China has embraced open-weight models, a development that researchers say is closing the AI capability gap between the country and the U.S.

Anthropic’s assertion is only the latest move in a long-running debate about whether frontier AI models should be made open, ...

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The FAIR principles, which provide foundational guidance for sharing data and metadata, were published in Scientific Data in 2016 (Wilkinson, et al). Since then, the core concepts of Findable, ...

Namibian attitudes toward migrant workers on the eve of a resource boom. Within the coming decade Namibia expects to receive foreign workers in a form - concentrated, conspicuous, and highly paid - ...

Starbucks will close about 1% of its North American cafes in the latest stage of its turnaround. For fiscal 2026, the coffee chain is now projecting net new openings of 440 cafes, down from its prior ...

As New York City continues recovering from a historic winter storm that dumped nearly two feet of snow in parts of the five boroughs, most services have resumed Tuesday — though impacts remain and ...

A long holiday weekend is here, with Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day keeping some businesses and services closed Monday. Mail delivery will pause, most banks will be closed and federal ...

New York City is largely returning to normal Tuesday after a winter storm dumped heavy snow across the region over the weekend, though some lingering disruptions remain as crews continue cleanup ...

WASHINGTON — Monday is Columbus Day, which is celebrated in some places as Indigenous Peoples Day. It is a federal holiday, which means that federal government offices will be closed on Monday, Oct.