Month: May 2025
With Acts of Subversion, Some Russians Fight Propaganda in Schools
Three years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, antiwar parents and some teachers say they are going to great lengths to shield children from state-mandated patriotic [Read More…]
India Orders Civil Defense Drills as Potential Clash With Pakistan Looms
With preparations not seen in decades, the home ministry ordered officials to test air raid sirens and teach civilians to navigate blackouts and carry out [Read More…]
Ukrainian Drone Attack Forces Restriction of Flights Near Moscow, Russia Says
The volley comes just days before a planned parade in the capital to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in [Read More…]
OpenAI Backtracks on Plans to Drop Nonprofit Control
The company will become a public benefit corporation and the nonprofit that has controlled it will be its largest shareholder.
Netanyahu Says Pounding Gaza Again Will Finish Hamas. Not Everyone Agrees.
It is not clear how the Israeli prime minister’s plan to add tens of thousands of soldiers will fundamentally alter a dynamic seen over 18 [Read More…]
What’s Behind Technology’s Disembodied Female Voices?
If you listen to the many artificial, automated voices that have become prevalent online, the answer doesn’t really matter, as long as she’s helping you.
Elon Musk, His 16-Foot Wall and the Feud With His Texas Neighbors
Residents of an upscale enclave outside Austin, Texas, learned the hard way what it’s like when a multibillionaire moves into the mansion next door. Some [Read More…]
A.I. Hallucinations Are Getting Worse, Even as New Systems Become More Powerful
A new wave of “reasoning” systems from companies like OpenAI is producing incorrect information more often. Even the companies don’t know why.
As U.S. Support Vanishes, a Nation’s Postwar Peace Teeters
The Trump administration cut off aid to Colombia that has been vital to keeping the promises of a peace deal with a major rebel group, [Read More…]
Survivors Urge Cardinals to Discuss Sex Abuse Crisis in Choosing Next Pope
Pope Francis is credited with addressing the issue more strongly than his predecessors did, but clerical abuse remains a ruinous issue for the Roman Catholic [Read More…]
