Journalists look at an all-new 2026 Toyota RAV4 during the 2026 Chicago Auto Show Media Preview at McCormick Place in Chicago, the United States, on Feb. 6, 2026. The 2026 Chicago Auto Show runs from Feb. 7 to 16, with more than 30 manufacturers displaying products. (Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua via Getty Images)Xinhua News Agency…
Hollywood runs on multi-year contracts for a reason. Networks and studios lock executives into fixed terms so campaigns, budgets, and succession plans don’t collapse the moment a bigger offer appears elsewhere. That system assumes everyone treats the paper as binding. Warner Bros. Discovery says …
Image Credits:Thea Energy 1:40 PM PDT · July 27, 2026 For hard-tech startups, manufacturing is a pricey endeavor. Now, Thea Energy has a leg up courtesy of a Department of Energy grant. The fusion power startup told TechCrunch Monday that it has received a $20 million award from ARPA-E to help manufacture its modular high-temperature…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang posts his first X comment on Open Weights with 25 companies in support. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Getty ImagesOn July 24 Jensen Huang made the first post of his life on X. He used it to share “Open Weights and American AI Leadership,” a letter urging Washington not to restrict downloadable…
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It rivals high-end models without the expensive price tag…
Prashanthi Nuthi, VP at Enlace Health, helps organizations scale AI, technology and operations with strategic clarity and measurable impact. gettyOrganizations are moving quickly to embed AI into products, internal tools and business workflows. Most conversations understandably focus on what AI can do, like improve productivity, automate repetitive work and help teams move faster. But in…
At libraries around the country, “Avoiding AI” workshops have elicited unprecedented demand…
In Brief Posted: 1:55 PM PDT · July 25, 2026 Image Credits:Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg / Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit this week accusing Amazon of interference with contractual relations, breach of contract, and unfair competition. As reported by Deadline, the lawsuit alleges Amazon has been “hurriedly seeking to pirate away a number…
Elon Musk’s tunneling startup The Boring Company is in talks to raise a $4 billion funding round at a valuation of $20 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. The deal hasn’t closed and the terms could change, the WSJ says. At $20 billion, the valuation would be a significant increase from The Boring Company’s…





