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A new AI lab called Flapping Airplanes launched on Wednesday with $180 million in seed funding from Google Ventures, Sequoia, and Index. The founding team is impressive, and the goal of finding less data-intensive ways to train large models is particularly interesting. Based on what I’ve seen so far, I’d rate them a level 2 on the money-making scale. But there’s something even more exciting about the Flapping Airplanes project that I didn’t realize until I read this post by Sequoia partner David Cahn. As Khan explains, Flapping Airplanes is one of the first labs to move beyond scaling, the…
A ServiceNow Inc. sign during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference on March 20, 2025 in San Jose.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSoftware stocks fell further on Thursday, continuing a sharp decline this year as growing concerns that artificial intelligence could upend many companies’ business models drove investors away from the sector. of iShares Enhanced Technology Software Sector ETF (IGV) Stocks fell about 5% in morning trading, the biggest single-day decline since April of last year during the tariff-induced economic slump. The fund is currently down about 21% from its recent high, pushing the software industry into bear market…
When it comes to artificial intelligence, it’s been a story of two different mega-cap stocks so far this earnings season.meta platform While it soared more than 10% as investments in AI showed signs of boosting returns. microsoft Shares fell as the company struggled to justify recent spending plans to investors and showed a slowdown in its cloud division. The influx of money into AI and new technologies has become a hot topic of debate on Wall Street, as investors increasingly want to see companies reaping the benefits of last year’s huge spending. Meta appears to have approval from investors to…
U.S. Sen. John Boozman (R-Arkansas) speaks on the day Brian Quintenz, nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), testifies during his Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol on June 10, 2025, in Washington, DC. Annabelle Gordon ReuterThe U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday voted along party lines to advance the Cryptocurrency Market Structure Act to create a CFTC regulatory authority for digital goods, a major development in digital asset regulation.The Digital Goods Intermediary Act was advanced on a party-line vote, with 12 Republicans voting “yes” and 11…
Aryna Sabalenka will reach the Australian Open final for the fourth year in a row and will face Elena Rybakina in a battle of heavy hitters.The world No. 1, who won back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024 before suffering a thrilling loss to Madison Keys last year, continued her form with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Svitolina in Melbourne. Rybakina wobbled in the second set but earned a rematch with Sabalenka, defeating American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-6 (9-7). If the final is anything like the 2023 trophy showdown, Saturday’s ticket holders will have something to look forward to, when Sabalenka…
As AI permeates classrooms around the world, Google realized that the toughest lessons about how the technology could actually scale were coming not from Silicon Valley but from schools in India. India has become a testing ground for Google’s education AI as competition intensifies from rivals such as OpenAI and Microsoft. The country, with more than 1 billion internet users and an education system shaped by state-level curriculum, strong government involvement, and unequal access to devices and connectivity, currently has the highest rate of Gemini learning in the world, according to Chris Phillips, vice president and general manager of education…
A Waymo vehicle leaves a charging station in Austin, Texas, on January 15, 2026.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesalphabetWaymo, a subsidiary of the company, reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that one of its unmanned vehicles “hit a child near an elementary school” in Santa Monica, California.The Jan. 23 incident is currently being investigated by U.S. auto safety authorities.The child suffered minor injuries, according to records posted on the NHTSA website. The Waymo crash occurred within two blocks of the elementary school during normal school hours, with other children, a railroad crossing guard and several double-parked vehicles nearby. “The…
Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s so-called “border czar,” on Thursday signaled changes to immigration enforcement in Minnesota, doubling down on the administration’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration despite growing protests.At a news conference from the Midwestern state where he was dispatched after immigration enforcement officers killed two Americans this month, Homan suggested he would seek to work with local officials who have opposed federal agents’ actions against immigrants and protesters.Still, he blamed the recent escalation in large part on the policies of former US President Joe Biden’s administration and local authorities, saying more cooperation could reduce violence and…
A new catchphrase has emerged in Russian statements surrounding the latest round of peace talks in Abu Dhabi: the “Anchorage Formula.” “The territorial issue, which is part of the Anchorage Formula, is of course of particular importance to the Russian side,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, adding that “negotiators will continue to defend our position.” In comments two days earlier, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov also recalled the bilateral summit in Alaska last August and said Russia was seeking a peace agreement “fully consistent with the basic understanding reached by the presidents of Russia and the United…
England are in a good position to qualify for fifth place in the 2026-27 Champions League by finishing in the top two on this season’s UEFA coefficient table.Champions League action concluded on Wednesday with England sitting at the top of the table, with Germany in second place, just ahead of Spain. UEFA’s coefficient table measures how national clubs perform in three European competitions. The top two finishers at the end of the campaign will be awarded an additional Champions League spot, known as the European Performance Spot. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Sky Sports News takes…