Ludvig Åberg holds a share of the lead after a weather-disrupted opening day at the BMW PGA Championship, as Rory McIlroy suffered a frustrating finish to his round at Wentworth. Åberg recovered from an opening-hole bogey to post nine birdies in a first-round 64 and share top spot with France’s Tom Vaillant, who set the … Read more
There’s plenty of uncertainty to go around this year, including a global trade war, shifting policy priorities, and an economy that’s starting to stumble. Breakthrough Energy, a climate tech organization founded by Bill Gates, has also been shifting in response. The group always placed long bets, though it appears to be reappraising some of them. … Read more
Nottinghamshire maintained their push for a first County Championship title since 2010 with a nerve-jangling, three-wicket win over rock-bottom Worcestershire ahead of their crunch clash against Surrey from Monday. Notts resumed on 40-1 in chase of 136 on the final morning at New Road and plummeted to 83-6 before a combination of Liam Patterson-White (23), … Read more
The California State Assembly took a big step toward regulating AI on Wednesday night, passing SB 243 — a bill that regulate AI companion chatbots in order to protect minors and vulnerable users. The legislation passed with bipartisan support and now heads to the state Senate for a final vote Friday. If Governor Gavin Newsom … Read more
There’s been great interest in what Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab is building with its $2 billion in seed funding and the all-star team of former OpenAI researchers who have joined the lab. In a blog post published on Wednesday, Murati’s research lab gave the world its first look into one of its projects: creating … Read more
With Anduril’s help, Australia has done what the U.S. Navy has struggled to accomplish: transition an extra-large undersea drone from white board to under contract in just three years. Anduril announced Tuesday that a fleet of its XL uncrewed undersea vehicle (XLUUV) “Ghost Shark” will begin operations in Australian waters next year under a massive … Read more
Team USA captain Keegan Bradley insists he “doesn’t care” about how Team Europe are preparing for the Ryder Cup and has confirmed he is “pretty set” with his pairing plans for Bethpage Black. Bradley is looking to regain the trophy for the United States and continue home dominance in the event, with Luke Donald’s European … Read more
Video platform Vimeo announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to be acquired by Bending Spoons, one of Europe’s largest mobile app developers, in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $1.38 billion. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Vimeo will be … Read more
Team Europe captain Luke Donald insists his side “will be ready” for Donald Trump’s presence at the Ryder Cup and has been “assured” that their clash with the United States will run smoothly. Donald returns as captain for this year’s contest at Bethpage Black, live from September 26-28 on Sky Sports, where Europe – containing … Read more
What a difference a changing regulatory environment makes. Roughly nine months after suggesting that a young copy trading platform could only operate because it flew “under the radar” of regulators, Robinhood has announced its own entry into the space with “Robinhood Social,” a new feature that will allow users to follow and manually replicate the … Read more
