Aug 16, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers second base Brice Turang (2) steals second base ahead of the tag by Cleveland Guardians second base Andres Gimenez (0) in the fourth inning at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports After losing one of their best offensive players to season-ending back surgery this…
Aug 13, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Twins second baseman Kyle Farmer (12) celebrates his home run with second baseman Austin Martin (82) against the Kansas City Royals in the seventh inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports The Minnesota Twins hope a simple approach helps them finish a difficult three-game series…
Aug 7, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Jason Foley (68) pitches to the Seattle Mariners during the eighth inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports Two teams with game-finishing issues continue their interleague series Saturday afternoon when the Detroit Tigers get a rematch with the San Francisco Giants. Having…
Jul 4, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; starting pitcher Jose Quintana (62) throws a pitch against the Washington Nationals during the first inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Rafael Suanes-USA TODAY Sports The New York Mets’ momentum stalled with losses in the final two games of a four-game series against the Washington Nationals last…
Jul 2, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (29) pitches to Minnesota Twins right fielder Manuel Margot (13) in the first inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Tigers have a chance Sunday to do something they haven’t done in a while — sweep a series. They’ll…
When Frank Pine searched Google for a link to a news article two months ago, he encountered paragraphs generated by artificial intelligence about the topic at the top of his results. To see what he wanted, he had to scroll past them. That experience annoyed Mr. Pine, the executive editor of Media News Group and…
When Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, introduced a generative artificial intelligence feature for the company’s search engine last month, he and his colleagues demonstrated the new capability with six text-based queries that the public could try out. The questions included “how do you clean a fabric sofa” and “what should I use to get a…
Last week, Google unveiled its biggest change to search in years, showcasing new artificial intelligence capabilities that answer people’s questions in the company’s attempt to catch up to rivals Microsoft and OpenAI. The new technology has since generated a litany of untruths and errors — including recommending glue as part of a pizza recipe and…
Last May, Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, said the company would use artificial intelligence to reimagine all of its products. But because new generative A.I. technology presented risks, like spreading false information, Google was cautious about applying the technology to its search engine, which is used by more than two billion people and was responsible…
It was a sunny afternoon in February at the height of the high season on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, but my partner, Aaren, and I were far from lounging on a white-sand beach, snorkeling over a coral reef or strolling among the Easter-egg-colored buildings of Willemstad, Curaçao’s capital and a UNESCO World Heritage site…
