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Tesla is facing a make-or-break year. It’s kicking it off with a sales miss. Loading audio narration… Elon Musk’s automaker said on Thursday it sold 358,023 EVs in the first three months of 2026, up 6% from the same period the previous year but below Wall Street’s expectations, as it continues its ambitious pivot to robotaxis and humanoid robots.Tesla’s share price fell about 4% premarket on the figures. Analysts expected the EV giant to deliver 372,160 vehicles, according to a Bloomberg consensus. A separate analyst consensus compiled by Tesla projected the company would sell 365,645 EVs.The sales jump is largely…

Sam Altman is addressing, for the first time, what he learned from OpenAI’s deal with the Pentagon. Loading audio narration… The question of whether AI companies should work with the government, and how much, was one of the main issues raised by Laurie Segall, CEO of Mostly Human, who interviewed the OpenAI CEO at his home after covering him for more than a decade.In the new Mostly Human podcast episode that aired Thursday morning, Altman told Segall he “miscalibrated” the mood of distrust toward AI and the government.”There’s at least a group of loud people online who really don’t trust…

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University graduate student fighting deportation, have asked Judge Emil Bove to step aside from an appellate panel that could weigh in on his case because of Bove’s previous role as a top Justice Department official involved in investigating student protesters.Khalil’s lawyers this week asked that the full complement of judges on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals — minus Bove — review and reverse a January ruling by a panel of three 3rd Circuit judges that put the Trump administration one step closer to detaining and ultimately deporting the…

NEW YORK (AP) — As “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” lands in theaters, coloring stations, collectible popcorn containers and mascot Marios are all in place to entice arguably the most prized moviegoers to Hollywood today: kids.By Sunday, Universal Pictures expects the five-day opening of the “Super Mario” sequel to reach $186 million domestically, and around $350 million worldwide. That would make it easily the biggest hit of the year, surpassing a pair of successes that also launched with young moviegoers in mind: Pixar’s “Hoppers” ($297 million worldwide) and Amazon MGM’s “Project Hail Mary” ($300.8 million).It’s not the start of a…

Netflix’s Reed Hastings built a multi-billion-dollar company while sustaining a decadeslong marriage. Loading audio narration… The now-retired cofounder and former CEO spoke on Graham Bensinger’s “In Depth” podcast on Monday about his days at the helm of the streaming giant and its effect on his marriage.Thirty-five years and two kids in, Hastings says he’s still not qualified to give marriage advice, but he shared some tips he picked up that helped his union last through a demanding career.In a world where some tech leaders encourage going “founder mode” and working around the clock, Hastings’ advice makes room for priorities beyond work.Hastings said he…

OpenAI is disrupting almost every industry in its path. But moving fast comes with costs. Loading audio narration… In its journey to transform from an AI research lab to one of the most valuable companies in the world, OpenAI — and its CEO, Sam Altman — face significant legal challenges. Everything from OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit business model to how it scrapes the internet has been fodder for lawsuits.These cases could cost Altman and his company billions of dollars and impact how all of AI trains its chatbots. The risk of multibillion-dollar financial judgments could also complicate any plans…

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A man killed four children in a machete attack inside a nursery school in the Ugandan capital of Kampala on Thursday, police said.The man gained access to the Gaba Early Childhood Development Program in Kampala by disguising himself as a parent, the Daily Monitor newspaper reported. He first entered the school offices, where he briefly engaged the administrator in charge, then stepped outside, locked the gate and began attacking the children, the report said. The attacker “brutally stabbed and killed four juveniles,” police said in a statement. Video footage aired by local broadcaster NTV showed some…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In rain, snow and bitter cold, a steady drumbeat of small protests have been held in recent months on the Ohio State University main campus with a single goal in mind: removing billionaire retail mogul Les Wexner’s name from buildings where it’s emblazoned. At issue — for union nurses at OSU’s Wexner Medical Center, for former athletes at the Les Wexner Football Complex, and for some student leaders who may walk past the Wexner Center for the Arts near the campus oval — is Wexner’s well-documented association with the late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.Similar cries are…

Legacy software makers are not sleeping behind the AI wheel, says OpenAI’s chief operating officer. Loading audio narration… On an episode of the “Uncapped” podcast released on Wednesday, Brad Lightcap said that the software sell-off may have been unwarranted because software companies are working hard to incorporate AI.”A is: All of these companies are kind of as motivated and moving as quickly as any startup,” he said. “B is: They’ve got amazing customer relationships.”Lightcap joined OpenAI in 2018 as its chief financial officer and transitioned to becoming the COO of the frontier lab in 2022.On Wednesday’s podcast, he said that,…

KAJIADO, Kenya (AP) — Valerie Wairimu has no time to rest during break time at Kenya’s Greenland Girls School. The teenager grabs a snack and goes straight to what makes this school unique: its nursery.The 19-year-old is met by a team of nannies who have been watching her baby, Kayden, before she feeds him between classes.The school is the only educational institute in Kenya dedicated to teenage mothers and cares for many of their children. For its 310 students and more than 80 children from infants to toddlers, Greenland represents a second chance at school that is free from stigma…