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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco star defensive end Nick Bosa tore the ACL in his right knee and will miss the rest of the season.Bosa hurt his knee in the first half of a win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday and didn’t return to the game. Bosa gave a thumbs-down to someone in the crowd after the injury, but initial tests did not show a torn ACL although coach Kyle Shanahan said Bosa feared that he had.More tests were done Monday showing that Bosa had torn his ACL and his season was done. “Obviously he’s bummed,” Shanahan…
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, as the nation’s largest private provider of scholarships to minority students works to raise $1 billion to strengthen all 37 of its historically Black colleges and universities.The gift is one of Scott’s largest single donations ever and among the first to be publicly disclosed in 2025. Famously private, Scott only discusses her donations through her website and does not confirm them until after the recipients do.“This extraordinary gift is a powerful vote of confidence in HBCUs and in the work of UNCF,” the nonprofit’s President…
Google’s AI assistant, Gemini, is coming to your TV. On Monday, the company announced it’s introducing Gemini for Google TV, allowing TV owners to engage in free-flowing, natural language conversations with the AI. When fully rolled out, this expansion of Gemini to a new platform will bring Google’s AI to over 300 million active Google TV and other Android TV OS-powered devices. In terms of TV-related questions, Google suggests its Gemini AI could be used to help people with different interests settle on something to watch that they would both like, or to catch you up on what you missed…
PETAL, Miss. (AP) — Preschoolers kneel on a kaleidoscope rug, their clumsy hands reaching for wooden blocks, little socked feet tucked underneath.Block by block, they build a tower that only teeters a little, and for a moment, stands tall. The kids grin proudly. And when it tumbles to the ground a few seconds later, the classroom corner is filled with the sound of giggles.A bystander might think this is just play. But the teacher watching nearby knows they’re learning essential fine-motor skills. They’re also learning social skills by sharing with their classmates. Thanks to a statewide investment in early education…
Oracle is shaking up its executive suite as it sets its sights set on AI infrastructure dominance. The company announced Monday that it is promoting Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia to co-CEO roles. Magouyrk joined Oracle in 2014 from Amazon Web Services. He was a founding member of Oracle’s cloud engineering team and has served as the president of Oracle’s cloud infrastructure business unit for more than a decade. Sicilia has served as the president of Oracle’s industries division since June. He held several different roles at the company since he joined through Oracle’s acquisition of project portfolio management company Primavera Systems in 2008. Safra Catz, who has been Oracle’s CEO since 2014, is moving into a new role as the executive vice chair of…
Amazon and Google are in the hot seat.Both of the multitrillion-dollar companies are facing off on Monday with US government regulators in separate court battles that highlight Washington’s intensified scrutiny of Big Tech.In a Virginia federal court, Google is squaring off with the Department of Justice over potential fixes to its digital advertising business after a judge found the tech behemoth holds an illegal monopoly in certain online adtech markets.On the other side of the country, Amazon is on trial in a Seattle federal court over the Federal Trade Commission’s accusations that the e-commerce giant “knowingly duped” millions of consumers…
Two of the biggest names in AI are teaming up.Nvidia and OpenAI announced on Monday that they are becoming strategic partners, and the chipmaker says it will invest up to $100 billion into the AI company to help OpenAI build out AI data centers.OpenAI plans to construct “at least 10 gigawatts” of AI data centers running Nvidia systems, a massive amount of computing power that the AI company will use to train and run its AI models, like those powering ChatGPT.”Nvidia and OpenAI have pushed each other for a decade, from the first DGX supercomputer to the breakthrough of ChatGPT,”…
Emeline Lakrout, a busy New Yorker with a knack for running, rock climbing and swimming, doesn’t let being legally blind stop her from living an active lifestyle.Despite being declared blind at 8 years old, Lakrout has taken on challenges, such as running the New York City Marathon and joining the U.S. National Paraclimbing Team. A new piece of technology — Meta’s AI glasses — is her latest tool to help her stay savvy and adaptable on a daily basis.”The glasses make my life easier,” said the 27 year old. “They make things faster and they make me able to do…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House announcement about autism is expected Monday afternoon after President Donald Trump’s weekend comment that “I think we found an answer” to the developmental disorder.Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised earlier this year to determine the cause of autism by September. That baffled brain experts who say there is no single cause and that the rhetoric appears to ignore decades of science into the genetic and environmental factors that can play a role.Here’s what we know about autism.What is autism?Autism isn’t a disease. It’s a complex developmental condition better known as autism spectrum disorder…
September 30 is the final deadline to apply to volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — and we’re officially in countdown mode. Whether you dream of launching your own startup, building community, or producing global-scale events, volunteering gives you an unmatched, behind-the-scenes look at how a world-class tech conference comes to life in San Francisco. Image Credits:TechCrunch As a volunteer, you’ll: Get free access to Disrupt when you’re not on shift. Gain hands-on experience with event production, logistics, and registration. Meet startup founders, investors, speakers, and other tech enthusiasts. Walk away with real connections and an insider’s view of the startup…