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The kākāpō is the world’s only flightless parrot. It’s come back from the brink of extinction, but its future in New Zealand depends on creating habitat without invasive predators.  Yang Liu/Xinhua News Agency via Getty hide caption toggle caption Yang Liu/Xinhua News Agency via Getty New Zealand’s rarest birds have seemingly come back from the dead. For decades, they were thought to be extinct until tiny populations were rediscovered, the holdouts that survived against the odds. There’s the kākāpō, a mossy-green parrot weighing up to eight pounds, making it the heaviest in the world. Then there’s the takahē, a large…

Chetan, Commissioner, Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports, addressing a press conference in Mysuru on Thursday. | Photo Credit: M.A. SRIRAM The State-level Dasara CM Cup Sports Meet will be held in Mysuru from September 22 to 25 as part of the Dasara festivities. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the event at 4.30 p.m. on September 22.Chethan, Commissioner, Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports, told reporters here on Thursday that the meet is organised every year at taluk, district, division, and State levels to identify sporting talents from rural areas. This year, a special category for local sports has been…

This photo, in New York, taken Sept. 11, 2023, shows various Google logos when searched on Google. Richard Drew/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Drew/AP When the government launched an antitrust lawsuit against Google five years ago, it was all about whether the tech giant had a monopoly on internet search. But by the time the judge ruled on punishments for the company this month, the future of artificial intelligence was front and center. Federal district court judge Amit Mehta tried to thread a needle with his latest ruling, rapping Google for its stranglehold over search without hobbling its ability…

FlyHouse connects travelers with aircraft owners who want to maximize the use of their planes.More than 2,000 aircraft are listed on the app.Travelers can fly domestic, with international flights available on a case-by-case basis. For most travelers, the words “private jet” bring to mind celebrity glamour and the uber-rich, but one company is working to make it more practical and, increasingly, more accessible thanks to technology. Enter: FlyHouse, an app connecting travelers with aircraft owners who are motivated to maximize the use of their planes. Travelers plug in their dates and destinations, and owners of more than 2,000 aircraft bid…

Mary Trump joins Centre Stage to discuss Donald Trump’s influence, the Republican Party and future of US democracy.

Emma felt she could no longer stay in Indiana because of the direction the state was heading in its policies toward trans people. Stephanie Amador Blondet/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Amador Blondet/for NPR For Emma, what could have been a simple dollars-and-cents decision was far more complicated. The choice before her: whether to accept a scholarship offering nearly free tuition to attend law school at Indiana University in her home state — or to pay $45,000 a year at the University of Minnesota. A few weeks ago, she moved to Minneapolis to start law school, a choice largely…

The bullet casings authorities recovered during their investigation of Charlie Kirk’s killing make at least one thing clear: The alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, was speaking the language of memes.“Hey Fascist! Catch!”, “If you Read This, You Are GAY Lmao,” and “O Bella ciao…” read some of the engravings on bullets, both used and unused, in the shooting last week. Their meanings are hard to parse — they’re ideologically inconsistent, wrapped in layers of irony and earnestness, and reference various online communities and video games.In a text exchange with his roommate and partner, reproduced by authorities in charging documents, Robinson references…

In April last year, I wrote that, given the genocide it is committing in Gaza, its violent occupation of the West Bank, numerous attacks on its neighbours, and apparent disregard for international and human rights law, it was time for the international community to declare Israel a rogue state. As if we hadn’t received enough confirmation of its rogue status since then, on September 9, Israel went ahead and carried out a strike on Qatar, a key mediator in negotiations between Hamas and Israel. This, while Gaza’s devastation deepens by the day.The last remaining high rises in Gaza City are…

Durbin urged legislators to effect change by putting a price on the conduct of the Big Tech companies creating such AI tools [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Three children who interacted frequently with Generative AI chatbots become suicidal or were encouraged to hurt themselves, alleged parents at a U.S. government hearing on September 16. The parents’ interactions took place at the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing entitled “Examining the Harm of AI Chatbots.”There, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin questioned witnesses, including the parents. Two of the parents described how their children died by suicide after developing relationships with…

Come Christmastime, London’s best hotels pull out all the stops. Every year, it welcomes bigger, better, and more elaborate decor, and every year, the Condé Nast Traveler UK team waits with baited breath to discover where might be the first to unveil its Christmas tree, as well as its seasonal events calendar. Once the elves have finished their shift and the secrets behind the designs are out, London is officially open for festive business.I’m not one to shy away from dragging out a celebration, and last year I decided December 1 was too long to wait to unearth my sequins and indulge…