LeBron James’ record scoring streak ends but Rui Hachimura hits winner
TORONTO — The King’s reign is over, but the Lakers started a new, more important winning streak. LeBron James’ 18-year, 1,297-game streak of 10 or more points ended Thursday in the Lakers’ 123-120 win over the Toronto Raptors as the 40-year-old finished with eight points on four-for-17 shooting. However, James again delivered with his playmaking, sending the…
As Trump Covets Nobel Peace Prize, FIFA Cozies Up to Him With Its Own Award
Gianni Infantino, head of soccer’s governing body, has been ingratiating himself with the president to help ensure a successful 2026 World Cup.
Chatbots spew facts and falsehoods to sway voters
Laundry-listing facts rarely changes hearts and minds – unless a bot is doing the persuading. Briefly chatting with an AI moved potential voters in three countries toward their less preferred candidate, researchers report December 4 in Nature. That finding held true even in the lead-up to the contentious 2024 presidential election between Donald Trump and…
The ‘truth serum’ for AI: OpenAI’s new method for training models to confess their mistakes
OpenAI researchers have introduced a novel method that acts as a “truth serum” for large language models (LLMs), compelling them to self-report their own misbehavior, hallucinations and policy violations. This technique, “confessions,” addresses a growing concern in enterprise AI: Models can be dishonest, overstating their confidence or covering up the shortcuts they take to arrive…
Margot Robbie will ‘protect’ her son from the spotlight
5 December 2025 Margot Robbie is determined to keep her young son out of the spotlight. Margot Robbie plans to keep her son out of the spotlight The 35-year-old actress welcomed a boy with her husband Tom Ackerley in October 2024 but revealed that she does not intend to discuss details about the tot in…
You’re Probably A/B Testing Too Much. Here’s What to Do Instead.
A/B testing is the gold standard of experimentation. It is meant to help companies make faster, better, data-driven decisions. But too often, it does the opposite. The meeting starts with optimism: a new pricing idea, ad layout, or signup screen goes into an A/B test. After waiting for weeks, analysts come back with p-values, 95%…
Cambodia Shuts Down Group That Laundered Billions in Scam Profits
A New York Times investigation in March found that Huione’s group of companies were at the heart of a global money laundering network for fraudsters, scammers and hackers.
Week 14 TNF highlights: Dallas Cowboys vs. Detroit Lions
Todd Archer Close Todd Archer ESPN Staff Writer Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. Eric Woodyard Close Eric Woodyard ESPN Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in…
U.S. Man Dies of Rabies after Receiving Infected Kidney Transplant
December 4, 2025 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Man Dies of Rabies after Receiving Infected Kidney Transplant A man has passed away after he received a kidney transplant from a person who had died with undiagnosed rabies, according to U.S. public health officials By Claire Cameron edited by Megha Satyanarayana Kathleen Reeder…
Viineet Kumar Siingh, Saurabh Shukla join Manoj Bajpayee, Rajkummar Rao for Shoojit Sircar’s MYTHO-HUMOUR film
Shoojit Sircar has carved a niche for himself with his films like Vicky Donor (2012), Piku (2015), October (2024), Sardar Udham (2021) and the recently released flick, I Want To Talk (2024). Bollywood Hungama has now learned some exciting information about his next film, which is going to be the first-ever mytho-humour entertainer. A source…
