The world’s leading artificial intelligence companies are confronting a rapidly expanding security challenge as increasingly capable AI systems find unexpected ways to bypass restrictions, escape controlled environments and take actions their developers did not intend. OpenAI, Anthropic and independent security researchers are investigating tens of thousands of incidents involving frontier...
One CRISPR Infusion Cuts Dangerous Cholesterol for a Year in Early Human Trial
An experimental gene-editing therapy has produced substantial and lasting reductions in dangerous blood fats after only a single treatment, offering early evidence that CRISPR technology could eventually transform how some severe cholesterol disorders are treated. Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic reported that a one-time infusion of the experimental therapy CTX310...
McDonald’s Launches $8.5 Billion Reinvention as Competition and Changing Customers Challenge Its Fast-Food Empire
McDonald’s is preparing one of the largest transformations in its recent history, committing $8.5 billion over the next decade to strengthen its franchise restaurants, modernize operations and adapt its menu as competition intensifies and consumers become increasingly selective about where they spend their money. The investment is part of a...
U.S. Expands Its Arctic Military Footprint in Landmark Greenland Security Deal
The United States, Denmark and Greenland have signed a major new security agreement that significantly expands the American military presence on Greenland while leaving sovereignty over the strategically important Arctic territory unchanged. The agreement represents an effort to resolve months of diplomatic tension generated by President Donald Trump’s repeated demands...
Meta’s Massive Network Gives Zuckerberg the Freedom to Fail Until the Next Big Idea Works
Mark Zuckerberg has survived a remarkable series of expensive technological bets, controversies and strategic mistakes, yet Meta continues to emerge with new opportunities for growth. The latest example is Muse, the company’s new artificial-intelligence assistant, whose rapid popularity demonstrates Meta’s greatest competitive advantage: an enormous global network that gives the...
Potent Kratom Products Drive a New Wave of Addiction and Severe Withdrawal Across the U.S.
Addiction treatment centers across the United States are reporting a sharp increase in patients seeking help for dependence on kratom and, increasingly, highly concentrated products containing 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH. Kratom comes from the leaves of a tree native to Southeast Asia and has been available in the United States for...
Disney’s Discount Strategy Pays Off as Theme Parks Grow While Rivals Lose Visitors
Disney is bucking a broader slowdown in the U.S. theme-park industry, attracting more visitors to Walt Disney World and Disneyland by combining carefully targeted discounts, family promotions, seasonal events and new attractions. Attendance at Disney’s U.S. theme parks increased 3% from a year earlier in the most recent quarter, its...
Homicide is one of the leading causes of death among US children (and rates are rising)
Homicide is one of the leading causes of child death in the United States, according to a new study, and the overall rate has increased an average of 4.3% each year for nearly a decade. Black children died from this cause more than any other group, and firearms were the...
In Ukraine’s Newly Liberated Towns, Investigators Uncover Horrific Allegations Of Russian Sexual Violence
Day after day, in city after city, a police officer and a prosecutor go door to door in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine. Walking through muddy streets, past homes damaged by shelling, they search for those left behind. The two men form a specialized unit that has traveled from...
Wednesday’s Powerball draw remains without a winner. The jackpot rises to an estimated $1.5 billion
No winning tickets were sold for Wednesday's drawing for a $1.2 billion jackpot. The winning numbers were 2-11-22-35-60 and the Powerball was 23. An estimated $1.5 billion is the new jackpot for the upcoming drawing on Saturday. If a ticket wins and the holder chooses a lump-sum option, the ticket...