Six Flags is “permanently retiring” its X2 roller coaster
After being closed to the public for sending two of its passengers to the emergency room in July, the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain is “permanently retired,” according to a short blog post published Tuesday on Six Flags…
Democrats want a blue wave. New Hampshire is Exhibit A for why this might not happen
HUDSON, NH (AP) — Five weeks before Election Day, Democratic enthusiasm is reaching a fever pitch. As Republicans struggle to overcome President Donald Trump’s bad reputation, Democrats are on the offensive in Republican strongholds like Texas and…
Lakers training camp diary: Two notable players emerge
LOS ANGELES — The offseason is the time when rosters and expectations are formed. Training camp is the starting point in the process of achieving those goals, and the Los Angeles Lakers have been putting in the work over the first two days. The Lakers…
Neon sticks to A24 by announcing a film from the Creative Commons SCP Foundation
A24 pissed off one of the Internet’s largest horror communities by announcing that it was working on an SCP Foundation film, but apparently didn’t bother to contact the SCP Wiki team, nor commit to releasing it under a Creative Commons…
AI training on copyrighted material is not fair use: Third Circuit
Using someone else’s “creative spark” to start a competing business violates copyright law, the panel found. PHILADELPHIA (CN) — The Third Circuit rejected an artificial intelligence company’s fair use defense after it trained its…
Trump sends $500 ACA reimbursement checks and letter before midterms
President Donald Trump is sending $500 checks to nearly a million Americans this week, along with a letter promoting his record on health care. The U.S. Treasury will distribute the checks to more than 950,000 Americans in 30 states who were enrolled in…
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma insists ‘Xbox is not for sale’
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma pushed back against speculation that Microsoft might spin off its gaming division, telling the New York Times: “Xbox is not for sale.” “We will do whatever it takes to make the business successful, and we will look at the…
Iran receives US response after Trump rejects Tehran’s latest offer
Iranian officials said Wednesday they had received an official response from the United States to Tehran’s latest proposal to end the the seven month warwhich american president Donald Trump had publicly rejected a few days earlier. Officials did…
Putin shows no signs of stopping war as Russia steps up efforts against Ukraine
“If they continue this war, a European war with American help, against Russia, on Ukrainian territory, sooner or later we will feel the need for escalation,” warns Sergei Karaganov, a prominent foreign policy strategist and honorary chairman of the…
Son who used AI to help save mother’s life hopes he can help other Parkinson’s patients – bbc.com
Son who used AI to help save mother’s life hopes he can help other Parkinson’s patients bbc.com Gn Health
