Meta has a genuine hit on its hands β and for once, it isnβt a social app. On Wednesdayβs third-quarter earnings call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the companyβs personal AI agent, Muse, has been set up by more than 10 million people in the roughly six weeks since its September 8 launch. The figure, covering … Read more
College students in New Hampshire just lost a key voting option. On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the state to fully ban student IDs at the polls in the November 3 midterms, siding with Republican officials in an emergency appeal decided less than two weeks before Election Day. The unsigned order … Read more
DeepSeek raises 15 billion in a reported funding round that arrived just two days after the United States ordered federal civilian agencies to remove its artificial intelligence technology from their systems. The timing is what makes this story travel: in Washington, DeepSeek was being treated as a security risk to be stripped out of government … Read more
Thursday night at Soldier Field had a little bit of everything: a quarterback duel between two old friends, a 58-yard field goal that tied a franchise record, a stadium-wide tribute to a coaching legend, and one throw Drake Maye would give anything to take back. When it was over, the Chicago Bears had a 30-24 … Read more
Kroger is about to get a lot smaller at the top. America’s largest standalone supermarket chain told employees this month that the Kroger job cuts will eliminate roughly 3,000 corporate roles over the next three years β about 37% of its entire head-office workforce β as it pushes artificial intelligence deeper into daily operations. The … Read more
The eastern Pacific has a new problem, and it’s getting stronger by the hour. Tropical Storm Vance, which formed on Wednesday, October 21, is churning several hundred miles south of Acapulco β and the National Hurricane Center says it won’t stay a tropical storm for long. Vance is forecast to become a hurricane tonight, October … Read more
Here’s a number that keeps defying the gloom. US jobless claims fell 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 194,000 in the week ended October 17, the Labor Department reported Thursday β beating the 200,000 economists polled by Reuters had expected and landing within striking distance of a 57-year low. It was the sixth straight week claims … Read more
The AI agent wars just got a third heavyweight. The Anthropic new AI agent, called Claude Duet, launched Wednesday as a research preview for paying U.S. subscribers β aimed squarely at Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s dots, which beat it to market. Anthropic, which could file for its IPO as soon as Friday per Investopedia, is … Read more
Wednesday night in Columbus belonged to the visitors. The St. Louis CITY first trophy celebration spilled onto the field at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field after the club beat the Columbus Crew 5-3 in a penalty shootout to lift the 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. One hundred and twenty scoreless minutes solved nothing, so the 111th final … Read more
Construction on President Donald Trump’s controversial 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington could begin as early as November 5 β two days after the November 3 midterms. The date was revealed in a Trump administration court filing Wednesday, per CNN, setting off a fresh wave of opposition. The Trump DC arch has been fought over for … Read more
