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Facebook Parent Meta Creates Powerful AI Supercomputer
Facebook’s parent company Meta said it has created what it believes is among the fastest artificial intelligence supercomputers running today.
Big Hot Sauce Wants More Hot Sauce
McCormick, the 132-year-old prince of pumpkin spice, paragon of tarragon, major-domo of marjoram, has taken over an entirely new category
Covid's Unseen Victims
Extra duties and depleted ranks have pharmacy workers buckling under the pressure
A Sicilian Odyssey
A luxurious tour of Sicily is even more enticing at the wheel of the new Bentley GT Speed Convertible
For The Win – La-Tanya Greene
Maxim Cover Girl competition winner La-Tanya Greene is an educated beauty with a bright future
Cultural Traditions to Celebrate
Each year, UNESCO compiles traditions, knowledge, skills and art from communities across the globe, in a list of “Intangible Cultural Heritage.” The chosen items are not historical monuments or artifacts, but rather “living expressions inherited from our ancestors.” In a time of rapid globalization, the list serves to recognize and celebrate cultural diversity and highlights how traditional ways of life interact with the contemporary world. From the navigation skills of Micronesian wayfarers to a thousand-year pottery tradition carried by women in northern Peru, here’s a snapshot of this year’s list.
Books to Look Forward to for a New Year
Along with the promise of a brand-new year come new reading challenges to start and winter weekends that are perfect for cozying up with a good book.
Keeping Covid Out of The Cabin
As the pandemic enters Year 3, airlines are stepping up their hygiene routines
Biden's Year 2 Test
As the pandemic wears on and prices rise, many Americans are disillusioned with the president. Can he win them back?
A Fight Over Discrimination in the Age of Algorithms
Redfin has staked its reputation on making a racist industry more equitable. Critics say it’s been denying services to Black homebuyers and sellers
Omicron Variant: How Worried Should We Be About It?
Research has started to emerge on the latest variant of COVID. How concerned should we be about it, and what makes it different from previous variants?
An End to Ageing?
Eternal youth is the stuff of religion and mythology, but what if we could just have a bit more of it? What if there was a pill that could slow down the ravages of time, so that you could feel younger for longer. It sounds like snake oil, but there’s a growing body of research that’s betting on making it a reality
Have Gear, Will Travel
These eight products are versatile companions for every adventure.
I Survived A Polar Bear Attack
In July 2013, Matt Dyer was lucky enough to see a polar bear in Canada’s Torngat Mountains. His good fortune ended there.
It's the Economy, Stupide
France’s president has an ace up his sleeve as he seeks a second term
Washington vs.Carbon
The feds are starting to allocate billions of dollars to pull CO2 from the air. They’ve got a lot of work to do
Home Covid Tests to Be Covered by Insurers Starting Saturday
Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight home COVID-19 tests per month for people on their plans. The Biden administration announced the change Monday as it looks to lower costs and make testing for the virus more convenient amid rising frustrations.
Rise of the killer robots
Artificially intelligent weapons are transforming armies around the world – should we be worried about this new arms race?
Dark Day — The News in Pictures
U.S. Capitol Police officers after morning roll call on Capitol Hill on January 6, a year after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol Building in hopes of interrupting the certification of the election of Joe Biden as President.
World Economic Forum Warns Cyber Risks Add to Climate Threat
Cyberthreats and the growing space race are emerging risks to the global economy, adding to existing challenges posed by climate change and the coronavirus pandemic, the World Economic Forum said in a report this week.
After Wave of Cancellations, Delta Sees Recovery in 2022
Delta Air Lines lost $408 million in the final quarter of 2021, dragged down by a COVID-19 surge that rocked the airline in December, and the carrier predicted Thursday that it will suffer one more quarterly loss before travel perks up in spring and summer.
'The World Is On the Brink'
Less than a year before president john F. Kennedy delivered his Commencement Address at the American University in 1963, the Cuban Missile Crisis had brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
Hanya's Boys
The novelist tends to torture her gay male characters—but only so she can swoop in to save them.
72 minutes with… Connor Pardoe
Pickleball, once a game for the 50-plus crowd, exploded during the pandemic. This sports commissioner wants to turn it into a national pastime.
Last Sane Man on Wall Street
Nathan Anderson made his name exposing—and betting against—corporate fraud. But short selling in a frothy pandemic economy can be ruinous.
13,000 Pounds at 118 Miles Per Hour
The wreck of a limo near Albany was the deadliest U.S. Transportation disaster in a decade. And the man behind it was one of the most notorious confidential informants in FBI history.
The Undoing of Joss Whedon
The Buffy creator, once an icon of Hollywood feminism, is now an outcast accused of misogyny. How did he get here?
Young at Art
Harley Brown's fascinating things no one else will tell you
20Q - Aubrey Plaza
TV’s favorite dark princess drops her “Botox deadpan” glare and tells all about Chris Pratt, defends Charlie Sheen and dreams about a life of crime
Louis Carr — Intimate Spaces and Youthful Portraits
Louis Carr is an artist based in Raleigh, North Carolina, who is well-known for his intimate and delicately rendered portrait and landscape paintings.