Karen Weise

2 weeks ago | telegraphindia.com | Francesca Regalado |John Yoon |Karen Weise |Richard Fausset

Police officers on foot and on horseback fired flash bangs and foam bullets to disperse a large protest in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday before a curfew took effect for a second night Francesca Regalado, John Yoon, Karen Weise, Richard Fausset, Yan Zhuang Published 13.06.25, 10:17 AM A police officer shoots a non-lethal weapon at a protester in Los Angeles on Wednesday Reuters The Trump administration was set to face a significant legal challenge on Thursday to its extraordinary use of...

2 weeks ago | sfexaminer.com | Richard Fausset |Mimi Dwyer |Francesca Regalado |Karen Weise

Demonstrators expressing anger with the Trump administration's immigration raids were squaring off Wednesday night with police in Seattle, Las Vegas, Spokane, Washington, and Los Angeles, where officers dispersed a crowd before an overnight curfew took effect downtown. In Seattle, hundreds of protesters marched from Cal Anderson Park toward federal buildings downtown, as a helicopter circled overhead. Some waved signs welcoming immigrants and denouncing Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Karen Weise

A union representing 300 video game workers at Microsoft said on Friday it had reached a tentative agreement with the tech company on the terms of the first union contract in the gaming industry. The Communications Workers of America, which represents the workers, announced the contract covering quality assurance employees at ZeniMax. The gaming publisher, which Microsoft bought for $7.5 billion in a deal that closed in 2021, makes blockbuster titles including The Elder Scrolls, Fallout and Doom.

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Cade Metz |Karen Weise

There is still no way of ensuring that AI bots are producing accurate information. Photo / Erik Carter, The New York TimesA new wave of “reasoning” systems from companies like OpenAI is producing incorrect information more often. Even the companies don’t know why. Last month, an artificial intelligence bot that handles tech support for Cursor, an up-and-coming tool for computer programmers, alerted several customers about a change in company policy.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Karen Weise

Negotiations over the Columbia River basin could affect the environment in Canada and electrical generation and flood control in the United States. Negotiations of a 60-year-old treaty between Canada and United States regarding water rights in the Columbia River basin have stalled and could have large implications on flood control and hydroelectricity throughout the Pacific Northwest. Credit...