Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “mega-round,” and seven companies raised rounds that were $1 billion in size or larger. How will 2025 compare? As we enter…
Bria Murphy and her husband, Michael Xavier, celebrated the upcoming arrival of their son, John, with a baby shower on Saturday. Bria’s mom, Nicole Mitchell-Murphy, shared a video montage from the family gathering, which was held at Eddie Murphy’s mansion. Alongside the clip, she wrote a sweet message for her unborn grandson. “Celebrating Bria and…
Imagn Images Legendary NFL running back Marshall Faulk will be the next coach at Southern University, according to Jordan Schultz. Faulk and the school have reportedly agreed to a three-year contract with an option. An official announcement is slated for Monday. Southern University officials recently flew out to Boulder to interview Faulk, a New Orleans…
The military announced on Wednesday it had taken over the West African nation. Later, the opposition leader accused the incumbent president of staging the coup d’état to try to retain power.
In 2009, Yohannes Haile-Selassie and his team were combing the desert landscape of Burtele, a paleontological site in the Afar Region of Ethiopia, when Stephanie Melillo found something remarkable: an ancient, humanlike foot bone. “It was half of the fourth metatarsal ray,” says Haile-Selassie, a paleoanthropologist at Arizona State University in Tempe, referring to the bone…
Apple TV removed The Hunt from its streaming slate last week after concerns were raised about plagiarism. The move, previously reported by Apple Insider, comes after French media journalist Clément Garin claimed that the story closely follows Shoot, a 1974 novel written by Douglas Fairbairn. The Hunt was originally supposed to premiere on Apple TV…
He’s finally done it! Robert Irwin has taken the mirror ball trophy and won Season 34 of Dancing With The Stars with partner professional dancer Witney Carson. In an emotional post on Instagram the 21-year-old wildlife warrior reflected on what it means to him, and achieve that he set his sights on a decade ago. …
The Rams, the team with the best record in the NFC, are getting stronger. On Wednesday, the Rams designated receiver Tutu Atwell and cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon to return from injured reserve. Both could play Sunday against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C., coach Sean McVay said. The Rams also placed cornerback Roger McCreary on injured…
At many organizations, senior leaders have a positive view of their employees’ ability and willingness to use AI. In our recent survey of 1,400 U.S.-based employees, 76% of executives reported that their employees feel enthusiastic about AI adoption in their organization. But the view from the bottom up is less sunny: Just 31% of individual contributors…
American diplomats were told to raise U.S. concerns about “violent crimes associated with people of a migration background.”
