41 m. ago It isn’t your imagination. Derrick White has been historically great in the clutch this season

White shot 56 percent from 3-point range in such situations. The post It isn’t your imagination. Derrick White has been historically great in the clutch this season appeared first on Boston.com.

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42 m. ago Saying ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price.

Adding words to our chatbot can apparently cost tens of millions of dollars. But some fear the cost of not saying please or thank you could be higher.

Economics

55 m. ago Female combats vets question what's driving the Army's tougher new physical standards

The Army has unveiled plans to require identical fitness tests for men and women in combat positions. The debate over women in combat is an old one.

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60 m. ago What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too

An expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk’s cuts to the bureaucracy will cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year.

Economics

61 m. ago Combining electrical and force signals boosts prosthetic hand accuracy

Combining two different kinds of signals could help engineers build prosthetic limbs that better reproduce natural movements, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis. The work, published April 10 in PLOS One, shows that a combination of electromyography and force myography is more accurate at predicting hand movements than either method by itself.

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65 m. ago Public comments to White House on AI policy touch on copyright, tariffs

Individuals, industry groups, and local governments submitted over 10,000 comments to the White House about its work-in-progress national AI policy, also known as the AI Action Plan. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on Thursday published the text of the submissions in a PDF spanning 18,480 pages. The comments, which touch […]

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71 m. ago How conservative Catholics are responding to Pope Francis' death

In the days since his death, Pope Francis has received widespread praise. But conservative Catholics in the United States have had some qualms about the style and substance of his papacy.

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82 m. ago A New Hue of Green? Scientists in California say they've found one

Scientists have discovered a new color... but you can only see it through a laser. How did scientists make the discovery and what could it mean for how we see color?

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82 m. ago A developing political scandal in Florida has Gov. Ron DeSantis on the defensive

A developing political scandal in Florida has put Gov. Ron DeSantis on the defensive. Republican lawmakers are investigating how $10 million in state money was diverted for use in a campaign.

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82 m. ago In 'The Legend of Ochi,' elusive, imaginary primates feel real

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Isaiah Saxon, writer and director of The Legend of Ochi, about chasing the mysteries of nature, as a child and on film.

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98 m. ago Astro Teller is joining us at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in October

We are thrilled to announce that Astro Teller, the head honcho of Alphabet’s X, the Moonshot Factory, will be joining us as a featured speaker at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. The whole affair promises to be fun filled and rife with intel and insights that you won’t […]

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1 hour ago 'Cold' manufacturing approach solves fabrication challenge for solid

Lithium-ion batteries have been a staple in device manufacturing for years, but the liquid electrolytes they rely on to function are quite unstable, leading to fire hazards and safety concerns. Now, researchers at Penn State are pursuing a reliable alternative energy storage solution for use in laptops, phones and electric vehicles: solid-state electrolytes (SSEs).

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2 h. ago Evernote founder’s video startup mmhmm becomes Airtime, launches new products

Evernote founder Phil Libin is ready to liven up your video meetings. The entrepreneur’s video startup, mmhmm, launched in 2020 amid the pandemic, on Thursday unveiled its latest product: a video toolkit for online meetings called Airtime. The suite includes two related tools: a virtual camera that helps you appear more polished on video calls, […]

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2 h. ago Robert Crimo III sentenced to life in prison for 2022 parade massacre

Crimo was sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences on Thursday for killing seven people and injuring dozens in the July 4, 2022, mass shooting.

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2 h. ago NFL Draft 2025: What time are the Seahawks picking in the first round?

NFL Draft 2025: What time are the Seahawks picking in the first round?  Field Gulls

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2 h. ago Report: Adam Neumann’s Flow raises $100M+, more than doubles valuation to $2.5B

Former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann has raised over $100 million in capital for his proptech startup, Flow, in a round that values that company at about $2.5 billion, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.  Citing anonymous sources familiar with the deal, Bloomberg reported that existing backer Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) participated in the financing. Neumann told Bloomberg that […]

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2 h. ago OpenAI wants its ‘open’ AI model to call models in the cloud for help

For the first time in roughly five years, OpenAI is gearing up to release an AI system that’s truly “open,” meaning it’ll be available for download at no cost and not gated behind an API. TechCrunch reported on Wednesday that OpenAI is aiming for an early summer launch, and targeting performance superior to open models […]

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2 h. ago Rams, Chargers NFL draft tracker for Los Angeles' 2025 picks

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2 h. ago U.S. Sidelines Lawyers Who Doubted Their Own Case on Congestion Pricing

The Trump administration replaced lawyers who had exposed flaws in its legal battle over New York City’s congestion pricing program.

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2 h. ago You’re invited to a fireside chat with Baiju Bhatt on Sand Hill Road on June 18 at StrictlyVC

We’re thrilled to announce that Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of Robinhood and founder and CEO of Aetherflux, will be joining us for a rare, intimate fireside chat as part of TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC evening series on June 18 on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park. As with all of our StrictlyVC evenings, the event will feature just […]

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