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The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike will end at 12:01 a.m. PT on Wednesday.

North Korea said it will expel a U.S. soldier who entered the country after crossing the heavily armed border in July.

The company is calling it a ‘de facto’ ban – and it could reshape the housing market in residents’ favour, says author Anna Minton

OpenAI has released a technical paper revealing some of the flaws with GPT-4V, the version of GPT-4 with image-analyzing capabilities.

Recordings show prolonged activity in the visual cortex when looking at images, outlasting conscious awareness of image. More than a quarter of all stroke victims develop a bizarre disorder — they lose conscious awareness of half of all that their eyes perceive.

Nature-based carbon offsets have taken a great deal of criticism. Kelly Kizzier of the Bezos Earth Fund responds.

The Federal Trade Commission, led by longtime Amazon critic Lina Khan, finally makes its move.

“Listen to Elijah’s words,” prosecutor Jonathan Bunge said as police body camera video was played. “When Elijah is on the ground handcuffed, he’s saying over and over and over again, ‘I can’t breathe. Please help me.’”...

In September 2023, office badge swipes in the 10 biggest U.S. cities are at about 50% what they were prior to the pandemic.

Oral contraceptives, the ever-reliable soldiers in the fight against unwanted pregnancies, find themselves ensnared in a web of discussions and debates regarding their potential link to depression, particularly among adolescents and women in their initial stages of use. We plunge into this discourse, unwrapping findings,...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The National Park Service has turned to the public to help decide whether the famous wild horses in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park should stay or go.

The lawsuit alleges that Rudy Giuliani and an associate's actions are unlawful under California law, and it says Giuliani and the associate have refused to return Hunter Biden's data.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about programs — such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — which would be affected if the government shuts down.

Like you, I'm a passionate user of K.Bin but lately, I'm noticing that things are getting kinda stale around here. The most recent thread in this, the top-level magazine on K.Bin, is 4 days old. Many other top 25 magazines are also suffering from a similar lack of fresh content. I run /m/scifi and it's been continuing to grow...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed into law on Monday a bill prohibiting schools from banning books on racial or LGBTQ+ teachings that could result in fines for any authority in the state that defies the legislation.

Revelation comes days after prime minister Justin Trudeau blamed the assassination of the Sikh activist on the Indian government

A federal court will choose a map that will likely result in an additional Black member of Congress.

Biden’s choice to show solidarity with striking auto workers at a time of great promise and peril for the labor movement.

A solid round up of some of the broader industry issues as the WGA contract moves towards potential endorsement by WGA East and West leadership Tuesday in preparation for a vote by the members.

The nonprofit leader, an heir to a San Francisco business dynasty, formally declared his San Francisco mayoral campaign as the city struggles with drug and homelessness crises that have happened on incumbent Mayor London Breed’s watch.

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said the same regarding violent crime.

65% of U.S. adults say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency.

Fox News anchor Sean Hannity will moderate.