2 h. ago GeoAlaska to start geothermal drilling in Augustine Island, Alaska later this year

GeoAlaska to start geothermal drilling in Augustine Island, Alaska later this year  ThinkGeoEnergy

Politics

3 h. ago Brian Wilson and Sly Stone: Pop World Builders Dogged by Darkness

Two of music’s powerful visionaries died this week. The songs they meticulously constructed offered an escape their makers struggled to realize in their own lives.

Politics

3 h. ago Nairobi startup's bid to be 'operating system for global South'

Away from the heady rush to build ultra-capable, sci-fi style artificial intelligence in Silicon Valley, ambitious Nairobi-based startup Amini AI is betting on the technology addressing emerging countries' prosaic problems in the here and now.

Technology

3 h. ago Multiverse Computing raises $215M for tech that could radically slim AI costs

Spanish startup Multiverse Computing announced that it raised an enormous Series B round on the strength of a technology it calls “CompactifAI.”

Economics

3 h. ago Multiverse Computing raises $215M for tech that could radically lower AI costs

Spanish startup Multiverse Computing said it raised an enormous Series B round on the strength of a technology it calls “CompactifAI.”

Economics

4 h. ago With retail cyberattacks on the rise, customers find orders blocked and shelves empty

A string of recent cyberattacks and data breaches involving the systems of major retailers have started affecting shoppers.

Economics

9 h. ago WATCH: ‘It felt overwhelming’: Michael Strahan on his 1st day at ‘GMA’

Michael Strahan reflected on his start as he wrapped up at Times Square Studio.

Politics

12 h. ago Music icon Brian Wilson's death evokes heartfelt celebrity tributes from John Stamos, daughter Carnie Wilson

Celebrities took to social media to pay tribute to Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson, whose family announced his death at age 82 Wednesday.

Events

13 h. ago Female tennis players granted WTA ranking protection during fertility procedures

The WTA has announced a new policy aimed at helping female tennis players "balance a professional sports career with planning and starting a family."

Sport

14 h. ago Jake Heggie Joins San Francisco Conservatory of Music Faculty

Jake Heggie Joins San Francisco Conservatory of Music Faculty  OperaWire

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15 h. ago Meta bolsters data trove with $15 billion stake in startup Scale AI

Meta bolsters data trove with $15 billion stake in startup Scale AI  The Washington Post

Economics

15 h. ago Head of S.F. legal aid nonprofit starts hunger strike protesting budget cuts

Head of S.F. legal aid nonprofit starts hunger strike protesting budget cuts  Mission Local

Events

15 h. ago Trump's DOGE efficiency agency says it slashes $25B in federal spending as rehiring begins

DOGE reports federal non-defense obligations decreased by 22.4% compared to 2024, while multiple agencies including HHS, IRS and FDA start rehiring workers cut during efficiency measures.

Politics

15 h. ago Waters: Trump Started L.A. Riots, 'He Should Not Continue to Support Violence'

Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) claimed Wednesday on CNN's "News Central" that President Donald Trump caused the Los Angeles immigration unrest. The post Waters: Trump Started L.A. Riots, ‘He Should Not Continue to Support Violence’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Politics

18 h. ago Review & setlist: At the Wang, Paul Simon shows that the fighter still remains

Combining a full performance of his latest, "Seven Psalms," and a collection of classics, Simon honored over a half-century of music with a quiet celebration.  The post Review & setlist: At the Wang, Paul Simon shows that the fighter still remains appeared first on Boston.com.

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19 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Defense to Analyze ‘Hotel Night’ Texts With ‘Jane’

The music mogul’s lawyers are walking his former girlfriend, who is now a government witness, through a voluminous history of text and audio messages.

Events

19 h. ago Brian Wilson, Songwriter and Leader of the Beach Boys, Dies at 82

A hitmaker elevated and burdened by the label of genius, he transcended the breezy surf genre to create complex harmonies and intricate soundscapes in the studio.

Events

19 h. ago Brian Wilson, the troubled genius behind The Beach Boys, has died at age 82

The Beach Boys' co-founder, songwriter and producer transformed pop music into high art, and became America's answer to The Beatles' Lennon and McCartney in the process.

Events

20 h. ago Jewel Burks Solomon’s Collab Capital has closed a new $75M fund

Collab Capital announced today the close of a $75 million Fund II.  Jewel Burks Solomon, who rose to prominence in Silicon Valley during her years running Google for Startups US, has just closed her second fund for her VC firm Collab Capital. Fund II is $75 million and includes heavyweight limited partners like Apple, Goldman […]

Politics

20 h. ago U.S. Open: With 15,000 Fewer Trees, Oakmont Is Now Ready for Another Major

A former club president, known as Old Chainsaw, started the process in 1994 under cover of darkness. It transformed play.

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