Google said on Tuesday that it will turn off artificial intelligence in its educational apps for K-12 student accounts unless school administrators expressly enable it. The Alphabet-owned search giant said that after surveying school administrators and teachers, it wants educational institutions to control students’ access to various AI capabilities. “We believe schools should have control…
Exclusive video offers insight into Wednesday’s high-stakes meeting at Cornell University. The school’s president, Michael Kotlikoff, faced questions from faculty Wednesday over the handling of sexual assault allegations as it considered a resolution of no confidence in the school’s administration. This comes nearly two years after a student identified only as Jane Doe reported to campus police being…
Walking across the gritty New Jersey ball field for the first time since he played here as a boy, Samuel Alito couldn’t help but stop to analyze the playing surface. The pebbles were bigger back then, he said, the field more uneven. These sounded like minor details for anyone to notice, but Alito saw something…
Environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Friday against the Trump administration over its rollback of vehicle fuel efficiency standards, saying the move will increase gasoline consumption and boost prices at the pump for U.S. motorists. “It is unlawful for Trump to turn back the clock on fuel-efficient cars, forcing drivers to waste more money on…
The Trump administration unveiled new fuel economy standards on Monday, rolling back Biden-era rules aimed at cutting down emissions and encouraging more consumers to switch to electric vehicles. Established by Congress in 1975, the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards dictate how many miles vehicles must be able to drive on a gallon of fuel,…
French authorities have launched an investigation after female employees at Paris’s Eiffel Tower were taken off duty for a private visit by a Hindu religious group, leading to a staff strike and Monday closure at the iconic landmark. Eiffel Tower staff union representative Diane Davoine told Reuters a group of 100 or so people linked…
Beijing — On the outskirts of the Chinese port city of Ningbo, surrounded by lush green hills topped with giant wind turbines to harness the power of the gales off the East China Sea, is a factory where bosses believe they’re making the cars of the future. It’s where the Geely Auto Group, one of China’s…
Days after his sudden firing by the Pentagon, the former editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes told CBS News that “time will tell” whether the military newspaper will remain editorially independent from the government agency it covers. The Defense Department delivered termination notices last week to Stars and Stripes Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer…
President Trump appeared Thursday on the radio show of Michael Cohen, his fixer-turned-foe, in a stunning public reunion with the man who once called him a “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain” and testified against him both in court and before Congress. For Cohen, who served prison time for his role in what he said was covering up…
Washington — A series of victories by leftist congressional candidates — from New York to Colorado to Michigan, and now, Florida — have punctuated the Democratic primaries and defined the midterm campaigns so far, raising questions about the reach of their influence and viability of the progressive-left’s movement as Democrats seek to take control of…
