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☆ NASA’s Curiosity rover makes its ‘most unexpected’ find on Mars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —The Curiosity rover has made its most unusual find to date on Mars: rocks made of pure sulfur. “I think it’s the strangest find of the whole mission and the most unexpected,” said Ashwin Vasavada, Curiosity project scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Previously, while exploring Mars, NASA’s Spirit rover broke one of its wheels and had to drag it along while using the other five to drive backward. And Vasavada says it’s what inspired the team to “look behind” the Curiosity rover — otherwise they wouldn’t have seen the crushed sulfur. To determine what process formed the sulfur rocks, the team considered nearby bedrock instead.

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☆ When does JD Vance speak tonight? The new heir to Trump’s MAGA movement steps into the spotlight
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“It’s very clear that Trump wants someone who can carry the movement on,” a person close to Trump told CNN said of the Vance selection. The two became close friends, a relationship that helped Vance earn Trump’s endorsement in a contested primary for an open Ohio Senate seat. As a senator, Vance quickly won over the thought leaders of Trump’s populist movement. Vance and Trump Jr. embraced on the convention stage Tuesday afternoon as they prepared for their moments in the spotlight. Challenges certainly remain for Vance to maintain his position as next in line to the throne in Trump’s party.

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☆ Investors are underestimating the AI capabilities of this big-cap tech stock, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The analyst has an outperform rating on Amazon and a price target of $220, which signals 10% upside from Wednesday's close. Anmuth has an overweight rating on the stock and a $240 price target, which implies upside of 20%. The commentary comes on the heels of the e-commerce giant's Amazon Web Services summit in New York, where the company highlighted the ways customers are implementing AI workloads and showcased its rapidly growth AI platform know as Bedrock. He retained a $245 price target on shares and called the stock a top Internet pick. The price target implies 23% upside from Wednesday's close.

Persons: GOOGL, Brian Pitz, workloads, Doug Anmuth, Anmuth, Ronald Josey Organizations: BMO Capital Markets Locations: New York

☆ A.I. Helped Spot a Copper Bonanza. It Could Transform More Than Mining.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Max Bearak | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Peering into their computer screens in California last year, the data crunchers watched a subterranean fortune come into focus. What they saw transported them 10,000 miles across the world, to Zambia, and then one more mile straight down into the Earth. On Thursday, their company, KoBold Metals, informed its business partners that their find is likely the largest copper discovery in more than a decade. According to their estimates, reviewed by The New York Times, the mine would produce at least 300,000 tons of copper a month once fully operational. The New York Times also reviewed an independent, third-party assessment of KoBold’s claims, which, while slightly more conservative than KoBold’s own, largely corroborated the size of the deposit.

Persons: KoBold Organizations: KoBold Metals, The New York Times, New York Times Locations: California, Zambia

In this gilded echo chamber, Mr. Trump enjoys unwavering devotion — and collects the staggering price of admission. During the 2014-15 season — the last before Mr. Trump officially entered politics — The Times counted 52 fund-raiser events at Mar-a-Lago. More than two dozen midterm candidates had already held fund-raisers on the property when Mr. Trump made that statement. But that changed when Letitia James, the New York attorney general, sued Mr. Trump for exaggerating the value of his properties. And, unlike when Mr. Trump was president, “he was there a lot,” Mr. Rustmann said.

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☆ America has a serious ugly home problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Recently she posted a video on her YouTube channel in which she phrased the question more bluntly: "Why are homes so 'ugly' now?" Most people agree that America needs more houses, but nobody seems all that thrilled with the ones being built. Related storiesThe blame for America's architectural nightmare, however, doesn't stop at production builders, rising costs, or local codes. Homes look this way because they're not just places where we live — they're also supposed to help us get rich. As they stare down these rising costs, builders and architects have almost no choice but to streamline or opt for cheaper design elements.

Persons: Bailey McInnes, McInnes, they're, James Wentling, John Burns, Peter Dennehy, They're, Dan Reynolds, Horton, Lennar, Kate Wagner, she's, —, Wagner, Marcia Straub, William Morgan, it's, Queen Anne Organizations: HGTV, YouTube, Facebook, Builders, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Association of Home Builders, John Burns Research, Consulting, Harvard's, for Housing Studies, Harvard, The Locations: Northern Virginia, America, homebuilding, Providence , Rhode Island

☆ Scientists want to pump carbon into a hole at the bottom of the ocean in a $60 million pilot project to help stop climate change
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Across the planet, basalt rock deposits on the sea floor have the potential to trap carbon dioxide, removing the heat-trapping gas from our atmosphere. First, the scientists need about $60 million to test a prototype at sea. Basalt rock is highly reactive, full of metals that readily grab CO2 and chemically combine with it to form carbonate minerals. AdvertisementSolid Carbon scientists say carbon rock is stuck on the sea floor for thousands of years. They also argue that in the ocean, there's plenty of room to scale up and little risk of disgruntled neighbors fighting the project.

Persons: Martin Scherwath, it's, David Goldberg, who's, Scherwath, Goldberg, that's Organizations: Service, Business, Ocean Networks, Ocean Networks Canada, Columbia University, National Academies of Science, Engineering Locations: Cascadia, Vancouver, That's, Canada, Iceland, Paris, Elliott Bay, Seattle

☆ Israel’s Supreme Court Rules the Military Must Draft Ultra-Orthodox Jews
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Aaron Boxerman | More About Aaron Boxerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish men, a decision that threatened to split Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government amid the war in Gaza. In a unanimous decision, nine judges held that there was no legal basis for the longstanding military exemption given to many ultra-Orthodox religious students. The court’s ruling pits secular Jews against the ultra-Orthodox, who say their study of scripture is as essential as the military to defending Israel. Mr. Netanyahu has called for legislation that would generally maintain the exemption for the religious students. More than 2,000 Haredim sought to join the military in the first 10 weeks of the war, according to military statistics.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Netanyahu’s, Netanyahu, ” Yitzhak Goldknopf, Gabby Sobelman, Myra Noveck Locations: Israel’s, Gaza, Israel, The State

☆ This nutrition scientist is on a mission to make ultra-processed foods healthier. Can he succeed?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewIt's been five years since nutrition scientist Kevin Hall made a startling discovery that changed the way we view ultra-processed foods. It was the first randomized controlled study of its kind, and it changed the way we view ultra-processed foods. Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty ImagesHe wants to understand precisely why ultra-processed foods do what they do and what—if anything—we can do to make them healthier. Ultra-processed foods attack our brainsPaul Bradbury/Getty ImagesWe've known for a long time that ultra-processed foods are associated with all kinds of bad health outcomes, from more early death, to extra strokes, and additional heart attacks. Related storiesBut whether the entire category — all packaged, ultra-processed foods are inherently bad for us by nature — is still an open question.

Persons: —, Kevin Hall, Hall, Stephanie Chung, Jennifer Rymaruk, Aleksandr Zubkov, he's, we'll, Paul Bradbury Organizations: Service, National Institutes of Health, Business, Getty, Washington Post, National Institutes, NIDDK, Nestle Locations: NIDDK, Bethesda , Maryland, veggies

☆ The rise in sports betting and gambling violations by pro athletes, in 4 charts
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Annette Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

As pro athletes deal with the ramifications of betting on games, a growing number of people are also grappling with mental health issues associated with sports betting. Gambling addiction hotlines across the country have reported a huge surge in traffic in recent years. Texts and chats to the National Problem Gambling Helpline have increased around 800% since 2018 while call volume grew nearly 80%. The annual national social cost of problem gambling — including job loss and gambling-related criminal justice — amounts to around $14 billion, according to the National Council on Problem Gambling. In January, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Andrea Salinas introduced the Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act, which would use federal funding to treat and study problem gambling.

Persons: Tucupita, Jontay Porter, Robert Manfred, —, There’s, LeBron James, ”, Charlie Baker —, National Collegiate Athletic Association —, Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Andrea Salinas Organizations: CNN, Major League Baseball, San Diego Padres, National Basketball Association, Toronto Raptors, MLB, US, State helplines, of Ohio, National Council, Sports, American Gaming Association, Leagues, NBA, ESPN, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Investment Locations: New Jersey, Nevada, Washington, DC, Massachusetts, Las Vegas

☆ Read the Court’s Decision to Uphold Access to Abortion Pill
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Held: Plaintiffs lack Article III standing to challenge FDA's actions regarding the regulation of mifepristone. (a) Article III standing is a “bedrock constitutional requirement that this Court has applied to all manner of important disputes." Causation requires the plaintiff to establish that the plaintiff's injury likely was caused or likely will be caused by the defendant's conduct. Because plaintiffs do not prescribe or use mifepristone, plaintiffs are unregulated parties who seek to challenge FDA's regulation of others. Plaintiffs advance several complicated causation theories to connect FDA's actions to the plaintiffs' alleged injuries in fact.

Persons: “, Allen, Wright, Ramirez, Summers, Lujan Organizations: Fifth Circuit, FDA, Earth Island Institute, of Wildlife Locations: States, . Texas

The investor pitch claimed GM had already committed to an investment, along with the Menlo Park-based VC firm Tribe Capital. "GM agreed to let us collect the ground truth data in their factories," Foundation said in the document. "GM has never invested in Foundation Robotics and has no plans to do so," spokesman Darryll Harrison said in an emailed statement. The contents of the document were confirmed by someone with direct knowledge of Tribe Capital. Tribe Capital and its cofounder Sethi declined to comment, while Pathak didn't respond to messages seeking comment.

Persons: General Motors —, Darryll Harrison, cofounders, Mike LeBlanc, LeBlanc, Sankaet Pathak, Arjun Sethi, Sethi, Pathak Organizations: Synapse, General Motors, Robotics Labs, CNBC, GM, Menlo, Tribe, Foundation, Foundation Robotics, Robotics, New Foundation Foundation, Cobalt Robotics, McKinsey, Tribe Capital Locations: Mexico

☆ Trump is dangling a lot of promises for a second term as he seeks support in new spaces
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump lately has dangled some very specific promises to his audiences. But Trump’s campaign has prioritized flipping Nevada and the Democratic Party’s historical advantage in Latino communities, and polling suggests they have made progress on both fronts. Trump’s campaign confirmed the former president intends to seek a legislative change. “President Trump will ask Congress to eliminate taxes on tips,” spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told CNN. Trump has published an entire website to host many of his proposals for a second term.

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☆ Joe Biden’s agonizing wait as a jury deliberates his son’s fate
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The Hunter Biden and Trump cases are vastly different, as is the way the former and current first families have responded to the trials. This is especially significant since Hunter Biden could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted, although a sentence for a first-time offender is unlikely to be that severe. The Hunter Biden trial is the latest cruel twist in the story of a family that has endured more tragedies than most could bear. The infringements on the Biden family’s dignity and privacy cut deep during the trial, which saw discomforting testimony about Hunter Biden’s former cocaine addiction. Media organizations, meanwhile, played an excerpt from Hunter Biden’s audio book that chronicles his spiral into addiction that was used in the prosecution case.

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☆ Trump’s Vows to Prosecute Rivals Put Rule of Law on the Ballot
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Adam Liptak | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Former President Donald J. Trump says he is prepared to prosecute his political enemies if he is elected this fall. Simply making those threats, legal experts said, does real damage to the rule of law. The Justice Department is part of the executive branch, and he will be its boss. While the department has traditionally had substantial independence, that is only because presidents have granted it. If the legal system resists political prosecutions in a second Trump term, it will be largely because judges and jurors reject them.

Persons: Donald J, Trump Organizations: The Justice, Trump

☆ Opinion: Biden and Democrats are in denial about the bad polls. That’s a problem.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Opinion Liam Kerr | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But much more must be done and, as with most change, it’s important to start by admitting there’s a problem. The phenomenon of Democrats dismissing the polls in favor of misplaced optimism has been termed “hopium” by data journalist Nate Silver. Polling denial is not unanimous in the party, as many Democrats are reportedly in a full-blown “freakout” over Biden’s chances. It’s essential they admit the polling is correct, because if Biden is winning, there is little need to change course. This means these groups likely share top concerns with moderate voters generally.

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☆ San Diego Padres player Tucupita Marcano banned for life by MLB after betting on games
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano has been banned for life by Major League Baseball for betting on baseball games. The MLB investigation found that 25 of those bets included Pirates games while Marcano was assigned to the Major League club. Those players are Oakland Athletics pitcher Michael Kelly, Padres minor league pitcher Jay Groome, Philadelphia Phillies minor league infielder José Rodríguez and Arizona Diamondbacks minor league pitcher Andrew Saalfrank. According to MLB rules, a player found guilty of betting on baseball games involving teams other than their own are subject to a one-year suspension. “The longstanding prohibition against betting on Major League Baseball games by those in the sport has been a bedrock principle for over a century.

Persons: Tucupita Marcano, Marcano, ”, Michael Kelly, Jay Groome, José Rodríguez, Andrew Saalfrank, Rob Manfred, Manfred, “, Kelly, A’s, Michael, Rodríguez Organizations: CNN, San Diego Padres, Major League Baseball, MLB, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pirates, Major League, Marcano’s Pirates, Padres, Major League Baseball’s, “, Players Association, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, “ MLB, Oakland, Phillies, Diamondbacks

☆ MLB bans Padres’ Tucupita Marcano permanently for betting on baseball
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Major League Baseball permanently banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano on Tuesday for placing hundreds of bets on baseball, including wagers on the Pittsburgh Pirates when he was a member of the team last season. MLB’s Department of Investigations found Marcano placed 387 baseball bets, including 231 MLB-related bets, through a legal sportsbook in 2022 and 2023, the league said. The Department of Investigations found all four players placed MLB-related bets while in the minors. MLB said a legal sports betting operator informed the league in March that it had “identified past baseball betting activity” from accounts connected to multiple players. He placed 29 baseball bets, including 28 MLB-related bets and one parlay bet on college baseball games in 2021 and 2022, the league said.

Persons: Tucupita Marcano, Marcano, Pete Rose, Rob Manfred, Michael Kelly, Jay Groome, José Rodriguez, Andrew Saalfrank —, ”, Kelly —, Marcano hadn’t, Kelly, Groome, Rodríguez, Saalfrank, Zac BonDurant Organizations: Major League Baseball, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, MLB’s Department of Investigations, MLB, Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Major League, Oakland Athletics, Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Department, Investigations, ’, A’s, Marcano, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Triple, Phillies, Chicago White, Diamondbacks, Getty

☆ Here's everything you need to know about Big Tech's AI models and tools but were too afraid to ask
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The in-house AI model called MAI-1 is said to be trained using a public dataset and text from ChatGPT, a source told The Information. AdvertisementThe company has a text-to-image generator called Microsoft Designer, which launched last year after being tested in December 2022. MetaMeta has an AI assistant called Meta AI. NurPhoto/Getty ImagesMeta has an AI assistant called Meta AI, which is run on its open-source LLM, Llama. It also has an AI image generator called Imagine, which launched in December and was trained on public Facebook and Instagram photos.

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☆ Analysis: Trump conviction heralds a somber and volatile moment in American history
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“Today’s verdict does not change the fact that the American people face a simple reality,” said campaign communications director Michael Tyler. Convicted felon or not, Trump will be the Republican nominee for president,” Tyler said. Supporters hold placards and flags following the announcement of the verdict in Trump's criminal trial. Or, the guilty verdict could play into Biden’s campaign theme that his predecessor is too corrupt and extreme to serve as president again. In another age, a guilty verdict would have immediately ended Trump’s campaign.

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☆ Rivers in Alaska are turning orange. It’s an ‘unexpected consequence of climate change’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Fabiana Chaparro | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Rivers and streams in Alaska are changing color – from a clean, clear blue to a rusty orange – because of the toxic metals released by thawing permafrost, according to a new study. Ken Hill/National Park ServiceArctic soils naturally contain organic carbon, nutrients and metals, such as mercury, within their permafrost, the study says. “It’s really an unexpected consequence of climate change.”Researchers used satellite imagery to determine when the change in color happened at different rivers and streams. In Alaska’s Arctic rivers alone reside a variety of fish that are “critical for subsistence, sport, and commercial fisheries,” researchers wrote. Poulin said local communities voiced their concerns and observations to study researchers beginning seven years ago.

Persons: CNN —, “ We’re, ”, Brett Poulin, Ken Hill, Poulin, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, National Park Service, University of California, Geological Survey, Communications, Environment, UC Davis, Park Service, Water Resources Research Locations: CNN — Rivers, Alaska, Davis, Alaska’s, California, Appalachia, Alaska's Gates, Alaska’s Gates, Park Service Alaska, Chilean, Spain

☆ America’s military has the edge in space. China and Russia are in a counterspace race to disrupt it
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Direct-ascent anti-satellite missiles are fired from Earth to take out a satellite target in space. Since then, China is believed by analysts to have conducted multiple, nondestructive missile tests that could advance its ability to target satellites. Illustration by CNNThat’s because the US has done extensive non-offensive testing of technologies to approach and rendezvous with satellites, including close approaches of its own military satellites and several Russian and Chinese military satellites, SWF says. Chance Saltzman explained why the US felt it needed to be able to counter other countries’ space capabilities. Its tenets may be more relevant now than ever – but potentially under greater threat amid a new focus on military and space.

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CNN —As many as 2,000 people are feared to have been buried by last week’s massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, according to the country’s National Disaster Centre, as survivors recounted the horror losing so many loved ones. The landslide occurred in the mountainous Enga region in northern Papua New Guinea on Friday and the latest missing figure is a sharp rise from earlier estimates. Mohamud Omer/International Organization for Migration/APMiok Michael, a local community leader, told CNN that it was likely there were few survivors. But that may now be a major underestimate according to the latest projection from Papua New Guinea’s disaster agency. “There are no reports of earthquakes at this time but we did have quite a lot of rain and a lot of unseasonal weather happening across Papua New Guinea,” Jensen said.

Persons: Kambu, ”, “, Mohamud Omer, Michael, Laso Mana, Chris Jensen, ” Jensen, Justine McMahon, ” McMahon, Pierre Rognon, it’s, Alan Collins, ” Collins, Jensen, we’ve Organizations: CNN, Disaster, Reuters, International Organization for Migration, United Nations, Mission, National Disaster Centre, UN, World, CARE International, University of Sydney’s School of Civil Engineering, University of Adelaide Locations: Papua New Guinea, Yambali, Highlands, Papua, Kaokalam, Port Moresby

☆ The N.C.A.A. Agreed to Pay Players. It Won’t Call Them Employees.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Santul Nerkar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The immediate takeaway from the landmark $2.8 billion settlement that the N.C.A.A. and the major athletic conferences accepted on Thursday was that it cut straight at the heart of the organization’s cherished model of amateurism: Schools can now pay their athletes directly. But another bedrock principle remains intact, and maintaining it is likely to be a priority for the N.C.A.A. : that players who are paid by the universities are not employed by them, and therefore do not have the right to collectively bargain. That stance came under greater legal and political scrutiny in recent years, leading to the settlement, which still requires approval by a judge.

Persons: ” John I, Jenkins Organizations: University of Notre Dame

☆ NCAA signs off on deal that would change landscape of college sports — paying student-athletes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( The Associated Press | Nbc News | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

General signage before practice for the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at PPG Paints Arena. Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY SportsA major change could be coming for college athletes — they may soon start getting paid. Other casesThe settlement is expected to cover two other antitrust cases facing the NCAA and major conferences that challenge athlete compensation rules. Hubbard v. the NCAA and Carter v. the NCAA are also in front of judges in the Northern District of California. College sports have been trending in this direction for years, with athletes receiving more and more monetary benefits and rights they say were long overdue.

Persons: Charles LeClaire, —, Charlie Baker, Steve Berman, Grant, Michael McCann, McCann, Logan Riely, Hubbard, Carter, Fontenot, they're, George Zelcs Organizations: PPG Paints, NCAA, ACC, SEC, Former Arizona State, Grant House, Sedona Prince, TCU, NBC, Washington Huskies, Michigan Wolverines, College Football Playoff, Notre Dame, Big, Atlantic Coast, Washington, Oregon State, Northern District of, College Locations: Oregon, amateurism, Houston, Southeastern, Washington State, Northern District, Northern District of California, Colorado, Fontenot

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