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Web129 people remain missing after ferry capsizes in Indonesia
11+ hour, 29+ min ago (76+ words) The search continues in Indonesia for at least 129 people who are still missing after a ferry capsized on Sunday. At least six people have died. 129 people remain missing after ferry capsizes in Indonesia The search continues in Indonesia for at…...
Tech CEO worries about AI development spur political reaction: Consider This from NPR
23+ hour, 28+ min ago (180+ words) Top U.S. lawmakers are calling for talks to begin on Capitol Hill about a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, after the heads of some of the most prominent tech companies called for a slowdown of their own industry’s development of AI....
AI CEOs call for industry slowdown
23+ hour, 9+ min ago (75+ words) Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman are joining calls for a slowdown amid fears the AI industry is racing toward building technology that humans can't control. AI CEOs call for industry slowdown Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman…...
Could AI kill us all? Professor weighs in on former Anthropic employee's claim
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (49+ words) NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks University of Southampton's Thomas Dekeyser about worries AI is becoming fatally out of control. Could AI kill us all? Professor weighs in on former Anthropic employee's claim NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks University of Southampton's Thomas Dekeyser…...
From fracking to data centers: Hearing from people on both sides of the opposition
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (64+ words) NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with environmentalist, Bill McKibben, and public relations specialist, Frank Maisano, about opposition to industrial development projects like fracking and data centers. From fracking to data centers: Hearing from people on both sides of the opposition NPR's…...
Meet 'The Weather Keeper' who lives in a lighthouse at the edge of the world
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (332+ words) In 2021, The New York Times published an article titled "Monitoring the Weather at the Edge of the World." It was about a farmer named Marsibil Erlendsdottir, who was running one of 71 manned weather stations in Iceland. Her job, the article…...
Can you imagine a universe without a new 'Star Trek' on the horizon?
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (1370+ words) It's been 60 years since NBC aired the first episode of Star Trek. Above, Leonard Nimoy as Spock. Star Trek Archive hide caption Ask actress Jeri Ryan about the endurance of Star Trek, and she answers with the earnestness of a…...
24 new movies worth checking out this fall
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (184+ words) Clockwise from left: The Social Reckoning, The Scout, Club Kid, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, Possible Love and Wildwood. Columbia Pictures; Greenwich Entertainment; A24; Jaclyn Martinez/Amazon MGM Studios; Netflix; Laika hide caption A husband woven from wicker (!), the real-life…...
Labor unions confront the impact of AI
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (152+ words) A century ago, labor unions fought for eight-hour days and a 40-hour work week. Today, they find themselves confronting AI. With AI on the rise, labor leaders have been calling for guardrails. They want more transparency into how companies are…...
Venice Film Festival ends with Golden Lion at stake after 'NAZA' draws record ovation
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (523+ words) The 83rd Venice Film Festival ends Saturday with the presentation of jury awards including the Golden Lion for best film. There is no telling how the Maggie Gyllenhaal -led jury might swing when it comes to the big prizes for film,…...