Nvidia's little gold box of pure AI power, the DGX Spark, is finally out and the comparison with AMD's much cheaper Strix Halo chip is looking a little fugly

So, Nvidia's little gold box of pure AI power, the DGX Spark is finally out. But is it any good? The answer depends who's ...
Hindustan Times

Schools in Maharashtra to use uniform assessment templates to eliminate bias

The Maharashtra Directorate of School Education on Saturday issued detailed guidelines for academic assessment for students from Class 1 to Class 12, aiming to standardise evaluation practices across ...

I tested Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Claude 4.5 with 9 challenging prompts — and there's a clear winner

I put Claude 4.5 and Gemini 2.5 to the test with 9 prompts — from coding and logic puzzles to storytelling and creativity — to see which AI comes out on top.
Finger Lakes Times

Floating museum of Erie Canal history, the Seneca Chief, docks in Wayne County

NEWARK — As Mayor Jonathan Taylor attempted to read his welcoming address celebrating the arrival of the Seneca Chief, his microphone continued to cut out. Brian Trzeciak acknowledged the technical ...
Wall Street Journal

White House, Lawmakers Float Ideas for Ending Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON—Hours into the government shutdown, the White House is issuing new threats, congressional leaders are digging in, and some rank-and-file Democrats and Republicans are searching for a way ...
Military.com

Trump Calls for Using US Cities as 'Training Ground' for Armed Forces in Unusual Speech to Generals

QUANTICO, Va. — President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces, with U.S. military might being deployed against what he described as the ...
CNN

Meta will soon use your conversations with its AI chatbot to sell you stuff

Meta will soon use what people tell its artificial intelligence chatbot to get even better at selling them things. The company said on Wednesday that users’ chats and interactions with Meta AI will ...
The New York Times

Federal Agencies Use Official Websites to Blame Democrats for Shutdown

Trump administration officials also directed federal employees to include Republican talking points in automated email replies explaining that they had been furloughed. By Eileen Sullivan and Chris ...
Staten Island Advance

NYC officials at war over ballot measures that could change the land use process

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Elected officials and community leaders announced Tuesday a lawsuit to stop the New York City Charter Revision Commission’s ballot proposals they say would “radically change” the city ...
Engadget

Alexa Home Theater will let you use Amazon's Echo speakers for surround sound

What if you could just use a ton of Echo speakers as a surround sound setup for your TV? That’s basically what Amazon is trying to accomplish with its new Alexa Home Theater feature, which was ...
Penn Live

Use this bank? You might be entitled to some settlement money

Would you, dear reader, happen to use Capital One? If the answer is “yes,” did you know that you might be eligible for some money from a settlement with the banking company? Here’s a bit of background ...
Oregonian

Oregon Democratic delegation slams ICE, federal use of force against protesters

Democratic members of Oregon’s congressional delegation slammed federal tactics in the ongoing protests outside the immigration facility in South Portland in a news conference Friday, citing The ...