80 m. ago Bulls, White Sox owner to be deposed for lawsuit after fan was shot

Jerry Reinsdorf faces deposition in lawsuit stemming from the unsolved 2023 shooting at Guaranteed Rate Field, where weapons are prohibited.

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3 h. ago San Francisco Tenderloin skate shop owner embaces challenge of uplifting neighborhood

San Francisco Tenderloin skate shop owner embaces challenge of uplifting neighborhood  CBS News

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6 h. ago Buzzy Publisher Started by TikTok’s Owner Abruptly Shuts Down

8th Note Press informed writers and agents that it is abruptly shutting down and returning publication rights to authors.

Politics

6 h. ago Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab closes on $2B at $10B valuation

Thinking Machines Lab, the secretive AI startup founded by OpenAI’s former chief technology officer Mira Murati, has closed a $2 billion seed round at a $10 billion valuation.

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6 h. ago New Angeleno starts nonprofit to clean up trash across Los Angeles

New Angeleno starts nonprofit to clean up trash across Los Angeles  NBC Los Angeles

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7 h. ago This physician left her job to make 'teaching kitchens' for those in need

After working as an emergency medicine physician in Kansas City for years, Kathryn Miner started exploring other ways to help people in her community and pursued lifestyle and culinary medicine.

Society

7 h. ago Cluely, a startup that helps ‘cheat on everything,’ raises $15M from a16z

The controversial AI startup was founded earlier this year.

Technology

8 h. ago European diplomats urge Iran to continue US nuclear talks in first face

Britain, France, Germany, and EU expressED concerns Friday over Middle East tensions and Iran's nuclear program during meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi in Geneva.

Politics

9 h. ago Anthropic says most AI models, not just Claude, will resort to blackmail

Several weeks after Anthropic released research claiming that its Claude Opus 4 AI model resorted to blackmailing engineers who tried to turn the model off in controlled test scenarios, the company is out with new research suggesting the problem is more widespread among leading AI models. On Friday, Anthropic published new safety research testing 16 […]

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10 h. ago Dry, windy weekend heightens California's wildfire risks, triggering power shutoffs for thousands

Dry, windy weekend heightens California's wildfire risks, triggering power shutoffs for thousands  Los Angeles Times

Events

11 h. ago Iran’s government says it shut down internet to protect against cyberattacks

The government cited the recent hacks on Bank Sepah and cryptocurrency exchange Nobite as reasons to shut down internet access to virtually all Iranians.

Technology

12 h. ago Two shark attacks reported in separate vacation hotspots as summer beach season starts

Hilton Head Island shark attack leaves beachgoer with serious leg injuries, following incident where 9-year-old Florida girl's hand was nearly severed during Gulf Coast snorkeling trip.

Events

13 h. ago After trying to buy Ilya Sutskever’s $32B AI startup, Meta looks to hire its CEO

Mark Zuckerberg’s AI talent hiring spree continues. In recent months, Meta tried to acquire Safe Superintelligence, the $32 billion AI startup co-founded by OpenAI’s former chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, according to a report from CNBC on Thursday. Sutskever ultimately turned Meta down, according to CNBC, but the company is now in talks to hire Safe […]

Economics

13 h. ago As Trump shuts out migrants, Spain opens its doors and fuels economic growth

As Trump shuts out migrants, Spain opens its doors and fuels economic growth  The Washington Post

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13 h. ago Find out how Flexport’s CEO, Ryan Petersen, builds when the rules keep changing at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, and we’re bringing the big conversations to the Builders Stage. One of the biggest? What it takes to keep building when the rules won’t stop shifting. When global logistics meets startup agility Flexport CEO and founder Ryan Petersen knows a thing or […]

Politics

13 h. ago Bilinear sequence regression model shows why AI excels at learning from word sequences

Researchers at EPFL have created a mathematical model that helps explain how breaking language into sequences makes modern AI-like chatbots so good at understanding and using words. The work is published in the journal Physical Review X.

Politics

14 h. ago Startup hiring isn’t just about the pitch, it’s about the package — Pulley, 645 Ventures, and Epigram Legal break it down at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Startups live and die by their early hires. And in a world where top talent has options — and stock options — you’ve got to offer more than a ping-pong table and a pitch deck to bring in the right people. At TechCrunch Disrupt’s 20th anniversary, happening on October 27-29 in San Francisco’s Moscone West, […]

Technology

14 h. ago NFL widows struggled to care for former players with CTE. They say a new study minimizes their pain.

Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published study is insulting and dismissive of their experience living with the degenerative brain disease The post NFL widows struggled to care for former players with CTE. They say a new study minimizes their pain. appeared first on Boston.com.

Politics

15 h. ago Police activity shuts down Washington Avenue near Downtown Las Vegas

Police activity shuts down Washington Avenue near Downtown Las Vegas  KSNV

Events

15 h. ago Net Stupid: UK's Largest Glass Fibre Factory to Reportedly Shut Down over Energy Costs

Britain's largest producer of fibre glass, a key component in wind turbines and electric cars, is reportedly set to shut down in part due to the high energy costs in the United Kingdom. The post Net Stupid: UK’s Largest Glass Fibre Factory to Reportedly Shut Down over Energy Costs appeared first on Breitbart.

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