Best time to see eclipse in Michigan? Search your ZIP code

Today ― April 8, 2024 ― is the day of the Great American Eclipse that’s expected to cross a large span of the mainland United States. Most of Michigan doesn’t fall in the path of totality, but assuming skies are clear at any point within the 2.5-hour span or so, you can still see the moon …

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Gonzaga vs. Purdue in NCAA Sweet 16: Score updates, highlights

DETROIT — March Madness made its way to Little Caesars Arena with the Sweet 16, where 1-seed Purdue knocked off 5-seed Gonzaga in downtown Detroit to advance to Sunday’s Elite Eight berth in the 2024 NCAA tournament Midwest region. For the third time in two years, Zach Edey proved to be too much for the …

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What is a flat white? What to know about coffee drink in Google Doodle

Customers who frequent their local coffee shops might be familiar with the subject of today’s animated Google Doodle. The doodle for Monday, March 11 celebrates the date in 2011 in which the “flat white” was added to the Oxford English Dictionary. A flat white is a coffee drink made up of an espresso shot topped …

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Spring forward 1 hour! Why we do daylight saving

Daylight saving time: When does it start? Ready for more sun? Daylight saving time is right around the corner. Michigan lost an hour of sleep overnight. Daylight saving time starts at 2 a.m. on March 10, 2024, the second Sunday of March. The morning will stay dark a little later than you’re used to, but …

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Google Doodle honors James Baldwin

Black History Month’s historical origins explained Here’s why the founder Carter G. Woodson created Black History Month and how it’s different today than he originally planned. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY February is Black History Month and to celebrate, Google is honoring American writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin with Thursday’s Google Doodle. Baldwin, …

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Rabbit’s R1 AI device will use Perplexity to power search

Rabbit, the company behind the R1 AI gadget revealed back at CES, announced that AI startup Perplexity would provide the large language model (LLM) powering the device’s interactions with people. Perplexity, if you haven’t heard of it, is a San Francisco, California-based startup that wants to take on Google in the AI space and has …

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Tech company laying off hundreds of employees

Google lays off hundreds of employees Google, the search engine tech giant, announced another round of layoffs with more than 700 people being let go. Fox – Ktvu Google is starting 2024 by cutting several hundred jobs across the company. The company confirmed the layoffs to USA TODAY Friday and that they will impact employees …

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