Jean-Claude Rouget returned to the Group One winner’s enclosure as Leffard got up to deny Trinity College in a pulsating finish to the Cygagames Grand Prix de Paris at ParisLongchamp. The dual Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe-winning trainer – who has had health battles and seen his string much reduced over the last year – … Read more
One Elon Musk business might be making a big investment in another. According to a Wall Street Journal report that cites investors close to SpaceX, the company has agreed to invest $2 billion in Musk’s AI startup xAI. The investment would reportedly be part of the $5 billion equity raise (along with another $5 billion … Read more
During the third Test between England and India at Lord’s, slow play has dominated the conversation but why has it become such an issue? Let’s take a look… Why has this Test been so slow? The issue seems to have reared its head during this Test due to a combination of factors that have all … Read more
Welcome back to Week in Review! We’ve got tons of news for you this week, including a shakeup at X, Hugging Face’s new robot, new phones from Nothing and Samsung, and a whole lot more. Have a great weekend! Off to do something else: X CEO Linda Yaccarino stepped down this week after a tumultuous … Read more
Ireland ran in a record-breaking 16 tries in a one-sided 106-7 rout of Portugal in Lisbon to register their biggest Test win in the first encounter between the two nations. Connacht pair Hugh Gavin and Shayne Bolton went over twice on their debuts and there was also two each for club team-mate and flanker Cian … Read more
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen sharply criticized universities including Stanford and MIT, along with the National Science Foundation, in a group chat with AI scientists and Trump administration officials, according to screenshots viewed by the Washington Post. According to the Post, Andreessen described MIT and Stanford (which I attended two decades ago) as “mainly political lobbying … Read more
Andy Baetens dumped reigning champion Rob Cross out of the Baltic Sea Darts Open on Saturday, as Luke Humphries survived a huge scare in Kiel. Day Two of the year’s ninth European Tour event saw 16 second round matches take place on a marathon day of action at the Wunderino Arena, with Cross one of … Read more
A research institute connected to the United Nations has created two AI-powered avatars designed to teach people about refugee issues. 404 Media wrote about an experiment conducted by a class at the United Nations University Center for Policy Research that resulted in the creation of two AI agents or avatars — Amina, a fictional woman … Read more
Rory McIlroy put himself in pole position to win the Scottish Open after he carded a fine four-under par 66 at the Renaissance Club. Finding form at just the right time ahead of next week’s Open, the world number two landed five birdies, and just one bogey, to leave him on 11 under for the … Read more
In a series of posts on X, the AI chatbot Grok apologized for what it admitted was “horrific behavior.” The posts appear to be an official statement from xAI, the Elon Musk-led company behind Grok, as opposed to an AI-generated explanation for Grok’s posts. (xAI recently acquired X, where Grok is prominently featured.) Grok’s latest … Read more
