Why is one in three US professionals pretending to use AI in the workplace?

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In the new AI-driven economy, success isn’t just about what you do—it’s about what you appear to do. As artificial intelligence continues its rapid infiltration of modern office culture, a startling behavioral shift is emerging. A growing number of American professionals—estimated to be as many as one in three, according to trends—are pretending to use […]

Senate blocks Trump’s cuts to Pell Grants and research funding: Student aid spared for now, but budget battles aren’t over

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US Senate blocks Trump’s cuts to Pell Grants and research funding In a significant bipartisan move, the US Senate has rejected key elements of the Trump administration’s proposed budget for education and research, preserving critical funding for federal student aid and scientific research. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to maintain the maximum Pell Grant award […]

House razings to save Niger capital’s forest shield dismay locals

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Representative image (AFP) NIAMEY: Hamissou Issiakou grumbled as he worked to strip bare his house, marked for demolition for illegally encroaching on the tip of green forest that’s keeping the expanding desert at bay from Niger’s capital.His is one of nearly 500 homes being bulldozed as the authorities in the arid desert country, which is […]

SpaceX launches joint astronaut crew to ISS in NASA’s Crew-11 mission

The SpaceX logo is displayed on a building, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. | Photo Credit: AP An international crew of four astronauts launched toward the International Space Station from Florida on Friday (August 1, 2025) aboard a SpaceX rocket, beating gloomy weather to embark on a routine NASA mission that […]

Massachusetts tables $400 million plan to shield colleges from looming federal cuts

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Massachusetts tables $400 million plan to shield colleges from looming federal cuts In a decisive pre-emptive strike against looming fiscal shocks from Washington, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has announced a $400 million emergency fund to shield colleges from potential federal aid cuts. The proposal, pitched to the state legislature this week, promises a financial safety […]