Posts by Amelia Frost
Helen Zhang: Engineering Scalable AI Systems That Power The Future
[ad_1] Helen “Hanyu” Zhang is not just an exceptional software engineer—she is an architect of large-scale, high-impact technology. With a degree in Software Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Zhang has built a career at the forefront of user-facing AI-driven applications. Her work has played a crucial role in improving the efficiency, security, and scalability…
Read MoreA First-Timer’s Guide to Skiing in Japan
[ad_1] Unlike the high jinks and vibrant après-ski scene that permeate the Alps and Rockies, Japan offers a meditative experience on its slopes. Skiing here is an almost reverent affair. “It’s not about lounging in the sun or partying between runs,” said Sari Levy, 46, who lives in Telluride, Colo., and just returned from her…
Read MoreJordan’s King Offers To Take Some Palestinians As Trump Pushes Plan To Take Over War-Torn Strip
[ad_1] President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein (L) in the Oval Office of the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images As President Donald Trump continues to push a plan for the United States to take control of Gaza and have its…
Read MoreEurope Vows to Respond to Trump’s Tariffs, but Holds Back on Details
[ad_1] European leaders vowed on Tuesday to retaliate after President Trump announced that he would raise tariffs on aluminum and steel to 25 percent, even as they held out hope for a potential deal that could stave off painful effects for a weakened economy. European Union officials have argued that Europe and the United States…
Read MoreUS Fed Chair Says In No Rush To Tweak Interest Rate Policy
[ad_1] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the US central bank was in no hurry to adjust its interest rate-cut policy, as the country’s economy maintains resilient growth and a relatively strong labor market. With economic indices in a steady position, and only a slight uptick in inflation, the Fed recently voted to…
Read MoreJerome Powell Commits To Addressing Debanking Concerns: ‘Regulation Leads Things To Happen’
[ad_1] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said it was timed to look at the possibility of debanking during a Congressional hearing on Tuesday. Debanking is…
Read More‘Doomers’ Review: Hunkered Down, Debating the Peril and Promise of A.I.
[ad_1] Conventional wisdom says the theater is slow to react to current events, but dramatists like Ayad Akhtar (“McNeal”) have clamored lately to tell stories about artificial intelligence, sometimes using it to help with the writing. Matthew Gasda’s new play “Doomers” is an addition to that pack. Inspired by the 2023 ouster of Sam Altman,…
Read MoreUS Farmers Say Trump Let Them Down With Spending Freeze
[ad_1] US farmers caught up in President Donald Trump’s short-lived attempt to freeze all federal funding descended on Congress Tuesday to demand answers after grants to their politically influential sector were paused. Rural America came out strongly for Trump in last year’s presidential election, and farmers say they did not expect to be affected by…
Read MoreOpenAI’s Altman Questions Musk’s State Of Mind: ‘I Don’t Think He’s, Like, A Happy Person’
[ad_1] AFP OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is calling rival Elon Musk insecure and not a happy person in a new interview. Altman’s thoughts on Musk came out in questioning about Musk joining a group offering $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI. He outright rejected Musk’s offer. OpenAI is the nonprofit that created…
Read MoreJordan King Set For Tense Trump Talks Over Gaza
[ad_1] Jordan’s King Abdullah II faces a tense meeting with Donald Trump at the White House Tuesday as he leads opposition from Arab nations to the US president’s controversial Gaza takeover plan. The talks come a day after Trump said he could “conceivably” halt billions of dollars in US aid to both Jordan and Egypt…
Read MoreCoca-Cola Stock Gets Bump After Strong Earnings Report
[ad_1] Coca-Cola reported strong earnings in 2024. GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA via AFP / SCOTT OLSON Coca-Cola says global volume grew 1% last year and net revenues were up 3% for the year in an earnings report released on Tuesday morning. The company says its worldwide operations are thriving. The stock was trading up more…
Read More‘Ridiculous And Lame’: South Africans Mock Trump Proposals
[ad_1] On the streets of Johannesburg’s student district, US President Donald Trump’s offer to accept white Afrikaners as refugees landed as both “ridiculous” and “lame”, among South Africans of all races. On Friday, Trump cut off aid to South Africa and claimed, without evidence, that the Pretoria government is seizing white-owned land and persecuting Afrikaners,…
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