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Defending champion Jannik Sinner celebrated his 24th birthday by booking a place in the final of the Cincinnati Open. The world No 1 beat the tournament’s surprise package Terence Atmane in straight sets, 7-6 6-2, to claim his 200th ATP Tour victory on a hard court, and his 26th straight victory on the surface. The … Read more
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into left-leaning advocacy group Media Matters. Back in 2023, Media Matters published research showing ads from major companies had appeared alongside antisemitic and other offensive content on Elon Musk-owned X. When major advertisers subsequently pulled back from the platform, X sued … Read more
Oval Invincibles Men set a new record for the highest total in The Hundred with 226-4 as they went on to complete a convincing 83-run victory over Welsh Fire. England batter Jordan Cox scored a fine unbeaten 86 off 29 balls – hitting 10 sixes – as the Invincibles bettered Manchester Originals’ score of 208-5 … Read more
Anthropic has announced new capabilities that will allow some of its newest, largest models to end conversations in what the company describes as “rare, extreme cases of persistently harmful or abusive user interactions.” Strikingly, Anthropic says it’s doing this not to protect the human user, but rather the AI model itself. To be clear, the … Read more
Nottingham Forest have completed the signing of Omari Hutchinson from Ipswich in a £37.5m deal. Forest initially had a bid worth £35m rejected by Ipswich while Brentford also held an interest in the forward earlier in the window but failed to agree a deal. Hutchinson signed for Ipswich in June last year, having enjoyed a … Read more
James Showalter describes a pretty specific if not entirely implausible nightmare scenario. Someone drives up to your house, cracks your Wi-Fi password, and then starts messing with the solar inverter mounted beside your garage — that unassuming gray box that converts the direct current from your rooftop panels into the alternating current that powers your … Read more
British No 1 Jack Draper has re-paired with Jessica Pegula for the reimagined US Open mixed doubles tournament after Paula Badosa pulled out, while world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka also withdrew. Jannik Sinner, who along with Sabalenka will defend their singles crowns at Flushing Meadows from Sunday, August 24 – live on Sky Sports – … Read more
Another crypto company is headed for the public markets. This time, it’s Gemini Space Station Inc., the New York-based crypto exchange and custodian bank founded by billionaire twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. The outfit, which plans to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol GEMI, was founded in 2014 and operates as … Read more
Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre continued his superb start to the BMW Championship to move five shots clear of Scottie Scheffler at the halfway point of the FedExCup Playoffs event. Having led Scheffler by three after shooting 62 on a rain-interrupted opening day at Caves Valley Golf Club in Maryland, MacIntyre maintained his form with a superb … Read more
I’m looking out at Alcatraz Island from a Mediterranean restaurant in San Francisco with hundred-dollar fish entrees on the menu. As I make small talk with other reporters, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman jumps through the door on my left. Altman’s looking down at his bare iPhone to show us all something, and an intrusive thought … Read more
