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Less than two weeks after signing his first full NBA deal with the Indiana Pacers, Mac McClung is reportedly without a team again. The three-time NBA dunk contest winner has reportedly been waived by the Pacers, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Thursday.The move comes 10 days after Indiana signed McClung to a multiyear deal, his first full deal in the league. McClung, who has played for five different NBA organizations, had previously only signed training camp contracts and two-way contracts.AdvertisementThe Pacers signed McClung amid a series of injuries, including to star Tyrese Haliburton (who is out for the season with an…
Amazon announced on Thursday the launch of Kindle Translate, an AI-powered translation service designed for authors using Kindle Direct Publishing to broaden their reach. The service initially translates text between English and Spanish and from German to English, as it’s still operating in beta. More languages will be supported over time. The retail giant noted less than 5% of titles on Amazon are available in more than one language, suggesting there’s a big opportunity for AI translations. Of course, AI isn’t perfect, which means it could introduce errors into the text. To address this, Amazon allows authors to preview their…
John Keeble/Getty Images 2025-11-06T20:09:01Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Generative AI is becoming a headache for the marketplace quality team at TikTok Shop. Fraudsters are using generative AI to try to list fake brands or sell dupe products on Shop. TikTok exec Nicolas Waldmann said the company is mixing AI and human moderation to combat…
OpenAI execs have been fielding plenty of questions about how they expect to pay for the $1.4 trillion worth of data center build-outs and usage commitments they’ve accrued this year, given that their revenue — while rising rapidly — is a $20 billion annual run rate, CEO Sam Altman said Thursday in a post on X. Altman’s comments came in response to comments made by OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar — which she quickly walked back. Speaking at a Wall Street Journal event on Wednesday, Friar said she wanted the U.S. government to “backstop” her company’s infrastructure loans. This, she explained,…
Content warning: This story contains references to suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide and needs support now, call or text 988 or chat with the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988lifeline.org.The Dallas Cowboys announced the death of defensive end Marshawn Kneeland on Thursday. He was 24.AdvertisementThe team made the announcement in a statement, which read:”It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away this morning. Marshawn was a beloved teammate and member of our organization. Our thoughts and prayers regarding Marshawn are with his girlfriend Catalina and…
Sora’s Android launch is off to an auspicious start. On its first day on the Google Play Store, the AI video app from ChatGPT maker OpenAI saw an estimated 470,000 downloads across the markets where it was available, according to new estimates from app intelligence provider Appfigures. That makes the Android launch more than 4x the size of the iOS launch, with 327% more installs (360,000) — but the firm notes that’s not an apples-to-apples comparison. On iOS, Sora was only available in the U.S. and Canada, and it was invite-only. Sora on Android, however, is available in the U.S.,…
HEIDELBERG, Miss. (AP) — The last monkey on the loose among several that escaped after a Mississippi highway crash has been found and captured, authorities said Thursday.A resident who lives near the crash site called authorities to report the animal’s location and it was then “successfully recovered,” the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks said in a statement to The Associated Press.It was the last monkey on the loose from the Oct. 28 crash when the truck overturned on Interstate 59. Five monkeys were killed as law officers hunted for them in the immediate aftermath of the crash. Video…
HEIDELBERG, Miss. (AP) — The last monkey on the loose among several that escaped after a Mississippi highway crash has been found and captured, authorities said Thursday.A resident who lives near the crash site called authorities to report the animal’s location and it was then “successfully recovered,” the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks said in a statement to The Associated Press.It was the last monkey on the loose from the Oct. 28 crash when the truck overturned on Interstate 59. Five monkeys were killed as law officers hunted for them in the immediate aftermath of the crash. Video…
(Reuters) -A group of independent U.S. vaccine experts said on Thursday it plans to review existing data on administering the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, after a federal panel postponed a September vote on delaying the first dose of the shot.The Vaccine Integrity Project, an initiative dedicated to safeguarding vaccine use in the United States, said it plans to complete the review of the data supporting long-standing recommendation for universal hepatitis B vaccination by early December.A panel of vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chosen by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had tabled a vote…
(Reuters) -A group of independent U.S. vaccine experts said on Thursday it plans to review existing data on administering the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, after a federal panel postponed a September vote on delaying the first dose of the shot.The Vaccine Integrity Project, an initiative dedicated to safeguarding vaccine use in the United States, said it plans to complete the review of the data supporting long-standing recommendation for universal hepatitis B vaccination by early December.A panel of vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chosen by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had tabled a vote…