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With no end of the federal government shutdown in sight, an estimated 750,000 workers remain furloughed. Hundreds of thousands more are working without pay. They are being “held hostage by a political dispute”, according to union leaders, as Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked.In the Oval Office on Tuesday, Donald Trump suggested that furloughed employees would not necessarily receive back pay – despite a legal guarantee – prompting further unease throughout the federal workforce. “There are some people that don’t deserve to be taken care of, and we’ll take care of them in a different way,” the US president said.The administration,…

No company has capitalized on the AI revolution more dramatically than Nvidia. Its revenue, profitability, and cash reserves have skyrocketed since the introduction of ChatGPT over two years ago — and the many competitive generative AI services that have launched since. Its stock price has soared, making it a $4.5 trillion market cap company.  The world’s leading high-performance GPU maker has used its ballooning fortunes to significantly increase investments in startups, particularly in AI.  Nvidia has participated in 50 venture capital deals so far in 2025, already surpassing the 48 deals the company completed in all of 2024, according to PitchBook data.…

Saturday Night Live may have gone all out earlier this year celebrating its big 5-0 with a prime-time anniversary special, but that didn’t stop Amy Poehler from sneaking in some fun tributes to the show’s premiere on Oct. 11, 1975, while hosting an episode that landed on its official 50th anniversary. The Parks and Recreation star began her monologue by addressing the landmark occasion. “Tonight is actually a very special night for the show. Not just because I’m here, but because 50 years ago today, on October 11, 1975, the very first episode of SNL aired,” she said. “And it…

For those who have survived the minefield of the NFL’s first five weeks, the NFL survivor pool options narrow even further. Besides the teams that have already been used, two more teams will have their bye this week with the Texans and Vikings. Among the SportsLine models biggest favorites to choose from this week are the Packers (-14.5). who are the biggest favorites of the 2025 NFL season versus a Cincinnati team slated to start Joe Flacco. Other large NFL spreads include Broncos (-7.5) vs. Jets, Rams (-7) vs. Ravens and Colts (-8.5) vs. Cardinals, who list Kyler Murray (foot)…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Pilates is having a moment. According to a recent report from the Sports and Fitness Industry Association, Pilates participation has shot up from 9.2 million participants to 12.9 million since 2019, a jump of nearly 40% and the largest of any workout type across the United States. Research from Balanced Body found that in a survey of 800 instructors, 67% are consistently selling out classes. For many, the term Pilates conjures up an image of leggings-clad women and pricey studios filled with intimidating-looking equipment. While that’s…

NewsFeedDeadly clashes erupted overnight between the Taliban and Pakistani forces across the Afghanistan border, with each side claiming to have captured or destroyed outposts. The fighting follows an alleged Pakistani air strike on Kabul on Thursday, which the Taliban called a violation of their sovereignty.Published On 12 Oct 202512 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share

Nicki Minaj returns to No. 1 with “Win Again,” a years-old track revived by fans amid renewed tension with Cardi B, as both artists battle for chart supremacy. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 30: (Exclusive Coverage) Nicki Minaj performs onstage during her Pink Friday 2 World Tour at Madison Square Garden on March 30, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation)Getty Images for Live NationNicki Minaj is back at No. 1 in America this week, but she doesn’t have new music out. The hip-hop superstar rules multiple tallies with “Win Again,” a track…

The premise is simple enough: kids use Snapchat’s AI tools to create images of a grimy man in their home and tell their parents they let them in to use the bathroom, take a nap, or just get a drink of water. Often they say the person claims to know the parents from work or college. And then, predictably, the parents lose their cool and demand they kick the man out. The kids, of course, record the whole thing, and post their parents reactions to TikTok, where some of the clips have millions of views.Where things go from problematic to…

Colin PatersonEntertainment correspondentNetflixZoey, Rumi and Mira are Huntr/x – the Kpop trio who also try and save the world from evil Maggie Kang, the creator and co-director of Kpop Demon Hunters, has said she is “excited for the potential for more stories” involving animated girl group Huntr/x.Speaking to the BBC during a visit to Europe, Kang explained that while there was “nothing official we can talk about”, she and co-director Chris Appelhans believe “there’s definitely more we can do with these characters in this world”.”And whatever it will be, it will be a story that deserves to be a sequel,…

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost. You may end up spending too much time putting the pieces in order.This dilemma is especially relevant to one of the most iconic problems in computer science: finding the shortest path from a specific starting point in a network to every other point. It’s like a souped-up version of a problem you need to…