The Chicago Bears have been busy adding upgrades on offense and filling a few holes on defense during the 2024 NFL free agency period, but general manager Ryan Poles still has several needs remaining on his roster that he’ll look to fill in this April’s NFL Draft. The Bears will begin draft weekend with only […]
Ernie Johnson dishes out March Madness bracket strategy, biggest upset picks: 'Put Samford into the Sweet 16'
Ernie Johnson has been covering March Madness for over a decade — and he’s been preparing for this year’s tournament for the last several months. But the Emmy award-winning broadcaster is just like all of us when it comes to preparing a bracket. Ahead of the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments, Sporting News caught up […]
After raising $1.3B, Inflection got eaten alive by its biggest investor, Microsoft
In June 2023, Inflection announced it had raised $ 1.3 billion to build what it called “more personal AI.” The lead investor was Microsoft. Today, less than a year later, Microsoft announced that it was essentially eating Inflection alive (though I think they phrased it differently). Co-founders Mustafa Suleyman and Karén Simonyan will go to […]
Nvidia enlists humanoid robotics’ biggest names for new AI platform, GR00T
It’s tough to argue with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang when he notes, “Building foundation models for general humanoid robots is one of the most exciting problems to solve in AI today.” The humanoid form factor is one of the most hotly contested topics in the world of robotics at the moment, raising venture capital by […]
O.G. Anunoby is the Eastern Conference's biggest X-factor: How defensive ace transforms Knicks into contender
Since getting traded to the Knicks on Dec. 30, O.G. Anunoby has been one of the most valuable players in the NBA. New York has outscored opponents by 25.1 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor, which is the highest mark in the league for any player averaging at least 25 minutes. It doesn’t […]