Who Is Liang Wenfeng, the Founder of A.I. Start-Up DeepSeek?
When Chinese technologists debated why the country’s biggest investors and tech firms failed to anticipate the rise of generative A.I., many pointed to a single culprit: China’s companies were obsessed with quick returns in a fiercely competitive market. Armed with…
Where to order a bubble waffle
From the entrance between Target and Nordstrom Rack, up the escalator, past the Cinnabon and across from Forever 21 there is a young man, whose biceps must be burning, scraping ice cream into rolls, again and again, and stacking them…
A new Supreme Court case would force the government to create religious public schools
The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it will hear two cases that are likely to revolutionize the relationship between church and state, at least in the context of public schools. Both cases, known as Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board…
Y2K Fashion 101: How the Millennium Started Trending All Over Again
What comes after Y2K fashion? More Y2K fashion, of course! Picture this: a midriff-baring ribbed tank top paired with camouflage cargo pants, and a Fendi baguette bag nonchalantly slung over the shoulder; frayed denim shorts belted by a chunky round…
‘There was a hand coming through the window’: The surprising story behind Kate Bush’s first hit Wuthering Heights
Kate Bush wrote her chart-topping debut single when she was just 18 years old. She told the BBC about the origins of a literary love song that began a unique career in music. Kate Bush’s debut single, Wuthering Heights, was…
2025 NFL offseason: Bills must get help for Josh Allen, plus one thing every other team needs to do
While the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs are preparing for the Super Bowl, 30 other NFL teams are preparing to get there next season. Several teams have filled their head coaching vacancies and are assembling their staffs while other…
The shady past of the color pink
A hue now associated with innocence once had a murkier meaning: Kelly Grovier looks at the ways in which pink has represented violence and seduction. Pink is a double-edged sword. While red is raucous and racy, and white is prim…
Fil-Canadian singer Mico drops new song, adds Europe tour
Filipino Canadian pop-punk singer-songwriter Mico continues his rise in the global music scene with the release of his latest single, “Senses.” Taking to Instagram to share the exciting news, Mico thanked his fans, also known as “Amicos,” for their overwhelming support,…
Top 10 things to know about Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year is a festival beyond compare. Technically it’s a week—determined by the lunar calendar but always late January to mid-February—but for many, Chunjie (Spring Festival) is more like 40 days of celebrations. The travel involved has been called the…
Why do people risk their lives to summit the world’s deadliest mountains?
Historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela explores life, love and death on Earth’s second-tallest peak in the new season of Extreme. Straddling the border of Pakistan and China in the Karakoram mountain range, K2 is often referred to as the “savage mountain”….
London approves plan for joint-tallest tower in Western Europe
The City of London financial district has approved plans for a 73-floor skyscraper that will match in height Western Europe’s tallest tower a mile to the south, in a sign that city planners are still betting on the office market despite the…
A museum’s confession: Why we have looted objects
Last year, the Thai government sent a letter to the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco requesting the return of four ancient bronze statues depicting Buddhist spiritual figures — buddhas and bodhisattvas. “ We did some initial research on these,” said…
Seeing Truth in Van Gogh
As a college student, I often stretched out on my bed and gazed up at the poster of The Starry Night I had pinned to the ceiling, wondering about the artist, Vincent van Gogh. Was he crazy? After all, he…
Beautiful Abyss: The Art of Janice Sung
Illustrator-turned-fine artist Janice Sung’s figures seem at home amidst natural settings, whether in a lily pad pond or a garden,floating like a near-translucent milk specter. Her recent gallery showing at Gallery Nucleus in Los Angeles, the first using physical…
Has anything gotten cheaper? We shopped at Walmart to find the answer
LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. — Think back a year. Do you feel like anything in your supermarket cart has gotten cheaper? Overall, inflation has cooled for about two years in the United States. That means prices, generally, have been rising less….
14 religious sect members convicted over diabetic girl’s death in Australia
Two bereaved parents and 12 fellow members of a fringe Australian religious congregation accused of killing an 8-year-old girl by withholding her diabetes medication were found guilty on Wednesday of manslaughter. Elizabeth Rose Struhs died on Jan. 7, 2022 at…
Low Folding Chair Pulled Up To Corner Of Mar-A-Lago Conference Table For JD Vance
PALM BEACH, FL—Clearing their throats as the vice president-elect knocked on the door of the Mar-a-Lago conference room and poked his head inside, members of the presidential transition team reportedly rolled their eyes Friday and allowed JD Vance to pull…
Why do bats hang upside down to sleep?
Bats often hang upside down when they sleep instead of sitting right side up or lying down — why? When bats aren’t flying, they often dangle from cave ceilings or the undersides of bridges. But why do bats sleep upside…
Greenland is getting a lot of international attention for its mineral resources – but what is hiding under the ice?
The riches thought to lie beneath Greenland’s icy terrain have been coveted for more than a century. But how easy are they to access, and will climate change make any difference? The allure of Earth’s biggest island is undeniable. Over…
TikTok shuts down in the United States hours ahead of a ban
TikTok went offline in the United States Saturday night, less than two hours before a ban was slated to go into effect. The extraordinary blackout prevents access to one of the world’s most popular social media apps – one that…