New York City will bar student use of generative artificial intelligence from 2-K through eighth grade for the 2026–27 school year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels announced on September 2. City officials said the one-year moratorium affects nearly 600,000 public school students, about two-thirds of enrollment. Reuters and CNN described it as…
Uber Technologies announced on September 2, 2026, that it will eliminate approximately 3,300 positions, representing about 10 percent of its global workforce. Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi outlined the changes in a memo to employees. The company said the cuts aim to remove organizational layers, simplify team structures, and reduce complexity that accumulated during earlier growth….
U.S. Central Command said U.S. forces began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets in Iran at noon Eastern Time on September 1 and later said the wave of strikes had been completed. CENTCOM said the targets included air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets and facilities, mine-laying capabilities, and communications sites. CENTCOM said the strikes…
A Las Vegas jury on Monday found Duane Keith Davis guilty of first-degree murder in the 1996 drive-by shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur. Davis, 63, a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips, was convicted after roughly three hours of deliberations. Prosecutors argued he obtained the gun used in the shooting and directed…
Rescue teams in Nepal continued searching on Tuesday for hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in hydropower tunnels after catastrophic flash floods struck the Nepal-China border region last week. Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority reported 1,003 recovered bodies as of 1 p.m Tuesday. Later reports citing police and other official updates…
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that trade talks with the United States can resume only when Washington “starts being serious” and stops posting memes and insults. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa after Monday’s federal byelections, Carney said there is still room for a deal that is “mutually beneficial” and “respects Canadian sovereignty.” “When the…
Lionel Messi has retired from international soccer, ending a 20-year Argentina career that included the 2022 World Cup title and a second straight World Cup final this summer. The 39-year-old posted the decision on Instagram on Monday. He said he wrote the note on July 21, two days after Argentina lost the 2026 World Cup…
Compound interest is interest earned on both the original amount of money and on the interest that has already been added to it. In plain terms, it is interest on interest. This mechanism produces growth that accelerates over time because each period’s interest becomes part of the base for the next calculation. Consider a basic…
The Global Positioning System, or GPS, is a constellation of satellites that allows a receiver anywhere on or near Earth’s surface to determine its precise three-dimensional position and exact time. Operated by the United States Space Force and owned by the U.S. government, the system provides continuous, worldwide coverage free of charge for civilian users….
The question “Are we alone in the universe?” has fascinated humanity for millennia. From ancient philosophers to modern astronomers, the idea of alien life sparks wonder and speculation. Yet, despite decades of exploration, one fact remains crystal clear: scientists have found no confirmed evidence of extraterrestrial life—microbial or intelligent—anywhere beyond Earth. What we do know…