After the Justice Department released a trove of new documents tied to infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, journalists digging through them have found extensive connections to Silicon Valley. TechCrunch’s Sean O’Kane examined how a mysterious businessman named David Stern built a relationship with Epstein and pitched him investments in multiple electric vehicle startups, including Faraday … Read more
Benjamin Nygren taps in from close range after a mix-up from the Kilmarnock defenders following a long throw-in from Julian Araujo. Source link
Something strange happened at University of California campuses this fall. For the first time since the dot-com crash, computer science enrollment dropped. System-wide, it fell 6% this year after declining 3% in 2024, according to reporting this past week by the San Francisco Chronicle. Even as overall college enrollment climbed 2% nationally — according to … Read more
West Indies are through to the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup after maintaining their perfect record so far by beating Nepal by nine wickets in Mumbai. Restricting their opponents to 133-8 after a commanding display with the ball and in the field, West Indies got the job done with the bat inside 15.2 … Read more
Elon Musk is “actively” working to make xAI’s Grok chatbot “more unhinged,” according to a former employee who spoke to The Verge about recent departures from Musk’s AI company. This week, following the announcement that Musk’s SpaceX is acquiring xAI (which previously acquired his social media company X), at least 11 engineers and two co-founders … Read more
The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday’s newspapers… PREMIER LEAGUE Harry Maguire’s team-mates want Manchester United to offer him a new contract – The Sun Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Harry Maguire got a big cheer as he returned to the away dressing room after scoring the winner for … Read more
The Department of Homeland Security has been increasing pressure on tech companies to identify the owners of social media accounts that criticize Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to The New York Times. This echoes other recent reporting, with Bloomberg pointing to five cases in which Homeland Security sought to identify the owners of anonymous … Read more
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe believes referees have become too reliant on VAR after “a lot of errors” in its absence during his side’s 3-1 FA Cup win at 10-man Aston Villa. VAR will not be used until the fifth round onwards, with referee Chris Kavanagh and his assistant referees seemingly getting at least three major decisions wrong … Read more
India has cleared a $1.1 billion state-backed venture capital program that will channel government money into startups through private investors, doubling down on its effort to finance high-risk areas such as artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing and other sectors broadly referred to by the industry as deep tech. First outlined in the January 2025 budget speech … Read more
Crysencio Summerville spared West Ham’s blushes as he came off the bench to score an extra-time winner against League One Burton and put Nuno Espirito Santos’ side into the FA Cup last 16 with a 1-0 victory. Summerville made it six goals in his last seven when he struck in the 95th minute of a … Read more
