In Hormuz deadlock, U.S. and Iran refuse to back downIn Hormuz deadlock, U.S. and Iran refuse to back down The U.S. and Iran remain deadlocked in the Strait of Hormuz, with no clear way forward. World May 13, 20264:16 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered...

Google's Content Revenue Reaper Is Coming for Video Creators on YouTube Commentary: Just as AI Overviews are starving digital publishers of search traffic, AI-driven YouTube features will likely trigger a drop-off in video creation. David Lumb Managing Editor, Mobile David Lumb is a managing editor for the mobile team, covering mobile and gaming spaces. Over the last decade,...

In Harvard study, AI offered more accurate diagnoses than emergency room doctors A new study examines how large language models perform in a variety of medical contexts, including real emergency room cases — where at least one model seemed to be more accurate than human doctors. The study was published this week in Science and comes from a research team led by physicians and computer...

Travis Kalanick’s robotics company raises $1.7B, led by a16z Travis Kalanick’s robotics company, Atoms, has raised $1.7 billion in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Ben Horowitz will join the company’s board following the investment. Bain Capital, Fifth Wall, and others participated in the round. Perhaps most notably, Uber also joined the funding round, re-connecting Kalanick...

Iran begins week of funeral celebrations for KhameneiIran begins week of funeral celebrations for Khamenei Foreign dignitaries are gathering in Iran for a week of funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, more than four months after he was killed in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes. World Iran begins week of funeral celebrations for Khamenei...