Armand Duplantis breaks pole vault record world for 14th time at World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on way to gold | Athletics News

Armand Duplantis made history once again as he set a new world record at the Athletics World Championships in Tokyo; Duplantis delighted a packed crowd in Tokyo by clearing 6.30m on his way to gold Last Updated: 15/09/25 2:51pm Sweden’s Armand Duplantis broke the men’s pole vault world record with a 6.30m clearance Sweden’s Armand … Read more

Users turn to chatbots for spiritual guidance

AI-powered chatbots play a growing role in spiritual life, according to a New York Times story that examines the popularity of religious chatbots and apps. The Times notes that an app called Bible Chat has been downloaded more than 30 million times, while another app, Hallow, reached the number one spot in Apple’s App Store … Read more

Vibe coding has turned senior devs into ‘AI babysitters,’ but they say it’s worth it

Carla Rover once spent 30 minutes sobbing after having to restart a project she vibe coded.  Rover has been in the industry for 15 years, mainly working as a web developer. She’s now building a startup, alongside her son, that creates custom machine learning models for marketplaces.  She called vibe coding a beautiful, endless cocktail … Read more

Charley Hull wins first LPGA Tour title since 2022 after world No 1 Jeeno Thitikul’s final-hole collapse | Golf News

England’s Charley Hull claimed the third LPGA Tour title of her career after holding off world No 1 Jeeno Thitikul on a nail-biting Sunday of golf at the Kroger Queen City Championship. Hull – who has finished tied-second in her last two starts – looked like she was about to make it an unfortunate hat-trick … Read more

Ricky Hatton remembered: Matthew Macklin on the epic Floyd Mayweather and Kostya Tszyu fights | Boxing News

World title challenger and Sky Sports’ pundit Matthew Macklin was part of Ricky Hatton’s camp. He shares his memories of the journey… A phenomenal, phenomenal fighter, great guy as well. I’m sad and shocked and my heart goes out to his family. I can only imagine how they feel. It was well documented that he … Read more

‘Selling coffee beans to Starbucks’ – how the AI boom could leave AI’s biggest companies behind

How much do foundation models matter? It might seem like a silly question, but it’s come up a lot in my conversations with AI startups, which are increasingly comfortable with businesses that used to be dismissed as “GPT wrappers,” or companies that build interfaces on top of existing AI models like ChatGPT. These days, startup … Read more

Ryder Cup 2025: Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm reveal Team Europe experiment with VR headsets to replicate atmosphere expected at Bethpage Black | Golf News

Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm revealed that Team Europe have experimented using VR headsets to replicate the hostile atmosphere expected in the Ryder Cup this month. McIlroy will make his eighth consecutive Ryder Cup appearance in New York, where Luke Donald’s side are looking to regain the trophy and claim a first victory on American … Read more

California lawmakers pass AI safety bill SB 53 — but Newsom could still veto

California’s state senate gave final approval early on Saturday morning to a major AI safety bill setting new transparency requirements on large companies. As described by its author, state senator Scott Wiener, SB 53 “requires large AI labs to be transparent about their safety protocols, creates whistleblower protections for [employees] at AI labs & creates … Read more