shipments of sensitive technologies is backing a Capitol Hill bill that would require America's most powerful AI chips to incorporate stronger security mechanisms aimed at preventing the chips from reaching China…...
AI helped diagnose 18 children whose rare diseases had stumped doctors
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (1103+ words) Over a thousand children visit Boston Children's Hospital every day. Many get clear diagnoses and begin treatment, but a small subset of pediatric visitors with rare illnesses never get diagnoses at all. That has started to change with the help…...
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5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1787+ words) NBC Select independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you click on or buy through our links, we earn a commission. Learn more. It may seem old fashioned, but investing in a quality keyboard and mouse can dramatically improve…...
Daveigh Chase, star of "The Ring" and the voice of Lilo in Disney"s "Lilo & Stitch," dies at 35
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (315+ words) Former child actor Daveigh Chase, best known for her roles in "Lilo & Stitch" and "The Ring," has died. Chase died Tuesday in a Los Angeles hospital, her father, John Schwallier, confirmed. Schwallier said in a text message to NBC News…...
Moscow refinery ablaze as Ukraine launches biggest attack on Russian capital in years
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (686+ words) The Russian capital was ablaze Thursday, after Ukraine launched what appeared to be its largest attack on the city since the Kremlin invaded its neighbor more than four years ago. Waves of Ukrainian drones hit a major oil refinery in…...