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Elon Musk could lose his case against OpenAI — and still get what he wants
So, what’s a guy got to do to become a billionaire around here? Greg Brockman scribbled the question in his diary, recently unsealed as trial evidence, just two years after co-founding OpenAI as a charity in 2015: “Financially, what will take me to $1B?” For Brockman, now OpenAI’s president, the answer was a yearslong restructuring…
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University lets students earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees entirely on their phone
Americans looking to earn degrees at their own speed can now do so via their mobile phones after Cornerstone University tailored degree offerings in its business program to cater to students who prefer a self-paced program that can be completed on a smartphone. “We developed the nation’s first mobile platform to deliver an accredited undergraduate degree and…
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South Carolina couple with 34-year age gap sparks anger over ‘strict’ relationship rules
A South Carolina couple with a 34-year age gap has shared their “relationship non-negotiables,” sparking controversy with some saying they are too “strict” and questioning whether a relationship with such a gap will last. “I’m 26, and I’m 60, and these are non-negotiables in our age-gap relationship,” Gracen Greagen, 26, and her husband Kevin Greagan,…
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Venom and Hot Peppers Offer a Key to Killing Resistant Bacteria
Researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have identified new ways to combat tuberculosis and reduce bacterial resistance, developing three new antibiotics derived from scorpion venom and habanero peppers. A team led by Lourival Domingos Possani Postay, from the Institute of Biotechnology’s Morelos campus, created two drugs that demonstrated efficacy against the bacterium…
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UK supermarket worker fired for tackling prolific thief hours after he performed CPR on store security guard
A British supermarket worker was fired for tackling a prolific Champagne thief on the same day he rescued the store’s security guard, who was suffering a stroke. Gary MacArthur, who worked for Sainsbury’s – one of the UK’s “Big Four” supermarket chains – in southeast London for the past 15 years, was dismissed over a…
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Meet Rassvet, Russia’s Answer to Starlink
In late March, Russian company Bureau 1440 brought into low orbit the first 16 broadband internet satellites of the new Rassvet constellation, already dubbed by observers and local media the Russian answer to SpaceX’s Starlink. It’s an ambitious global internet project that experts say could conceal much broader strategic goals, with functions including military and…
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Trump demands Hakeem Jeffries be charged with inciting violence with ‘maximum warfare’ rhetoric
President Donald Trump accused House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., of inciting the most recent assassination attempt against him, further escalating his feud with the top Democrat. Trump argued in a Truth Social post on Thursday that Jeffries should be arrested after promoting “warfare” against Republicans just days before the assassination scare at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner…
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CDC classifies Hantavirus outbreak as a ‘Level 3’ emergency response: report
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified the hantavirus outbreak as a “Level 3” threat and activated its Emergency Operations Centers, according to a report. The risk to the public remains low, but epidemiologists, scientists, and physicians may be reassigned to monitor and assist with the disease response, several sources told ABC…
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Haitian illegal immigrant who fatally beat Florida store clerk with hammer will face death penalty
A man who entered the US illegally from Haiti and murdered a Fort Myers store clerkwill face the death penalty, prosecutors said. State Attorney Amira Fox announced Thursday that a Lee County grand jury returned an indictment against Rolbert Joachin, 40, in connection with the April 2 killing of Nilufa Easmın, a 51-year-old immigrant from Bangladesh, at…
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Chicago street performer Andrew David robbed in broad daylight while singing by teen in viral video
Shocking viral video captured a brazen teenage thief swiping a veteran Chicago street performer’s donation box filled with cash in broad daylight on one of the city’s busiest corners. Singer Andrew David was busking Ed Sheeran’s hit “Perfect” in front of the One North State building in Chicago’s business district on Monday afternoon when the…