Trump’s research cuts could make scientists America’s next big export
When Peter Lurie learned that President Donald Trump had cut federal funding for his HIV research, he was shocked. But he said he quickly realized why. “You can see exactly how they identified the grant that I was on as a target,” Lurie told B-17. “There is some mention of trans people, and that apparently…
Bella Ramsey shared which ‘The Last of Us’ season 2 scene was the hardest to film — and it wasn’t Joel’s death
Bella Ramsey as Ellie in “The Last of Us” season two, episode three. “The Last of Us” season two got audiences talking when Joel (Pedro Pascal) was killed off in the second episode. But Bella Ramsey, who plays Ellie, a scene in episode three was the hardest to shoot. The second season is based on…
‘Godfather of AI’ says he’s ‘glad’ to be 77 because the tech probably won’t take over the world in his lifetime
Geoffrey Hinton gave a “sort of 10 to 20% chance” that AI systems could one day seize control. A scientist whose work helped transform the field of artificial intelligence says he’s “kind of glad” to be 77 — because he may not live long enough to witness the technology’s potentially dangerous consequences. Geoffrey Hinton, often…
I begged my daughter not to go away for college and stay home instead. She refused, and I can’t let go of my fear.
The author, not pictured, wants his daughter to avoid college dorms. I remember my college days like they were yesterday: fun nights out, crazy parties, girls, and shameless walks back to my dorm. I saw my learning experience away from home as one big party, and it was. They say the older you get, the…
I wanted my daughter to graduate from college debt-free, so I bought a storage-unit business. It paid for her entire tuition.
The author owns a storage-unit business to pay for her daughter’s college tuition. Storing other people’s shot-glass collections is not what I dreamed about doing when I was a little girl. I didn’t visualize myself shoveling out storage units full of cat toys, abandoned tires, chainsaw parts, and cheese graters. But when it came time…
How to see all 7 planets align in a rare night-sky parade
Planets Mars and Jupiter in conjunction in the sky. The planets are lining up, forming a rare and special parade across the night sky at the end of February. Five planets — Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury — are bright enough to see with the naked eye. Uranus and Neptune are visible with a…
Bill Gates said he did his best to save things like funding for HIV research during a 3-hour meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
“I got his ear for three hours. He couldn’t have been nicer,” Bill Gates said of his meeting with President Donald Trump after Christmas. Bill Gates said he pushed President Donald Trump to maintain America’s aid and relief programs for HIV during a meeting they had in 2024. Gates told The New Yorker’s editor David…
The Knot wants to make the opposite of ‘Bridezillas’ with its own Hollywood-style wedding shows
Kiara Kempski is developing TV shows to promote The Knot. The Knot Worldwide is getting into Hollywood-style programming to put its own spin on wedding culture. The popular wedding-planning platform is teaming up with Known, the agency that’s behind projects like Amazon’s forthcoming “McDonald’s All-American Games” and “Toys ‘R’ Us Family Faceoff” coming to Fox…
80% of small businesses that buy from China could ‘just die’ because of Trump’s tariffs, says logistics company CEO
Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen said US tariffs on China could cause 80% of small businesses to fail. The CEO of logistics company Flexport has a grim forecast for what could happen if the US sticks to its tariffs on China. The US’s 145% duty on Chinese products could lead to “mass bankruptcies,” Flexport’s CEO, Ryan…
