OMAHA, Neb. — Police officers at Omaha’s largest public school district will no longer use gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks, after the superintendent asked to halt the program this week, the mayor said. Omaha Public Schools Superintendent Matthew Ray requested Tuesday that police assigned to the schools, known as school resource officers, no
President Donald Trump says data centers might need a new image. “I would say that maybe it could use a little public relations help,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday after an event focused on cryptocurrency. Trump made clear that, whatever the vibes might be, he remains a staunch supporter of the AI industry and the
Flags at government sites are flying at half-mast and security vehicles are parked in the heart of Beijing, as China mourns former Premier Zhu Rongji. Zhu died of an illness last week at 97 and was cremated at a funeral in Beijing on Tuesday. The ceremony, attended by senior leaders including President Xi Jinping, was
The NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Community of Practice for Education (SCoPE) – part of the NASA Science Activation (SciAct) Program portfolio – enables Earth and Space Science and Engineering Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) – especially NASA-funded SMEs – to efficiently and effectively share their science with support from SciAct education experts. In Summer 2026,
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the best way to win over AI skeptics is to deliver on the hype. In a rare post on X on Saturday, Anthropic’s CEO acknowledged the public’s mistrust of AI and said the industry can only change that by delivering tangible scientific breakthroughs. “At this point, saying that AI will
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is preparing to spend up to $20 million on electric shock gloves, an emerging technology already being deployed by police in public schools in Omaha, Nebraska. ICE will equip officers with high-tech gloves capable of delivering electric shocks, according to documents published this week by the Department of Homeland
