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OpenAI says ChatGPT will now ditch the em dashes if you tell it to. The telltale sign that supposedly signals text written by AI has popped up everywhere in recent months, including in school papers, emails, comments, customer service chats, LinkedIn posts, online forums, ad copy, and more. The inclusion of the em dash has led people to criticize those writers for being lazy and turning to an AI chatbot to do their work. Of course, many have also argued for the em dash, saying it’s been a part of their writing well before LLMs adopted the punctuation. However, the…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested in the shooting of college football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series “Last Chance U” and remains in critical condition after being shot on campus, the Oakland Police Department said Friday.Few other details were available. It was the second shooting in two days at a school in Oakland. Mayor Barbara Lee described Beam as a “giant” and a mentor, educator and lifeline for young people. “For over 40 years, he has shaped leaders on and off the field, and our community is shaken alongside his family,” Lee…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 12:00 PM ET, Thu November 13, 2025 Disney Treasure christening (Photo Credit: Disney Cruise Line)The Walt Disney Company is celebrating making a record full-year operating income of $10 billion as the entertainment giant’s 2025 fiscal year draws to a close. Its parks and experiences category includes its many theme parks, like Walt Disney World Resort, along with Disney Cruise Line. Annual revenue and fourth quarterly revenue grew 6 percent year-over-year in this category. In the fourth quarter alone, experiences generated an income of some $8.76 billion, while annual revenue reached some $36 billion. International parks revenue grew…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The daughter of a Hollywood screenwriter who was imprisoned and blacklisted during the anti-communist Red Scare has decried Florida’s new social studies teaching standards that other critics have warned rehabilitate shameful aspects of the McCarthy era.“The new Florida standards you write about are appalling,” Mitzi Trumbo said late Thursday in an email to The Associated Press. “History should never be rewritten to match the politics of the day, as history has valuable lessons to teach.”The standards approved Thursday for middle- and high-school students by the Florida Board of Education include instruction on the use of “‘McCarthyism’…
The New Jersey Devils celebrate after Simon Nemec #17 scores the game-winning-goal in double overtime of Game Three of the First Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Carolina Hurricanes at Prudential Center on April 25, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey.Andrew Maclean | National Hockey League | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.For the ultra-wealthy, sports teams have evolved from status symbols to mainstream investment assets, according to a new survey…
Maldives-based airline Beond has announced sweeping plans to expand around the globe, including significantly increasing its network in the United States. The all-business-class carrier, which began flying in 2023 and categorizes itself as “the world’s first premium leisure airline,” is seeking an additional $100 million USD investment to expand into new international markets and grow its fleet to a total of 56 aircraft by 2030. At least 10 of those aircraft would be based in the U.S., according to Beond’s investment plan. Eight of those aircraft will be used to operate a new subsidiary, Beond America, that the airline is launching…
Google DeepMind shared on Thursday a research preview of SIMA 2, the next generation of its generalist AI agent that integrates the language and reasoning powers of Gemini, Google’s large language model, to move beyond simply following instructions to understanding and interacting with its environment. Like many of DeepMind’s projects, including AlphaFold, the first version of SIMA was trained on hundreds of hours of video game data to learn how to play multiple 3D games like a human, even some games it wasn’t trained on. SIMA 1, unveiled in March 2024, could follow basic instructions across a wide range of…
BERN, Switzerland (AP) — The first thing that hits you at the World Cheese Awards is the smell.As the 37th edition — part competition, part a celebration of cheese — kicked off in Switzerland on Thursday, some visitors might wish the offerings had more holes. With descriptions of odors including “stinky socks” and “sick dog,” it’s clearly a festival — and a challenge — for the nose as much as mouths, fingers and eyes. Welcome to sensory overload.Connoisseurs, culinary experts and curious consumers flocked to the three-day event in a country where cheese is both food and folklore. The first…
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is retiring early next year, after overseeing the top U.S. retailer’s transformation into an e-commerce behemoth, the company said Friday in a filing.The longtime CEO will be succeeded by John Furner, the Walmart U.S. CEO, on Feb. 1, according to the filing.McMillon, who stepped into the top role at Walmart in February 2014, will officially retire as of Jan. 31. He will continue to serve as an executive officer of the company and be employed by Walmart as an advisor through Jan. 31, 2027.Furner, 51, has been the CEO of Walmart’s U.S. business since 2019. In…
Karisma Hotels & Resorts is giving travelers an added incentive to book an all-inclusive getaway to Mexico and the Caribbean this holiday season.The award-winning hotel giant has announced savings of up to 65 percent and up to $1,000 in resort credits during its Black Friday Sale. The sale runs from November 18, 2025, to December 8, 2025, and is valid for travel taking place through December 22, 2026.Family-friendly savings include up to 60 percent off at Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana, in addition to complimentary stays for kids aged six and under, and up to 45 percent off at…