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NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Ben Griffin went about his business Friday like he was at any other PGA Tour stop, even with so many Ryder Cup teammates around him. He played bogey-free for the second straight day with a 6-under 66 to build a three-shot lead in the Procore Championship.Two “cup” players were behind him — one of them fellow Ryder Cup rookie Russell Henley (68), the other Jackson Koivun, the top-ranked amateur who went 3-1 last week at Cypress Point to help lead the Americans to a Walker Cup victory.Koivun hit a 3-iron to 30 inches for eagle on…
The CEO of the largest digital and print publisher in the U.S. has accused Google of being a bad actor for crawling its websites to support the search giant’s AI products. Neil Vogel, CEO of People, Inc. (formerly Dotdash Meredith), a publisher that operates over 40 brands, including People, Food & Wine, Travel & Leisure, Better Homes & Gardens, Real Simple, Southern Living, AllRecipes, and others, said that Google is not playing fair because it uses the same bot to crawl websites to index them for the Google search engine as it does to support its AI features. “Google has…
One of the world’s richest men wants to buy one of the world’s most influential media assets. It’s unlikely anyone will stand in his way.Does this sound familiar?Yup: That’s Larry Ellison, financing his son David’s plan to buy Warner Bros. Discovery — the company that owns HBO, CNN, and the Warner Bros movie studio — weeks after buying Paramount.And yup: That was also Elon Musk in 2022, buying what we used to call Twitter.You know how the Twitter story panned out: Musk made an offer for the service, no rivals showed up, and he quickly had a deal. Once he…
2025-09-12T17:19:53Z 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. Polymarket is a betting platform for real-world events that accurately predicted Trump’s 2024 win. The company is raising another funding round that is set to at least triple its valuation, according to sources. A spokesperson for Polymarket declined to comment. Polymarket, a popular betting platform for real-world events, is…
Micro1, a three-year-old startup that helps AI companies find and manage human contractors for data labeling and training, has raised a $35 million Series A funding round that values the company at $500 million. The round was led by O1 Advisors, a venture capital firm co-founded by Dick Costolo and Adam Bain, the former CEO and COO of Twitter. The startup is one of many companies looking to fill the gap in the data market created by recent changes involving Scale AI. After Meta invested $14 billion in Scale AI and hired its CEO, AI labs including OpenAI and Google…
Food and Drug Administration officials plan to present data they claim links the Covid vaccine to 25 deaths in children at what’s expected to be a closely watched vaccine advisory committee next week, a source confirmed to NBC News.The Washington Post first reported the expected data.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, is scheduled to meet Thursday and Friday to review and make recommendations on several vaccines, including this fall’s updated Covid shots.The FDA is basing its claim on an analysis of data from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS, a…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A false report of an active shooter at the U.S. Naval Academy led to one person being injured at the Maryland military college, officials said.The person injured was airlifted to a hospital on Thursday and was in stable condition, Lt. Naweed Lemar, the spokesperson for the base that hosts the academy, said in a statement.By early Friday, he said a lockdown was lifted and the academy in Annapolis had “been given the all clear.”“An investigation is now underway,” Lemar said.Naval Support Activity Annapolis security and local law enforcement had responded to the reports of suspicious activity…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — FanDuel has agreed to pay the Jacksonville Jaguars roughly $5 million to help offset the nearly $20 million that a former employee stole from the NFL franchise and deposited at the sportsbook, a person familiar with discussions said Friday.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither side had disclosed the agreement publicly. ESPN first reported the deal.The deal was finalized earlier this year, the person said. It came a year after financial manager Amit Patel pleaded guilty to stealing $22 million through a virtual credit card system the team used for…
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The countdown is on: The application to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 closes tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT. If you’ve been considering a way to amplify your brand during the week’s tech epicenter, now is the time to lock it in. Your Side Event could be the dinner everyone’s still talking about, the panel that sparks a deal, or the happy hour that launches a new collaboration. With 10,000+ Disrupt attendees in San Francisco — plus the global spotlight of TechCrunch promotion — your event won’t just happen. It will resonate. Image Credits:Slava Blazer Photography Today’s deadline is…