Elon Musk and Neuralink exec Shivon Zilis welcome fourth child together
Billionaire Elon Musk and Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis have announced the birth of their fourth child together. Zilis first shared the news in a post on X on Friday, writing: “Discussed with Elon and, in light of beautiful Arcadia’s birthday, we felt it was better to also just share directly about our wonderful and incredible…
Sergey Brin tells Googlers about 60 hours a week is the ‘sweet spot’ for productivity, but they might be better at 40
Google cofounder Sergey Brin sees 60 hours a week as the “sweet spot” for productivity. For Googlers working on AI, 60 could be the new 40. Sergey Brin sees working about 60 hours a week as “the sweet spot of productivity.” In addition to recommending that workers focusing on Gemini, the company’s AI model, go…
3 reasons you might need a measles booster — and whether you should worry about the recent outbreak
Amidst a growing measles outbreak in Texas, your childhood shots are likely enough to keep you safe from the highly-contagious illness, according to doctors. Having both recommended doses of measles vaccine offers about 97% effectiveness against infection— enough protection for most people, said pediatrician Dr. Michael Glazier, chief medical officer and co-founder at Bluebird Kids…
Meteorologists say Trump’s cuts are going to make weather forecasts way worse
Hurricane Milton is one of many recent storms where lives were surely saved by NWS forecasts. Meteorologists are warning that weather forecasts will suffer as the Trump administration lays off hundreds of workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). “We will get it wrong a lot more frequently,” Ella Dorsey, a meteorologist for…
A USAID employee says security wouldn’t let him take a photo of his wife’s memorial as he cleared out his desk
A construction crew removed the lettering from the USAID building earlier this month. A recently fired USAID worker spoke to reporters on Thursday about the experience, saying he was stopped by security from taking one last photo of a memorial to his wife in the office. In a video shared on X by NewsNation reporter…
I’ve traveled to Las Vegas dozens of times over 25 years. Here are 5 things I love to do when I’m in town by myself.
There are a few things I try to do whenever I’m on a solo trip to Las Vegas. I’ve been visiting Las Vegas multiple times annually just about every year since I hit the legal gambling and drinking age in the US. This means I’ve been making the pilgrimage to one of my favorite cities…
Trump and Zelenskyy got into a heated blow-up in the Oval Office. Now their mineral deal is in limbo.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump, and Vice President JD Vance talk in the Oval Office. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday abruptly left the White House without signing a rare Earth minerals deal after negotiations blew up following an Oval Office clash. “He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval…
Mark Zuckerberg copied Benson Boone’s Grammys look, right down to the sparkly blue jumpsuit
Mark Zuckerberg copied Benson Boone’s Grammy performance look when he took the stage at his wife’s birthday party. Mark Zuckerberg pulled out all the stops at the birthday party for his wife, Priscilla Chan. In a Friday Instagram post, the Meta CEO revealed that he donned a Benson Boone-style jumpsuit and performed onstage at Chan’s…
An under-the-radar import rule means Trump’s China tariffs could hurt the US more than expected
Experts told B-17 that the targeted and calibrated nature of China’s response suggests they want to leave room for negotiations with the US. Doing away with an under-the-radar rule governing some imports could make US tariffs on products from China hit harder than expected, according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New…
