New Mexico students show big improvement in reading scores

The New Mexico Public Education Department reports a notable increase in reading scores (10 points), while math and science ...
Rolling Stone

Zach Bryan Scales Fence to Confront Gavin Adcock at Oklahoma Festival

Zach Bryan was a surprise guest at this weekend’s Born & Raised Festival in Pryor, Oklahoma, popping up on Saturday to sing with Gabriella Rose during her afternoon set. But Bryan also seems to have ...
MLB

Game 3 duo of Schlittler-Early a rookie matchup of historic proportions

NEW YORK – Cam Schlittler, a fireballing 24-year-old righty who grew up rooting for the Red Sox, officially entered the Yankees’ universe on July 9, when he made the first of his 14 starts down the ...
RFID Journal

Walmart, Wiliot Partner for First Large-Scale Retail Use of Ambient IoT

Wiliot is expanding a collaboration with Walmart that represents the first large-scale deployment of Ambient IoT technology in the retail sector. By combining Wiliot’s ambient IoT technology with ...
The Harvard Crimson

Harvard Researchers Develop First Ever Continuously Operating Quantum Computer

A team of Harvard physicists built the first-ever quantum computing machine that can operate continuously without restarting, achieving a major breakthrough in a field that could revolutionize ...
The Verge

US government takes equity stake in one of the world’s largest lithium mines

The Trump administration is now a significant stakeholder in the controversial mine at Thacker Pass. The Trump administration is now a significant stakeholder in the controversial mine at Thacker ...
TechCrunch

OpenAI ropes in Samsung, SK Hynix to source memory chips for Stargate

OpenAI is leaving few stones unturned in the race to build compute capacity for its AI efforts. The ChatGPT maker on Wednesday said it had struck agreements with two of the world’s biggest ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Free Solo’ Climber Alex Honnold to Scale Taiwan’s Tallest Skyscraper in Netflix Special

Taipei 101 stands at 1,667 ft tall and includes 101 floors. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor In the new 2-hour live special, world-renowned American rock climber Honnold will attempt to become the ...
Digital Spy

Matt Smith plays "an antihero of epic proportions" in The Death of Bunny Munro – see your first look

Matt Smith is set to play an obnoxious antihero in The Death of Bunny Munro, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by musician Nick Cave. Coming to Sky and Now in November, the Sussex-set ...
NJ.com

Newark H.S. football teams banned from state playoffs after bench-clearing brawl

Two Newark high schools have been disqualified from competing in this year’s state football playoffs due to their roles in a brawl that erupted during their game Saturday. The schools, Weequahic and ...
insurancebusinessmag

Carrier profitability: Linking premiums growth to combined ratio movement

Profitability in the US property and casualty (P&C) market historically comes with volatility in premium growth. Over the past decade, direct premiums earned rose more than 40 percent, according to ...