Pakistan Is in Trump’s Good Graces, but for How Long?
President Trump hosted the South Asian nation’s army chief and seeks deals on critical minerals and crypto. But Pakistan is also tightening its military partnership with China.
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Social media toxicity can’t be fixed by changing the algorithms
Can social media’s problems be solved? MoiraM / Alamy The polarising impact of social media isn’t just the result of bad algorithms – it is inevitable because of the core components of how the platforms work, a study with AI-generated users has found. It suggests the problem won’t be fixed unless we fundamentally reimagine the…
How to foster innovation at work
I spent 25 years practicing and studying disruptive change. Here are my essential takeaways. When Piyush Gupta took over as the CEO of DBS Bank in Singapore in 2009, he said DBS needed to think of itself not as a bank, but as a technology company providing banking services. Gupta challenged his entire workforce to…
bitchy | “Cristiano Ronaldo proposed to his girlfriend of eight years” links
Cristiano Ronaldo proposed to his girlfriend of eight years, Georgina Rodríguez. He gave her an absolutely enormous diamond ring. [Hollywood Life]Photos of Denzel Washington & A$AP Rocky at last night’s NYC premiere of Highest 2 Lowest, which is the latest Spike Lee joint. [JustJared]Julia Garner is great in Weapons. [LaineyGossip]There’s a rumor that Jeff Bezos…
Trump’s Pick of E.J. Antoni as BLS Leader Criticized by the Right and the Left
Economists on the left and right criticized E.J. Antoni for misunderstanding the data he would now oversee.
Walk-off loss to Angels puts Dodgers in first-place tie in NL West
The Dodgers finally had their storybook moment. Until the Angels rewrote it with a walk-off ending. In the top of the ninth inning at Angel Stadium on Tuesday night, Shohei Ohtani lifted the Dodgers to the verge of a badly needed win, breaking a tie score with the kind of moment that could have jump-started…
Trump Will Discuss Ukraine With European Leaders Ahead of Putin Meeting
Chancellor Friedrich Merz and several allies will host the president for a video call, the latest in a summer-long effort to hold ranks in supporting Ukraine.
ChatGPT’s model picker is back, and it’s complicated
When OpenAI launched GPT-5 last week, the company said the model would simplify the ChatGPT experience. OpenAI hoped GPT-5 would act as a sort of “one size fits all” AI model with a router that would automatically decide how to best answer user questions. The company said this unified approach would eliminate the need for…
Taylor Swift Unveils 12th Studio Album ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ After Mystery Countdown
Taylor Swift has officially set her next musical chapter in motion, revealing her 12th studio album “The Life of a Showgirl” after a day-long countdown on her official website drew frenzied speculation from fans. The timer, which appeared on August 11, ran down to 12:12 a.m. ET on August 12, unlocking a pre-order page for…
China says it ‘drove away’ U.S. warship near the disputed Scarborough Shoal
The 46th fleet of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy sets sail from a military port in Zhanjiang, south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 21, 2024. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images China said Wednesday it warned and “drove away” a U.S. destroyer that had sailed near the coast of the disputed…