or human” preference tests? My take at the time, calibrated to be maximally annoying, was that Alexander’s quiz didn’t really prove that people couldn’t identify, and, when asked, “prefer” A.I. art--but that nonetheless it was probably true, in a general sense, that people can’t identify, and likely prefer, A.I. But all of it taken together suggests that, given our strong bias in favor of writing we believe to be human, A.I. vs. human “preference” tests (or “reads better” quizzes) are often second-order “identification” tests, in each case measuring not “preference” per se but the accuracy of the prevailing heuristics for identifying A.I.

It confirmed widespread reports of recent secret meetings between senior Trump administration officials and Cubans close to Raúl Castro, the still-influential former president and party head. It wouldn’t matter.”“We are talking to Cuba, whose leaders should make a deal,” a White House official said Friday in response to questions about the talks. Some Cuba experts have dismissed the idea that Raulito, as he is known in Cuba, would be the government’s choice as a negotiator. Trump then threatened to impose high tariffs on any country that supplied energy to Cuba. A tanker fully loaded with Russian fuel, reportedly destined to reach Cuba the first week in March, never arrived.

›The United States is bracing for an unprecedented stretch of extreme weather, with nearly every region of the country set to experience a range of hazardous conditions over the coming days. Why it mattersThe confluence of these extreme weather events, all occurring at the same time, highlights the growing challenges posed by climate change and the increasing frequency and intensity of severe weather. The players Marc Chenard Meteorologist at the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center. ›What they’re saying“All of the country, even if you're not necessarily seeing extremes, are going to see generally changing from cold to warm, or warm to cold to warm.” — Marc Chenard, Meteorologist, National Weather Service (latimes.com) “The back of my neck was melting. If it was freezing cold, I could not do this.” — Shane Dixon (latimes.com)What’s nextMeteorologists will continue to closely monitor the progression of these extreme weather systems and provide updated forecasts and warnings to help communities prepare and respond effectively.

Meta is reportedly delaying its “Avocado” AI model and might lean on Gemini to fill the gap, and Sony is trialing dynamic pricing for games on the PS Store and gamers aren’t happy about it. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao. MP3 DownloadFollow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and TwitchPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you!

›The National Women's Soccer League is embarking on its 14th season with two new teams, the Denver Summit and the Boston Legacy, bringing the league to 16 teams. The season will feature the return of star players like Sophia Wilson and Trinity Rodman, who re-signed with the Portland Thorns and Washington Spirit respectively. The detailsThe NWSL season kicks off on Friday with a matchup between the Portland Thorns and Washington Spirit, featuring the star duo of Sophia Wilson and Trinity Rodman. The 2026 NWSL season begins on Friday, March 14. Denver Summit One of two new NWSL expansion teams joining the league for the 2026 season, set to play their home games at Empower Field at Mile High.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — A man with a rifle who crashed into a large Michigan synagogue in what federal officials are saying was an attack had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native Lebanon last week, an official said Friday. AdvertisementAn Israeli airstrike killed four people in the eastern Lebanon town of Mashgharah on March 5, Lebanon’s state agency and the Lebanese Health Ministry reported. The official said that Ayman Ghazali’s father was in the U.S. and returned to Lebanon recently. AdvertisementCassi Cohen, director of strategic development at Temple Israel, was in the hallway where the crash happened. Temple Israel has 12,000 members, according to its website.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a tentative settlement with Live Nation Entertainment and its Ticketmaster subsidiary in the closely watched federal antitrust litigation, bringing to a halt the trial that had just begun on March 2. [4] Live Nation would also (according to news reports) pay up to $280 million to any states that sign on to the settlement. Yet, if approved, the settlement would yield a materially narrower resolution than the breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster that the government pursued when it initiated the action in 2024. [6]Not all parties involved agree that the proposed settlement is the best outcome. Federal antitrust enforcers have looked more askance on remedies of these types at times in the past.

AdvertisementFederal government spending and investment, clobbered by the shutdown, plunged at a 16.7% rate, hacking 1.16 percentage points off fourth-quarter growth. For all of 2025, GDP grew 2.1%, solid but down from an initial estimate of 2.2% and from 2.8% in 2024 and 2.9% 2023. In the fourth quarter, consumer spending grew at a 2% clip, down from 3.5% in the third quarter and the 2.4% the government had initially estimated. This category includes consumer spending and private investment, but excludes volatile items like exports, inventories and government spending. “Following two consecutive strong readings for the second and third quarters, the economy was expected to soften heading into year-end.

Speaking to Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade on Friday, Trump said the economy “will bounce right back” when the war ends. via Associated PressTrump has repeatedly said the war will soon end, despite giving no substantial updates on how that goal will be achieved. At the start of March, Trump claimed the war could end as soon as “four weeks.”Advertisement“It’s always been a four-week process,” Trump told The Daily Mail at the time. “So it’s not for me to posit whether it’s the beginning, the middle or the end,” Hegseth told reporters about when the war might end. For all his bluster about how soon the escalating war will end, Trump seemed to drop the veil when speaking to a crowd of supporters in Kentucky on Thursday.

President Donald Trump wants Republicans to run this year on health care wins, such as lowering drug prices and fighting fraud. The White House elevated Chris Klomp to help deliver them. Several high-ranking health officials last year resigned or were forced out after clashes over efforts to change vaccine policy, a priority for Kennedy that has not been broadly popular. Protect Our Care, a liberal-leaning advocacy group, has described the health agencies as a “cesspool of chaos” under Trump. Klomp founded and sold a health-tech company, Collective Medical, and served as a board member for Maven Clinic, Nomi Health and other health care companies before joining the Trump administration last year.

Cuba, reeling from an oil shortage, has begun direct talks with the United States in an effort to solve “bilateral differences” between the two countries, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Friday. The comments, broadcast nationwide in Cuba, are the first confirmation of negotiations between the Trump administration and Havana. The Trump administration has been ratcheting up pressure on Cuba’s communist government for months, choking off oil supplies to the island and threatening military action against its leaders. It has to talk.”AdvertisementStill, what exactly the Trump administration hopes to achieve in the negotiations is not clear. Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, has also suggested that the Trump administration is not pushing for a dramatic political overhaul.

Oscars predictions: Our expert picks which film is taking home best pictureShare via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! PrintWhat film takes home the top prize at the Oscars? Which actors make history? Glenn Whipp gives you his picks.

A separate Commerce Department report showed that underlying inflation remained stubbornly elevated in January. Both reports predate the conflict with Iran, which has sent oil prices sharply higher, threatening to push up inflation over the coming months. Ask The Post AIDive deeperThe reports complicate the already difficult task for the Federal Reserve as it tries to cool inflation without tipping the economy into recession. Ask The Post AIDive deeper“The tone and tenor of this morning’s data deluge screams stagflation,” said Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM. Markets climbed in early Friday trading after the release of the weaker-than-expected growth figures, as investors bet that a slowing economy would push the Fed toward cutting interest rates over the coming months.

The U.S. economy grew at a slower rate than previously thought in the fourth quarter after the Commerce Department released its first revision of real gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the latest quarter. That figure is subject to change as the BEA will release a final revision to the fourth quarter GDP figure released today as more data comes in. The BEA noted that the rise in consumer spending and investment boosted real GDP in the fourth quarter, but those gains were partly offset by decreases in exports and government spending. Real final sales to private domestic purchasers, which is the sum of consumer spending and gross private fixed investment, rose 1.9% in the fourth quarter. BEA is unable to quantify the full effects of the shutdown, though it estimated that the reduction in federal government services reduced real GDP growth in the fourth quarter by about 1 percentage point.

Pentagon gives update about fatal US plane crash in IraqDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine held a news briefing at the Pentagon on Friday where they commented on the four US service members who died after a refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq. The US military said the incident was “not due to hostile fire” but an Iranian proxy group claimed responsibility. A second plane involved in the incident landed safely.