Patti Smith Honors Killers of the Flower Moon’s Lily Gladstone at National Board of Review Gala

At its paramount, the merging of art and activism provides the people with revolutionizing truth, exposing what must be exposed and raising up what must be raised. Martin Scorsese’s film Killers of the Flower Moon presents an abysmal shard of American history, confronting our conscience with the collective experience of Indigenous People globally. It pierces … Read more

US Navy helicopters kill Iran-backed Houthi fighters attempting to board a cargo ship in Red Sea

Navy helicopters fired on Iran-backed Houthi gunmen attempting to hijack a cargo ship. The helicopters returned fire in self-defense, sinking three of the four small boats, and killing the crews. The small boats originated from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, said US Central Command. The conflict in the Red Sea escalated on Sunday when US Navy … Read more

Luckless Altas get help with Olsen coming on board

Barangay Ginebra’s Scottie Thompson gestures after hitting a 3-pointer against TNT in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Despite producing one of the most multidimensional PBA players of the modern time, a basketball championship in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has remained elusive for the University of Perpetual Help. But Scottie Thompson, easily the most … Read more

Oversight Board Criticizes Meta’s Automated Moderation in Israel-Hamas War

Today, Meta’s Oversight Board released its first emergency decision about content moderation on Facebook, spurred by the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The two cases center around two pieces of content posted on Facebook and Instagram: one depicting the aftermath of a strike on Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza and the other showing the kidnapping of … Read more

OpenAI buffs safety team and gives board veto power on risky AI

OpenAI is expanding its internal safety processes to fend off the threat of harmful AI. A new “safety advisory group” will sit above the technical teams and make recommendations to leadership, and the board has been granted veto power — of course, whether it will actually use it is another question entirely. Normally the ins … Read more

Work Louder Creator Board Review: An Ortholinear Keyboard

There are two solutions to this. A keycap’s width is measured in “u,” so the letters and numbers on your keyboard are all typically “1u.” Since the spacebar on the Creator Board is a 2u, I replaced the keycap with a 1u key, leaving 0.5u gaps on either side. This doesn’t fix anything, but it … Read more

The 30 Best Family Board Games (2023): Cascadia, Labyrinth, and More

It’s good to take a break from screens every now and then. The great outdoors has plenty to offer, but there are times when you’re stuck inside for one reason or another. Board games are a fun way to gather everyone around the table to engage in some group escapism. My family has had a … Read more

Florida school board may seek ouster of Moms for Liberty co-founder over Republican sex scandal

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A co-founder of the conservative Moms for Liberty group could move a step closer to getting ousted from a Florida school board on Tuesday, as she is embroiled in the fallout of a sexual assault investigation into her husband, the Republican Party state chairman. The Sarasota County School Board cannot directly … Read more

UPenn President Liz Magill, board chair both resign following backlash over congressional antisemitism testimony

University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill testifies before a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing titled “Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., on Dec. 5, 2023. Ken Cedeno | Reuters University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill has resigned after receiving criticism for her testimony at a congressional … Read more

In firing Altman, OpenAI’s board wanted to keep the element of surprise

We still don’t know the whole story around the conflict between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and the company’s board, but more and more is leaking out. A new report, from The New Yorker, alleges that OpenAI’s old board deliberately excluded Microsoft after initially voting to expel Sam Altman as CEO, and they actually believed the … Read more