Gossip

Spanish carnival group dress like Stephen Hawking, zip around in wheelchairs in bizarre performance to raise ALS awareness
This tribute surely left many feeling lost in space. A Spanish carnival troupe dressed up as legendary scientist Stephen Hawking and zipped around in wheelchairs before delivering a wacky...
Feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters, judge rules
Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent US immigration enforcement operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing...
House Ethics Committee investigating Nancy Mace, who blames ex-fiancé for triggering ‘fictitious’ probe 
The House Ethics Committee revealed Friday that it is investigating unspecified allegations against Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), which the conservative firebrand claimed were lodged by her ex-fiancé.    The matter...
Jennifer Garner exposes Ben Affleck’s Beyoncé obsession, the song he plays on repeat
Jennifer Garner laid bare ex-husband Ben Affleck’s obsession with Beyoncé’s music in candid new comments. “Do you guys do this? Do you listen to a song over and over...
Texans’ Nico Collins ruled out for divisional round in injury crusher
Nico Collins has been ruled out for the AFC Divisional Round, a rough blow to the Texans. The star receiver will be missing this week’s game against the Patriots...
What Doctors Really Think of ChatGPT Health and A.I. Medical Advice
The rush to deploy A.I. in health care raises hard questions about accuracy and trust. Unsplash Each week, more than 230 million people globally ask ChatGPT questions about health...
2026: The Year Retail Stops Searching and Starts Thinking
A.I.-native commerce is collapsing the traditional funnel and forcing brands to rethink visibility, trust and control. Unsplash+ For the past decade, it seems that while technology has become increasingly...
KYC’s Insider Problem and the Case for Confidential A.I.
As breaches mount and identity data proves irreversible, confidential A.I. challenges the assumption that verification requires visibility. Unsplash+ Modern Know Your Customer (KYC) systems were sold as a trust...
Sam Altman’s Latest Startup Takes On Elon Musk’s Neuralink
Sam Altman is adding a brain-computer interface startup to his growing portfolio of startups outside of OpenAI. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images One might think running OpenAI would be enough to...
A New Collector-Founded Fair, ENZO, Will Launch During L.A. Art Week
More than 10 galleries from New York’s downtown scene will mount booths in the inaugural edition of ENZO. Courtesy of ENZO Roles in the art industry are becoming increasingly...
Automation Fatigue: How A.I. Contact Centers Are Burning Out the Humans Behind Them
What happens when tools designed to support human agents begin to function as systems of constant surveillance? Unsplash+ Over the past several years, contact centers turned to artificial intelligence...
Gulnur Mukazhanova’s Felt-Making as Philosophy
Gulnur Mukazhanova, False Hope or Moment of the Present, 2018. Photo: Visual Voices, Image courtesy: CHAT (Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile), Hong Kong Gulnur Mukazhanova wants the felt...