Novartis settles with woman’s estate over use of her “stolen” cells to advance medicine
Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her...
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Burger King’s new AI agent will listen to orders, ‘coach’ workers
Burger King has introduced an AI chatbot into its daily fast food restaurant operations. “Patty,” the AI voice powered by...
Ruoming Pang, Meta’s $200M Superintelligence Hire, Jumps to OpenAI
Sam Altman reportedly courted Pang for months. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Ruoming Pang, a prominent A.I. researcher recruited by Meta last...
Columbia student Aghayeva released after Mamdani-Trump meeting.
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L.A. schools face crisis amid investigation into Carvalho, AI contract
The Los Angeles Board of Education is scheduled to meet behind closed doors Thursday afternoon, a day after federal authorities...
Senator calls for DEA to provide info on “incredibly disturbing” Epstein drug investigation
A leading Senate Democrat is calling on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to provide information on a long-running — and...
Minneapolis woman who Ilhan Omar took to State of the Union needed medical care after arrest
WASHINGTON — Aliyah Rahman, a Minnesota woman whom Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., took as her guest to the State of...
Jamie Dimon Succession: Top 5 JPMorgan Chase CEO Candidates
With Jamie Dimon preparing for retirement, JPMorgan’s next CEO will likely emerge from a tightly contested internal race. Photo by...
AI recession: A memo laid out how AI could kill jobs. Wall Street panicked.
Last year, investors worried that AI would crash the economy by making too little money.Now, they fear it will do...
Devil’s Slide death: Man falls at notoriously dangerous Bay Area spot
A 70-year-old man died Tuesday after falling from a cliff along California’s treacherous Devil’s Slide, an oceanside stretch in Pacifica...
Highlights from Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe briefed the Gang of Eight on Iran hours before Mr....
Recapping Trump’s State of the Union address: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics...
The New Geography of the Art World in the Age of Acceleration
Art Mill Museum, Doha, designed by Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena and scheduled to open in 2030. Photo courtesy Qatar Museums...
Brazil vs. US: Two insurrections, different results
On January 8, 2023, thousands of supporters of Brazil’s right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed federal buildings in the country’s...
For Sacramento State, visions of football glory clouded in fuzzy math
The USC football schedule this year starts with a vacancy. The Trojans plan to welcome an opponent to be determined...
