Your reliance on ChatGPT might be really bad for your brain
If you value critical thinking, you may want to rethink your use of ChatGPT. As graduates proudly show off using ChatGPT for final projects, and with 89% of students admitting to using it…
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Appeals court revives challenge to D.C.'s noncitizen voting law
A federal appeals court revived a challenge to Washington's law that lets noncitizens cast ballots, saying a lower court was too hasty in dismissing the case. Source link
Top House Democrat warns Trump to seek congressional approval before joining Israel's war on Iran
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries warned the Trump administration that it must receive approval from Congress before joining Israel's war against Iran. Source link
Trump Seeks Revenge on Biden With Call for Special Prosecutor
The world is on edge waiting for Donald Trump to decide if he will order the U.S. military to attack Iran. And according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, everyone will have…
Olive Garden and LongHorn help Darden beat earnings as Americans keep dining out
It seems Americans can’t get enough of Olive Garden’s never-ending soup or salad and breadsticks: The chain’s parent company reported quarterly results on Friday that buck a broader slump…
Kirkland’s Home is closing dozens of stores in new rebrand, adding to list of retailers shutting locations in 2025
Dozens of Kirkland’s Home stores will close as part of the retailer’s recently announced rebranding efforts. Some existing stores will be converted to Bed Bath & Beyond Home stores as part…
Trump calling for special prosecutor to investigate 2020 election, reviving longstanding grievance
President Donald Trump on Friday called for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the 2020 election won by Democrat Joe Biden, repeating his baseless claim that the…
Musk Accidentally Doxes Himself in Rush to Prove He’s Not on Ketamine
In a desperate attempt to exonerate himself of drug use allegations, Elon Musk actually just doxxed himself. Last month, there were multiple reports detailing Musk’s rampant drug use…
Elena Kagan Drags Supreme Court for Ruling That Undercuts Government
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants the Pentagon to tone any commemoration of Juneteenth way, way down, in keeping with his anti-diversity crusade. Hegseth’s office requested the…
Nvidia and Hexagon’s Aeon humanoid robot brings AI-powered automation to factories
Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace, advancing from simple generative tasks to autonomous decision-making through agentic models. Now AI is moving beyond the…
Providing a Granite Foundation: Why New Hampshire Is 2025’s School-Choice Model
School choice is reshaping how America thinks about public education. Source link
Trump OK sending National Guard, rules appeals court
President Trump appears to have been on solid legal ground when he federalized and deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles, an appeals court ruled late Thursday, giving the White…
Supreme Court work goes on with 10 cases to decide, including birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administration's emergency appeals of lower court orders seeking to slow President Donald…
How this Parisian music streaming service is fighting AI fraud
Music streaming service Deezer said Friday that it will start flagging albums with AI-generated songs, part of its fight against streaming fraudsters. Deezer, based in Paris, is grappling…
Circle stock price today: CRCL shares rise again after Senate passes stablecoin bill. Here’s the latest
The share price of crypto and fintech company Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) is rising yet again today in early market trading. After the stock jumped over 33% on Wednesday (markets…
The Fate of the World Is Now in Donald Trump’s Hands. Gulp.
They both shoulder some blame, but neither of those is really the answer. Every time I ask myself how he gets away with this, I remember: Oh, right. It’s the right-wing media. Duh. After…
What Big Tech's Band of Execs Will Do in the Army
When I read a tweet about four noted Silicon Valley executives being inducted into a special detachment of the United States Army Reserve, including Meta CTO Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, I…
Democrats in Virginia have a big fundraising advantage in the race for governor this year
Democrats in Virginia have built up a hefty fundraising advantage for their effort to reclaim the governor's mansion in a race seen as a bellwether for the party in power in Washington…
Trump Threatens to Deploy More Troops After Terrifying Legal Win
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants the Pentagon to tone any commemoration of Juneteenth way, way down, in keeping with his anti-diversity crusade. Hegseth’s office requested the…
Americans differ with 'experts' on expected impact of Trump's tariffs on household bills
Most Americans believe the Trump administration's tariffs won't cost them nearly as much as the forecasted impact by prominent economic analysts, according to a recent J.G. Wentworth…
What to know about billionaire Mark Walter, the L.A. Lakers’ new owner
The billionaire slated to take over the controlling interest in the Los Angeles Lakers has built a career leading businesses investing in everything from sports franchises to artificial…
China’s Baidu eyes robotaxi expansion to Singapore and Malaysia
The development comes as Tesla prepares to launch its Cybercab robotaxi network within days Baidu is planning to launch its Apollo Go robotaxi service in Singapore and Malaysia as…
Kroger is giving away 92,000 pints of free ice cream today. Here’s how to get yours
Do you love summer? And ice cream? Then you are going to love today. That’s because Friday, June 20, is officially the start of summer in North America, and in celebration of that, grocery…
The Download: talking dirty with DeepSeek, and the risks and rewards of calorie restriction
AI companions like Replika are designed to engage in intimate exchanges, but people use general-purpose chatbots for sex talk too, despite their stricter content moderation policies. Now…