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Gianluca Prestiani will miss Benfica’s Champions League match against Real Madrid on Wednesday after UEFA rejected the Portuguese club’s appeal against his provisional suspension. Prestiani traveled to Spain with the Benfica team after club president Rui Costa said he was “not a racist” following racist comments directed at Vinicius Junior.Speaking to the media ahead of Benfica’s Champions League play-off second leg against Real Madrid, Costa added: “We will not allow racist players in our team.” UEFA has launched an investigation into allegations of “discriminatory behavior” during the first leg of Real’s Champions League knockout round, and at the request of…
Last month, OpenAI announced that it would be introducing ads to ChatGPT’s free and Go tier users. The company rolled out ads to U.S.-based users earlier this month after criticism from rivals such as Anthropic, which ran a spate of Super Bowl ads. On the sidelines of the India AI Summit, TechCrunch spoke to OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap about how the company approaches advertising. Lightcap said the process is iterative and the company needs to get user privacy and trust right. “Well, this is certainly going to be an iterative process. We’re committed to getting this right. What does that…
JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon attends a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the company’s new headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in New York on October 21, 2025.Eduardo Munoz | ReutersJP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said the bank is taking steps to address the impact of artificial intelligence on its workforce, and part of this requires a broader societal response to the potentially disruptive nature of AI.At an investor conference late Monday, Dimon outlined the bank’s internal plans to shift employees into new roles as automation accelerates.”We already have a massive relocation plan for our people,” Dimon said. “In…
Gates Foundation Chairman Bill Gates speaks at the Bloomberg Philanthropy 2025 Global Business Forum in New York on September 24, 2025.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBill Gates spoke about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein during a town hall meeting with Gates Foundation employees, a spokesperson for the nonprofit organization said Wednesday. microsoft Co-founder’s relationship with sex offender.Gates said in a recording of the meeting that he “did nothing illegal” during his interactions with Epstein, and said they met in multiple countries but never stayed overnight, the Wall Street Journal reported.Gates also told staff at Tuesday’s meeting that he had…
The NFL announced that the Washington Commanders and Jacksonville Jaguars will be the home teams for the 2026 London Games. Both teams will host the match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the home of the NFL in England, before the Jags return to Wembley Stadium and play at Parliament House for several weeks in a row. The Jaguars have played 14 regular season games in London since 2013, including three at Tottenham and 11 at Wembley as part of a multi-year deal with the stadium. Jacksonville finished the 2025 season with a 13-4 record and lost to the Buffalo Bills in…
Google on Wednesday announced a series of updates to Gemini AI-powered features on its Android operating system. Most notable are new ways to use AI to handle multi-step tasks like Uber and food delivery orders. These automations join other Gemini improvements shipping today, including expanded fraud detection on the phone and updates to Circle to Search that can now identify every item on your phone’s screen. According to Google, this automation essentially allows users to offload their to-do lists to Gemini. But in reality, the kinds of things Gemini can manage are still limited. The company says the feature is…
It’s only February, but Charly Stoever has already made a significant portion of this year’s investments.Stover, founder of Traveler Charlie Money Coaching, makes maximum contributions to his Roth Individual Retirement Account at the beginning of each year, which means he has reached the 2026 limit of $7,500 as of January. “Many people think it’s better to stretch out their retirement investments throughout the year and do what’s called dollar-cost averaging,” Stover says of the strategy, which involves investing a set amount of money at regular intervals. “But for me, it’s more effective to front-load and max out my personal retirement…
Gemini AI assistant on Samsung 26S Ultra smartphone during a product preview event on Monday, February 23, 2026 in San Francisco, California, USA. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Imagessamsung announced its latest flagship smartphone lineup, the Galaxy S26 series, on Wednesday. alphabetFront and center of Gemini Artificial Intelligence.This would give the search giant’s AI technology a major foothold in the mobile space, just before it is expected to be included in a revamped Siri. apple’s iPhone.The S26 is notable for packing a huge number of AI systems into a single device. Samsung has integrated three separate AI engines.…
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos speaks at the unveiling of comedian Ricky Gervais’ star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, USA.Mario Anzuoni | ReutersNetflix Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos is scheduled to head to the White House on Thursday to discuss efforts to acquire part of the company. warner bros discovery Paramount is gradually upping its rival’s bid, Politico reported Wednesday.The trip comes five days after President Donald Trump demanded that Netflix immediately fire former Obama administration official Susan Rice from its board of directors or “pay the bill”, according to reports.It was not…
Jerusalem — The U.S. Embassy in Israel announced its first event providing diplomatic services in Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The consulate will provide “routine passport services” to American citizens in the settlement of Efrat, south of Jerusalem, during a one-day event Friday, according to an announcement Tuesday. The embassy said the relief effort is part of its “Freedom 250” initiative to reach all Americans. The move appears to signal that the United States will further legitimize Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which many in the international community consider to be land for a future Palestinian state.…