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- Gerry Conway, comics legend who created the Punisher, dies at 73
Also known for writing the death of Spider-Man's girlfriend, Gwen Stacy, he was a major figure in the increasingly nuanced and adult comics of the 1970s.
- Bard College president steps down, months after his deep ties to Jeffrey Epstein were revealed
Leon Botstein, who has been president of the small, liberal arts college inn New York for a half century, will retire at the end of June.
- Meet ‘Green Death’: the burial practices for activists worried about climate change and carbon footprint
“She really liked that idea ... My brother, I think, sort of went along with the ride.”
- MLB Best Home Run Bets For May 2, 2026—Alonso And Kurtz
Find out which two slugging first basemen have great opportunities to hit home runs on Saturday’s vast MLB slate.
- America’s paying more at the pump. Trump’s new Air Force One jet donated by Qatar is nearly ready
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accepted the luxury jet a year ago despite questions about the ethics and legality.
Technology
- Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
Crushing soda cans for science, why dolphins swim so fast, how urine helps mushrooms communicate, and more
- Infrasound waves stop kitchen fires, but can they replace sprinklers?
Acoustic fire suppression goes commercial.
- Study: AI models that consider user's feeling are more likely to make errors
Overtuning can cause models to "prioritize user satisfaction over truthfulness.”
- Musk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI’s models
In the first week of the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Musk took the stand in a crisp black suit and tie and argued that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman had deceived him into bankrolling the company. Along the way, he warned that AI could destroy us all and sat through…
- The RAMpocalypse has bought Microsoft valuable time in the fight against SteamOS
Op-ed: Valve has made a dent in Windows' gaming share, but can it keep going?
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