Quote of the day by Elon Musk (AP photo) Most of us have had a job, or at least a set of tasks at the office, where we were told what to do but never really told why it was important. It’s a strange kind of demotivation, doing work without understanding its purpose.That disconnect is…
The number of parents in the U.S. choosing not to vaccinate their children rose dramatically in the last school year, according to data released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All states require certain vaccines for children entering public school. During the 2025-26 school year, 4.2% of kindergarteners, about 155,000 kids, had…
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anthropic’s annualized revenue run rate hit $65 billion at the end of July, CNBC confirmed on Monday, a sevenfold increase from a year ago. The Claude…
How to open a coconut without a hammer: 5 easy methods to crack the shell at home ( PC: AI Generated) A whole coconut can seem almost impossible to open without brute force. Its shell is hard and thick. The fruit inside is soft and full of water. Yet there is no need for a…
The judge overseeing Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial in New York court put those proceedings on hold to allow prosecutors time to respond to the defendant’s efforts to have that case thrown out. 01:42 Why did Luigi Mangione plead guilty to federal charges? 00:0000:00 Mangione’s trial on a second-degree murder charge in the 2024 killing…
Artist concept art of the yeti animatronic from Expedition Everest at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. Disney It’s not every day that a live crowd goes wild for an animatronic yeti. But the audience at Disney’s D23 Expo isn’t just any old crowd, and its superfans are central to Disney’s strategic parks investments —…
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a rally in support of the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, is pitching a new bill to stop seniors from having money withheld from their…
Nvidia’s stock is showing signs of life ahead of earnings next week. The move is justified and should have more room to go. Shares of Nvidia on Monday closed around $225 a share for the second session in a row — a closing level that previously hadn’t been since mid-May. It’s a sign that market…
You walk into a hospital or doctor’s office expecting it to be one of the cleanest places around. And in many ways, it is. Floors are mopped, equipment is disinfected, and staff follow strict hygiene protocols. But there is a slightly uncomfortable reality: some of the things you casually touch while waiting for your appointment…
More than a dozen Penn State University students are accused of packaging and selling cocaine as part of a multistate drug operation. Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday made the announcement during a news conference on Monday at State College. According to Sunday, between 2023 and 2024, large amounts of cocaine were transported from Philadelphia and…