Inside a growing movement warning AI could turn on humanity
Listen to article • 0:00 minOn an AstroTurf lawn in Berkeley, Calif., one recent Friday, content creators used to making videos about romance novels, climate change and tech tips got…
Letters to the Editor | April 19, 2026
Listen to article • 0:00 minLittle oversight from aboveIt is extremely satisfying to see the city of Philadelphia invest in ideas like drone usage that actually work to improve the…
White House chief of staff to meet with Anthropic CEO over its new AI technology
By JOSH BOAK and MATT O’BRIEN WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles plans to sound out Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei about the artificial intelligence company’s new…
NYC parents tell Mayor Mamdani: ‘Slow your horses’ on AI in the classroom
New York parents and advocates descended on City Hall Thursday to plead with Mayor Mamdani to break with his schools chancellor and impose a two-year moratorium on artificial intelligence in…
Plan for NYC’s first AI-focused high school divides families
New York families sounded off at a public hearing Tuesday night over a plan to launch the city’s first public high school focused on artificial intelligence ahead of a key…
Roblox gaming platform reaches $12 million settlement with Nevada enhancing youth protections
By JESSICA HILL LAS VEGAS (AP) — The interactive gaming platform Roblox will implement increased protections for young users and pay more than $12 million to the state of Nevada…
Smart leak detectors and other gadgets to keep your home safe from damage
By all accounts, your home should be a safe space where you can relax and raise your children without any life-threatening dangers. But unfortunately, that isn’t usually the case. Your…
Review: ‘Mean Girls’ at La Mirada deftly captures the female blackboard jungle
Musicals set in high schools, from “Grease” through “Dear Evan Hansen” and, most recently “The Outsiders,” traditionally are ruled by the tribal politics and social struggles of adolescent alpha-to-omega males.…
The South Philly author who hopes a billboard on the I-95 will make people rethink fatness and AI slop
Listen to article • 0:00 minAuthor Emma Copley Eisenberg; her mom, Claire Copley; and her partner, Art Phung, let out a gleeful exhale Monday morning as billboard installers sent a…
It’s time for public power in New York
In February, a mix of snow and road salt seeped into underground electrical equipment, plunging more than 5,000 of our constituents in Park Slope, Boerum Hill, Crown Heights, Bed-Stuy, and…