The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AgiBot, a robotics company specializing in embodied intelligence, announced a key milestone with the successful deployment of its Real-World Reinforcement ...

A high school student was arrested by ICE earlier that day, per his school. Some members of the Chicago Board of Education are calling for virtual learning options for students in the face of ongoing ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's a new call for remote learning for Chicago Public Schools in response to immigration operations in the city. The discussion over e-learning comes as a 17-year-old student was ...

BENTONVILLE, Ark.—Walmart WMT1.29%increase; green up pointing triangle executives aren’t sugarcoating the message: Artificial intelligence will wipe out some jobs and reshape its workforce. Now the ...

Matt Eberflus is returning to Chicago and pardon the skepticism from Chicago fans everywhere, but his thoughts on what kind of reaction he'll get from Bears fans is either not to be believed. "I haven ...

President Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping approved a deal for a group of American investors to take control of TikTok’s U.S. operations. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images ...

The San Diego Padres recently placed starting pitcher Nestor Cortes on the 15-day IL on Friday. The lefty is dealing with left bicep tendinitis, which could certainly end his season. Starting pitching ...

Greetings, and welcome to the Cengage Group's First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. And please note, this conference is being recorded. I will now turn the ...