Canadian peer-to-Peer clothing rental company Rax is expanding to the U.S.

Marley Alles started out in accounting.   She thought that her dream was to work at a big company. “And then once I got there, I was like ‘oh, that’s it,” she told TechCrunch.   Alles began fostering other passions and found herself curious about the world of startups. She would listen to every podcast and read each book, taking notes on … Read more

Wilfried Nancy: Celtic manager insists he has ‘nothing to prove’ despite winless start ahead of Dundee United trip | Football News

Wilfried Nancy has insisted he has “nothing to prove” despite a winless start as Celtic manager. The Frenchman has suffered the worst start of any Hoops boss, losing three games in his first week in charge. After missing the chance to replace Hearts at the top of the table, they were beaten by Roma in … Read more

OpenAI-backed biotech firm Chai Discovery raises $130M Series B at $1.3B valuation

Chai Discovery, a biotech startup with backing from OpenAI, announced a $130 million Series B round at a $1.3 billion valuation on Monday. The round was led by General Catalyst and Oak HC/FT, the company said. Other participants include Menlo Ventures, OpenAI, Dimension, Thrive Capital, Neo, Yosemite venture fund, Lachy Groom, SV Angel, and new … Read more

Portugal to return to F1 calendar in 2027 and 2028 as replacement for Dutch GP at Zandvoort | F1 News

Portugal will return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2027 and 2028, it has been confirmed.  Portimão was previously on the F1 calendar during the 2020 and 2021 seasons amid reshuffles for Covid impacted years. The Portuguese GP will effectively replace the Dutch GP at Zandvoort, which has already been confirmed as dropping off the … Read more

VCs discuss why most consumer AI startups still lack staying power

Even three years after the generative AI boom started, most AI startups are still making money by selling to businesses, not individual consumers. Although consumers quickly adopted general-purpose LLMs like ChatGPT, most specialized consumer GenAI applications have yet to resonate. “A lot of early AI applications around video, audio, and photo were super cool,” said … Read more

Nvidia bulks up open source offerings with an acquisition and new open AI models 

Nvidia continues to expand its footprint in open source AI on two fronts: an acquisition and a new model release. The semiconductor giant announced Monday it acquired SchedMD, the leading developer of popular open source workload management system Slurm. Nvidia said the company will continue to operate the program, which is designed for high-performance computing … Read more

Mo Salah: Jamie Carragher urges Liverpool forward to stay at Anfield until end of season | Football News

Jamie Carragher doesn’t see Mohamed Salah playing for Liverpool next season but thinks the forward should delay any immediate thoughts about quitting the club in January to secure a fitting Anfield send-off at the end of the season. Salah appeared to be emotional during what looked like a lap of appreciation after Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Brighton at Anfield as … Read more