The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

ChatGPT went viral in late 2022 and kept growing ever since at a rate not seen among rival AI apps. The service currently has over 700 million weekly users, according to an OpenAI blog post announcing ...

A brain teaser is a short, playful puzzle designed to challenge your mind and elicit a smile. It could be a riddle, a tricky question, a visual illusion, or a logic twist that nudges you to think ...

Medicaid was signed into law back in 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. It began as a program to help states fund access to health care insurance coverage for Americans in financial need. Throughout ...

Get ready, sun lovers! We're just one week away from the Sept. 21 partial solar eclipse. The moon will appear to take a "bite" from the sun for observers across the South Pacific, including New ...

Amazon has agreed to a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that it knowingly trapped customers into paying for Prime subscriptions, the agency announced Thursday.

Transformers fans can get a solid discount on the awesome Optimus Prime Lego set at Amazon ahead of the retailer's Prime Big Deal Days sale. Normally $180, the 1,508-piece model of the Autobot leader ...

The US government has introduced a new visa program. It targets wealthy immigrants. The program offers American residency at high prices. A 'Trump Gold Card' costs $1 million. A 'Platinum Card' is ...

Rajinikanth's 'Coolie,' directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on September 11, less than a month after its theatrical release on August 14. The action drama, starring ...

Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Arizona Daily Star.

Last year, Nate Sanford filed a “silly story” for Spokane’s alt-weekly Inlander about a state senator getting into a Twitter argument with an AI porn spambot. The bot was eventually suspended after ...

The parent of Saks Fifth Avenue is in talks to sell 49% of Bergdorf Goodman, the ultraluxury department store, for about $1 billion, according to people familiar with the situation. There are at least ...