5 Fall European Rail Trips
Grape harvests, colorful foliage and local festivities make autumn a great time to take a scenic train or tram excursion.
Month: September 2025
Kerry James Marshall’s Paintings Are Looking at You
In the largest European exhibition to date of work by the American painter, the viewer is anything but a passive spectator.
S. Africa lose World Cup qualifying points over ineligible player
LAUSANNE: South Africa have forfeited a 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Lesotho for fielding an ineligible player, world football governing body FIFA announced on Monday. South Africa’s 2-0 victory on March 21 in Polokwane has been replaced with a 3-0 defeat meaning they drop to second place in Group C of the African qualifiers, … Read more
Partial superintelligence by 2030? Zhipu AI CEO weighs in
Artificial superintelligence may be available by 2030, but its capabilities are only likely to surpass humans in some aspects, the head of one of China’s hottest AI startups said on Tuesday. The AI industry is abuzz with speculation about when the technology will overtake human intelligence. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicted last week that ASI could arrive by the end of the decade, while SoftBank … Read more
In-Game Sports Betting Is Growing. So Are the Concerns.
[In-game betting is predicted to grow to more than $14 billion by the end of the decade. It’s a huge part of the sports gambling industry. Public health officials worry that it could be increasing the risks for gamblers.
EA leaves Wall Street — next level or game over?
Electronic Arts just hit pause on Wall Street. The gaming giant is going private in a jaw-dropping $55 billion all-cash deal, with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners stepping in as the new “players one, two, and three.” Shareholders will cash out at $210 a share, a move EA is calling … Read more
Trump’s H-1B curbs speed US work shift to India
Donald Trump’s H-1B visa crackdown, will hasten US firms’ shift of critical work to India, turbocharging the growth of global capability centres (GCCs) that handle operations from finance to research and development, economists and industry insiders say. The world’s fifth-largest economy is home to 1,700 GCCs, or more than half the global tally, having outgrown … Read more
What We Know About ChatGPT’s New Parental Controls
[OpenAI said parents can set time and content limits on accounts, and receive notifications if ChatGPT detects signs of potential self-harm.
Inside the U.S. Special Forces: 5 Takeaways on a Culture of Lawlessness in Afghanistan
Until now, many of the troubling events that took place during the war in Afghanistan have been shrouded in secrecy.
Does Smartphone Use Contribute to Hemorrhoids?
You’re going to want to sit down for this.
