Smoke from massive wildfires in Canada and Minnesota envelops the Washington, D.C., skyline Friday morning, reducing visibility and casting a haze over the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial. Finn Gomez/Getty Images hide title toggle title Finn Gomez/Getty Images One version of this story was originally published on January 10, 2025. It has been updated to
Jason Calacanis, venture capitalist and co-host of the “All-In Podcast,” said the pace of AI progress is accelerating and made some bold predictions. “It’s happening folks,” Calacanis wrote on He argued that the field has moved faster in the last 30 days, by a dozen players, than the year before, with open source models “composite”
US prosecutors have accused a Florida man of uploading fake video games containing malware to Steam, the popular PC gaming platform. Once victims downloaded and installed the games, the malware was designed to infect their computers, steal their passwords and other data, and empty their crypto wallets, according to a criminal complaint. On Tuesday, the
A monkey with pinkish-orange lips and a black face living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been confirmed as a new species to science. The primate was seen hiding in the high treetops of the dense tropical forests of Lomami National Park, in the central east of the country. Conservationists reported seeing the
Legendary former West Indies all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers, considered one of the greatest cricketers of all time, has died aged 89. The Sobers played 93 Tests between 1954 and 1974, scoring 8,032 runs and taking 235 wickets. An entertaining left-handed batsman, Sobers scored 365 not out against Pakistan in 1958, an effort that stood as
People wear masks in Chicago on Thursday to protect themselves from smoke from the Canadian wildfires. City officials are encouraging people to stay indoors as data shows Chicago has some of the worst air quality of any major city in the world. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide title toggle title Scott Olson/Getty Images One version of
