Mona Lisa’s smile may be hard to read, but artificial intelligence researchers are revealing a new side to her enigmatic expression. A video uploaded to YouTube last week by engineer Egor Zakharov shows the iconic portrait translated into three different video clips, each featuring Mona Lisa moving her mouth and turning her head as if … Continue reading "AI brings Mona Lisa to life, loses signature smile in process"

Single ladies – the secret to happiness may never be putting a ring on it. Women who are never married and don’t have children are the most content and outlive their married counterparts, according to Paul Dolan, a behavioral science professor at the London School of Economics. Dolan, a best-selling author whose most recent book, … Continue reading "Unmarried women are the healthiest and the happiest: professor"

The former girlfriend of a gangbanger on trial for the murder of an innocent Bronx teen held back tears in court Tuesday as she described how her beau asked her to lie to cops. Yudelvi Mena, 21, a third-year medical student, told Bronx Supreme Court jurors that then-boyfriend Elvin Garcia instructed her to lie about … Continue reading "Accused killer of ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz asked me to lie to cops: ex-girlfriend"

“I can’t tell Jews to wear the kippah everywhere all the time in Germany,” announced that country’s commissioner for anti-Semitism, Felix Klein, on Saturday. Depressing advice, but honest: Wearing a yarmulke makes you a target for violent haters, and the country has seen a rise in out-of-nowhere assaults on Jews. Interior Ministry stats show anti-Semitic … Continue reading "Germany new, old shame"

Burger King’s plan to roll out a meatless Whopper nationwide could help boost sales by double digits, new data shows. After just 29 days of testing the plant-based Impossible Whopper in 59 eateries in the St. Louis area, the fast food giant saw foot traffic pop by 18.5%, according to inMarket Insights. That’s compared with … Continue reading "Impossible Whopper boosted Burger King’s foot traffic by double digits: report"

A man was stabbed three times in the back by a stranger during a dispute in the Lower East Side, police and law enforcement sources said Tuesday. The 36-year-old man began arguing with Avery Monserrate, 22,  around 4:40 a.m. Monday on Ludlow Street near Delancey Street, police and sources said. Monserrate then allegedly used a … Continue reading "Man stabbed three times in his back by stranger in LES dispute"

Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti — who faces coast-to-coast indictments charging that he ripped off clients and tried to extort Nike — has lined up a defense attorney who bills himself as taking on “hopeless” cases. Miami lawyer Scott Srebnick, one of two attorneys representing Avenatti in the Nike case, was in Manhattan federal court Tuesday … Continue reading "Michael Avenatti wants to hire lawyer who specializes in ‘hopeless’ cases"

The Wilhelmina modeling agency has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the five workers who abruptly walked out a week ago, according to new Manhattan court papers. Wilhelmina International LTD. filed the suit in Manhattan Supreme Court on Saturday against a director, three agents and a scout of their Women’s Image division — which books … Continue reading "Wilhelmina modeling agency sues five employees who quit"

Daniel Jones is adhering to a Yogi Berra doctrine when it comes to developing as an NFL quarterback as a teammate of Eli Manning. Berra once said, “You can observe a lot just by watching,” and Jones is keeping his eyes fixed squarely on the 38-year-old Giants icon, hoping to soak up as much knowledge … Continue reading "What Daniel Jones is learning with eyes glued on Eli Manning"

Former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson had precious little to say on whether they believe Kevin Durant should seriously consider New York as a prime destination. But the legendary broadcasting duo know the notion the Warriors are better — or as good — without the injured Durant is ludicrous. “He’s an all-time … Continue reading "Van Gundy, Jackson aren’t going there with Kevin Durant doubts"