Amazon’s upgraded digital assistant powered by generative AI, Alexa+, has rolled out to over 100,000 users, CEO Andy Jassy said on the company’s earnings call Thursday. While that’s a far cry from the 600 million Alexa devices out there, the company is making some progress on the rollout of Alexa+, which was first unveiled in…
The PGA Tour will head to North Carolina for the second major of the season. The 2025 PGA Championship will be played at Quail Hollow Club for the second time in its history. Justin Thomas won the PGA Championship in 2017, the last time it was played at Quail Hollow. Thomas is coming off a…
The second promo for Quinta Brunson‘s SNL hosting stint this weekend sees musical guest Benson Boone take center stage. In it, the Abbott Elementary creator and featured player Sarah Sherman wonder excitedly where Boone is before the singer bounds in from Stage Left and surprises them. You can watch the moment below. Brunson previously made…
Secretary of state. Acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. Acting archivist for the National Archives and Records Administration. And now interim national security adviser to President Trump. Like a Christmas tree bedecked with shiny ornaments of every shape and size, Marco Rubio, 53, has accumulated four titles starting with his confirmation as…
Elon Musk criticized the article, calling it “deliberately false” and a “breach of ethics”.
JJ Redick and Rob Pelinka sat in the nearly identical places on the team’s practice court as they did last June when Redick was introduced as the Lakers’ head coach. In the time since that decision last June, a lot has changed for the Lakers. Pelinka earned a contract extension and an elevated front-office title…
Here are more photos from Tuesday, Day 1 of Prince William and Kate’s two-day tour of the Isle of Mull and Iona. They spent Tuesday in Mull, and today is Iona (and we’ll have the Iona photos in a separate post). William and Kate didn’t organize a special anniversary photoshoot ahead of time, but they…
Generative AI is reshaping industries by automating tasks and augmenting human decision-making. However, as organizations embrace AI, they must remain mindful of its impact on leadership and governance structures. Firms have started experimenting with different ways of integrating AI into their board meetings, including for minute-taking, agenda creation, and meeting documentation. And new AI-powered board-management software is emerging to offer advice…
A Kenyan lawmaker was gunned down on a busy Nairobi street by a motorcycle-riding assassin on Wednesday evening, in what the police described as a “targeted and premeditated” attack. The lawmaker, Charles Were, who was serving a second term in Parliament, was in a vehicle stopped at a traffic light when he was killed, the…
Harmful and persistent “forever chemicals” build up in the environment and in the bodies of animals — including humans. But a new review article lays out a blueprint for replacing those chemicals in certain situations. A research team has compiled more than a decade’s worth of work from multiple labs to detail chemical principles of…
