UFC Middleweight contender Israel Adesanya is set to make his highly anticipated return to the octagon in Saudi Arabia. The main event against Nassourdine Imavov will take place at ANB Arena in Riyadh, with Adesanya looking to snap a two-fight losing streak and regain his title aspirations. The co-main event pits Shara Magomedov against Michael … Read more
OpenAI has introduced o3-mini, a cost-efficient reasoning AI model designed to excel in science, math, and coding. The release comes as DeepSeek’s R1 model is shaking up the tech industry with its affordability and efficiency. Analysts have raised questions about OpenAI’s investment strategies following R1’s open-source release. OpenAI has confirmed that o3-mini is its most … Read more
The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza has reopened, allowing thirty-seven sick and wounded Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip for medical treatment in Egypt. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 34 children and three adults, along with 39 companions, crossed out of Gaza on Tuesday. The closure of the crossing had been … Read more
North Zulch ISD in Texas has canceled classes on Monday, February 3 and Tuesday, February 4 due to a high number of student absences. The district announced the decision in a Facebook post without providing an explanation for the absences. The cancellation is part of a trend seen across Texas, where schools have been temporarily … Read more
Microsoft has made the OpenAI GPT-o1 reasoning model, known as Think Deeper, available to all users of its Copilot service at no additional cost. This move comes just two weeks after the company increased the price of Copilot by $3 per month and released DeepSeek R1, a competitive free and open-source AI model from China-based … Read more
President Donald Trump has suggested evacuating hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, proposing they be taken in by Jordan and Egypt. The move was swiftly rejected by a group of Arab nations, including Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and others, who warned that such a plan would destabilize the region. Trump’s comments come … Read more
Five years ago today, a global announcement was made by the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. On January 30, 2020, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the virus a threat to countries with “ill-prepared” healthcare systems. At the time, only eight cases of human-to-human … Read more
Microplastics and “forever chemicals” have been a growing concern in everyday products, but now experts warn that tap water may be contaminated with these substances as well. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals, are linked to cancer, low birth weights, and elevated cholesterol levels. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set … Read more
A recent study by researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory found that the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County experienced significant landslide movement during a four-week period in fall 2024. The analysis, which used data from airborne radar and satellite imagery, determined that landslides slid towards the ocean as much as 4 inches per … Read more
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has announced that his management company, Pershing Square Capital, will be reincorporated in Nevada. This move is part of a growing trend of companies leaving Delaware for other states. In a statement on Saturday, Ackman said that the decision to reincorporate was made after careful consideration and evaluation of … Read more