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GameStop stock stock surged again early Tuesday, adding to a 74% rise on Monday as meme stocks appear to be back in vogue.
The biggest news stories this morning: What to expect at Google I/O 2024, Meta’s next hardware project might be AI-infused headphones with cameras, OpenAI’s free GPT-4o model can talk, laugh, sing and see more like a human.
Waymo's autonomous vehicle software is under investigation after federal regulators received 22 reports of the robotaxis crashing or potentially violating traffic safety laws by driving in the wrong lane or into construction zones. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) says the probe is intended to evaluate the software and its ability to avoid collisions with stationary objects, and how well it detects and responds to "traffic safety control devices" like cones. The investigation is designated as a “preliminary evaluation,” which the ODI tries to resolve within eight months.
Engadget's liveblog of Google I/O 2024, covering the announcements about Android 15, Gemini AI and more.
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Media executives have praised their competitors this earnings season, making one thing clear: the streaming wars have hit a ceasefire.
Jessica Biel hopes her new book gets people talking more openly about periods.
Blisce has become the latest VC firm to launch a fund dedicated to climate tech, for which it plans to raise as much as €150 million (about $162 million). The firm is hiring investor Pierre-Edouard Berion to lead the fund, and Lucie Basch, the co-founder of Too Good To Go, is going to support the fund as a venture partner. If you aren’t familiar with Blisce, the VC firm is based in Paris, has an office in New York, and is better known as the investment vehicle of Alexandre Mars (pictured above).
While Gilgeous-Alexander thrived, Luka Dončić struggled and missed a critical free throw in the game's final seconds.
Maad, a B2B e-commerce startup based in Senegal, has secured $3.2 million debt-equity funding to bolster its growth in the western Africa country and to explore fresh opportunities in the wider Francophone region. The seed round was led by Ventures Platform, with participation from Seedstars International Ventures, Reflect Ventures, Oui Capital, Launch Africa, Voltron Capital and Alumni Ventures.
In one scenario, Dallas makes Prescott the highest paid player in NFL history. In another, the Cowboys decline that commitment, at which point another team will make him the top paid player in NFL history.
Vulnerability is considered a weakness in sports until it isn't, and the Boston Celtics forward is floating in between.
The OpenAI Startup Fund, a venture fund that invests in early-stage AI companies and has recently transferred legal control from Sam Altman to Ian Hathaway, has closed on additional $5 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The fresh funds were raised from two investors who transferred the capital into a special purpose vehicle, a legal entity associated with the OpenAI Startup Fund: OpenAI Startup Fund SPV III, L.P. This is the third time the OpenAI Startup Fund has raised an SPV.
Raw oysters can harbor bacteria that can make you sick, but you can take steps to reduce that risk.
On the heels of OpenAI announcing the latest iteration of its GPT large language model, its biggest rival in generative AI in the U.S. announced an expansion of its own. Anthropic said Monday that Claude, its AI assistant, is now live in Europe with support for "multiple languages," including French, German, Italian and Spanish across Claude.ai, its iOS app and its business plan for teams. The launch comes after Anthropic extended its API to Europe to get developers using and integrating its models.
The pop star worked new songs from “The Tortured Poets Department” into her “Eras Tour” performances. Find out what’s changed since Swift last took the stage.
Jimmy Dunne cited 'no meaningful progress' being made in negotiations between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf as a reason for his resignation.
Vincent Goodwill is joined by Jake Fischer to recap the NBA Playoffs action from the weekend before talking with Krysten Peek about the 2024 NBA Draft.
Tom Brady signed a huge contract with the Fox network.
