SFGate

Tennessee makes a very California move to solve its In-N-Out problem

Whenever In-N-Out opens in a new state, it’s a big deal. So big, in fact, the massive lines become their own news story. When the cult-favorite fast food chain opened in Idaho two years ago, customers ...
National Geographic news

The forgotten Egyptian queen who dared use forbidden 'magic' to make herself pharaoh

In a quiet corner of New York’s Brooklyn Museum, a luminous alabaster sculpture of an Egyptian queen commands attention. Just 16 inches high, the sculpture is modest in scale but arresting in presence ...
ZDNet

More workers are using AI, but don't know if their employers are, too - why that's a problem

A recent Gallup poll asked about employees' use of AI at work. Nearly half said they use it at least a few times a year. There were some big differences between industries. The use of AI tools among ...
New York Daily News

Solving N.Y.’s auto insurance problem

The mayoral election highlighted the fact that increasing numbers of New Yorkers cannot afford the high cost of living in our city. The solutions to the affordability crisis are complicated, but a ...
The Verge

Spotify’s Prompted Playlists use AI to control your algorithm

With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly, exactly the way you want it.’ With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly ...
Mediaite

In-N-Out Burger Axes ’67’ From Ordering System After People Use Meme to ‘Wreak Havoc’ at Restaurants

In-N-Out Burger has retired the number 67 from its ordering system after young people “wreaked havoc” on restaurants, cheering when the viral number is called. In-N-Out, which just opened its first ...
Mother Jones

The Problem With Palantir’s New Neurodivergent Fellowship

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. While cross-country skiing this morning, Dr. Karp decided to launch a new program: ...
New York Post

Disgraced ex-CNN anchor Valerie Hoff DeCarlo, who quit journalism after using N-word, dead at 62

A disgraced CNN anchor who was ousted from the journalism industry after she used the N-word in a private exchange with a black source died at 62 last week after a battle with lung cancer. Valerie ...
Fast Company

The real AI threat is algorithms that ‘enrage to engage’

Media personalities and online influencers who sow social division for a living, blame the rise of assassination culture on Antifa and MAGA. Meanwhile, tech CEOs gin up fears of an AI apocalypse. But ...
Wall Street Journal

Using Your Credit Card at the Checkout Is Set to Get a Lot More Complicated

Your favorite latte at the local coffee shop could soon cost $5, $5.10 or $5.25—depending on how you pay. A settlement between Visa, Mastercard and U.S. merchants announced this week could usher in a ...
The New York Times

N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidates Each Seek a Winning Coalition in Race’s Final Stretch

President Trump endorsed former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo as Mr. Cuomo, the front-runner Zohran Mamdani and the Republican Curtis Sliwa campaigned across the city. Andy Newman Maya King and Benjamin ...