4+ hour, 27+ min ago   (804+ words) Amodei is one of the leading voices in AI, and he offered a plan in a post on his website to increase checks on the industry. He said Anthropic is already undertaking one part of it on its own, while…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (442+ words) Fifty miles (80 kilometers) of ditches dug decades ago for an abandoned farming venture drained much of the water from thousands of years of accumulated peat — partially decayed organic matter up to 15 feet (4.6 meters) deep — leaving the site vulnerable to drought…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1230+ words) It’s an idyllic setting in North Carolina’s Inner Banks, where fields of cotton, soybeans and corn stretch for miles, country roads wend through stands of pines and thousands of bird watchers converge to witness the spring migration. But it’s what’s…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (494+ words) An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI development, echoing concerns raised inside and outside of the industry about the technology’s potential to…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (747+ words) With time running out to save the Great Lakes’ whitefish from a deadly mussel invasion, Michigan officials have a moonshot plan to pluck fish from Lake Michigan and breed them in captivity. With sustained money, effort and luck, the fish’s…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (334+ words) Meta launched on Tuesday a personal artificial intelligence agent, Muse, for people 18 and over who are looking for help with day-to-day tasks like schedules, shopping and, in the company’s words, turning “long-term goals into action plans.” The parent company of…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (231+ words) Ternus briefly took the stage at the Steve Jobs Theater, kicking off the event to loud cheers. In a video message, he praised Apple’s “relentless pursuit of excellence.” The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, Ternus said, bring improvements to the…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (335+ words) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Tomorrow is the first day of school in the Rochester City School District and plenty of other districts, and News10NBC’s Tom Kowalski set out to find the best last minute back-to-school deals. Kowalski looked at this story about school…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (292+ words) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — If you’re 50 or older, now is the time to evaluate your lifetime of earnings and Social Security benefits. All you have to do is go to the Social Security website and set up your account. Whether you’re a butcher,…...