Bet On The Bot: AI Beats The Professionals At 6-Player Texas Hold 'Em
Six-player Texas Hold 'em has been too tough for a machine to master — until now. A bot named Pluribus crushed some of the world's best poker players using brash and unorthodox strategies. (Image...
View ArticleAn Alligator Surfaces At A Chicago Lagoon And A City Snaps To Attention
The alligator was spotted in a city park on Tuesday but has so far managed to evade capture, despite the efforts of a local wrangler known as Alligator Bob. (Image credit: NurPhoto via Getty Images)
View ArticleFrance Approves Tax On Big Tech, And U.S. Threatens To Retaliate
French officials have been frustrated that digital companies have been able to avoid taxes by establishing their European headquarters in countries that offer corporations low tax rates. (Image...
View ArticleAs Its Drug Pricing Plans Fall Through, Trump Administration Turns To...
It was a tough week for the agency in charge of implementing Trump's ambitious plans to reduce drug costs. The administration rolled back one plan and had another shot down in court. (Image credit:...
View ArticleWhat's The Deal With The Iran Deal Now?
A special meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna this week let the U.S. and Iran spell out their starkly different views, and came amid continuing tensions. (Image credit: Hamed...
View ArticleWATCH: Trump Announces Push For Citizenship Data Apart From Census
President Trump said he would take executive action to get information about citizenship status amid a fight over adding a question to the 2020 census. (Image credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
View ArticleWill Your Job Still Exist In 2030?
New research finds automation widening the gap between urban and rural areas and dramatically affecting people who didn't go to college or didn't finish high school. (Image credit: NPR)
View ArticleA Mix Of These Foods Could Restore Healthy Microbes In Malnourished Kids
A paste made from chickpeas, soy, peanuts and bananas is the result of years of work studying the bacteria that live in the human gut. (Image credit: Olivia Falcigno/NPR)
View ArticleReckitt Benckiser Agrees To Pay $1.4 Billion In Opioid Settlement
The deal to resolve all U.S. federal investigations and claims is the biggest drug industry settlement so far stemming from the nation's deadly opioid epidemic. (Image credit: Charles Krupa/AP)
View ArticleU.N. Human Rights Council To Investigate Abuses In Philippines' Antidrug War
Human rights activists say as many as 27,000 people have died in the Philippine government's antidrug campaign. (Image credit: Bullit Marquez/AP)
View ArticleAlexander Acosta Steps Down As Labor Secretary Amid Epstein Controversy
The departure follows scrutiny over his role in a plea deal as a U.S. attorney in 2008. The agreement eased punishment for multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein for alleged sex crimes. (Image credit: Al...
View ArticleAs America Celebrates Apollo, A New Moon Race Is Underway
More nations than ever are racing to the moon. Their lunar ambitions are driven by advances in technology and a desire to prove themselves. (Image credit: R. Parthibhan/AP)
View ArticleAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Sued Over Blocking Twitter Followers
A former New York state assemblyman and a social media personality filed lawsuits on the same day an appeals court found President Trump violated the First Amendment by blocking critics on Twitter....
View ArticleHow One Community Brought Child Mortality Down From 154 to 7 Per 1,000 Live...
A 7-year trial in Mali provided house calls and health care at no charge for pregnant women and young children. The results inspired the president to make a bold pronouncement. (Image credit: Peter...
View ArticleOnce Considered Creepy, Location Apps Now Seen As Critical For Safety, Logistics
Some say location sharing is crucial in emergency situations. But it's also changing the way people interact in relationships. (Image credit: Vijay Kumar/Getty Images)
View ArticleTropical Storm Barry Starts To Hit Gulf Coast: 'A Life-Threatening Situation'
An oil rig southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River is reporting sustained winds of 76 mph, with gusts up to 87 mph. (Image credit: NOAA/STAR)
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