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AI models that are open source allow developers and users to see and modify the underlying program code.
Vibe coding is a buzzy phrase that describes using AI language tools to write software. You enter a natural language phrase for what you want – to a point – and get back code.
The Trump administration’s job cuts and advisory board changes at the agency won’t change those rules, as a former EPA science adviser explains.
Legal experts see a current lawsuit against the environmental group Greenpeace as a classic example of using litigation to stifle public criticism.
Rather than clarifying American foreign policy, the term has long been used to tar critics or obfuscate legitimate international affairs questions.
In 2025, Congress will need to decide whether to extend the higher standard deduction, which has been in place since 2018.
TPS allows migrants whose home countries are considered unsafe the right to live and work in the US for a temporary period. They are not considered lawful permanent residents or US citizens.
The ‘Laughing Buddha’ shows how people have adapted Buddhism to different cultural and historical contexts.
Two scholars of nonprofits explain what is and isn’t permissible.
Before World War II, pathogens in milk accounted for 1 in 4 cases of foodborne diseases in the US. Pasteurization reduced this figure to less than 1%.
Nanoplastics are the smallest microplastics, far narrower than a human hair. Very little is known about their composition, structure or how they break down in the environment.
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen is one of this concept’s biggest enthusiasts.
Chinese state-sponsored hackers are targeting critical infrastructure. Here’s what they’re doing, how the US government is responding and how you can help.
False ideas about the extinction of the white race, spread around the late 19th and early 20th centuries, gave rise to xenophobic and anti-immigration conspiracy theories.
Mexican groups are the most common, but immigrants from Turkey, Bolivia and many more countries have formed their own.
The boards that oversee the education of students enrolled in Florida’s public colleges and universities are trying to restrict enrollment in sociology courses on those campuses.
Some power plants don’t have massive smokestacks or cooling towers – or even a central site.
Saltwater intrusion is bad for human health, ecosystems, crops and infrastructure. Here’s how seawater can move inland, and why climate change is making this phenomenon more frequent and severe.
How do all the different pieces of digital technology you use every day – weather apps, online banking, games and so on – talk to each other? Via application programming interfaces, or APIs.
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