Feb 11 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Wednesday that xAI has laid off some employees as part of a broader reorganization aimed at improving efficiency as the artificial intelligence firm expands. The latest changes at xAI come days after Musk's SpaceX said it will purchase xAI to create a...
How Hate Groups and Terrorists Use Gaming Platforms to Recruit Young Children
Taking a page from the child molesters’ playbook, hate groups and terrorist organizations are exploiting games such as Minecraft and Roblox and other popular online platforms to recruit a new generation of extremists, researchers say. A Surge in Youth Radicalization Across Europe and North America, children now account for 42%...
NATO Is Stepping Up Arctic Security. Here’s Why.
Bombers, fighter jets, missiles and nuclear-capable submarines. Over the past year alone, analysts have documented dozens of times Russia has displayed these machines of military might in the Arctic. Now, NATO forces are combining their own ongoing operations in the Arctic to more quickly track and, if necessary, stop what...
Dawson’s Creek Star James Van Der Beek Dies at 48
James Van Der Beek, the star of 1990s teen drama "Dawson's Creek," died on Wednesday at the age of 48 after a battle with cancer, his wife announced on social media. "Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith,...
Museum of Tolerance Visits Fresno Unified, Leads Lessons Combating Prejudice
The Mobile Museum of Tolerance has been visiting Fresno Unified high schools, leading innovative education workshops designed to combat hate and intolerance. Last week, the traveling museum parked its van, equipped with large screens, surround sound and rows of seats, inside Roosevelt High School. Facilitators welcomed students, sharing immersive presentations...
Agents Scour Hills Near Guthrie Home After a Man Is Questioned and Let Go
TUCSON, Ariz. — FBI agents were scouring roadways in the foothills near Nancy Guthrie’s home north of Tucson, Arizona, on Wednesday, hours after the release of a man who was detained during a traffic stop near the Mexican border and questioned in relation to her disappearance. The man’s release, hours...
States Weigh Bills to Allow People to Make Their Own Electricity
As the Trump administration stymies hundreds of commercial solar and wind projects nationwide, legislators in 24 states want to literally put the power in the hands of the people by allowing modest solar energy systems on balconies, porches and backyards. A Grassroots Solar Movement Last year, in an unanimous vote,...
US January Budget Deficit Falls to $95 Billion as Revenue Gains Outpace Spending Growth
The U.S. government posted a $95 billion budget deficit in January, down $34 billion or 26% from a year earlier as revenue gains including customs duties outpaced growth in outlays, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday. Adjusting for routine calendar shifts in benefit payments due to holidays, weekends and other...
Who Replaces Deported Immigrant Workers? Not Americans
Most American dairy cows are milked by immigrants. On Dale Hemminger’s farm in upstate New York, the cows are milked by robots. When a cow wants to be milked, it walks up to a machine that cleans its udder, attaches cups to its teats, draws the milk and dispenses a...
UK Pledges $205 Million to Send US Weapons to Ukraine
Defense minister John Healey said on Wednesday Britain had committed 150 million pounds ($205 million) to the so-called Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative to supply Ukraine with U.S. weapons. PURL was set up last summer to keep U.S. weapons flowing to Ukraine at a time when new U.S. military...