Takeaways From Hard Fork’s Interview With OpenAI’s Sam Altman
Mr. Altman discussed President Trump’s understanding of artificial intelligence, the war for A.I. talent and OpenAI’s relationship with Microsoft. Source: Original News
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C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Gutted by R.F.K. Jr. Loses a Member Ahead of First Meeting
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 members of the panel and appointed eight new ones. Now, the board is down to just seven. Source: Original News
‘Jaws’ at 50: Scientists Are Still Studying the Mysteries of Sharks
The film’s release in 1975 haunted the reputation of sharks worldwide. But a generation of scientists helped to turn the tide. Source: Original News
Vera Rubin Observatory Reveals Telescope’s First Images of Galaxies, Nebulas and Asteroids
Scenes of nebulas in the Milky Way, a cluster of galaxies and thousands of new asteroids are a teaser of how the U.S.-funded observatory on a mountain in Chile will transform astronomy. Source: Original News
Vera Rubin Telescope Quickly Found 1,200 New Asteroids
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a mysterious Planet Nine. Source: Original News
Missing Bolts and Other Failures Caused Plane Panel to Blow Off, N.T.S.B. Says
A panel came off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 midair last year in an incident that was nearly disastrous but for the heroics of the crew, according to government investigators. Source: Original News
Intel Report on Iran Upends Victory Lap Trump Was Hoping for at NATO
President Trump had been eager to celebrate the U.S. strikes on Iran, but a new report indicates the attack set back Iran’s nuclear program by only a few months. Source: Original News
Edward Coristine, Key Player on Elon Musk’s DOGE Team, Resigns
Edward Coristine, the 19-year-old who was hired by Elon Musk to help slash the government bureaucracy, became a public symbol of his team. Source: Original News
Online and IRL, Trump Offers a Window Into His Psyche
Other countries used to need spies to discern the thinking of American presidents. Now they just need a Truth Social account. Source: Original News
A Colorado County Shows Why Mike Lee’s Plan to Sell Public Land Failed
Senator Mike Lee hoped to sell millions of acres of federal land through President Trump’s policy bill, in part to ease housing costs. The opposition was bipartisan, in Congress and the West. Source: Original News