How it started: A dream. A French machine-gun officer in the trenches during the First World War. A man named Jules Rimet, who believed an international soccer tournament would bring the nations together with the goal of peace. How itβs going: The worldβs biggest party. A 48-nation celebration of the worldβs most beloved sport. Expected…
Nneka Ogwumike called game. The 10-time WNBA All-Star and Sparks forward hit a 25-foot, buzzer-beating three-point shot from the left wing to give the Sparks an electric 98-97 come-from-behind win over the New York Liberty on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena. In a rematch of the WNBAβs first-ever game from June 21, 1997, the Sparks overcame…
Anthropic PBC has disabled access to its most advanced artificial intelligence models, including Mythos, following an unprecedented order by the Trump administration to keep the technology out of the hands of all foreign nationals. The U.S. government told Anthropic to suspend access to the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models by any foreign national βwhether…
TONOPAH, Nev.Β βΒ Some years ago, Harry Chahal and his wife were on a trip to Las Vegas when, like countless motorists before and since, they passed through this high desert speck of a town. Tonopah, built by the mining industry around 1900 and depleted as the gold, silver, lead and mercury petered out, is a remote…
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ In March, a pair of Ecuadorean fishing boats in the Pacific burst into flames, forcing both crews to abandon ship. Months later, the incidents β which occurred well after the Trump administration launched its bombing campaign targeting alleged drug boats β have left more questions than answers. All 36 crewmen survived, but they have…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to crush criminal groups and slash government programs. He promises to bomb βnarco-terroristβ camps and build sprawling mega prisons if he wins Sundayβs runoff election. De la Espriellaβs views have earned him the vociferous backing of President Trump, who has broken with White House tradition by…
GUADALAJARA, MΓ©xicoΒ βΒ While Mexico defeated South Korea at Guadalajara Stadium on Thursday in front of an elated crowd, protesters outside expressed a very different view of the World Cupβs impact on the city. Community leaders, climate advocates and workers took to the streets to protest what they describe as βgreenwashing through sportsβ by one of the…
VivaTech turned ten this year and Europe’s biggest tech showcase has never been louder, shinier, or more crowded. But walking the show floors, France 24 tech reporters Charlotte Lam and Peter O’Brien were drawn to one topic: not about productivity or performance, but about companionship and how the booming AI market is filling that void….
Instead of the usual phalanx of cars and buses, Saturday evening traffic on Wilshire Boulevard was replaced by massive balloons, mobile sculptures, gaggles of gallerists and an endless array of elaborate costumes. The first-ever Los Angeles Art Parade, a collaboration between the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and famed gallerist Jeffrey Deitch, transformed…
Fomer US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama arrive at the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. Kent Nishimura | Afp | Getty Images Former President Barack Obama opened his long-awaited presidential center in Chicago on Thursday, drawing a who’s who of former presidents, dignitaries, celebrities and musical performers to…