Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood

A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more ...
Medindia

Seeing Sounds And Tasting Words: The Synaesthesia Effect

Lived experiences shared by identical twins Helen Besgrove and Kirsty Neal show how deeply this trait can shape memory, creativity and even professional life. Medical insights help explain why this ...
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Iceland sounds first-ever national security warning as Atlantic current nears collapse

On November 12, 2025, Iceland became the first country to designate the potential collapse of the AMOC as a national security and existential threat, marking a shift from academic concern to formal ...
NBC Washington

Government shutdown will have lasting effects on National Guard, advocates say

As the government shutdown stretches on, military advocates are warning of long-lasting effects to National Guard troops and their readiness, while the military services are grappling with an ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Judge's order blocking National Guard deployment will remain in effect for now, but all eyes on Supreme Court

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Washington Examiner

Officials warn of negative effects on national parks as shutdown drags on

Public land officials are warning of negative effects on local economies, waste pileups, and consequences to ecosystems across America’s national parks as the government shutdown moves into its 22nd ...
NPR

Comedian Fred Armisen says his new album — 100 Sound Effects — is serious business

Comedian Fred Armisen has just put out a new album. It is called "100 Sound Effects" - and that's exactly what it is. Over the years, fans of Armisen's comedy have come to expect the unexpected - ...
Rolling Stone

Fred Armisen Explains His Wacky Sound-Effects Album

Not long ago, Fred Armisen was reminiscing about the sound-effect LPs he used to stock at the Chicago record store where he worked in the Nineties. These vinyl platters contained all kinds of sounds, ...
The Hill

DC Mayor Bowser says National Guard has not driven crime down

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard has not contributed to weeks of lower ...
Newsweek

Popular National Park Trail Closes After Hiker Sounds Alarm

A popular trail in Rocky Mountain National Park temporarily closed on Sunday after hikers alerted officials after spotting smoke in the area. Rocky Mountain National Park is located in north-central ...
People

Fred Armisen Is Releasing an Album of 100 Sound Effects. Yes, You Read That Right

The album, aptly titled '100 Sound Effects,' comes out on Sept. 26 Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared on ...
ZDNet

Adobe Firefly can now generate AI sound effects for videos - and I'm seriously impressed

Just a year and a half ago, the latest and greatest of Adobe's Firefly generative AI offerings involved producing high-quality images from text with customization options, such as reference images.