The iconic Mirage in Las Vegas is closing after 34 years
By Jordan Valinsky | CNN New York (CNN) — The Mirage Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, and its instantly recognizable volcano, is soon shutting down after more …
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How Technology and the Arts Optimizes Language Learning
The same technology that has brought the world closer together is also enhancing our efforts at communication and appreciation of one another across lines of language and culture. Unsplash+ It’s …
Lab-Grown Meat Is on Shelves Now. But There’s a Catch
It’s also completely plausible that the chicken will fly off the shelves. Even though it only contains 3 percent animal cells, it’s likely that production will be extremely limited. Eat …
Ex-Sheriff Villanueva seeking $25 million from Los Angeles County for placement on ‘do not rehire’ list
When Hollywood star Francis Lederer purchased the extensive West Hills estate in 1933, the San Fernando Valley was mostly known for its agricultural fields, ranches and orange groves. In the …
Meta Faces Fresh Probe Over ‘Addictive’ Effect on Kids
The European Union has opened an investigation into Facebook and Instagram for the platforms’ potentially addictive effects on children, echoing two similar probes opened into TikTok earlier this year. Meta-owned …
NASA’s flying laboratory makes final flight over Ames Research Center
For many NASA scientists, flying aboard a decked-out Douglas DC-8 plane provided them some unique glimpses of Earth: the Moai on Easter Island, Central Park in New York and Mount …
Maven Is a New Social Network That Eliminates Followers—and Hopefully Stress
“It’s really radical,” Stanley told me of Maven, “We got rid of likes and follows. That’s like insanity.” Some early adopters seem to be on board. “I quit all social media …
‘Hard landing’ might still look over economy
Is 2024 the year America gets the recession economists expected in 2023? It’s a growing concern. A “worse-than-expected” jobs report this month could signal an economic slowdown that “threatens to …
General Motors opens Mountain View office that will be a big tech hub
MOUNTAIN VIEW — General Motors has launched a West Coast tech hub in Mountain View, an innovation center the company hopes will help the iconic automaker fend off increasingly fierce …
OpenAI Co-founder Ilya Sutskever Is Out After Failed Sam Altman Ouster
Sam Altman (L), US entrepreneur, investor, programmer, and founder and CEO of artificial intelligence company OpenAI, and the company’s co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, speak together at Tel Aviv …