I attended my first WNBA game in 2018. Six years ago, I drove down to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut from my home in Boston. It was one of those early “camp games” that new fans recently got so up in arms about this summer, and the stands were filled with kids in the...
Samuel L. Jackson has revealed Pulp Fiction nearly had a much more violent ending. Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 movie concludes after gangster Jules (Jackson) manages to convince Pumpkin (Tim Roth) and Honey Bunny (Amanda Plummer) to peacefully end their diner robbery by reciting the fictionalized Bible passage Ezekiel 25:17 at them. However, the actor has now shared...
(Black PR Wire) TurnMississippiBlue.org is proud to announce its formation as new political organization in the State of Mississippi just ahead of the upcoming 2024 presidential election. TurnMississippiBlue.org is a collective of like-minded individ…
Enlarge (credit: The Tor Project) The Tor Project, the nonprofit that maintains software for the Tor anonymity network, is joining forces with Tails, the maker of a portable operating system that uses Tor. Both organizations seek to pool resources, lower overhead, and collaborate more closely on their mission of online anonymity. Tails and the Tor...
Enlarge (credit: Hugging Face / anucha sirivisansuwan via Getty Images) On Thursday, AI hosting platform Hugging Face surpassed 1 million AI model listings for the first time, marking a milestone in the rapidly expanding field of machine learning. An AI model is a computer program (often using a neural network) trained on data to perform...
Enlarge / Mira Murati, chief technology officer of OpenAI, speaks during The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, California, on October 17, 2023. (credit: PATRICK T. FALLON via Getty Images) On Wednesday, OpenAI Chief Technical Officer Mira Murati announced she is leaving the company in a surprise resignation shared on the...
Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / OpenAI) On Wednesday, Reuters reported that OpenAI is working on a plan to restructure its core business into a for-profit benefit corporation, moving away from control by its nonprofit board. The shift marks a dramatic change for the AI company behind ChatGPT, potentially making it more attractive to investors while...
The recent security breach involving former President Barack Obama has stirred deep concerns, particularly within the context of historical attacks on Black leaders, such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers, Fred Hampton and Malcolm X. These assassinations not only shook Black communities but also left lasting scars, reinforcing fears of political violence against...