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The nation is in the middle of a contentious transformation from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

Amazon.com Inc. merchants have found themselves caught in an economic vice. Earlier this year, the e-commerce giant rolled out changes to the fees its charges them—essentially shifting more of its operating costs onto the small businesses that account for most of the products sold on the site. Making matters worse for merchants, shoppers are trading down.

Can artificial intelligence (AI) match human skills for finding obscure connections between words? Researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering turned to the daily Connections puzzle from The New York Times to find out.

Many artificial intelligence (AI) systems have already learned how to deceive humans, even systems that have been trained to be helpful and honest. In a review article published in the journal Patterns on May 10, researchers describe the risks of deception by AI systems and call for governments to develop strong regulations to address this issue as soon as possible.

Apple apologized on Thursday after an ad for its latest-edition iPad caused an uproar for showing an industrial press crushing objects linked to human creativity, infuriating artists.

While Google has long been synonymous with search, people are increasingly seeking information directly through video platforms such as YouTube. Videos can be dense with information: text, audio, and image after image. Yet, each of these layers presents a potential source of error or deceit. When people search for videos directly on a site like YouTube, sussing out which videos are credible sources can be tricky.

OpenAI's new "strategic partnership" and licensing agreement with the Financial Times (FT) follows similar deals between the US tech company and publishers such as Associated Press, German media giant Axel Springer and French newspaper Le Monde.

It's been seven years since the launch of Replika, an artificially intelligent chatbot designed to be a friend to human users. Despite early warnings about the dangers of such AI friends, interest in friendships and even romantic relationships with AI is on the rise.

Democrats running for office are using abortion rollbacks to galvanize voters, with abortion rights ballot initiatives amplifying their lines of attack.

An ad for the new iPad Pro caused an uproar Wednesday for showing an industrial-sized hydraulic press crushing objects linked to human creativity—such as a record player and trumpet—into a sleek tablet.

The president’s empathy was not reserved only for the Jews but also for the Jewish state, which he said saw the “ancient hatred of Jews” reenacted with horrific savagery on October 7.

National Missions Minister Orit Strock discussed the choice between two options facing the Israeli government - a hostage deal or the IDF entering Rafah.

US support is vital; it would be best if Israel does not ignore its concerns, says writer.

Sharren Haskel called for an increase in Anglo-Israeli cooperation, especially in the area of combatting Iranian influence in the Middle East and antisemitism in academia.

"We must all refuse to sit by and allow history to repeat itself. To anyone who believes they can wait this out, the mobs will come for you, Jewish or not."

As security removed the pro-Palestinian woman, Kardashian can be heard stating “Free everybody.”

The letter argued that Jewish self-determination in their historic homeland was an integral part of Jewish identity.

Without some form of political resolution regarding Gaza, Israel will remain “captive” in its current regional and international situation.

AI responses to questions of ethics are getting better, and they raise some questions for the future.

Philosophically, politically, socially, morally - an Arab Palestine would not be free. Just look at its policies, says the writer.