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In the summer of 2016, Alexandr Wang was a 19-year-old building his data-labeling startup, Scale AI, in a Silicon Valley pool house with his cofounder, Lucy Guo, while the two participated in the Y Combinator startup accelerator. When not working, the two founders slept on air mattresses and pondered the fledgling business’s potential. Less than a decade later, the pool …

Mark Cuban is no stranger to AI advocacy—but now the billionaire investor sees a reality where AI will be a “baseline skill like email or Excel” in five years time.  Cuban believes that for business owners, being skilled in AI will be a table-stakes expectation. It’s how they leverage the technology that will dictate their success in the years ahead. …

The Pittsburgh Pirates have lost 11 of 12 after being swept at PNC Park by the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox have MLB’s second-worst record this season, lost 121 games last season. But the White Sox outscored the Pirates, 27-7. Owner Bob Nutting doesn’t care. The Pirates drew more than 85,000 for the three-game series. That’s how Nutting keeps …

2025 is brought to you by the letter “P.” Protein is one of the biggest trends of the year, and shows no signs of slowing down. Then, there is, of course, pickles, the other food trend we can’t seem to get enough of. And now, prebiotics, probiotics, and even postbiotics are the “P” words on everyone’s lips. The Great Soda …

Summary: Some autistic teens mask their traits to “pass” as non-autistic in social settings, but a new study reveals the hidden cognitive toll. Using EEG, researchers found these teens show faster automatic responses to faces and dampened emotional reactivity, suggesting their brains may adapt to cope with social demands. This is the first direct evidence of how masking manifests in …

Celebrating its 50th edition this year, the Toronto International Film Festival will take place September 4–14. The festival has now unveiled its Galas & Special Presentations lineup, featuring new films by Benny Safdie, Gus Van Sant, Alice Winocour, Baz Luhrmann, Mark Jenkin, Steven Soderbergh, Rian Johnson, Paul Greengrass, Mamoru Hosoda, Joachim Trier, Richard Linklater, Jafar Panahi, Guillermo del Toro, Arnaud …

Two high-profile conservative figures ignited backlash this week after sharing viral posts promoting unfounded and conspiratorial claims — one invoking government betrayal, the other end-times prophecy. On Friday, Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who now serves as Director of National Intelligence under Donald Trump, accused former President Barack Obama of leading a coordinated “coup” to undermine Trump’s 2016 win. “This was …

Compute power is a big draw for top talent, but not just in the world of AI. Priscilla Chan, Mark Zuckerberg’s wife and the cofounder of the couple’s philanthropic organization, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, spoke about the appeal of massive GPU clusters for biology researchers during a recent episode of Ashlee Vance’s “Core Memory” podcast. “The other thing researchers really …

Trump touts 6-month mark: US is now ‘hottest’ and ‘most respected country anywhere’  The Hill Trump touts U.S. as “most respected country” as he marks six months in office  Axios Donald Trump: six months in six charts  Financial Times Playbook: Six months in  Politico Donald Trump ‘Is Most Successful President After Six Months’ Since FDR  Newsweek Source link

T.J. Watt signed a three-year, $123 million contract extension with $108 million guaranteed. The average annual value is $41 million. Watt will be the NFL’s highest-paid non-quarterback. Sauce Gardner of the New York Jets got a four-year, $120.4 million contract extension with $60 million guaranteed. The average annual value is $30.1 million. Gardner will be the NFL’s highest-paid cornerback. What …