“Join xAI if the idea of mass drivers on the Moon appeals to you,” CEO Elon Musk proclaimed yesterday following a restructuring that saw a stream of former executives exit the AI lab. This is an interesting recruitment strategy after the company’s merger with Musk’s rocket maker, SpaceX, and the combined company’s anticipated IPO. You … Read more
Lando Norris believes world champions McLaren currently trail Ferrari and Red Bull on pace with four days of pre-season testing to go. McLaren, who clinched a drivers’ and constructors’ championship double last year, and also won the latter crown in 2024, appear to have made a solid start to life with their new MCL40 car … Read more
Apple has acquired the IP and all rights to its hit show “Severance” from its original studio, Fifth Season, as first reported by Deadline. Under the deal, which was worth just under $70 million, Apple’s in-house studio will be producing the show’s future seasons. Fifth Season will remain as an executive producer. The deal is … Read more
Arne Slot welcomed Liverpool’s set-piece efficiency in their 1-0 win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. “Usually we concede one, but tonight we could score and that’s the difference for us in this game,” he said in his press conference. Virgil van Dijk’s goal, headed in from Mohamed Salah’s delivery in the second half, … Read more
Modal Labs, a startup specializing in AI inference infrastructure, is talking to VCs about a new round at a valuation of about $2.5 billion, according to four people with knowledge of the deal. Should the deal close at these terms, the funding round would more than double the company’s valuation of $1.1 billion announced less … Read more
Ref Watch analyses Phil Foden’s challenge on Calvin Bassey which saw the Man City midfielder receive a yellow card. Source link
On Wednesday, xAI took the rare step of publishing a full 45-minute all-hands meeting video on X, making it publicly accessible. Details of the Tuesday night meeting were previously reported by The New York Times, which may have influenced xAI’s decision to post the video online. The full video reveals significant new details about Musk’s … Read more
Second-bottom Burnley ended their 16-game winless run thanks to a seven-minute Crystal Palace capitulation, which helped Scott Parker’s side fight back from two goals down in the first half to win 3-2 at Selhurst Park. On a night that should have been much different for Oliver Glasner’s side, Jorgen Strand Larsen got off to a … Read more
OpenAI has disbanded a team that focused on — as the company itself described — ensuring that its AI systems are “safe, trustworthy, and consistently aligned with human values.” At the same time, the team’s former leader has been given a new role as the company’s “chief futurist.” OpenAI confirmed to TechCrunch that the team’s … Read more
Report and free match highlights as Aston Villa edged to victory over Brighton at Villa Park. Fabian Hurzeler’s poor run continues as a result of Jack Hinshelwood’s late own goal. Unai Emery’s side are third – extending the gap to the Champions League chasers Source link
