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- Preteen smartphone use linked to depression, obesity, lack of sleep
A new study finds preteens who own smartphones and use them regularly, are at greater risk of depression, obesity and insufficient sleep. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago - RFK Jr. names CDC vaccine adviser to senior HHS role
Former Harvard Medical School professor, Dr. Martin Kulldorff, has been appointed to a senior role at the Department of Health and Human Services. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago - The End of Soft Power in Washington
David Rubenstein, the billionaire investor and philanthropist, sat at a handsome marble table in a handsome conference room in one of the many handsome offices of the Carlyle Group, the global investment firm he co-founded, discussing a bit of personal unpleasantness. Several weeks earlier, Donald Trump had fired him as the chair of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Rubenstein chairs many elite institutions, but the Kennedy Center might be seen as the capstone of his résumé. Explaining his decision, Trump had posted on Truth Social that Rubenstein did not “share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture.” The president announced that the “amazing” new chair of the center would instead be one “DONALD J. TRUMP.”Rubenstein, who is not accustomed to being fired, at first deflected my questions with gin-dry self-deprecation: “I’m the first person to be fired by a president and succeeded by one.”… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago - The People Outsourcing Their Thinking to AI
This story is part of a series marking ChatGPT’s third anniversary. Read Charlie Warzel on the precarity that ChatGPT introduced to the world, Ian Bogost on how ChatGPT broke reality, or browse more AI coverage from The Atlantic.Tim Metz is worried about the “Google Maps–ification” of his mind. Just as many people have come to rely on GPS apps to get around, the 44-year-old content marketer fears that he is becoming dependent on AI. He told me that he uses AI for up to eight hours each day, and he’s become particularly fond of Anthropic’s Claude. Sometimes, he has as many as six sessions running simultaneously. He consults AI for marriage and parenting advice, and when he goes grocery shopping, he takes photos of the fruits to ask if they are ripe. Recently, he was worried that a large tree near his house might come down, so he uploaded photographs… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago - Trump Has Never Been More IsolatedFor a decade, Donald Trump’s rallies were intertwined with his political identity. His big crowds were how he first got the media and the Republican Party to take him seriously, and they provided real-time feedback. Those who followed him closely could watch his positions take shape from one rally to the next—an offhand comment that got a strong reaction would become a talking point at the next rally, and then a core part of his pitch. And he took notice when the crowd got bored, pivoting to the lines that would fire them back up.Although Trump hated being on the road, the travel took him out of the Manhattan skyscraper emblazoned with his name in gold and into many struggling, disgruntled communities. Before and after rallies, he would meet with local officials, law-enforcement officers, and activists, as well as supporters who’d paid to get a photo with the candidate. Sometimes… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago
- DOT Targets Pennsylvania for Non-Domiciled CDLs
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is intensifying its crackdown on states that improperly issue non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs), and Pennsylvania is now at the center of the scrutiny. Federal officials have warned the state that it could lose $75 million in federal highway funds and even face decertification of its CDL program if it does not correct what regulators describe as serious compliance failures. According to a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) audit, Pennsylvania issued thousands of non-domiciled CDLs without properly verifying legal residency or following federal rules. These errors included: Issuing CDLs with expiration dates extending beyond a driver’s authorized stay in the U.S. Failing to require adequate proof of lawful presence before issuing a CDL To address these issues, DOT is ordering Pennsylvania to take swift corrective action, including: Pausing all new, renewed, transferred, or upgraded non-domiciled CDLs/CLPs… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago
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