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Anthropic Gets in Bed With SpaceX as the AI Race Turns Weird
Anthropic and Elon Musk’s SpaceX said on Wednesday that the two entities have signed an agreement for Anthropic to use computing resources from xAI’s data center in Memphis, Tennessee. It’s the latest tie up in an industry that is scrambling to find enough computers to run complex AI software. SpaceX and xAI were previously separate…
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U.S. fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Wednesday that it fired on an Iranian oil tanker as President Trump sought to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal to end the war. An American fighter jet shot out the rudder of the tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to breach the U.S. military’s blockade of Iran’s…
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Women experience shifts in confidence, intimacy after pregnancy: survey
The average woman takes five months to emotionally bounce back from pregnancy, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 women who have given birth explored how that experience has shifted their confidence and intimacy levels. Confidence is also affected: While more respondents recall having a harder time bouncing back physically (42%), more than a…
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‘Hocus Pocus 3’: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy to Officially Return for Sequel
Bettle Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy are set to return for Disney’s live-action “Hocus Pocus 3,” which is in very early development, The Wrap has learned. “Hocus Pocus 2” director Anne Fletcher and writer Jen D’Angelo will be returning to the witchy franchise. According to Deadline, which first reported the news, “We understand…
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‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ singer Bonnie Tyler, 74, rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery
Bonnie Tyler has been rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery. The “Total Eclipse of the Heart” singer, 74, was admitted to a hospital in Portugal for emergency intestinal surgery, according to a statement on her official website shared Wednesday. “We are very sorry to announce that Bonnie has been admitted to hospital in Faro,…
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Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study Shows
Using AI chatbots for even just for 10 minutes may have a shockingly negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem-solve, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Oxford, and UCLA. Researchers tasked people with solving various problems, including simple fractions and reading comprehension, through an online platform that paid…
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Where is Kristin Smart? Scientists detected signs of remains at the killer’s mom’s property.
Nearly three decades after Kristin Smart disappeared, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s investigators on Wednesday served a search warrant at the home of her killer’s mother and prepared to scan and sample the grounds for her remains. The Arroyo Grande home belongs to Susan Flores. Her son, Paul Flores, was the last person seen with…
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‘Harry Potter’ Lands Early Season 2 Renewal at HBO, Production Starts This Fall
HBO’s “Harry Potter” series has received an early Season 2 greenlight from the network, with production aiming to kick off this fall. Production for Season 2 will already be underway by the time Season 1, titled “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” debuts this Christmas on HBO and HBO Max. As the creative team for…
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Church of Scientology scrambles as viral trend wreaks havoc on top secret fortresses across California
A masked mob of up to 50 people — many believed to be minors — tried to bust into the Church of Scientology’s downtown San Diego building, kicking doors, pounding windows, and spitting on the property in a brazen viral stunt. The rowdy crowd surged toward the church’s Fourth Avenue location Saturday, arriving on foot…
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Sam Altman Frets That Frontier AI Models Are Acting Strange, Asking for Favors
On Tuesday, OpenAI threw a party for the release of GPT-5.5 (it was the fifth of May and the fifth month of the year, you see.) If celebrating with a bunch of tech bros sounds like the opposite of a good time, you’ll not be swayed from your position by the news that CEO Sam…