DoorDash delivery drivers can now add another side gig to their rotation: training AI-powered robots. The food delivery giant launched a standalone app for couriers, called Tasks, that allows the company’s 8 million U.S. gig workers to earn money by recording themselves doing various tasks. The data will then be used to help AI and...
An early-season heat wave baking the West this week obliterated numerous all-time records in California and Arizona on Wednesday and Thursday. The summerlike conditions are expected to persist and expand east in the coming days. Across Southern California and the Desert Southwest, around 38 million people are under heat alerts. High temperatures in the upper...
Three people affiliated with server maker Supermicro were charged Thursday in connection with allegations they conspired to smuggle advanced Nvidia chips into China, in violation of U.S. export controls barring their sale to China without a license. The indictment from the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York alleges that Wally Liaw, Steven...
The rain-drenched Hawaiian Islands are bracing for another deluge on Thursday, less than a week after a record-breaking storm buckled roadways and collapsed buildings. More than 5 feet of rain fell in some parts of Maui from March 10 to 16, according to the University of Hawaii’s climate data team. Some 33 inches fell in...
A federal commission consisting solely of Trump-appointed members voted Thursday to approve a 24-carat commemorative gold coin depicting the president in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States. The Commission of Fine Arts approved a design with an image of President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, with 1776 on one side and...
Does money lead to happiness? Researchers from a coalition of West Coast universities were curious how 100 human participants would respond to the age-old question, but not because of their own pursuit of happiness. Instead, the researchers wanted to know how participants’ use of AI systems might sway their (written) answers. The research team found...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren took sides in two competitive Senate primaries on Thursday, part of a broadening play to reshape her party in a handful of important races — and push back on party leaders in one of the most critical battleground campaigns of 2026. The Massachusetts senator on Thursday backed state Sen. Zach Wahls in...
As Gulf state leaders gathered in a Riyadh hotel this week to discuss the growing Middle East war, strikes from Tehran blasted outside. Iran was sending a clear message, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said. “The attack was timed to coincide with this meeting,” Saudi’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud told NBC News....
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Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Jonathan Allen shares what he learned after spending a day talking to voters at a Pennsylvania gas station. Plus, our Capitol...