This Week in Explainers: Is DeepSeek better than ChatGPT, Copilot?
China’s DeepSeek shook the tech world and how. But is the AI chatbot better than its rivals, ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini? We analyse this and talk about other big stories from around the world in our ...
Amid Trump’s Anti-Diversity Effort, Black History Month Takes on New Meaning
Feb. 1 marks the first day of Black History Month, and suddenly the study of the Black experience may feel like an act of ...
Trump’s Halt on Climate Spending Freezes Jobs and Stalls Projects
The pause affects billions of dollars and is delaying home repairs, factory construction and other projects, many in states ...
Conservative activist credits Trump for his docu-series going to Sundance: 'Pivoted to the middle'
Back to School PA PAC founder Paul Martino described the docu-series "Bucks County, USA" as exploring the humanity of people on opposing political sides.
Why tariffs on Mexico and Canada could drive up grocery costs, in 3 charts
Americans rely heavily on their bordering countries for everyday grocery items. President Trump’s plan to impose a 25% tariff ...
Trump threat to pull funding from K-12 schools over DEI and gender policies creates uncertainty for Pa. educators and students
The order directs federal agencies to produce a plan for eliminating federal funding “for illegal and discriminatory treatment and indoctrination in K-12 schools." ...
Penn event highlights how politics are shaping leading universities. But higher ed deserves blame, too, leaders said.
We are on the front lines of a war against civil society by the new administration,” Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University, said during the the 90-minute event Thursday at Penn.