The Conversation

A New York Times critic used AI to write his review – but criticism is deeply human

An author and freelance journalist has admitted to using AI to help him write a book review for the New York Times. The Times promptly dropped Preston, calling his “reliance on A.I. and his use of ...
Los Angeles Times

Costa Mesa invites residents, families to ‘Cruise the Loop’

An exercise in reimagining city streets as thoroughfares not just for vehicles but for pedestrians, bicyclists and other users takes place in Costa Mesa Sunday during a family-friendly “Cruise the ...
The New York Times

Today’s Paper

After citizens in Republican states used ballot measures to protect abortion, expand Medicaid and raise the minimum wage, statehouses are moving to make such initiatives much harder. By Kate Zernike ...
TheWrap

New York Times Cuts Ties With Book Review Writer Over AI Use | Exclusive

The New York Times has cut ties with a freelancer after the paper discovered he used AI to help write a book review that inadvertently incorporated elements of a Guardian review on the same title. A ...
AZ Central

2 major metro Phoenix freeways to close this weekend

There are two freeway closures metro Phoenix drivers should avoid this weekend while making their way to the bevy of outdoor events available to enjoy as summerlike weather has arrived in the Valley.
The New York Times

Pentagon Is Doubling Fleet of A-10 Attack Planes in Middle East

The slow-moving A-10 “Warthog” is a so-called close-air support plane that could be used to help U.S. ground forces seize territory near the Strait of Hormuz. By Eric Schmitt The Pentagon is doubling ...
Digi Times

Memory stocks rattled by TurboQuant, but demand outlook holds

Google Research's TurboQuant memory-compression algorithm has raised concerns that demand for AI-related memory could weaken, but South Korean experts and analysts say the market reaction may be ...
The Boston Globe

Airport bottlenecks ease as TSA workers get paid, but shutdown continues

Frustrating security lines dwindled at US airports Monday, clearing the worst bottlenecks as Transportation Safety Administration officers began receiving backpay for working during the government ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Crystal Lake man charged in sexual abuse of woman in Downtown parking garage

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The Boston Globe

On TV and the stage, fictional authors are creator stand-ins, and so much more

Sometimes they reflect off-camera anxieties like the rise of AI, and sometimes they reflect viewer fantasies of the romance of authorship On a recent episode of the new HBO Max comedy “Rooster,” Steve ...
Seattle Times

Climate change is outpacing evolution. Scientists are using DNA to catch up

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. That mismatch is killing some of the planet’s most vital ecosystems, from California’s towering redwoods to the ...