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Prince William said his wife Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, is feeling better as he greeted veterans ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. At a tribute event on Wednesday to mark the historic day—observed on June 6 as the start of operations that would lead to the end of World War II—the Prince of Wales gave a reading in the English city of Portsmouth. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] One elderly veteran who fought in the war eight decades ago asked William if Kate is “getting any better” following her cancer diagnosis, which she revealed in a video address shared on March 22. “She is better, thanks.

Until mid-2023, artificial intelligence was something of a niche topic in Washington, largely confined to small circles of tech-policy wonks. That all changed when, nearly two years into Gina Raimondo’s tenure as Secretary of Commerce, ChatGPT’s explosive popularity catapulted AI into the spotlight. Raimondo, however, was ahead of the curve.

Losing weight is one the best ways to lower your risk of heart disease, and cutting back on sugar can contribute to that. But sweeteners that mimic the taste of sugar with fewer—or no—calories could be increasing, rather than decreasing, the risk of some heart events. In a study published Thursday in the European Heart Journal, an international group of researchers led by a team at the Cleveland Clinic report that higher levels of xylitol, a sugar substitute found in candy and even toothpaste, are linked to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and death. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The study included more than 3,000 people in the U.

All eyes are on Rafah. And Papua. And Sudan. And the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Weeks after an AI-generated image of the Gazan city became a widely shared symbol of protest against Israel’s military campaign that has left tens of thousands of Palestinians dead and over a million displaced, versions of the viral slogan have been recast to raise awareness of other causes around the world. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Perhaps most prominently, images and online posts promoting “All Eyes on Papua” have been shared and seen by millions on social media.

The confluence of multiplying political, economic, and social crises has made the military acronym VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) feel like a perfect description of the third decade of the third millennium. The acronym was used at the Army War College in the late 1980s to describe a world that was more unpredictable than the bipolar one of the Cold War-era, but it has come to feel increasingly resonant today, as one emergency cascades into another, amplifying the perils of an ever more interconnected globe. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] On top of the looming disaster of climate change, there are escalating threats to democracy at home and abroad, high-stakes wars in Ukraine and Gaza, surging populist anger at governments and institutions, and a tidal wave of fake news and disinformation that will rise to tsunami levels with the expanding use of AI.

TOKYO — Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall’s new initiative is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country where it is increasingly common to be “hitori,” or alone. While a site offering counsel and general information for potential lovebirds is online, a dating app is also in development.