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PBS chief Paula Kerger warns public broadcasting could collapse in small communities if Congress strips federal funding

As Congress moves to make massive cuts to public broadcasting this week, Paula Kerger, president and CEO of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), gives an unflinching look at the organization’s financial reality if its federal funding is stripped, and how she’s battling to protect the network’s iconic programming—from Frontline to Sesame Street. Kerger shares the role of corporate philanthropy in PBS’s future, its relationship with streamers like Netflix, and how she handl

Samsung fixed everything you hated about foldable phones—except the price

Just over a month ago, Samsung did something strange to start hyping up its next foldable phone announcements.

Those phones, which Samsung revealed today, are officially called the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 and Flip7, but in a blog post from early June, the company teased the news as “the Next Chapter of Ultra.” Bestowing its flagship

These personality types are most likely to cheat using AI

As recent graduates proudly showcase their use of ChatGPT for final projects, some may wonder: What kind of person turns to AI to cheat on college assignments? A new study may shed some light.

The paper, published in the journal BMC Psychology by Jinyi Song of

Tesla stock is tanking. Could shareholders fire Elon Musk?

It’s not a great time to be a Tesla shareholder. While the stock was up 2.5% in midday trading on Tuesday, July 8, it remains down for the month and has lost nearly 25% of its value over the past six months.

In most companies, such a performance would have senior executives tugging at their collars and glancing nervously over their shoulders. But Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, isn’t showing any signs of concern, at

Why the new rulings on AI copyright might actually be good news for publishers

The AI copyright courtroom is heating up.

In back-to-back rulings last week, the ongoing legal war between AI companies and content creators has significantly shifted, ostensibly favoring the former. First, Anthropic got the

‘The /r/overemployed king’: A serial moonlighter was exposed for holding 19 jobs at Silicon Valley startups

A software engineer became X’s main character last week after being outed as a serial moonlighter at multiple Silicon Valley startups.

“PSA: there’s a guy named Soham Parekh (in India) who works at 3–4 startups at the same time,” wrote Suhail Doshi, the founder of AI design company Playground, on

Texas flood recovery efforts face an unexpected obstacle: drones

The flash floods that have devastated Texas are already a difficult crisis to manage. More than 100 people are confirmed dead after the July 4 deluge, and many more remain missing. But while recovery efforts are underway, Texas authorities are grappling with a compounding challenge: civilian drone operators inte

Amazon is extending Prime Day deals in 2025, here’s why

Amazon is extending its annual Prime Day sales and offering new membership perks to Gen Z shoppers amid tariff-related price worries and possibly some consumer boredom with an event marking its 11th year.

The e-commerce giant’s promised blitz

The internet is trying—and failing—to spend Elon Musk’s $342 billion

How would you spend $342 billion?

A number of games called “Spend Elon Musk’s Money” have been popping up online, inviting users to imagine how they’d blow through the wealth of the world’s richest man.

“If Elon cashed out all of his stocks & assets today he would have approximately $354,000,000,000 (US Dollars) in his bank account (Forbes 2025),” reads one such website. “What would you spend it

Moonvalley releases its ‘power tool’ for AI filmmaking

On Tuesday, AI lab Moonvalley announced the public release of Marey, a video model designed as a production-grade tool for professional filmmakers.

Marey—pronounced “Mary” and named after early film pioneer Étienne-Jules Marey—was trained exclusively on expl


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