Nigeria Attack Leaves More Than 160 Dead
The raiders stormed a rural community in central Nigeria, killing dozens and setting homes on fire in one of the country’s worst recent attacks.
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Lung cancer hijacks the brain to trick the immune system
February 4, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Lung cancer hijacks the brain to trick the immune system Lung cancer tumor cells in mice communicate with the brain, sending signals to deactivate the body’s immune response, a study finds By Jacek Krywko edited by Tanya Lewis Lung cancer on the left pulmonary…
The ‘brownie recipe problem’: why LLMs must have fine-grained context to deliver real-time results
Today’s LLMs excel at reasoning, but can still struggle with context. This is particularly true in real-time ordering systems like Instacart. Instacart CTO Anirban Kundu calls it the “brownie recipe problem.” It’s not as simple as telling an LLM ‘I want to make brownies.’ To be truly assistive when planning the meal, the model must…
After Mavericks trade Anthony Davis, here’s what they essentially got in return for Luka Doncic
A little over a year later, people are still talking about the shocking trade that sent Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers, along with Anthony Davis and a 2029 first-round pick, to the Dallas Mavericks. On Tuesday, the conversion continued with the Mavericks reportedly trading Davis, Jaden Hardy, D’Angelo Russell, and Dante Exum to…
YouTube Will Give The Oscars “A Little Bit Of A Zhuzh-Up”, Exec Says
Kim Larson, global managing director and head of creators at YouTube, said the Google-owned video platform is planning to give the Academy Awards “a little bit of a zhuzh-up.” Asked during a panel Wednesday at NATPE in Miami about the 2029 kickoff of the rights deal, Larson said, “So, this is an event, you guys!…
U.S. plans critical mineral price floors with Mexico, EU and Japan
The United States is developing plans with Mexico, the European Union and Japan to implement minimum prices for critical minerals, the U.S. trade representative said Wednesday. The Trump administration is exploring a partnership with Mexico on critical minerals as part of a scheduled review of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, or USMCA, by July 1….
Chevron Agrees to Explore Oil and Gas Work in Syria
Chevron has signed an initial agreement to start working in Syria, weeks after the Syrian government seized control of key oil and gas fields in the north of the country.
Why did childbirth evolve to be so hard?
The female pelvis may become too narrow for vaginal childbirth, meaning that caesareans could become the only option for delivering babies. At least, that’s the claim made by a research team last year. Their calculations suggest that in Australia, Mexico and Poland, the average female pelvis is now 4.2 centimetres narrower than it was in…
2026 WM Phoenix Open odds, picks: Predictions from expert who nailed 6 winners last year
Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler enters the WM Phoenix Open as the odds-on favorite. The world’s top golfer is looking to earn his second win of the year after taking first at The Desert Classic on Jan. 25. He finished four strokes ahead of Jason Day, Ryan Gerard, Matt McCarty and Andrew Putnam. Scheffler, 29, has 20…
bitchy | Princess Kate wore a vintage Welsh tapestry coat from the ’60s in Pembrokeshire
Here are more photos from the Princess of Wales’s visit to Pembrokeshire, Wales on Tuesday. She visited yet another fabric mill, and she visited Hiut Denim. Hiut Denim was a smaller Welsh brand, and then Meghan Markle/the Duchess of Sussex wore a pair of their jeans in 2018. Meghan put the brand on the map…