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Artificial intelligence models are rapidly increasing and competition is increasing. With so many players crowded into the space, who will be the best? And who decides? Arena (formerly LM Arena) has emerged as the de facto public leaderboard for Frontier LLM, influencing funding, launch, and PR cycles. In just seven months, the startup has grown from a PhD research project at the University of California, Berkeley, to a $1.7 billion valuation. Equity host Rebecca Bellan speaks with Arena co-founders Anastasios Angelopoulos and Wei-Lin Chiang about how their platform has become the go-to leaderboard for frontier AI models, and how they’re…
Qatar said Wednesday that Iranian missiles caused “severe damage” to the industrial city of Ras Laffan, home to the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility. Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack as a “dangerous escalation, a blatant violation of national sovereignty and a direct threat to national security and regional stability.”The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Qatar reserves the right to respond in accordance with its right of self-defense guaranteed under international law. brent crude oil The international benchmark price rose more than 7% to $111.23 by 4:52 p.m. ET. US West Texas Intermediate…
An Amazon employee unloads a package in New York on November 29, 2024.David Dee Delgado | Getty ImagesAmazon Addressing its business relationship with the U.S. Postal Service, it said in a blog post Wednesday that contract renewal negotiations with the Postal Service collapsed in December when the Postal Service “abruptly walked away at the eleventh hour.” The comments came after multiple news outlets reported on Tuesday that Amazon plans to significantly reduce the number of packages it sends through the Postal Service after the two sides failed to reach an agreement. The company has long been the Postal Service’s largest…
The Trump administration has introduced measures to restrict both legal and illegal immigration to the United States.Published March 18, 2026March 18, 2026The U.S. State Department has added 12 countries to a list that requires visa applicants to post bail of up to $15,000 to enter the United States.Wednesday’s list expansion is the latest measure under President Donald Trump to restrict entry into the United States from primarily non-Western countries.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe 12 additional countries bring the total number of countries subject to restrictions to 50. Most of them are African countries, and critics say their…
Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters — A Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul killed more than 400 people and injured 265 others, an Afghan Taliban government spokesman said Tuesday, in the deadliest attack since fighting between the two countries began in October last year. Pakistan rejected the statement as false and misleading, saying on Monday night that it had “precisely targeted military installations and terrorist-supporting infrastructure.” The airstrike on Kabul came hours after China said it was willing to continue mediating efforts to ease tensions and urged the two sides to return to negotiations. Mediation efforts by Qatar, Türkiye…
Google is steadily integrating Gemini across Google Workspace, embedding AI into Docs, Gmail, Sheets, Slides, Drive, and Meet. With so many updates rolling out, the real question isn’t what Gemini can do. It is something that is actually useful in daily work. Gemini’s best features are probably the more practical tools that help you manage your information faster, such as summarizing, drafting content, organizing data, and keeping track of all your meetings. Let’s take a look at all the best ones. Best features of Gemini in Google Docs Image credit: Google The best thing about Gemini in Docs is automatic…
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s semiconductor manufacturing facility in Clay, New York, on January 16, 2026.Heather Ainsworth | Bloomberg | Getty Imagesmicron’s Revenue nearly tripled in the latest quarter as results beat analysts’ expectations and guidance beat expectations. The company’s stock, which has risen more than 350% over the past year, fell in extended trading.The company’s performance against LSEG Consensus is as follows:Earnings per share: $12.20 adjusted vs. $9.31 expected Revenue: $23.86 billion vs. $20.07 billion expectedMicron is benefiting from a surge in demand Nvidia A graphics processing unit that runs generative artificial…
General Vladimir Padrino spent 11 years as defense minister and acted as a key ally of President Nicolas Maduro.Published March 18, 2026March 18, 2026Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez has announced that she will succeed General Vladimir Padrino, a key figure in the government of former President Nicolás Maduro and the longtime defense minister.Rodriguez announced his resignation from the high-level position Wednesday in a post on the social media platform Telegram.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”We would like to thank Vladimir Padrino López for his loyalty to his country and for being the first soldier to defend our country…
Rory McIlroy has unveiled the menu for his traditional Champions Dinner ahead of his Masters title defense at Augusta National in April. This Northern Irishman will cater to fans of 1990 Château Lafite Rothschild and 1989 Château d’Yquem, lovers of too-sticky toffee pudding, and fans of grilled elk scriners. Traditionally, the reigning Masters champion selects a meal to be served to fellow winners in the Augusta clubhouse on Tuesday night, prior to the start of the tournament on Thursday morning. McIlroy defeated Justin Rose in a dramatic playoff hole last year to earn the elusive green jacket and end his…
You’ve probably all had those moments where you’re sitting with a friend and a conversation strikes up, making each other laugh, and maybe even saying something surprisingly insightful. Then someone said, “You should start a podcast.” Most of the time, the idea disappears just as quickly as it came to you. Not because it’s necessarily a bad idea, but because actually creating a podcast has always been kind of a pain. Between recording setup, editing software, and promotion, many argue that the barrier to entry is higher than expected. That’s the gap that a new platform, Rebel Audio, aims to…