Microsoft is facing a full regulatory probe in the U.K. after the tech giant hired the core team behind Inflection AI, a U.S.-based OpenAI rival Microsoft had previously invested in. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today announced that it’s launching a “phase 1” merger inquiry, which kicks off a 40-working day investigative period where it […]
Archives for 16th July 2024
NFL analyst ranks 4 Texans players among league’s top 100 for 2024
The Houston Texans are about as talented as any team in the NFL right now heading into the 2024 season. That’s a pretty dramatic turnaround from a franchise that looked like the worst in the AFC only a year and a half ago. They’ve done it by an incredible hot-streak from general manager Nick Caserio, […]
Kylian Mbappe Says Dream Has Come True At Real Madrid Unveiling
French superstar Kylian Mbappe was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player on Tuesday, telling 80,000 fans “my dream has come true”. The striker, who had completed his medical earlier on Tuesday morning, signed a five-year contract and was handed a No. 9 shirt by club president Florentino Perez. “Wow,” Mbappe said in Spanish to roars from a packed […]
BTS’s Jin Gets Honest On Just How Impressive He Was As A New Recruit In The Army
BTS‘s Jin recently sat down for an interview with W Korea. BTS’s Jin He touched on a variety of topics regarding the end of his military enlistment. One of them was the fact that he was appointed an assistant drill instructor, an opportunity that is only given to those who exhibited exemplary physical prowess during […]
Female-founded startups have raised $15.5 billion so far this year but that’s not really good news
Funding to women-founded companies overall (including mixed-gender teams) has declined in the first half of 2024 compared to the first half of 2023, picking up $ 15.5 billion out of $ 93 billion – 17% – compared to the $ 24.8 billion out of $ 87.7 billion – 28% – in the first half of […]