It’s an Empire State-ment. While the Empire State Building hasn’t been the world’s tallest in a long time, it hasn’t lost its allure. The iconic skyscraper placed fourth on Tripadvisor’s list of the Top Attractions in the World for 2026, beating out such landmarks as the Louvre in Paris, France, and the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. The list was part of the travel site’s annual Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best rankings, which judges sites based on their “volume of above-and-beyond reviews and opinions from the Tripadvisor community over 12 months. Out of their 8 million listings, just 1%…

United States

The families of victims of a February school shooting in British Columbia opened seven lawsuits Wednesday against OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. The lawsuits, filed in federal court in San Francisco, claim that OpenAI’s actions regarding the shooter’s use of its AI allowed the shooting to…

Business & Money

US policy makers have two choices: strategic engagement or a spiral into irrelevancyJust three years after entering the auto market, the Chinese tech company Xiaomi has made no effort to temper expectations. Best known for challenging Apple and Samsung on smartphones, Xiaomi is now positioning its new-generation SU7 electric sedan…

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