Posts by Sophie Clearwater
AI Safety and Cybersecurity Should Be Allies. Instead, They’re at Odds
Much of what’s known about the Hugging Face incident comes from an investigation by Redwood Research and METR, two organizations affiliated with the AI safety community. Critics argue that has skewed the narrative, as their investigation focused more on what AI did than the surrounding security infrastructure. Chris Painter, METR’s president, says the organization tries…
Read MoreWhy You Should Turn Your Walk Into a Color Hunt
Take your usual walk—and see what you’ve been missing Once you’ve settled on a color, head outside and see where it turns up. You don’t need a picturesque trail or a neighborhood full of flower gardens. Campbell encourages people who think their surroundings are too gray to give it a try anyway: Color can pop…
Read MoreThe Best Restaurants Opening in New York City This October
As if on cue, the temperature drops and, all of a sudden, New York’s latest restaurant openings are all about warmth: we’re talking wood-fired dishes and wood ovens as centerpieces, not to mention spaces that make you want to cozy up to your dining partner and linger a little. Norte, a new northern Mexican spot…
Read MoreAlberta Voted to Stay in Canada. That Doesn’t Quite Settle the Separatist Debate
Why did Alberta hold this referendum? Alberta is an oil-rich province; mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction made up about a quarter of the province’s GDP in 2025. But Albertans have expressed dissatisfaction with the level of support the industry has received from Ottawa, criticizing the federal government for blocking pipeline projects, among other…
Read MoreAlex Cooper Gives Birth, Welcomes First Baby With Husband Matt Kaplan
“Now almost two years later I lived, I did kind of, what feels like, everything I wanted to do,” she confessed, “and now I am pregnant and I couldn’t be happier.” Indeed, Cooper and Kaplan tied the knot in April 2024 during a beachside ceremony in Riviera Maya, Mexico. “It was everything we wanted it…
Read MoreVance Declines to Endorse Netanyahu for Re-Election, Breaking With Trump
While Vance has said his focus is on American candidates ahead of the U.S. midterms, he has previously campaigned avidly overseas. Vance’s campaigning for international candidates Vance traveled to Hungary in April ahead of parliamentary elections as the Trump Administration put its full support behind then-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who was up for re-election against…
Read MoreTrump says DC Golf Course Renovation will Move Forward, despite Judge’s Order
The golf course is 106 years old, and its miniature golf course, which opened later in 1931, is one of the oldest continually operating miniature golf courses in the United States. It is currently open to guests of all income levels, and some golfers have rebuked Trump’s plans to turn the site into a luxury…
Read MorePrince Harry insists he wants to reconcile with Prince William — but claims ‘some people don’t want to’ resolve issues
Prince Harry insisted that he wants to reconcile with his brother, Prince William, but noted that “some people don’t want” their family issues to work out. “I want it to work out. Of course I do,” the Duke of Sussex said in an interview with GQ published Tuesday. “With everything else that’s going on in…
Read MoreCarrot Top Returns to Stage for First Time After Suicide Attempt
“I think we’re going to talk about being in Las Vegas,” he continued. “And having a show in Las Vegas.” Thompson—who has held a residency in Las Vegas since 2005—had previously addressed the “outpouring of love” he received in wake of his health crisis in a statement he shared earlier this month. “While I haven’t…
Read MoreSacha Baron Cohen on the Power of Satire
We are once again entering an age of “virtuous” violence, where any atrocity—by racists, Jew haters, or Islamophobes, the right or the left—can be somehow justified. It is not a place any of us should want to live. Where, then, do we go from here? In a world where social media and AI hypercharge lies,…
Read MoreOffbeat Thriller ‘Phony’ Is Something Genuinely New on TV
Connie Britton and Sam Nivola in Phony —David Astorga—Disney The protagonist of Phony, a delightfully genre-defying Hulu series best miscategorized as a thriller, is the kind of teenage boy any mother would brag about. Played by Sam Nivola, who’s best known for portraying gentle sons of privilege in The White Lotus and The Perfect Couple,…
Read MoreWhat It Takes for a Paris Hotel to Earn France’s Elite Palace Distinction
Hôtel Plaza Athénée. Masahiko TAKEDA Paris is a city brimming with five-star accommodations, but just 13 of the French capital’s luxury hotels currently hold the country’s elite Palace distinction. This official decree was created by the French Ministry of Tourism in 2010, recognizing an exclusive collection of hotels that reflect the highest standards of service,…
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