AI frenzy leads US venture capital to biggest splurge in three years

Bowling Green hires Eddie George: Ohio State legend takes next step after four years leading Tennessee State

The legendary former Ohio State running back is taking another step up the college coaching ladder

CBS Sports - 15h

Chaos in Romania's capital after far-right Calin Georgescu barred from presidential redo

Chaos broke out in Romania’s capital as supporters of the far-right populist Calin Georgescu protested the electoral body’s decision to reject his candidacy in a presidential election redo

ABC News - 11h

First firing squad execution in 15 years is carried out in South Carolina

South Carolina has conducted the first firing squad execution in the U.S. in over a decade. Brad Sigmon was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. last night, three minutes after sharpshooters fired their ...

CBS News - 1d

UK 'hardest hit by Covid fallout' and next Bond 'shouldn't be American'

A mix of stories lead Sunday's front pages, including on immigration and five years on since the start of the pandemic.

BBC News - 1d

Covid’s Long-Term Effects on the Lungs, Gut, Brain and More

Five years on, scientists are starting to understand how the virus can lead to long-term, sometimes invisible changes.

The New York Times - 2h

‘An ideal tool’: prisons are using virtual reality to help people in solitary confinement

Participants view scenes of daily life as well as travel adventures – then process the emotions they trigger through art. One Monday in July, Samantha Tovar, known as Royal, left her 6ft-by-11ft ...

The Guardian - 1d

Why Workday’s CEO Made a Tough Layoff Decision to Invest in AI

Carl Eschenbach explains how workers—including CEOs—can coexist with AI.

Inc. - 1h

What Technicolor’s Collapse Teaches Us About Cognitive Lock-in

After 110 Years, the visual effects company behind movies like Dune and Wizard of Oz, shut down.

Inc. - 2d

Google Says Its New ‘AI Mode’ Will Help You Find Better, Deeper Information

The move to make search more efficient with generative AI is a clear shot at OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Perplexity, an AI-powered search engine.

Inc. - 1h

Three wanted in Toronto pub shooting that injured 12

Three people are wanted after 12 people were injured in a shooting at a Toronto pub Friday night, police said.

NBC News - 1d

Bruins decided to trade Brad Marchand to Panthers after 'gap' in talks for new contract

Marchand reportedly wanted a three-year deal but for more money than the Bruins were offering.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

McDonald’s Customers Will Get Their Meals With a Side of AI

The Golden Arches is joining many of its fast-food rivals in rolling out AI technology it hopes will increase efficiency, ease workflows, and boost satisfaction.

Inc. - 2d

AI Is Changing Everything. Here’s How to Stand Out as a Thought Leader

A branding expert shares how to get ahead of AI and establish your presence as an authentic thought leader.

Inc. - 2d

The great software rewiring: AI isn’t just eating everything; it is everything

Gen AI is not just another technology layer; it has the potential to eat the entire software industry from the inside-out.

VentureBeat - 16h

GB win three silvers on final day of European Indoors

Great Britain win three silvers on the final day of the European Athletics Indoor Championships to finish with seven medals.

BBC News - 16h

Top shipping broker Clarksons says war and Trump tariff fears have hit revenues

Shares in FTSE 250 company fall by nearly a fifth as geopolitical turmoil pushes down freight rates. Business live – latest updates The world’s biggest ship broker has warned that geopolitical ...

The Guardian - 1h

'The first of three finals' - how good can Liverpool's season be?

Liverpool's dream of achieving the Treble was ended last month by Plymouth in the fourth round of the FA Cup - but they remain firmly in the hunt for three trophies.

BBC News - 1d

Trump Organization Sues Capital One for Closing Its Accounts

President Trump’s family business accused the bank of violating consumer protection laws by closing its accounts in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack.

The New York Times - 2d

SimilarWeb data: This obscure AI startup grew 8,658% while OpenAI crawled at 9%

SimilarWeb data reveals dramatic AI market upheaval with Deepseek (8,658% growth) and Lovable (928% growth) dominating.

VentureBeat - 4d

A standard, open framework for building AI agents is coming from Cisco, LangChain and Galileo

The collective, called AGNTCY, aims to create a standard way for AI agents from different platforms and frameworks to talk to each other.

VentureBeat - 3d

Three suspects at large after shooting at Toronto pub leaves a dozen injured

Police say suspects are male, with one in a black balaclava seen fleeing the scene at the Piper Arms in a silver car. Three suspects are at large after a mass shooting at the opening night of a pub ...

The Guardian - 2d

Nvidia’s GTC 2025 will feature AI’s brightest minds and draw 25K attendees in person

Nvidia today announced GTC 2025, the world’s premier AI conference, will return March 17 to March 21 to San Jose, California.

VentureBeat - 4d

How Yelp reviewed competing LLMs for correctness, relevance and tone to develop its user-friendly AI assistant

Yelp found that when it first launched a GPT-4o-powered AI chatbot, usage rates dropped. But training it to sound like a human changed that.

VentureBeat - 2d

AI made its way to vineyards. Here's how the technology is helping make your wine

As AI continues to grow, experts say that the wine industry is proof that businesses can integrate the technology efficiently to supplement labor without displacing a workforce

ABC News - 57m

Lady Gaga: My biggest fear? Being alone

As she returns to pop with her seventh album, Mayhem, Lady Gaga reflects on the loneliness of fame.

BBC News - 3d

How the Lumineers outlived stomp-clap's biggest hit

Wesley Schultz of the Denver-based folk-rock duo on becoming a hero to the likes of Zach Bryan and Noah Kahan.

Los Angeles Times - 3d

NHL Trade Deadline 2025: The Five Biggest Winners

A handful of NHL clubs truly nailed it during the trade deadline season.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

NHL Trade Deadline 2025: The Five Biggest Losers

Now that the NHL’s trade deadline has come and gone, it’s as good a time as any to examine the deals that were made – and the ones that weren’t – and identify winners and losers at the deadline. We ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

The Biggest Winners and Losers After the N.H.L. Trade Deadline

Two trades have reshaped the Stanley Cup race after a wild week.

The New York Times - 23h

Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend

All employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, overseen by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., received unsigned emails Friday night offering them a “voluntary separation incentive ...

NBC News - 15h

Changing US law keeps victims’ families – and people on death row – waiting decades for closure

Marcia Fulton has waited 37 years for David Wood to be executed for her daughter’s murder, but lawyers who believe he’s innocent keep filing appeals. Two months ago, Marcia Fulton received a knock ...

The Guardian - 1h

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Financial Times - 5h

Ertz to run it back with Commanders, source says

Three-time Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz is re-signing with the Washington Commanders on a one-year deal worth $6.25 million, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

ESPN - 20h

Source: Chiefs re-signing LB Bolton to $45M deal

Linebacker Nick Bolton is re-signing with the Chiefs on a three-year, $45 million deal, including $30 million fully guaranteed at signing, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

ESPN - 12h

An Australian Wedding So Nice They Celebrated It … Three Times

Ahead of their civil ceremony, Mishti Rahman and Philip Kanis wanted to pay tribute to their Bangladeshi and Greek cultures, as well as their friends.

The New York Times - 3d

Christopher Bell rings up first Cup three-race win streak since '21

Christopher Bell became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to win three straight races since 2021, holding off Denny Hamlin by 0.049 seconds at Phoenix Raceway.

ESPN - 16m

Cassie Porter, Nasa Hataoka share LPGA lead through 36 holes in China

Cassie Porter and Nasa Hataoka were atop the leaderboard with a one-shot lead Friday after the second round of the Blue Bay LPGA.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Female students mark International Women's day by leading protests in Serbia against corruption

Female students have marked International Women's Day in Serbia by leading protests against corruption and sending a message decrying widespread violence against women in the country

ABC News - 1d

On a Bench in Hungary, a Promise Leads to a Proposal

As teenagers, Jessye Marquez and Thomas Wood, committed to each other after competing in a Filipino martial arts tournament, even though they lived on opposite sides of the Atlantic.

The New York Times - 2d

Trump Organization sues Capital One bank over account closures after Jan. 6 Capitol riot

The Trump companies accuse Capitol One of having "'woke' beliefs that it needed to distance itself from President Trump and his conservative political views."

CNBC - 2d

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