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Google’s AI Mode goes prime time, a direct answer to ChatGPT Search
Google is rapidly expanding its AI search capabilities, as reflected in the announcements it made Tuesday at its Google I/O developer conference. The search giant announced the general availability...
Cucumber recall 2025: Salmonella outbreak spreads to 15 states, sickens dozens as CDC issues new warning
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and health officials in several states are investigating a multistate Salmonella infection outbreak linked to whole...
Zillow: Housing market to see first annual U.S. home price drop since 2011
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. This week, Zillow economists published their updated 12-month forecast, projecting that U.S. home prices—as measured by the Zillow...
Space tourism’s rise challenges how we define astronauts and exploration
On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched six women—Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sánchez—on a suborbital journey to the edge of space....
How leaders can bridge the gender equity divide at work
Americans largely agree that women have made significant gains in the workplace over the past two decades. But what about men? While many Americans believe women are thriving, over...
What a wartime housing boom reveals about solving America’s housing crisis
In 1918, as World War I intensified overseas, the U.S. government embarked on a radical experiment: It quietly became the nation’s largest housing developer, designing and constructing more than...
Slash uses AI to build custom banking tools for niche industries
A fintech company called Slash offers business banking accounts tailored to the needs of specific kinds of entrepreneurs. Slash provides business checking accounts with funds held at FDIC-insured banks,...
Beyond Imagination raises $100 million to build humanoid robots
A humanoid robotics startup co-founded by prominent artificial-intelligence futurist Ray Kurzweil said on Tuesday that venture capital firm Gauntlet Ventures will back its $100 million Series B funding round....
AI advances may threaten women’s jobs more than men’s
Women may be at a heightened risk for being edged out of their job (or having their duties change) due to AI. According to a new study, jobs disproportionately...
The White Sox unveil a multimedia installation to honor Pope Leo
There is a new landmark at the home of the Chicago White Sox—Section 140, Row 19, Seat 2.That’s where Father Bob—the future Pope Leo XIV—sat for Game 1 of...
