Jose Altuve will be staying in Houston for a while longer. The Astros locked up their franchise second baseman to a five-year extension Tuesday. The contract, valued at $ 125 million, reaffirms Altuve’s status as one of MLB’s most skilled players at his position. The 33-year-old put together another impressive campaign in 2023, posting .311/.393/.522 […]
5 Netflix K-Dramas That Won’t Be Getting A Second Season
While fans get excited for the new seasons of Sweet Home, Hellhound, and All of Us Are Dead, here are five series that Netflix has quietly canceled after the first season. 1. Mask Girl The thriller starring actress Go Hyun Jung as a masked internet personality won’t return. An office worker who is insecure about her looks […]
NBA All-Star voting: Takeaways from second fan vote returns to decide captains, starting lineups for 2024 game
The second fan vote returns for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game will soon be revealed. Voting opened on Dec. 19 and runs through Jan. 20, granting fans a daily opportunity to select the 10 players they would like to see start in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game. Just as in previous years, the fan vote […]
Paris-based VC firm Singular raises $435 million for its second fund
For a VC firm, the second fund is a make-or-break moment. With the initial fund, you raise money based on an investment thesis because you don’t have any track record, any return on investment to prove that you’re a capable investor. It’s a different story when it’s time to raise the second fund. And Singular, […]
OpenAI Startup Fund launches second Converge startup cohort
Palace intrigue might be dominating the news cycle around OpenAI, but the AI startup — and its co-branded accelerator programs — are chugging along uninterrupted, so the PR team tells me. OpenAI Startup Fund (which, to be clear, doesn’t count OpenAI as an investor; it’s very confusingly a separate entity) today announced the launch of […]