For a while it seemed like the diarrhea-inducing parasite cyclospora was everywhere. Confirmed and suspected cases number more than 22,000 across 15 states, with 517 people requiring hospitalization. Two people in Michigan died. But now, with signs that the outbreak is slowing down, experts say lettuce is probably safe to eat again. The reason? Most
Stavnitser says Russia is almost certainly retaliating for Ukraine’s recent, highly successful attacks on Russian shipping, including sanctioned vessels carrying oil, as well as other ships involved in ferrying supplies to Russian-occupied Crimea. Using its own drones, Ukraine’s Operation MoLoChKa (which roughly translates as “Moscow will fall through Crimea”) has struck around 200 Russian vessels,
Babies, toddlers, and toddlers need outdoor activities to develop strong bodies and minds, but they also require extra care in hot weather. In the summer months, those twin imperatives can make parents anxious. How long should children be away? How do I know they are okay? What should I avoid? Human-caused climate change is making
OpenAI is releasing its latest advanced LLM, Sol, for wide public access. Sol is considered to be at least on par with Anthropic’s Fable, a model whose capabilities (or ownership) so stressed the White House that it was briefly banned from public access. So how did these models get the go-ahead for release? Short answer:
This essay as told is based on a conversation with Gu Yichen, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in California. After being laid off by Google, he returned to Amazon, where he works on an H-1B visa. His words have been edited for length and clarity. I spent my sophomore year of high school as an
French President Emmanuel Macron is safe following reports of explosions in central Damascus on Tuesday morning, the Elysee Palace said. Macron is in the capital for talks with his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa at the presidential palace. A security source told the BBC that the explosions were caused by two explosive devices and that several