The only U.S. particle collider shuts down – so a new one may rise
The famed collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory has ended operations, but if all goes to plan, a new collider will rise from its ashes.
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OpenAI’s GPT-5.3-Codex drops as Anthropic upgrades Claude — AI coding wars heat up ahead of Super Bowl ads
OpenAI on Wednesday released GPT-5.3-Codex, which the company calls its most capable coding agent to date, in an announcement timed to land at the exact same moment Anthropic unveiled its own flagship model upgrade, Claude Opus 4.6. The synchronized launches mark the opening salvo in what industry observers are calling the AI coding wars —…
Knicks vs. Pistons prediction, odds, spread, time: 2026 NBA picks for Friday, Feb. 6
Imagn Images The top teams in the NBA Eastern Conference clash on Friday as the New York Knicks travel to take on the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons enter this matchup off a stunning loss to the Wizards on Thursday as Detroit fell 126-117 despite being 14.5-point favorites in that one. Still, Detroit is 37-13 overall…
BRITTNEY GRINER SHARES WHAT LIFE IS LIKE RAISING SON BASH WITH WIFE CHERELLE
Brittney Griner is opening up about what motherhood looks like for her and her wife, Cherelle, as they raise their 19-month-old son, Bash. The 35-year-old WNBA star spoke with People Magazine at the Sundance Film Festival premiere of The Brittney Griner Story on Tuesday, Jan. 27, where she reflected on life as a mom and…
Goldman Sachs to tap Anthropic AI model to automate accounting, compliance
Goldman Sachs has been working with the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic to create AI agents to automate a growing number of roles within the bank, the firm’s tech chief told CNBC exclusively. The bank has, for the past six months, been working with embedded Anthropic engineers to co-develop autonomous agents in at least two specific…
As Olympics Open, Pope Leo Warns Against Using Sports for ‘Propaganda or National Supremacy’
The Milan-Cortina Games are overlapping with a moment of geopolitical turbulence as conflicts rage, national leaders issue threats and alliances are strained.
If the universe is expanding, how can galaxies collide?
I get e-mail. Most messages are press releases about astronomical discoveries—okay, scratch that; most of them are spam, but science announcements are an easy second place. But I also get questions from readers asking about various aspects of the universe that they’re struggling to understand. I love this! For one thing, it shows that people…
Just say no. Dodgers players should decline White House visit
During their recent magical World Series run, the champion Dodgers had many heroes, but one constant. Whenever they needed a leader, they found one. No matter how dire the circumstances, whenever they needed a hero, somebody stepped up. Yoshinobu Yamamoto won a game on zero day’s rest. Will Smith won a game with one hand….
Bad Bunny: Everything you need to know about the singer ahead of Super Bowl XL
Bad Bunny is everywhere. The Puerto Rican superstar, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, just made history at the Grammys with his Album of the Year win for Debí Tirar Más Fotos. It was the first Spanish-language album to win in the major category. Bad Bunny just made history with his Grammys win…
What to Expect at the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, From the Man Behind Them
Marco Balich has helped design grand spectacles at more than half a dozen Olympics. On Friday, he’ll do it again, on home turf in Italy.