Epsom Derby: Jockey Club bring in Frank Warren’s team to boost dwindling crowd numbers as part of big changes | Racing News

Derby day at Epsom will look very different from next year with The Jockey Club bringing in Frank Warren’s team to help boost dwindling crowd numbers. The early June fixture, featuring the famous Classic contest, has seen an alarming decline in attendance in recent years, with 22,000 through the gates this year, down from 38,000 … Read more

Stanford’s star reporter takes on Silicon Valley’s ‘money-soaked’ startup culture

Theo Baker is truly an outlier. While journalism as a major has seen shrinking enrollment for years and is even being dropped by some schools entirely, Baker, a senior at Stanford University, has doubled down on old-school investigative reporting, and it is paying off spectacularly. Baker first made headlines as a college freshman when his … Read more

The Ashes: Ben Stokes’ rebuke of England squad reminds Nasser Hussain of Jurgen Klopp’s management methods | Cricket News

Nasser Hussain says England captain Ben Stokes’ apparent rebuke of some members of his squad following the second Ashes Test reminded him of Jurgen Klopp’s management methods. After England went 2-0 down in Brisbane last week following a second heavy defeat to start the five-Test series, Stokes said that his dressing room is “not a … Read more

World launches its ‘super app,’ including crypto pay and encrypted chat features

World, the biometric ID verification project co-founded by Sam Altman, released the newest version of its app today, debuting several new features, including an encrypted chat integration and an expanded, Venmo-like capability for sending and requesting crypto.  World was created by the startup Tools for Humanity in 2019, and originally launched its app in 2023. … Read more

The market has ‘switched’ and founders have the power now, VCs say

The way venture capitalists think about fund-raising can be a black box. But investors must think about their go-to-market strategy for raising their own funds, just as much as they think about how their portfolio companies find their market fit.   All season on Build Mode, we’ve explored how founders should approach marketing, but this week we’re exploring how VCs sell themselves to founders as trustworthy partners, and … Read more

Ferencvaros 2 – 1 Rangers

Rangers’ defensive frailties were exposed once again as they lost to Ferencvaros to all but end their hopes of Europa League progression. Danny Röhl’s side knew they needed a win in Budapest to have a realistic chance of finishing in the top 24, and Bojan Miovski gave them hope when his acrobatic opener was given … Read more

Disney signs deal with OpenAI to allow Sora to generate AI videos featuring its characters

The Walt Disney Company announced on Thursday that it has signed a three-year partnership with OpenAI that will bring its iconic characters to the company’s Sora AI video generator. Disney is also making a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI. Launched in September, Sora allows users to create short videos using simple prompts. With this … Read more

Noni Madueke bringing different qualities to Arsenal as Gunners feel benefits of competition with Bukayo Saka | Football News

Mikel Arteta described Noni Madueke’s opening goal in Arsenal’s Champions League win over Club Brugge as a “magic moment” but, as he knows as well as anyone, it did not come from nowhere. It was the result of hours of repetition on the training pitch. Madueke works exhaustively to hone his game, supplementing his club … Read more