Microsoft’s AI chief, Mustafa Suleyman, is shifting his focus to measure consumer adoption of its AI assistant, Copilot. The company tracks daily and weekly active users, distribution, and usage intensity for the consumer offering. However, Suleyman prioritizes the rate of successful sessions (SSR) as a key metric. In an era where consumers provide more real-time … Read more
Reality TV star Teddi Mellencamp revealed in an interview that her battle against stage 4 cancer has taken a devastating turn. The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star, daughter of rock legend John Mellencamp, announced that doctors have discovered four new brain tumors after surgery to remove multiple tumors from her brain. Mellencamp described the … Read more
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has voted to create a new consolidated department dedicated to homeless services, marking a significant overhaul of the county’s approach to addressing its homelessness crisis. The measure, which passed in a 4-0-1 vote, will centralize functions currently spread across 14 county departments and bring them under direct Board … Read more
Travis Hunter, the expected top-five draft pick, attended the Colorado Showcase on Friday despite initially being expected to participate only in a throwing session with quarterback Shedeur Sanders. However, it was revealed that Hunter didn’t work out at the NFL scouting combine or Big 12 pro day, instead opting for meetings with teams in Indianapolis. … Read more
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin missed a chance to break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record by coming up just short in an empty net. With the game tied 4-3 against Chicago, Ovechkin had two goals early in the third period to tie Gretzky at 894, setting him up for a potential hat trick and record-breaking … Read more
China has imposed new export controls on rare earth elements and related products, which could significantly impact the US tech industry. The move is expected to affect multiple industries, including defense, optics, and renewable energy. The controls, announced Friday, target several critical components used in advanced technologies such as optical lasers, radar devices, high-powered magnets … Read more
A hantavirus outbreak has been reported in Mammoth Lakes, California, resulting in three deaths from the virus. The victims had contact with infected deer mice, which spread the disease through contact with their droppings or urine. Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, was also killed by hantavirus earlier this year. Authorities said her husband died from … Read more
Scientists are exploring the unlikeliest of areas to advance human knowledge. This week, researchers are investigating three unusual phenomena: how running a marathon can alter your brain, fermenting food in space, and the remarkable navigation abilities of bats. When it comes to endurance athletes, the effects of running a marathon on their brains have been … Read more
A team of scientists has successfully fermented miso paste aboard the International Space Station (ISS), producing what could be the first intentionally space-fermented food in history. The experiment, led by Maggie Coblentz and Joshua Evans, aimed to explore how microbial life adapts to extraterrestrial environments. The researchers sent a small container of cooked soybeans to … Read more
US consumers are buying big-ticket items in anticipation of President Trump’s tariffs on imports from Taiwan and other countries. John Gutierrez, an Austin, Texas resident, bought a new laptop after hearing the news, fearing higher prices due to the tariffs. Similarly, Rob Blackwell and his wife leased a car with a limited range, expecting it … Read more