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Sign inAs debate continues over AI’s true impact on the labor force, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said some companies are engaging in “AI washing” when it comes to layoffs, or falsely attributing workforce reductions to the technology’s impact. “I don’t know what the exact percentage is, but there’s some AI washing where people are blaming AI for layoffs that they would otherwise do, and then there’s some real displacement by AI of different kinds of jobs,” Altman told CNBC-TV18 at the India AI Impact Summit in February. AI washing has gained traction as emerging data about the tech’s impact on the labor market tells a muddied, inconclusive story about how the technology is destroying human jobs—or if it has yet to touch them. A study published in February by the National Bureau of Economic Research, for example, found that of thousands of surveyed C-suite executives across the U.S., the U.K., Germany, and Australia, nearly 90% said AI had no impact on workplace employment over the past three years following the late-2022 release of ChatGPT. However, prominent tech leaders like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have warned of a white-collar bloodbath, with AI potentially wiping out 50% of entry-level office jobs. Others like
News ArticlePublishedMay 03, 2026 at 08:20 AM EDTBy Jordan SiglerThe Boston Celtics played shorthanded in their 109-100 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night in Game 7. More News: Only Two NFL Teams Still in the Mix for Aaron RodgersHours before the contest at TD Garden, the Celtics ruled out Jayson Tatum due to a knee injury. Tatum played in Game 6 but was listed as questionable to play on Saturday night. Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla didn't reveal before the contest who would replace Tatum. Boston ended up going with Baylor Scheierman over Jordan Walsh....More News: Chiefs Appear to Have Offered Travis Kelce a ‘Farewell Deal’Boston went with a starting lineup of Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Luka Garza, Ron Harper Jr. and Scheierman. The starting lineup accounted for just 59 points against the 76ers in Game 7. Brown led the Celtics with 33 points to go along with nine rebounds and four assists. White added 26 points, six rebounds and four assists.Per Legion Hoops, the Celtics made NBA history in an ugly way, becoming the first team to have three starters go scoreless in a playoff game. Garza, Harper and Scheierman didn't score a point on Saturday night.
May 3, 2026 / 6:38 AM EDT / AP Add CBS News on Google Police in eastern Austria say a 39-year-old suspect has been arrested after rat poison turned up in some HiPP baby food jars on supermarket shelves in central Europe.HiPP, which recalled some of its baby food jars in Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic after the case came to light last month, said in a statement Saturday it was "greatly relieved" by the arrest, and would provide a further updates as verified details come in.The Burgenland State Criminal Police Office, under the direction of prosecutors, said a probe was launched after poison turned up in a baby food jar purchased at a supermarket in the city of Eisenstadt on April 18.It said the suspect was being questioned, and that no further details would be immediately provided. The Burgenland public prosecutor's office has announced an investigation into suspected "intentional endangerment of the public."The Austrian Press Agency reported that an expert report on the toxicity of the poison was pending. A total of five tampered baby food jars were seized before they could be consumed, APA reported.Authorities said previously they believe the tampering occurred in 190-gram (6.7-ounce) jars of
The Perseus Star crude oil tanker departs the Port of Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas, US, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.Eddie Seal | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Port of Corpus Christi has never been busier as tankers from around the world flock to the U.S. Gulf Coast to load up on crude oil during the Iran war. The Texas port was the third-largest oil export terminal in the world before the war behind Ras Tanura in Saudi Arabia and Basra in Iraq. Its importance has only grown since, as U.S. crude oil exports have surged to a record and the two big Persian Gulf ports are largely cut off from the world due to Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. oil exports have jumped to 5.2 million barrels per day (bpd) in April, a more than 30% increase over the 3.9 million bpd exported in February before the war, according to data from Kpler. March was the busiest month in the history of the Port of Corpus Christi, and the first quarter was its busiest quarter ever, said CEO Kent Britton. Oil exports have increased to about 2.5 million barrels per day since the war started compared
Thanks to Wikipedia for the koala photo. From Remus Enterprises 1, LLC v. Breece, decided Thursday by the D.C. Court of Appeals (Judge Shanker, joined by Judges Easterly and Ruiz): Punctuation matters. At the heart of this case is the placement of a comma. Appellant Remus Enterprises 1, LLC ("Remus 2023") sued appellee Quinn Breece in Superior Court asserting tort claims arising out of Remus 2023's alleged ownership of, and desire to sell, a parcel of property located at 3308 16th Street, NE, in Washington, D.C. But a consent judgment in another case established that a different entity with a name containing all the same words and letters but a differently placed comma—Remus Enterprises, 1 LLC ("Remus 2018")—was the real owner of the property. Because Remus 2023 does not have standing to sue based on a different entity's property interest, we conclude that the trial court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over the case, and we affirm the trial court's dismissal of Remus 2023's complaint, although on grounds different from those relied on by the trial court…. The consent judgment in this case intended to conclusively settle the issue of who purchased, owned, and contracted to sell the 16th Street property. First,
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Baltimore Ravens opened the door for polarizing undrafted quarterback Diego Pavia to compete for a roster spot after the team signed him to a contract.Ravens head coach Jesse Minter put the ball in Pavia’s hands to make the final roster before the summer is finished.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Vanderbilt Commodores quarterback Diego Pavia walks off the field against the Charleston Southern Buccaneers during the second half at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., on Aug. 30, 2025. (Steve Roberts/Imagn Images)"So now he's in the door and it's like, 'Show us what you can do,’" Minter told reporters on Saturday, via ESPN. "And just like all the undrafted rookies, that's what I would say."Pavia will likely be competing for the third spot on the quarterback depth chart. Former UConn Huskies quarterback Joe Fagnano is also on the roster. Lamar Jackson is the starting quarterback and Tyler Huntley is his backup, as of now.The SEC Offensive Player of the Year had 3,539 passing yards and 29 touchdowns as he helped put the Commodores back on the map. Vanderbilt was 10-3 last season and
(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.)It wasn't his show but there was still plenty of BuffettNew CEO Greg Abel did most of the talking at his first Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, but Warren Buffett was still a major presence as chairman of the board, even as he sat on the arena floor with his fellow directors.Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 2, 2026.CNBCSix minutes after the meeting began, a Buffett "jersey" with a large 60, reflecting his 60 years as Berkshire CEO, was raised to the rafters of the CHI Health Center arena.That was followed by a three-minute video produced by Berkshire showing videos and photos from those six decades.Buffett then spoke from his seat on the floor saying, "This is not my show today, but there are two anniversaries that we are kind of celebrating today."It's been about one year since the board approved Abel as CEO in the wake of Buffett's surprise announcement that he would be stepping down, and "you couldn't have
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesOPEC+ has agreed an increase in oil output of 188,000 barrels per day, the cartel said on Sunday, as it pushes on with production in the first meeting since the loss of its key member, the United Arab Emirates.The group of seven major oil producers announced it would increase June production by slightly less than May's output hike of 206,000 bpd. Sunday's figure excludes the United Arab Emirates share of output, which officially departed OPEC+ on May 1. The seven countries included Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman."In their collective commitment to support oil market stability, the seven participating countries decided to implement a production adjustment of 188 thousand barrels per day from the additional voluntary adjustments announced in April 2023," OPEC said in its statement.Oil supply has been choked since the Iran war began on February 28, as the Strait of Hormuz – a vital shipping route for global oil and gas supplies – has remained effectively closed. Concerns around production were amplified further on Tuesday with news of the shock departure of the UAE, the cartel's third-largest producer.The Gulf state concluded that exiting the group was in its national
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A massive fire broke out Saturday afternoon at a laboratory building on the University of South Florida campus in St. Petersburg, authorities said.Campus police said fire crews were called to the Marine Science Laboratory building for a structure fire.No injuries have been reported, and the building was safely evacuated, police said.The cause of the fire is under investigation.LIGHTNING STRIKE TURNS 100-FOOT DINOSAUR INTO RAGING FIREBALL, STUNNING ONLOOKERS Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the University of South Florida campus in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 2, 2026. (Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times via AP)Large plumes of gray smoke were seen rising from the building late Saturday.According to the Tampa Bay Times, students and staff were alerted to the fire shortly before 6 p.m. First responders work to extinguish a fire at the University of South Florida campus in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 2, 2026. (Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times via AP)The school sent an alert reading: "Urgent Alert. Fire reported in MSL, Marine Science Lab. Evacuate building. Avoid area. Emergency personnel responding."TWO INJURED AFTER EXPLOSION RIPS THROUGH CHEMICAL PLANT, SPARKING HAZMAT RESPONSE, SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDERSt. Petersburg Fire Chief Michael Lewis said more than
May 3, 2026 / 6:25 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Colombian superstar Shakira gave a free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday night, an event that the city's mayor said drew 2 million people to one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year, which also were attended by huge crowds that danced on the sprawling sands. For Shakira, it was part of her "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran," or "Women No Longer Cry," world tour named after her 2024 album.Shakira's set kicked off around 11 p.m., more than an hour after the scheduled slot, to her fans screaming with excitement and frantic applause as skywriting drones flew overhead, spelling out in the sky, "I love you Brazil" in Portuguese.The megastar spoke fondly about the first time she came to Brazil, some three decades ago."I arrived here when I was 18 years old, dreaming about singing for you," Shakira told the crowd shortly after coming on stage. "And now look at this. Life is magical."The much-loved pop star sang fan favorites such as "Hips Don't Lie," "La Tortura" and "La Bicicleta."
AFRICOM says search and rescue operations under way in southwestern Morocco during African Lion exercise.The United States military says two service members participating in a multinational military exercise in Morocco are missing.In a statement on Sunday, its African Command (AFRICOM) said the pair went missing on Saturday close to the Cap Draa Training Area near the city of Tan Tan in the country’s southwest.“The incident remains under investigation and the search is on-going,” it added in a statement.AFRICOM said the US, Morocco and other countries taking part in the annual African Lion exercise have launched search and rescue operations involving ground, air and maritime assets.African Lion is the largest annual joint military exercise that the US takes part in on the continent.It is hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, and its stated aim is to strengthen “interoperability among participants and build readiness to respond to crises and contingencies in Africa and around the world”.
Sara Van Cotthem takes a safety knife and precisely slices open the side of a cardboard box to unpack its contents, an aluminium stepladder made in China. Working under harsh fluorescent lights at the border inspection post at the port of Antwerp, Van Cotthem checks the paperwork and taps the ladder with a magnet to check if it really is aluminium and not another metal.It is an everyday operation for customs officers at Antwerp, one of Europe’s main commercial gateways, which handled the equivalent of 13.6m 20ft-long (6 metres) containers last year. Everything is in order and the lorry, jam-packed with identical boxed ladders, can get on its way to Germany.But it’s not always so straightforward. Along with routine attempts to evade duties or import counterfeit goods, customs officers are grappling with relentless efforts by violent criminals to smuggle drugs, especially cocaine, into Europe.Sara Van Cotthem at work at the port of Antwerp. Photograph: Judith Jockel/The GuardianVan Cotthem explaining the scanning procedure. Photograph: Judith Jockel/The GuardianAntwerp is one of Europe’s main entry points for cocaine: authorities seized 483 tonnes of the drug between January 2019 and June 2024, the largest amount among 17 ports reporting to the European Union Drugs
The federal government is undergoing an unprecedented presidential branding makeover, with Donald Trump’s name being added to everything from buildings and battleships to a drug website and a park pass.While Trump has had roads and even an airport named after him since winning a second term in office, his administration has initiated a series of actions to imprint his name and likeness on the federal government well beyond internal documents and communications.Not all of those efforts have been successful, such as a push to have a New York City train station and Washington, D.C.-area airport named after Trump. But the scope of the others is enormous, including the addition of his signature to U.S. paper currency — a first for a sitting U.S. president.The branding is in stark contrast to prior presidencies, including Trump’s first term, when the largest branding controversy involved having his name added to Covid relief checks during an election year.Here’s a look at all the places and items where the administration has added Trump’s name during his second term.Donald J. Trump U.S. Institute of PeaceThe U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters in Washington last year.Alex Kent / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileThe first federal building to be
President Donald Trump and his administration downsized US science by historic margins last year as it reduced the workforce at federal research agencies by tens of thousands of people and terminated thousands of research grants. But another set of cutbacks in federal science has drawn less attention.Across the government, the administration terminated more than 100 independent advisory panels, comprising university scientists and other outside experts who help to guide national science priorities.The cuts — driven by a February 2025 executive order aimed at shrinking federal bureaucracy — target committees that agencies rely on to assess biomedical and environmental policy, provide guidance on setting research priorities and ensure transparency in how the government makes science-based decisions.On supporting science journalismIf you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today.The scope of these committee terminations is unprecedented, a Nature analysis finds. For example, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which includes the National Institutes of Health, disbanded 77 advisory boards — more than one-quarter of all its advisory committees — in 2025. By contrast, in fiscal
Tropicana Field struck again on Saturday night, leading to a heated moment among San Francisco Giants players and personnel during the team’s 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.The Rays may be the team who needs a new stadium in the most. The catwalk has proved to be a thorn in the sides of players since the team entered MLB in 1998. The Giants may agree with that notion after what happened in the second inning.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! San Francisco Giants outfielder Heliot Ramos walks into the dugout during the seventh inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., on May 1, 2026. (Pablo Robles/Imagn Images)Giants outfielder Heliot Ramos hit a fly ball that careened off the catwalk. Rays center fielder Cedric Mullins tracked the ball to the warning track, but he noticed the ball was going to drop in front of him. He adjusted and made the play for the out. Ramos was stunned and the Giants challenged the play, arguing that the play should have been ruled a home run.The umpires upheld the out, causing an issue for Giants pitcher Adrian
A Democratic-backed candidate has won a closely contested mayoral race in Pearland, Texas, a Republican-leaning suburb of Houston in Brazoria County that has consistently voted for President Donald Trump since 2016.Winning candidate Quentin Wiltz shared the results of the contest on his Instagram account on Saturday, writing: “I am deeply humbled, incredibly grateful, and honored by the trust you have placed in me.”In recent weeks, there has been a trend of Democratic-backed candidates making gains in seats typically held by Republican-endorsed electives, which could be an early warning sign for the GOP as the November midterms draw nearer, though the party has largely dismissed their impact.While the results have not yet been officially certified, early figures show Wiltz securing 51 percent of the vote compared with Republican-endorsed candidate Tony Carbone’s 49 percent.Carbone also congratulated Wiltz in a Facebook post, writing: “I wish him success as he serves our community,” adding that “tonight didn’t end the way we had hoped, but I’m deeply grateful for the support, encouragement, and trust so many in our community showed throughout this campaign.”Newsweek has contacted Wiltz, Carbone, and Brazoria County Republican and Democratic groups outside of regular working hours via email for comment....Local Political LandscapeWhile
There’s a global rush for new sources of lithium to power the green-energy transition, including a major push for mining the critical metal in the U.S. Columbia Journalism Investigations and Inside Climate News teamed up to track this development trend. Here’s how we collected and analyzed data on new lithium projects—and examined which communities may be most affected by them. The Data We Used We built a global dataset of lithium mining projects, including those in operating, planned and early stages, as well as the locations and the companies involved. The dataset was primarily based on information culled from the financial firm S&P Global, which we cross-checked with government databases and company reports, filings, investor presentations and responses to questionnaires we sent to companies. We also used proprietary data from other providers, such as GlobalData. While we compiled most of the data manually, some fields were generated through automated document and web scraping and then verified. We used additional S&P data to identify the shareholders of all companies involved in lithium mines. We manually downloaded company reports and used automated PDF scraping to build a second dataset that shows the largest shareholders, up to 25 per company. Some companies list
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists in Egypt recently uncovered a massive statue believed to depict King Ramses II, the pharoah believed to be a major character in the Old Testament.The statue was found at the Tel Pharaoh site in Husseiniya Center, Sharqia Governorate, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said on April 22. The site is in Egypt's Nile Delta, northeast of Cairo.Officials also described the statue as "remarkable" in size, weighing between 5 and 6 tons and measuring over 7 feet long.TEXAS ROAD CONSTRUCTION UNEARTHS 'COLOSSAL' PREHISTORIC REMAINS OF 'BIG OL' ANIMALS'In a translated statement, the ministry described the statue as being in a "relatively poor condition of preservation," with its legs and base missing.Still, officials described the statue as "likely represent[ing] King Ramses II." The statue is believed to depict Ramses II, a ruler often linked by historians to Moses and the Exodus story. The excavation site is seen at left. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities; Rischgitz/Getty Images)Ramesses II, born in 1303 B.C., is considered one of the most influential and powerful Egyptian rulers of the New Kingdom era.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERThe pharaoh is often cited by
As voting is underway in Georgia’s primary and the midterms approach, one of Republicans’ top pickup opportunities, Georgia, is heating up. The state still leans right, but the GOP has yet to rally around a candidate in either race, giving Democrat Senator Jon Ossoff time to prepare for reelection while the open governor’s race continues to fuel intraparty divisions.“Georgia is still more Republican than Democratic. However...there are conditions under which Democrats can win,” Charles Bullock, a political science professor at the University of Georgia, told Newsweek in a Friday email.John Feehery, partner at EFB Advocacy, described the state to Newsweek as a sort of political “puzzle.” President Donald Trump carried Georgia by about 2.2 points in the 2024 presidential election, after Joe Biden won the state by roughly 0.2 points in 2020. Trump won Georgia by about 5 points in 2016, while Mitt Romney won it by roughly 8 points in 2012 and John McCain by about 5 points in 2008.The state currently has two Democratic U.S. senators and a Republican governor, highlighting its increasingly competitive and mixed political landscape.Senate RaceOssoff was first elected to the Senate in January 2021 after defeating Republican incumbent David Perdue in a closely watched
May 3, 2026, 7:02 AM EDTA photo exhibition offering a rare look into industrial fishing in Southeast Asia — and its impact on fragile marine ecosystems — was on display at a New York gallery last month. The nine-month investigation by freelance photojournalist Nicole Tung, titled “Overfishing in Southeast Asia,” spans Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. The work was recently displayed at the Bronx Documentary Center, a nonprofit gallery and educational space.More than a dozen images capture Filipino fishermen at sea, threatened species including sharks and wedgefish, and hundreds of commercial fishing vessels docked in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta. Filipino fishermen returning from about a month at sea unloaded catches of yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and blue marlin last May at the General Santos fish port, which is known as the Philippines’ tuna capital. Nicole TungWhile the United States enforces strict laws governing seafood imports tied to forced labor, Tung said more oversight is needed.“Buyers don’t always know where it’s coming from,” she said in an interview on “NBC News Daily.”03:51She added that women in the industry face growing uncertainty, often working on docks while their husbands are employed on commercial fishing vessels. If their husbands go missing, “there’s usually no
Quick factsWhat it is: Sombrero Galaxy (M104)Where it is: 30 million light-years away, in the constellations Virgo and CorvusWhen it was shared: April 24, 2026The central bulge and dark dust trail, which together resemble a traditional Mexican hat, give the Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104, or M104) its nickname — but this new image of the galaxy from the powerful Dark Energy Camera reveals two never-before-seen features.What sets this image apart are features that are usually too faint to detect. Surrounding the galaxy in this wide-angle image is an enormous, diffuse halo that extends far beyond the bright disk, stretching over three times the width of the sombrero itself and significantly increasing the galaxy's apparent size.The image also captures a faint stellar stream stretching away from one side of the galaxy. This thin, curved feature is barely perceptible at first glance, but a closer inspection reveals it as a distinct arc of light beneath the galaxy as it's shown here. It breaks the galaxy's perfect symmetry and suggests past violent interactions with a smaller satellite galaxy.The remarkable clarity of the image is due to the capabilities of the Dark Energy Camera, a 570-megapixel instrument mounted on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter
The U.S. is now unmatched in a regrettable category. Among rich and spend-happy nations that are globally seen as safe investments, the U.S. beats out the competition when it comes to the size of its debt burden, as the nation’s public liabilities have exceeded the size of its economy for the first time since World War II. On Thursday, the nonpartisan watchdog Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) announced that U.S. debt held by the public, estimated to be $31.27 trillion, officially surpassed the country’s annual GDP of $31.22 trillion in March, basing its analysis on new data released this week by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Rising debt comes with a long list of economic risks, including the threat that the cost of servicing that debt might crowd out other essential government spending. Another consequence would be a deterioration of the country’s once-top tier credit rating, a scenario that could lead to higher borrowing costs and even more constrained government spending. After the CRFB’s announcement, one of the world’s foremost rate-setters warned how close that scenario is to becoming reality. The U.S.’s credit rating—a measure of a country’s creditworthiness and expected ability to repay debt—risks slipping due to
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower will peak overnight from May 5-6, giving skywatchers a chance to spot fast-moving "shooting stars" created by debris from Halley's Comet.The Eta Aquariids (also spelled Eta Aquarids) are active from April 19 to May 28 each year, with meteors appearing to radiate from the constellation Aquarius, specifically near the star Eta Aquarii, according to Time and Date. The star, which is 168 light-years away, is visible to the naked eye — however, that distant star really has nothing to do with the shower.Halley's Comet is currently traveling through the outer reaches of the solar system, beyond the orbit of Neptune. But twice each year, Earth passes through the trail of dust and debris that the comet has previously left behind. That creates both the Eta Aquariids in April and May and the Orionid meteor shower from early October to early November.As Earth moves through Halley's debris, tiny particles enter the atmosphere at around 40.7 miles per second (65.4 kilometers per second), according to the American Meteor Society, producing swift meteors and persistent glowing trails. Bright fireballs are possible, but rare. Eta Aquariid activity is strongest for about a week centered on the peak night.From the
For the past several years, Peltzman has been combing through the General Social Survey, a random-sample poll that has asked Americans the same simple question since 1972: Are you happy? What he found about the years since the pandemic stopped him cold. “There was a huge hit,” he told me recently. “And then it’s only a little bit coming back. So when you’re all done, there’s an unprecedented decline into the whole of the 2020s.” Americans are now at their least happy point in the survey’s 50-year history. Peltzman’s measure — the percentage saying “very happy” minus the percentage saying “not very happy” — ran at roughly +20 points on average from 1972 through the last pre-pandemic survey in 2018. That baseline held through wars, recessions, assassinations, stagflation, and 9/11. None of it broke the floor in any sustained way. Then 2020 hit. The crash was 22.2 percentage points — by far the largest single move in the survey’s history. The number of people saying “not very happy” actually exceeded those saying “very happy” for the first time ever. The measure has come back somewhat since 2021 to around +6 as of 2024, resulting in a shift from +20 to
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on how AI is changing music and the music industry, follow Terrence O’Brien. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here.How it startedThe use of generative AI in pop music started almost as a gimmick. There was a sense of experimentalism to 2018’s I AM AI by Taryn Southern and 2019’s Proto by Holly Herndon, albums that were created with significant assistance from AI. Others got in on the action too, exploring the outer limits of tools like Google’s Magenta and even training their own models. But things quickly changed with the launch of Suno in December of 2023 and Udio in April of 2024.Suno and Udio allow users to quickly create entire compositions with a simple text prompt. AI-generated music was no longer the realm of technical experts and fringe experimenters, it was now accessible to anyone with an internet connection. This led to an influx of machine-made music hitting streaming platforms.In September of 2025, Deezer said that 28 percent of music uploaded was fully AI-generated. By the end of the year, that
His town has embraced small government ideals but struggles to provide basic services and has no sewer system Published May 3, 2026 6:00AM (EDT) Texas flag (DIGITALproshots/Getty Images) This article originally appeared on ProPublica. In February, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit accusing Dallas officials of failing to adequately fund the city’s police department and violating a voter-approved measure requiring it to hire up to 900 new officers. “I filed this lawsuit to ensure that the City of Dallas fully funds law enforcement, upholds public safety, and is accountable to its constituents,” Paxton said in a news release demanding that the city adhere to a 2024 change in its charter. “When voters demand more funding for law enforcement, local officials must immediately comply.” The reason Paxton could pursue such action, the reason the Dallas city charter even requires hiring more officers, was due in large part to a man named Art Martinez de Vara. A private attorney with a law practice based in Houston and a tiny South Texas town called Von Ormy, Martinez de Vara was one of the driving forces behind the changes in the charter that opened Dallas up to such a lawsuit in the
Posted May 3, 2026 4:01 am 2 min read R-J Barrett’s fortuitous winning shot with 1.2 seconds left in Friday’s overtime reminded Toronto basketball fans of similar glory days in the NBA playoffs. Barrett’s three-pointer from the top of the key hit off the back rim and bounced high above the backboard before going through the net to give the Raptors a 112-110 victory and force tonight’s Game 7 in the opening-round series at Rocket Arena in Ohio.For many fans, Barrett’s clutch shot brought back memories of Kawhi Leonard’s four-bounce buzzer-beating winner in Game 7 of the 2019 East semifinals against Philadelphia. The Raptors would go on to win the NBA championship. Story continues below advertisement Barrett and his teammates said Friday’s victory was thrilling but noted the focus quickly shifted to tonight’s win or go home showdown. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories. “Got one game to decide it all,” Barrett said. “We’ve fought through the toughest of tasks all year long. So going to Cleveland is going to be a tough task, but that’s what we’re built for.”Forgotten in all the Game 6 excitement
A person was found dead after a vehicle plowed into a health club in downtown Portland, Oregon, early Saturday morning, police said. Investigators later found explosives inside the car.Portland police and the Portland fire and rescue department responded to the Multnomah Athletic Club shortly before 3am after the vehicle crashed through the front entrance and caught fire. Once the blaze was brought under control, a person was found dead inside the vehicle, police said in a statement.An explosive disposal unit was called in after evidence of an explosive device was discovered, police said.Sources said the driver of the vehicle was a former employee of the club, the Oregonian newspaper reported. According to investigators, one of the sources said, the former employee – allegedly disgruntled and with mental health issues – rented a car on Friday, which he used to drive into the building and around the first floor of the facility before setting off the explosive devices, believed to be a mix of propane tanks and pipe bombs, the Oregonian reported.The club’s first floor housed a casual restaurant, formal event spaces, a members’ lounge overlooking Providence Park, a retail store and the front desk. Other amenities included workout rooms, pools,
They are two small sketches by the Renaissance master Hans Holbein: one has long been considered to be a portrait of Henry VIII’s doomed second wife, Anne Boleyn, and the other is of an unknown woman whose name was lost to time.Now researchers using AI have discovered that the unnamed woman might be the tragic queen after all, while the other figure could in fact be Boleyn’s mother.The works, which belong to the Royal Collection and are known as the Windsor sketch and the Unidentified Woman, respectively, were analysed by a team at the University of Bradford, who found that they might have been incorrectly inscribed in the 1700s, leading to a misunderstanding that has lasted centuries.The Windsor sketch. Illustration: Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2026 | Royal Collection TrustThe independent scholar Karen Davies was studying the Holbein corpus of images, which number more than 80, and had her suspicions about the Windsor sketch, which shows the sitter in side profile. She was light-skinned, with red hair, while Boleyn was often described as being of a darker complexion.The corpus was also known for its inconsistent labelling, with an image of Boleyn’s cousin Henry Howard actually being of his father. In a
Historical records do show that about 170 years ago, the star Eta Carinae underwent an unusual outburst that made it one of the brightest stars in the southern sky. But it wasn't a supernova, it was a "supernova impostor." (Image credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt) Staring up at the night sky, you might envision a star flaring up, burning thousands of times brighter than usual. That's a cosmic explosion — a supernova! Except it isn't. The star lives on.These violent, non-fatal eruptions can make a star mimic a true supernova — leading to what we affectionately call "supernova impostors."Trying to understand these supernova impostors is like trying to weigh a raging volcano's output without getting too close. We know it's important, but measuring how much material these stars eject, and what makes them do it, is surprisingly hard.Current ways of measuring mass loss from, say, infrared or radio observations, typically only show us what's happening right now. But these stars spit stuff out in fits and starts, not a steady stream. And when we try to average it all out across stellar populations, we lose the juicy details of individual star behavior.For decades, astronomers have concocted
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