Bitcoin sank to its lowest level since before the Iran conflict, extending a broader slide across the cryptocurrency market and pulling down other major digital assets. The drop pushed bitcoin below $62,000, according to reports citing market pricing during the selloff. The move marked a notable retreat from levels seen earlier this month and came…
Helion, the fusion energy startup backed by Sam Altman, has raised $465 million as it works to build a power plant intended to supply electricity to Microsoft. The financing positions Helion to advance from research and development toward building energy infrastructure, a step that few fusion companies have attempted at commercial scale. Helion and Microsoft…
Google may be preparing a new set of color options for its upcoming Pixel 11 series smartphones, according to a recent report from PhoneArena. The report points to “surprising” colors being considered for the Pixel 11 lineup. PhoneArena did not provide full product specifications or a launch timeline in the headline, but framed the possible…
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman said Microsoft is aiming to become one of the world’s top AI research labs, describing a landscape in which only “three labs that matter” exist today and arguing Microsoft intends to be the fourth. Suleyman, who leads Microsoft’s AI organization, made the comments as the company continues to expand its…
Brittney Griner was assessed a flagrant 1 foul after a hard play involving Angel Reese that sent Reese to the floor during a WNBA game, touching off immediate debate among fans and extensive national coverage. The incident occurred in a matchup that included Reese, now with the Atlanta Dream, and Griner. Multiple outlets, including ESPN,…
Google is taking aim at a growing drawback of modern artificial intelligence: the water and energy demands tied to running and training large AI models. The company says it has a plan to reduce the strain, framing it as a practical fix to a problem increasingly associated with data centers that power AI services. The…
Ohio State University has reached a $100 million settlement to resolve sex abuse lawsuits brought by nearly 300 survivors connected to former university doctor Richard Strauss, according to multiple published reports. The agreement, reported by Reuters and NBC News, is described as a final settlement in the long-running litigation involving allegations that Strauss sexually abused…
Businessman Rick Hilton and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra were maintaining their leads in California’s primary race for governor as results continued to be tallied, according to reports published Tuesday night and early Wednesday. Multiple outlets, including Reuters, The Washington Post, the Sacramento Bee, CNBC and the San Francisco Examiner, reported that…
Donald Trump has confirmed he used an expletive and called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “crazy” during a telephone argument over Israeli strikes in Lebanon, according to multiple published interviews and reports. The remark was reported in accounts of Trump discussing the call publicly, including an interview referenced by the New York Post and coverage…
Former President Donald Trump has signed an order that would make it easier to fire roughly 8,000 federal workers by shifting them into an “at-will” employment category and stripping certain civil service protections, according to multiple published reports. The order targets thousands of highly paid federal employees across agencies, reclassifying their positions so they can…
Google has released Gemma 4, a new open AI model designed to run locally on a typical laptop, including systems with 16GB of memory. The release expands Google’s Gemma family with a model aimed at developers who want modern AI capabilities without relying on cloud infrastructure. The model highlighted in early coverage is Gemma 4…
Six Flags has banned YouTuber Allen Ferrell for life from all of its parks following a roller coaster stunt that was captured on video and circulated widely online. The ban centers on an incident in which Ferrell is shown eating food during a ride at a Six Flags park. The footage drew attention across social…