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Weeks after Merriam-Webster named “slop” the word of the year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella offered his thoughts on what to expect from AI in 2026. In classic intellectual style, Nadella wrote on his personal blog that he wants us to stop thinking of AI as a “hill” and start thinking of it as a “bicycle of the mind.” “A new concept that evolves the ‘bicycle of the mind’ to always think of AI not as a replacement but as a scaffolding for human potential,” he wrote. He added: “We need to move beyond the vulgar vs. sophisticated debate and forge…
Nvidia is building an automotive technology business. A self-driving test car is pictured at the company’s automotive garage on June 5, 2023 in Santa Clara, California.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNvidia The company on Monday announced plans to work with partners to test a robotaxi service as early as 2027, underscoring the chipmaker’s ambitions to become a major player in the world of self-driving cars. Nvidia officials said at a self-driving demonstration in San Francisco last month that the service will be offered in collaboration with partners and will employ vehicles with “Level 4” driving. This means it can be…
Mary Steenburgen, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen Each of her Diane’s Book Club co-stars paid tribute to the late actress. The Elf actress stressed that her late friend was “magical”. “There has never been anyone like her, and there never will be,” she said in a statement. “I loved her and felt happy to be her friend. Her love for her family. What a magical person she was!!!” “It’s hard to believe and accept that Diane has passed away,” Jane wrote in an Instagram post. “She was always a ray of life and light, always laughing at her weaknesses and infinitely…
Stock markets showed little reaction to President Donald Trump’s unusual actions in Venezuela, as investors bet that the attack and the detention of leader Nicolás Maduro would not lead to a larger geopolitical conflict. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 343 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose 0.6% and 0.8%, respectively, on Monday. Oil markets rose only modestly, with energy stocks helping to lift prices as traders bet oil and gas companies would benefit from a takeover of Venezuela, which has the world’s largest proven oil reserves. chevronhas already established a presence in the country, rising…
For Miley Cyrus, a return to acting isn’t the end of the world. In fact, nearly six years after appearing in a 2019 episode of Black Mirror, the “Flowers” singer recently detailed what it would take to return to the silver screen. “If the occasion and the script and the characters were right and designed to make sense,” she told Entertainment Tonight at the 37th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 3. “I’m totally there.” Miley, who won the Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award for her song “Dream as One” from Avatar: Fire and Ash, also spoke about her…
Nigeria will face Algeria or the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the quarter-finals of the 2025 African Cup of Nations after a 4-0 win over Mozambique.Published January 5, 2026January 5, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareVictor Osimhen scored a brace as Nigeria scored a short goal against Mozambique at the Africa Cup of Nations as they advanced to the quarter-finals with a 4-0 win in a last-16 tie.Ademola Lookman, who also shared Osimhen’s African Player of the Year award, scored the opening goal after 20 minutes against Fez on Monday and helped set up three other goals…
Ryan Gilane | E+ | Getty ImagesYour paycheck could be a bit higher in 2026 based on the latest IRS tax classification changes and updates enacted by President Donald Trump’s “Big and Beautiful Bill.” The IRS announced new federal income tax brackets for 2026 in October. The inflation-based changes widened the income ranges for the two lowest tax brackets by about 4% and the income ranges for the higher income brackets by about 2.3% compared to 2025. The agency also disclosed inflation adjustments for the standard deduction, capital gains classification, and other provisions.What’s more, workers will be subject to payroll…
At CES 2026, Nvidia announced Alpamayo, a new family of open-source AI models, simulation tools, and datasets for training physical robots and vehicles designed to help self-driving cars understand complex driving situations. “The ChatGPT moment has arrived for physical AI, when machines begin to understand, reason, and act in the real world,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in a statement. “Alpamayo brings reasoning to self-driving cars, allowing them to think through rare scenarios, drive safely in complex environments, and explain their driving decisions.” At the core of Nvidia’s new family is Alpamayo 1, a 10 billion parameter chain of thought,…
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan speaks at the NWSL Championship Welcome Reception in the Rotunda of City Hall on November 20, 2025 in San Jose, California.Ekin Howard | NWSL | Getty ImagesThe Democratic mayor of San Jose, California, has voiced opposition to a statewide ballot measure asking voters to approve a one-time 5% tax on billionaires’ net worth.Matt Mahan, who takes over as Silicon Valley’s largest city in 2023, said in a series of X posts on Monday that the initiative would ultimately come at the expense of the majority of Californians. “What we need is a rising economic tide…
Denmark’s prime minister has issued a stern warning to the White House amid growing concerns that Greenland, the vast Arctic territory ruled by Denmark, is still coveted by the Trump administration. In nationally televised remarks, Mette Frederiksen reminded Danes that “we have already made the position of the Kingdom of Denmark clear, saying that Greenland does not want to become part of the United States.” But she also warned of the consequences of US military action to occupy Greenland, something US President Donald Trump has explicitly refused to rule out. “First of all, I think we need to take seriously…