Larry Summers, a well-known economist and former U. S. Treasury Secretary, has decided to take a break from his public engagements. This comes after a lot of emails between him and Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, were made public. Summers said he wants to focus on rebuilding trust with hi
Edgar Wright's new movie, "The Running Man, " is based on a book by Stephen King. It's about a man who joins a deadly game show to save his family. The movie tries to be funny and exciting, but it doesn't do a good job of showing how scary and unfair the game show really is. The main character, Ben
Predicting whether someone will click on an ad is a big deal for online platforms. But current methods have some issues. They don't use enough outside information. And they can't quickly figure out what a person is interested in. A new approach called Large Interest Network (LIN) tries to fix these
The political landscape has been shaken by claims that former President Donald Trump is manipulating the justice system for his own benefit. Critics argue that Trump's recent calls to reopen investigations are nothing more than a smokescreen. They point out that when Trump's allies took control of t
A recent letter to the editor sparked quite a debate. It was written by Dr. Nie Lei. The letter was about a study. The study was on the effects of a certain treatment. The treatment was for a specific condition. The letter raised some important points. But it also missed some key details. First, th
Walmart's stock has seen a remarkable rise since Doug McMillon took the helm in 2014. It has more than quadrupled in value, outperforming many of its competitors. Only Amazon and Costco have seen better returns in that time. Target, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Kroger, and Albertsons have all lagged
A new Mars mission is testing if cheaper, faster space science can really work. The ESCAPADE mission, launched by Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, aims to study Mars’s interaction with the sun’s charged particles. But the real test isn’t just the science—it’s whether a mix of academic and commercial
Late-night TV host Josh Johnson had a lot to say about Donald Trump's name popping up in Jeffrey Epstein's emails. He joked about the Trump train being delayed because of an Epstein file. It's a funny way to say that Trump's connection to Epstein is a big deal. Johnson also made fun of Epstein for
A well-known British commentator, Sami Hamdi, who speaks up for Palestinians, finally touched down in London after spending over two weeks in a U. S. detention center. His visa was suddenly canceled while he was in the middle of a speaking tour in the U. S. , where he had been openly critical of Isr
Ever notice how your music, movie, or anime recommendations often seem to be the same popular stuff everyone else is into? This isn't just a coincidence. It's a problem called popularity bias. This happens when recommendation systems, those AI tools that suggest what you might like, favor the most p
