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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 …

The on-again, off-again, on-again, off-again negotiations between ESPN and the NFL over NFL Network and other NFL Media rights are on again. Until they’re off again. It feels different this time. Sports Business Journal recently reported that the owners have gotten notice of a possible special meeting next month on the issue. Andrew Marchand of TheAthletic.com now reports that the …

Silicon Valley’s bet on Trump starts to pay off  The Washington Post Trump readies new hands-off AI ‘action plan’ that offers a split with Biden  Yahoo Finance President Trump Solidifies U.S. Position as Leader in AI  The White House (.gov) White House to unveil plan to push US AI abroad, crack down on restrictive rules, document shows  Reuters Trump to Outline AI Priorities in …

Some of the biggest names in the music and entertainment industry are paying tribute to Ozzy Osbourne after his family confirmed the news of his death earlier Tuesday.  Osbourne died at 76 following years of health issues, just weeks after he played his final show in Birmingham, United Kingdom, where he reunited with Black Sabbath. “He was with his family …

Fans, musicians and former bandmates have paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, the frontman of pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, who has died aged 76. Black Sabbath have “lost our brother”, says the band’s co-founder Tony Iommi, while bassist Terence “Geezer” Butler remembered their final gig and drummer Bill Ward shared a photo of them together. The music icon’s death …

To incentivize players to show up for the offseason, most teams use workout bonuses. The Cowboys are in the small minority that uses a salary de-escalator. It’s not about the player making extra money. It’s about losing the money he was due to make, if he doesn’t show up for the offseason program. And so, in lieu of cornerback Trevon …

Ozzy Osbourne, the rock and heavy metal icon turned reality show star, has died, according to his family. He was 76. “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,” his family said in a statement signed by wife Sharon Osbourne and their children …

OpenAI was the company that signed a $30 billion per year deal with Oracle for data center services, disclosed last month, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Now, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has confirmed the details of the contract (but not the dollar amount) in an X post on Tuesday and in a company blog post. To recap, on …

Mike Lynch’s Estate Ordered to Pay Hewlett Packard $945 Million  The New York Times Mike Lynch’s estate and business partner owe HP £700m, court rules  The Guardian HPE Lost £730 Million After Buying Mike Lynch’s Autonomy, Judge Says  Bloomberg Mike Lynch estate and business partner must pay £740mn to HP Enterprise, court rules  Financial Times Mike Lynch estate and business partner owe HP Enterprise …

Following the combined launch of both Pokémon TCG expansions last week, the new Black Bolt and White Flare Elite Trainer Boxes (ETBs) have been hotly sought after, with prices skyrocketing well above MSRP. However, Amazon has recently dropped the price of the Black Bolt ETB to $78.75, down from the retailer’s inflated list price of $109.99. That’s a 28% reduction …