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Elon Musk’s xAI launches API, letting third-party developers build atop Grok

Attention, developers: you can now get your hands on Elon Musk's Grok 2 multimodal language model through his startup xAI's new API.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 21

Biden administration to award nearly $250 million to develop 30,000 affordable housing units

The effort comes as the federal government seeks to rein in high housing prices ahead of the presidential election in November.

Business - MarketWatch - October 23

Nvidia CEO touts India’s progress with sovereign AI and over 100K AI developers trained

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang noted India’s progress in its AI journey in a conversation at the Nvidia AI Summit in India. India now has more than 2,000 Nvidia Inception AI companies and more than ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 24

Microsoft's GitHub expands beyond OpenAI, lets developers use AI models from Anthropic, Google

GitHub is giving software developers more choices for its popular coding assistant, meaning they won't be limited to models from OpenAI.

Business - CNBC - 6 days ago

Microsoft just made it way easier for developers to build AI apps — and it could be bad news for AWS

Microsoft expands its AI developer tools with GitHub Copilot for Azure, simplifying cloud integration and transforming how developers build and deploy AI applications in an increasingly competitive ...

Tech - VentureBeat - 6 days ago

New Rule Blocks U.S. Investors From Helping China Develop Advanced Military Tech

A rare point of bipartisan agreement backs a Treasury Department regulation to curb and track American investments in AI and technology that could boost a major U.S. rival.

Business - Inc. - 6 days ago

AWS launches in-line Q Developer AI coding assistant to take on Microsoft’s Github Copilot

Amazon Q Developer’s inline chat feature demonstrates its potential through practical applications like code refactoring and documentation.

Tech - VentureBeat - 6 days ago

Fantasy Film Room: QB development criticism is overblown + Cowboys offense is doomed | Yahoo Fantasy Forecast

It's Thursday and 'Fantasy Film Room' is back with Nate Tice and Matt Harmon. The two do a deep dive on four offenses that could be good, bad or stuck in mid. Harmon and Tice look at the Bengals, ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 5 days ago

xAI woos developers with $25/month worth of API credits, support for OpenAI, Anthropic SDKs

It doesn't sound like much coming from the world's wealthiest man and multi-billionaire, and it's not really on a per user basis.

Tech - VentureBeat - 16 hours ago

Game Pass Dumps These Five Games Very Soon

All good things must end As it typically does twice per month, Microsoft is set to remove another batch of titles from the Game Pass library across console, cloud, and PC. The next set of ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 15

Game Pass Is Removing These Seven Games Very Soon

It's time to go As it does each month, Microsoft is removing more titles from the Xbox Game Pass catalog. There are seven games leaving the Game Pass library on November 15, including some ...

Tech - GameSpot - 22 hours ago

The Game Theory of Democracy

Countries where democracy is in trouble share a common pattern, and it’s a worrying one for the United States.

World - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Xbox Game Pass Ends October 2024 With Its Biggest Game Yet

Microsoft has announced the wave of games that'll be closing out October through its Game Pass service, and while Call of Duty headlines the latest arrivals, there are some fun alternatives to look ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 15

How Andrew Stephan made War Game — the Ukraine game documentary | The DeanBeat

Andrew Stephan is the director of War Game: The Making of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, a documentary from Microsoft about the ordeal of the game developers at GSC Game World, the Ukraine game studio that had ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 18

Freddie Freeman turns Game 1 into an instant classic with game-ending slam

The Dodgers' first baseman echoed Kirk Gibson, delivering his first home run of this postseason in epic fashion.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 26

Arcade1Up's Board Game Tablet Is Discounted At Amazon - Comes With Over 100 Games

Arcade1Up's Infinity Game Board is rarely on sale, but Amazon is offering a modest discount right now that drops the price of the digital board game tablet to $473 (was $500) . You may need to ...

Tech - GameSpot - 3 days ago

Walleye Shuttle Returns for Saturday Games

Toledo Walleye fans now have an easier way to get to games on the weekends.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

Who are the Commonwealth Games winners and losers?

The Commonwealth Games will take place in 2026 after Glasgow stepped in to host, but the stripped-back event has left some celebrating and others disappointed.

Hornets vs Rockets Game Highlights

The Hornets defeated the Rockets, 110-105. LaMelo Ball recorded 34 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists for the Hornets, while Tre Mann added 24 points and 6 rebounds in the victory. Jalen Green (28 ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 24

Suns vs Lakers Game Highlights

Los Angeles defeats Phoenix, 123-116. For Los Angeles, Anthony Davis led the way with 35 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 blocks while aided by Austin Reaves (26 points (5 3PM), 4 rebounds, 8 ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 26

The Biggest Game Releases Of November 2024

We're just two months away from the 2024 finish line, and after several months of high-profile game releases, November feels like a good time to catch up on your backlog. That's not to say that ...

Tech - GameSpot - 4 days ago

The Best Games Of 2024 (So Far)

The 2024 gaming year is nearing the finish line, and if there's a common thread linking all of this year's biggest releases, it's that several of these games have been surprise hits. While 2023 was ...

Tech - GameSpot - 3 days ago

Yankees name Rodón to start Game 1 of ALCS

Left-hander Carlos Rodón will start the ALCS opener for the Yankees against the Guardians.

Sports - ESPN - October 13

Pulisic, Pepi, McKennie to miss U.S.-Mexico game

Christian Pulisic, Ricardo Pepi and Weston McKennie will miss the United States' friendly at Mexico on Tuesday in order to return to their clubs in Europe.

Sports - ESPN - October 14

China Holds War Games Encircling Taiwan in Warning to Island’s Leader

Scores of Chinese aircraft and dozens of ships surrounded Taiwan, after President Lai Ching-te rejected Beijing’s claim over the island.

World - The New York Times - October 14

Why are Bellamy's Wales tailing off in games?

Wales have struggled to close out matches in the early stages of Craig Bellamy's tenure as head coach.

Gambling stocks hit by fears of UK Budget tax grab

Ladbrokes owner Entain falls 8% while Flutter loses 6%

World - Financial Times - October 14

Nigeria boycott Libya game after airport stranding

Nigeria have pulled out of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya on Monday, according to their captain William Troost-Ekong and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Sports - ESPN - October 15

The Budget Game: Can you do better than Rachel Reeves?

Step into the chancellor’s shoes and devise your fiscal plan

Business - Financial Times - October 15

SAG-AFTRA and game companies resume negotiations

The SAG-AFTRA talent union has resumed negotiations with video game companies around rules for using AI for voice acting in games.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 15

Ranking the top MVP candidates through six games

Who has the early NFL MVP edge? Will Lamar Jackson repeat? Here's our top-five list.

Sports - ESPN - October 17

SAG-AFTRA To Resume Video Game Contract Negotiations

Three months after going on strike over concerns over video games' AI voice work, SAG-AFTRA is heading back to the negotiating table with the companies that signed on to the Interactive Media ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 16

Betting odds and lines for every NFL game

The updated lines -- ATS, money line and totals -- for all games in Week 7.