A Billionaire-Backed Startup Wants to Grow 'Organ Sacks' to Replace Animal Testing

R3 Bio has a bold idea for replacing lab animals: genetically-engineered whole organ systems that lack a brain. The long-term ...
Wired

I Tried H&R Block’s Assisted and DIY Tax Services. Here’s Who’ll Benefit From It

Filing taxes is a pain. Here’s how H&R Block DIY and Assisted performed against other services I tested. I've been through the wringer with my taxes the past couple of years. Last year, I was a ...
The New York Times

The ‘R-Word’ Returns, Dismaying Those Who Fought to Oust It

The term, long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right. By Dan Barry and Sonia A. Rao Late last month, a woman ...
Ars Technica

Meet Veronika, the tool-using cow

Far Side fans might recall a classic 1982 cartoon called “Cow Tools,” featuring a cow standing next to a jumble of strange objects—the joke being that cows don’t use tools. That’s why a pet Swiss ...
PC World

Pretty much no one is using Microsoft’s Copilot AI, report suggests

PCWorld reports that Microsoft’s Copilot AI holds only 1.1% of the web AI market share, declining from 1.5% over the past year. ChatGPT dominates with 64.5% market share while Google’s Gemini has ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Tough Job Market Has People Using Dating Apps to Get Interviews

Most people use dating apps to find love. Tiffany Chau used one to hunt for a summer internship. This fall, the 20-year-old junior at California College of the Arts tailored her Hinge profile to ...
Futurism

The Things Young Kids Are Using AI for Are Absolutely Horrifying

New research is pulling back the curtain on how large numbers of kids are using AI companion apps — and what it found is troubling. A new report conducted by the digital security company Aura found ...
Disability Scoop

‘R-Word’ Use Surges Following Trump Post

After President Donald Trump used the word “retarded” recently, social media posts including the term tripled, fueling a trend that has disability advocates on edge. A new report finds that a ...
Tampa Bay Times

Trump’s use of the ‘R’ word showcases the meanness in America | Column

The president recently used the word to describe Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. President Donald Trump smiles after walking on stage to address the attendees of the American Business Forum at the Kaseya ...
Chicago Tribune

Resurgence of a slur: Local parents, intellectual disability advocates condemn Trump’s use of the ‘R-word’

The sight of the slur shocked and alarmed the mother of a young boy with special needs. Kimberly Steffes of Joliet never imagined a sitting president would use the “R-word,” a derogatory term long ...
Rolling Stone

A Complete History of the R-Word, the MAGA Movement’s Favorite Slur

On the evening before Thanksgiving, the president of the United States took to his social media platform to claim in a lengthy screed that immigration was destroying the country. In one spurious ...
Washington Examiner

Tim Walz says people are using ‘the R-word’ while driving by his house

Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) said that people are exhibiting “shameful” behavior while driving by his house after President Donald Trump issued a statement against the governor. Trump called Walz “seriously ...