From Hackathons to Fashion Cons

Here are five quick hits so you'll know what's happening at home and around the world.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he feels betrayed over President Trump's new deal to buy Russian fuel.

Last week, Trump stated that Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, agreed to supply fuel to the United States.

Earlier this week on Monday, Russia attacked Ukraine.

The LA Fire Department was able to contain and stop a brush fire near the Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles VA Medical Center in Brentwood.

This comes as very strong Santa Ana winds create critical fire danger across LA County.

The county has issued a red flag warning to residents as the city prepares for extreme fire weather, triple digit potential heat, and powerful winds in the coming week.

U.S. inflation rose to 3.7% in September, a 0.3% increase from August when it was 3.4%.

This is largely driven by rising gasoline and energy costs.

The latest figures raise additional concerns about the cost of living for American families, putting pressure on the Federal Reserve as it considers its next move on interest rates.

Katie Zachariah took the podium yesterday as President Trump's latest press secretary.

It was not your typical press briefing.

Zachariah spent eight minutes reading from a script, called on only three reporters for questions, and accidentally referred to her husband, Tyler Zachariah, as quote-unquote, my president.

Zachariah has referred to herself as an attorney, though the White House officials would not confirm if or in which state Zachariah passed the bar exam.

New Viterbi research suggests AI models struggle to process nonverbal cues.

The Daily Trojan reported Wednesday that USC researchers tested the models using recordings in which the words contradicted the speaker's age or emotion.

The study found the AI models prioritize the actual words over how they're spoken, even when the tone in words conflicted.

In other words, AI still has catching up to do when it comes to the nuances of human speech.

Here are five quick hits so you'll know what's happening at home and around the world.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he feels betrayed over President Trump's new deal to buy Russian fuel.

Last week, Trump stated that Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, agreed to supply fuel to the United States.

Earlier this week on Monday, Russia attacked Ukraine.

The LA Fire Department was able to contain and stop a brush fire near the Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles VA Medical Center in Brentwood.

This comes as very strong Santa Ana winds create critical fire danger across LA County.

The county has issued a red flag warning to residents as the city prepares for extreme fire weather, triple digit potential heat, and powerful winds in the coming week.

U.S. inflation rose to 3.7% in September, a 0.3% increase from August when it was 3.4%.

This is largely driven by rising gasoline and energy costs.

The latest figures raise additional concerns about the cost of living for American families, putting pressure on the Federal Reserve as it considers its next move on interest rates.

Katie Zachariah took the podium yesterday as President Trump's latest press secretary.

It was not your typical press briefing.

Zachariah spent eight minutes reading from a script, called on only three reporters for questions, and accidentally referred to her husband, Tyler Zachariah, as quote-unquote, my president.

Zachariah has referred to herself as an attorney, though the White House officials would not confirm if or in which state Zachariah passed the bar exam.

New Viterbi research suggests AI models struggle to process nonverbal cues.

The Daily Trojan reported Wednesday that USC researchers tested the models using recordings in which the words contradicted the speaker's age or emotion.

The study found the AI models prioritize the actual words over how they're spoken, even when the tone in words conflicted.

In other words, AI still has catching up to do when it comes to the nuances of human speech.