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Hollywood is hungry for new breakthrough films and talent. Is YouTube the next place to mine for popular IP and filmmaking stars?YouTuber-helmed horror hits “Obsession” and “Backrooms” beat Disney’s “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” this past weekend in ticket sales.They build on an earlier box office darling, “Iron Lung,”…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alex Ruber, a 29-year-old cofounder and CEO, based in San Francisco. The following has been edited for length and clarity.About five months after being in Y Combinator, my cofounder, Parth, and I thought we might have to give up.We met through…
The NBA Finals began on Wednesday at Frost Bank Center in Texas, with the New York Knicks taking on the San Antonio Spurs.The Knicks made their first Finals appearance in more than two decades, and capped off the night with a 105-95 victory over the Spurs.The highly anticipated matchup drew…
A squad of media heavyweights turned up at the NBA Finals on Wednesday evening.Among them were Disney board member Bob Iger, Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.The group was spotted at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio as the New York Knicks took…
Russia has been plagued for years by friendly-fire incidents with its glide bombs, showing flaws in how Moscow is waging its airstrike campaign, said the UK defense ministry.”These instances demonstrate continued errors in Russia’s ability to successfully employ their munitions on intended targets,” the ministry said in an intelligence update…
Steve Cohen’s $50.7 billion hedge fund has continued its strong run of returns with a 2% gain in May, a person close to the firm tells Business Insider.That gain puts Cohen’s firm at 10.5% for the year, following a 17.5% gain in 2025, when the manager outperformed its main rivals…
OpenAI’s employees are spending tokens on tokens on tokens. And yet it’s someone outside the company who is spending the most.The AI lab’s employees are known for their high AI spending. Peter Steinberger, the creator of OpenClaw, once spent $1.3 million worth of tokens in a month.During a Tuesday enterprise…
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar said it’s hard to describe what it feels like to use the company’s closely-guarded AI hardware device.”It feels very natural, but it feels very lovable,” Friar said during a live interview at the “All-In Podcast” team’s Liquity Summit in California.When the co-hosts of the “All-In” podcast…
Uber is laying off nearly a quarter of its People and Places staff — but not because of AI, the company said.The department oversees teams from human resources to recruitment. The job cuts amount to less than 1% of Uber’s global workforce of 34,000 employees, a spokesperson said.The layoffs come…
Few things clear out your sinuses quite like opening a letter from your pet insurance provider only to find the word “denied” stamped across a $900 invoice. You bought the policy to avoid a financial ambush, but a Veterinary Times data review revealed that roughly 16% of denied pet insurance…
