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Interim Columbia University President Katrina Armstrong has stepped down amidst a clash with the Trump administration over federal funding. “Dr. Armstrong accepted the role of interim president at a time of great uncertainty for the University and worked tirelessly to promote the interests of our community,” said David J. Greenwald, chair of the board of…
Wisconsin superintendent Jill Underly, who is running for re-election on Tuesday, says she wants to see school choice eliminated in her state. “So, school choice actually sounds like a pretty nice thing, doesn’t it?” Underly said at a school event in mid-March, according to PBS Wisconsin. “Like, who shouldn’t have a choice, right? But really, what it…
A few years after buying Twitter for $44 billion, Elon Musk announced that his AI business xAI has acquired the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. In a tweet, he described it as an all-stock transaction, valuing xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion, including $12 billion in debt it had…
Microsoft is no longer playing around when it comes to requiring every Windows 11 device be set up with an internet-connected account. In its latest Windows 11 Insider Preview, the company says it will take out a well-known bypass script that let end users skip the requirement of connecting to the internet and logging in…
A court took action on Friday to keep the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from shutting down a consumer watchdog agency while its court case plays out. Judge Amy Berman Jackson granted a preliminary injunction to save the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from being further gutted while she decides whether…
The 2025 NCAA Women’s Tournament continued Friday with the first day of Sweet 16 action. [Read more: 2025 Women’s March Madness Schedule: Dates, locations, channels, how to watch] Duke started the day with a vintage defensive performance, as the second-seeded Blue Devils stifled third-seeded North Carolina. After that, No. 1 seed South Carolina continued its…
Mike Wolfe is keeping the memory of his late co-star and dear friend Frank Fritz alive. The “American Pickers” dynamic duo had a special friendship and starred on the hit show together for over a decade. “Every day we think about Frank on set. He was such a big part of the show. He was…
Microsoft is starting to test Quick Machine Recovery, a feature designed to prevent incidents like last year’s Crowdstrike catastrophe. It’s rolling out in its latest Windows Insider Preview build (6120.3653) and allows IT professionals to remotely recover Windows 11 devices even if they won’t boot. Microsoft first announced Quick Machine Recovery last year as part…
Former World Series champion Curt Schilling took issue with the use of pitch counts in Major League Baseball as the 2025 season got underway. Schilling appeared Friday on “The Will Cain Show” on Fox News Channel. Fill-in host Charles Hurt asked the former Arizona Diamondbacks and Boston Red Sox star whether the pitch count has…
Former Penn State star Abdul Carter could be the No. 1 overall pick by the Tennessee Titans at the 2025 NFL Draft next month. The Titans will have a lot to weigh in the weeks leading up to the draft. Carter is one option, but quarterbacks Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders could also be selected….