Sep 2, 2024, 2:00PM UTC’d been promised the future of tennis was in the desert. From the stands of the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, I watched as the eighth seed, Abdullah Shelbayh, was given the m... More »
At a certain point, convention can be your friend. So, to kick things off, we can adopt the terms that are most commonly used when describing the world's tallest mountain. These aren't the highest mountains when measuring from the b... More »
What can Keir Starmer learn from Tony Blair? He hit the ground running in handling last month’s rightwing riots over immigration. He rolled the pitch for Rachel Reeves’s first budget. He initiated a post-Brexit era with Germany. It looked good. Starmer’s watch... More »
Save Our Coconuts: Coco Mama’s Commitment to the Philippine Coconut Industry The Philippines plays a significant role in the global coconut industry as one of the largest producers and the second-largest exporter worldwide. Nevertheless, the industry is encoun... More »
WASHINGTON — Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is.Alorica, a company in Irvine, California, that runs customer-service centers around the world, has introduced an artificial intelligence translation tool that lets i... More »
A hot potato: It's easy to imagine that after the Recall controversy, Microsoft would tread carefully when it comes to AI-powered features that rifle through the contents of users' PCs. However, references to an 'intelligent media search' in a Windows 11 Canar... More »
Based on the number of local L.A. content creators that have visited Tian Xiang — a small, nondescript herbal medicine shop in Los Angeles’ Chinatown — you might think it’s the single best Chinese pharmacy in Los Angeles. Its TikTok star, in particular, is ris... More »
The SummaryHail — not hurricanes, floods or tornadoes — has caused the highest weather damage costs in the U.S. so far this year.Research suggests that climate change will cause large hailstones to become more common. Next year, scientists plan the first U.S. ... More »
Overwhelmed destinations made high-season visitors the targets of a major tourism backlash. Heat waves and fires only added to the pressure.Protesters staging hunger strikes against tourism developments. Local officials threatening to cut off water to illegal ... More »
Roble Shipping firm to reopen Cebu-Tacloban tripTable of ContentsRoble Shipping Inc. is making waves by reopening the Cebu-Tacloban passenger sea route. Starting soon, travelers between Cebu and Tacloban will once again have the option to commute by sea,... More »
Many AI-generated images look realistic until you take a closer lookMidJourney Did you notice that the image above was created by artificial intelligence? It can be difficult to spot AI-generated images, video, audio and text at a time when technological advan... More »
Today’s puzzle is about defenestration. Now there’s a word I’ve never used in this column before.Less is moreDesign an object that cannot pass through an open window, but can pass through one that is almost half shut.Here are illustrations of a cross-section o... More »