Access to higher education varies widely across the US.Some states and cities have an abundance of prestigious schools and universities, while others rely on a smaller number of large public institutions to educate their populations.The importance given to a college degree also varies by state, region, and individual career path.For…
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The US has proposed a direct channel with China to notify both governments of major AI-related national security incidents even as their AI rivalry intensifies.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the proposal was made during talks in New York on Sunday with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng. Their discussion came ahead of President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington on Thursday.”The US has proposed that we have a notification mechanism between the…
The next shiny new AI thing has arrived: The personal AI agent.Once mostly the domain…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kevin Schreck, a 33-year-old from North Carolina who moved to Spain in 2018. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.I was pursuing a master’s in Spanish when I met my husband, who was also working on his master’s. He’s…
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View MoreActor Mark Ruffalo is ramping up pressure on California Attorney General Rob Bonta amid reports of settlement talks over the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, warning the Democrat not to “cave” and urging supporters to rally outside his Oakland office. “Don’t you dare @AGRobBonta, do not cave,” Ruffalo wrote Saturday…
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Nansi Lynch never went to college. But she’s approaching retirement with a $156,000 student-loan balance.”I don’t get rid of it until I turn 75 years old,” Lynch said. “I’ve never heard of something so disastrous in my life.”The 60-year-old took out federal parent PLUS loans, which carry the highest federal…
