Chelsea 2 – 0 Leverkusen

Estevao Willian introduced himself with a goal on his debut before Joao Pedro staked his claim for the starting striker spot with a late second as Chelsea beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 in their first pre-season friendly. Estevao, the 18-year-old Brazilian winger who signed from Palmeiras for £29m, proved why he is so highly rated, keeping … Read more

xAI’s legal chief steps down after whirlwind year

Robert Keele said this week that he has stepped down as xAI’s head of legal after just over a year, saying he wants to spend more time with his children. In his announcement, Keele also acknowledged “daylight between our worldviews” with boss Elon Musk, who hasn’t commented on Keele’s exit. “I love my two toddlers … Read more

FedEx Playoffs: Akshay Bhatia leads St. Jude Championship, with Tommy Fleetwood and Scottie Scheffler challenging | Golf News

Akshay Bhatia posted a career-best, eight-under round of 62 to earn a one-shot lead over Tommy Flettwood at the St. Jude Championship to open the FedEx Playoffs. Bhatia comes into the playoffs ranked 45th, with only the top 50 advancing to the second of three tournaments before that is whittled down again to the top … Read more

Tesla shuts down Dojo, the AI training supercomputer that Musk said would be key to full self-driving

Tesla is breaking up the team behind its Dojo supercomputer, ending the automaker’s play at developing in-house chips for driverless technology, according to Bloomberg. Dojo’s lead, Peter Bannon, is leaving the company, and the remaining team members will be reassigned to other data center and compute projects within Tesla, per Bloomberg’s reporting, which cited anonymous … Read more

Rocket Lab eyes big defense opportunities with new acquisition

Rocket Lab is signaling to investors, yet again, that it’s more than “just” a rocket company. Rocket Lab’s second-quarter results, which were posted Thursday, show revenues continue to be driven by its space systems business rather than launch. The results also highlighted the company’s acquisition strategy and how its purchase of a new optical payloads … Read more

AI agents aren’t the ‘new Google,’ says Airbnb CEO

After a second-quarter earnings beat, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky shared his thoughts on the company’s AI strategy, cautioning investors that AI chatbots can’t yet be thought of as the “new Google.” That is, AI chatbots, while potentially driving new leads to the travel and services business, aren’t entirely a replacement for the referrals that the … Read more