At U.N. General Assembly, Global Crises Collide With Fraught U.S. Politics

President Biden will speak at a time of deep uncertainty about the future of America’s role in the world.

Biden Works Against the Clock as Violence Escalates in the Middle East

President Biden is beginning to acknowledge that he is simply running out of time to help forge a cease-fire and hostage deal with Hamas, his aides say. And the risk of a wider war has never looked greater.

An official OpenAI X account was taken over to peddle a crypto scam

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An official OpenAI account on X was taken over to peddle a cryptocurrency scam on Monday evening.

On Monday at 6:24PM ET, the @OpenAINewsroom account, which shares news from OpenAI and has nearly 54,000 followers, made a now-deleted post advertising an “$OPENAI” token.

“We’re very happy to announce $OPEANAI: the token bridging the gap between Al and blockchain technology,” the post said. “All OpenAI users are eligible to claim a piece of $OPENAI’s...

'The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee' review: A movie giant narrates his bio-doc from beyond the grave

To resurrect a late actor — as recent franchise films have done using CGI — is akin to an act of puppetry, and The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee tackles this idea with mischievous literalism. It employs, as its central narrator, a delightfully designed marionette of the late English thespian, known for playing Count Dracula in the Hammer horror films, as well as fantasy icons like Count Dooku and Lord Saruman.

However, this self-reflexive touch is the documentary's only deft or...

Blocking users will soon be banned on X

X’s block feature as we know it is about to be no more, CEO Elon Musk stated Monday on the social media site.

Musk confirmed the change in a reply to Nima Owji, a web developer who first reported the news.

Since its inception, the block feature on Twitter, X’s former moniker, allowed users to prevent individuals from viewing or engaging with their public posts. With the change, blocked accounts will be able to view the blocker’s posts once...

Biden administration proposes ban on Chinese, Russian tech in autonomous vehicles

While there is minimal Chinese and Russian software deployed in the U.S, the issue is more complicated for hardware.

The Commerce Department said Monday it’s seeking a ban on the sale of connected and autonomous vehicles in the U.S. that are equipped with Chinese and Russian software and hardware with the stated goal of protecting national security and U.S. drivers.

What to know before you get a store credit card

It’s important to pay your card in full each month. It’s also a good practice to spend only what you can afford to pay off in one billing cycle, even if your line of credit is higher.

When Mykail James was 19 and working a holiday job at Victoria’s Secret, she took out a store credit card with a $2,000 credit line.

Are You Scarlet Witch Or Wonder Woman?

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Inside the night Jayden Daniels stole the Florida Gators' souls

Daniels made history for LSU vs. the Gators, showing traits the Commanders hope they'll see this season.

'House of Spoils' review: This culinary thriller is just the right amount of delicious and disgusting

"To be a chef, you've got to love the taste of blood."

So says one of the many chefs present in House of Spoils, and writers and directors Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy (Blow the Man Down) are all too happy to oblige. Right from the jump, blood and cooking are intertwined. In the film's opening, a coven of women gather around a fire, pounding what looks like hunks of bloody flesh into a paste. Cut to equally bloody filets on the grill in a high-end Manhattan kitchen. Cooking, it...

Fill your skill gaps with Adobe’s generative AI tools

Going solo on a lot of things can be hugely rewarding, but sometimes, it can become a huge load to carry on your own.

Every content creator, solopreneur, side hustler, and freelance artist has hit roadblocks, maybe because of their skill level or perhaps a lack of time; it happens. When building a team isn’t possible, Adobe Firefly generative AI can help fill those gaps. Their services can help you speed through tasks and prioritize other things.

And since Adobe Firefly's features are...

TikTok expands its subscription feature for creators

Creators must have at least 10,000 followers and 100,000 video views in the past calendar year to access the new feature.

TikTok is starting to roll out its expanded subscription monetization offering to eligible creators, the social media company announced Monday.

The pro-Trump song ‘Fighter’ is now No. 1 on iTunes

‘If he can take a bullet, I can write a song,’ said singer Jon Kahn.

A black-and-white shot of Donald Trump, eyes locked on the camera as piano chords begin to play. Just then, a husky voice comes in: “i’ve been down / counted out,” it croons while footage shows Trump moving through a sea of supporters. “Smiling through the taste of blood in my own mouth,” the voice continues, followed by shots of thunder and lightning. The three-minute video ends with the infamous scene of...

Oil vs. wildlife: Texas sues Biden administration over lizard’s endangered status

The Railroad Commission of Texas, which regulates the state’s oil and gas industry, asked the state’s attorney general to challenge the lizard’s endangered status.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration on Monday for declaring the dunes sagebrush lizard an endangered species, saying the politically motivated decision could harm property owners and energy production.

How the world’s climate financing hinges on the U.S. election

Trump has vowed to again withdraw from the Paris Agreement, as well as from the overarching UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Countries have a chance to use this week’s UN meetings in New York to resolve big differences over boosting the world’s annual goal for climate finance, but uncertainty over the U.S. election could jeopardize progress ahead of the next UN climate summit in November.

DJT stock falls another 10%. Could Trump Media’s plunge finally spell the end for SPACs?

Donald Trump’s stock fell another 10% Monday, tumbling almost 30% in five days. It’s among several SPAC mergers that have burned investors.

As the threat of insider sales continues to hang over investors, shares of Trump Media (Nasdaq:DJT) once again tumbled to new lows on Friday, falling another 10% Monday to hit $12.15 a share, its lowest point as a public company.

‘Short corn’ could take over the Midwest’s cornfields

The short corn is being tested in the Midwest with the promise of offering farmers a variety that can withstand powerful windstorms that could become more frequent due to climate change.

Taking a late-summer country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone, snaking between 12-foot-tall green, leafy walls that seem to block out nearly everything other than the sun and an occasional water tower.

If You're Fully In The Adult Stage Of Your Life, It's High Time You Own These 20 Target Products

When you're thrilled to finally own an effective vacuum cleaner...that's adulthood, baby.

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Proposed Ban Would Be a ‘Death Sentence’ for Chinese EVs in the US

The US wants to ban any Chinese or Russian software installed in cars, purportedly over security concerns. If the proposed rule is finalized, don't expect to see a China-made EV stateside any time soon.

The Delta emulator is getting online multiplayer for Nintendo DS games

Image: Riley Testut

The excellent Delta emulator for iOS is going to get even better: sometime soon, the app will get support for online multiplayer in Nintendo DS games, according to Delta developer Riley Testut. Testut’s post about the feature includes a video of a Mario Kart DS race between two people being played on the emulator, and it immediately transported me back to playing the game on my own DS many years ago.

Nintendo shut down the DS’s online services way back in...