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For 50 years, this NYC Marathon volunteer has helped runners at the starting line: “It’s more exciting than the finish”

As nearly 60,000 runners take on the 26.2-mile course of the iconic New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, all eyes will be on the finish line. But ask Joanne Navarra and she’ll tell you the real magic happens at the start, where the full spectrum of the human experience unfolds. “You know, it’s more exciting…

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Israel’s Netanyahu vows major military operation, cordons off West Bank city after deadly attack on troops

Tel Aviv — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he had ordered a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and told troops to cordon off a large city in the territory after a shooting attack by two Palestinian men that left two soldiers dead. The Israeli military said forces killed the Palestinian…

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Kevin Roose on AI: “We are faced with very intelligent, charming sociopaths”

The world is awakening to the potential threats posed by artificial intelligence amid a barrage of reports about AI agents defying their human creators. In reality, however, the story stretches back to Silicon Valley, where AI was born.  So how did we get here, exactly? That’s the question technology journalist Kevin Roose seeks to answer in his new…

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