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From tech giants to startups, South Korean players are developing large language models tailored to their own language and culture, ready to compete with global heavyweights like OpenAI and Google. Last month, the nation launched its most ambitious sovereign AI initiative to date, pledging ₩530 billion, (about $390 million), to five local companies building large-scale foundational models. The move underscores Seoul’s desire to cut reliance on foreign AI technologies, hoping to strengthen national security and keep a tighter control over data in the AI era. The organizations picked by the Ministry of Science and ICT to compete were LG AI…
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — President Donald Trump did not attend Day 2 at the Ryder Cup. That was about the only difference Saturday as Europe sent out its same foursomes teams, filled the scoreboard with blue points and delivered a crushing blow to the Americans.Rory McIlroy told the crowd to shut up — he used a few other words — for shouting before he could hit a shot. More powerful was his partnership with Tommy Fleetwood that produced seven birdies in another romp over Harris English and Collin Morikawa.Jon Rahm improved to 6-0 in foursomes, teaming with Tyrrell Hatton again…
NBA referees responded to Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve on Saturday, posting on X that a play in which All-Star Napheesa Collier was injured wasn’t a foul.Now it’s up to WNBA executives to determine if they will respond to the coach’s criticism — not only of the game officials, but of the people who appointed them — with a fine or even a suspension.The veteran coach who has won four league championships went on a two-minute rant after her team lost Game 3 of its best-of-five playoff series against Phoenix on Friday night. She called for the WNBA to make changes…
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Keegan Bradley drew cheers and screams from U.S. fans on the 18th hole at Bethpage Black, even as the team he captains fell into the biggest Ryder Cup deficit after three sessions in nearly four decades.Feisty New Yorkers are notorious for turning on a slumping home team, but American fans remained focused Saturday on giving it to the Europeans.Rory McIlroy responded with an expletive and a match-winning shot in morning foursomes, then blew the crowd a kiss while being jeered on the first tee for afternoon fourballs. No reason to be uptight with the Europeans holding…
Prince William called 2024 the “hardest year” of his life in a preview for a rare television interview.The year saw William’s wife Katherine, Princess of Wales, and his father, King Charles, diagnosed with and treated for cancer. William and Kate, as she is commonly called, share three young children. The prince and his younger brother, Prince Harry, also remain distant.”I’d say 2024 was the hardest year I’ve ever had,” William was shown telling “Schitt’s Creek” star Eugene Levy in a preview for an episode of Levy’s Apple TV+ show “The Reluctant Traveler.”The full episode will be aired on Oct. 3. One…
Having your mouth taped shut is the stuff of nightmares — but some people are doing just that to themselves. And in an attempt to sleep better, no less.Doctors say don’t do it.Some on social media say it’s a hack for getting more and better sleep and to reduce snoring. The claims — which are not backed by science — are taking off on places like TikTok, sometimes pushed by people working for companies selling related products.“The studies behind mouth tape are small, the benefits are modest and the potential risks are there,” said Dr. Kimberly Hutchison, a neurologist and…
FARMINGDALE, N. Y. (AP) — Rory McIlroy backed away from the ball, turned around and told a group of heckling fans to “Shut the (expletive) up!” Then, he stepped up to his shot and did the work himself.McIlroy hit an approach to 3 feet on No. 16 after the cuss heard ‘round the golf world on Saturday at the Ryder Cup. It set up teammate Tommy Fleetwood’s winning putt in a 3-and-2 victory over Collin Morikawa and Harris English, as Europe expanded its lead to 8 1/2-3 1/2 heading into the afternoon.No European player takes more grief from fans than…
DUBLIN (AP) — The NFL wants to expand its slate of international games to Asia, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Saturday without specifying any countries.Goodell’s comment at an event in Dublin could indicate the league is ready to stage a game in the Middle East and it comes a day after announcing that Rio de Janeiro will join the list of international hosts in 2026.The Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings play in Ireland’s first regular-season game — and Goodell said he has no doubt there will be more in Dublin.Sunday’s game at Croke Park is the second of seven international games…
Arko Chattopadhyay, a CEO and cofounder, is planning to hire up to 10 employees in the next year for his Bay Area-based AI startup, Pipeshift.The recent H-1B visa fee increase hasn’t changed those plans, Chattopadhyay, who goes by the name Arko C professionally, told Business Insider.Last Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order raising H-1B visa application fees to $100,000. The visa program has become a mainstay of the tech industry, allowing companies to hire highly skilled workers, like engineers, from abroad.News of the $100,000 price tag rocked tech circles, with some founders warning that it would stifle the…
Quentin Peccoux vibe codes every day. He’s one of seven full-time employees at an AI-powered startup. Initially, he feared the technology would replace him. Now, he says it “feels like a superpower.”He’s not alone in boasting about AI’s impact. Shivam Sagar, one of nine full-time employees at another company, said that AI agents can do the work of two to three additional engineers. The productivity boost is invigorating, but work-life balance is still tough to achieve — for his first six months in the job, he felt like all he did was eat, sleep, and code.For better or worse, the…