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“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary is defending his plans for a Utah data center that was just approved by state officials despite community backlash. Loading audio narration… O’Leary is dismissing critics of the multibillion-dollar project as “professional protesters” and suggesting some of the opposition is being amplified by artificial intelligence.In…
During a Tuesday morning press briefing, Pentagon leaders fielded an out-of-the-ordinary query from a reporter seeking clarity on reports of Iran’s military using “kamikaze dolphins.” Loading audio narration… “I haven’t heard the kamikaze dolphin thing,” Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replied, wondering aloud if the…
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is one of the most bullish people in the world about artificial intelligence, and he just announced another AI bet. Loading audio narration… Speaking at the Milken conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Fink said his firm will announce a partnership with an unspecified hyperscaler later…
Kendall Jenner inside the 2026 Met Gala.Cindy Ord/Getty ImagesMembers of the Kardashian-Jenner family have been attending the Met Gala since 2013.Some of their red-carpet looks have missed the mark, while others are now considered iconic.Kim Kardashian’s outfits, in particular, have become some of the most famous worn at the event.It’s…
When Blake Lively materialized at the Met Gala on Monday, it felt like a scene straight out of “Gossip Girl”: Here was a formerly beloved and banished socialite, returning to the fray to salvage her status. Watching the red carpet livestream, one could almost hear a collective gasp from the…
One of the most common things I heard after having three kids in three and a half years was: “They’ll all be in college at the same time.” I was busy paying for diapers, and people were already warning me about college costs. It scared me. Loading audio narration… My…
Marc Andreessen says he wants his chatbot to be smarter — and a lot less polite. Loading audio narration… In a Monday post on X, the Andreessen Horowitz cofounder shared his “current AI custom prompt,” calling for systems that are “provocative, aggressive, argumentative, and pointed.”The post underscores Andreessen’s increasingly outspoken…
When I was in high school, I spent my summers working at the mall, stopping strangers to convince them to take surveys, working a cash register, and waitressing. The work was dull and boring. Loading audio narration… Nevertheless, I picked up extra shifts when I could, saving most of my…
Anthropic’s new technique for nabbing customers: Partner with the companies that own them. Loading audio narration… The AI giant is rolling out a consulting business with the help of Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, and Hellman & Friedman. That group will serve as the founding partners, but investing giants like General Atlantic,…
There are approximately 8,000 “end-of-life retired aircraft” sitting in deserts, jungles, and storage yards across the globe. Another 11,000 planes are expected to join them over the next 10 years.These “graveyards” started filling up during the COVID-19 pandemic when airlines had to make drastic cost-cutting changes, including furloughing pilots, cutting…
