In the summer of 1518, people in Strasbourg couldn’t seem to stop dancing—some even danced themselves to death. It all started with one woman, who stepped into the street and began moving uncontrollably. Soon, dozens of other residents followed suit, overcome with the inexplicable urge to hop, jerk, and sway. Within weeks, the outbreak had
Kevin Roose, a former New York Times tech columnist and the author of “The AGI Chronicles,” wrote on X that Anthropic’s pledge could be the “largest commitment of philanthropic capital ever made.” Roose estimated that the share pledge could be worth $200 billion if Anthropic goes public at a $1 trillion valuation. “By my count,
Evacuation orders in California are in effect due to a rapidly growing wildfire that has already burned six homes south of Los Angeles. The Norte Fire erupted on Friday in Orange County and quickly grew to 465 acres by the evening. By Saturday morning, it spread to 570 acres (2.3 sq km), with 5% containment.
A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, operated from a church in Mpumalanga province, was discovered during an operation by officials in the area on Thursday. Authorities
Jenna Ortega hopes that her new film, the dystopian sci-fi “Klara and the Sun,” can remind people to live in the moment in the age of AI and all-consuming technology. “I think we gotta put our focus on one another and put down the computers and phones,” the star told Variety on the red carpet
The anti-fraud moves affect people in the states that use Healthcare.gov to buy Affordable Care Act health insurance. Not all of the 760,000 people disenrolled are “phantoms,” as the government has claimed. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption i Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images Late last month, the Trump administration announced that
