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OpenAI announced Thursday it reached a non-binding agreement with Microsoft, its largest investor, on a revised partnership that would allow the startup to convert its for-profit arm into a public benefit corporation (PBC). The transition, should it be cleared by state regulators, could allow OpenAI to raise additional capital from investors and, eventually, become a public company. In a blog post, OpenAI Board Chairman Bret Taylor said under the non-binding agreement with Microsoft, OpenAI’s nonprofit would continue to exist and retain control over the startup’s operations. OpenAI’s nonprofit would obtain a stake in the company’s PBC worth upwards of $100…

Brooks Nader is Maxim’s latest cover star, gracing the men’s magazine’s September/October issue in a plunging silk slip. According to her family’s Freeform reality series, Love Thy Nader, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model and Dancing With the Stars alum had some unconventional prep for the sultry shoot: “upping” her dose of weight loss drugs.In Episode 7 of Love Thy Nader, the 28-year-old revealed that she’s been using weight loss drugs for two years to keep her weight down. While she normally microdoses — as in, takes a small amount of — her GLP-1 medication, Nader decided to increase her dose…

Brooks Nader is Maxim’s latest cover star, gracing the men’s magazine’s September/October issue in a plunging silk slip. According to her family’s Freeform reality series, Love Thy Nader, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model and Dancing With the Stars alum had some unconventional prep for the sultry shoot: “upping” her dose of weight loss drugs.In Episode 7 of Love Thy Nader, the 28-year-old revealed that she’s been using weight loss drugs for two years to keep her weight down. While she normally microdoses — as in, takes a small amount of — her GLP-1 medication, Nader decided to increase her dose…

NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Mackenzie Hughes of Canada quietly went about his work with a 9-under 63 on Thursday to lead the Procore Championship. The big crowds followed Scottie Scheffler and the U.S. Ryder Cup team and saw mixed results.For the longest time, Ryder Cup rookie Ben Griffin wasn’t even the low Griffin at Silverado until five birdies on the back nine gave him a 64, one shot behind with Matt McCarty. Russell Henley was at 65 with Lanto Griffin.Scheffler, who hasn’t finished lower than eighth place since March, lost one streak on a breezy afternoon in wine country when…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has asked a federal judge to lean on two of Elon Musk’s closest business associates: wealth manager Jared Birchall and Neuralink director of operations Shivon Zilis, mother to four of the Tesla tycoon’s children.As part of his defense against Musk’s 2024 racketeering lawsuit, Altman wants a judge in California to order Birchall and Zilis to turn over key texts and emails in 72 hours. If either blows that deadline, they should be required to sit for one additional, preliminary deposition prior to their primary depositions in the case.US District Court Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hinton is…

Microsoft is planning to make “significant investments” in its own AI chip cluster to become “self-sufficient in AI,” Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman said during an all-employee town hall meeting on Thursday.Microsoft’s AI strategy has so far largely relied on a partnership with OpenAI, although the companies have drifted apart lately and they’re finalizing tense contract renegotiations right now.Suleyman’s comments suggest Microsoft wants to forge its own path in AI, while still supporting OpenAI with cloud-computing services.”It’s critical that a company of our size, with the diversity of businesses that we have, that we are, you know, able to be…

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his 361st career home run Thursday night, tying Hall of Fame outfielder Joe DiMaggio for fourth place in New York Yankees history.The two-time AL MVP went deep twice in the first three innings against the Detroit Tigers, with President Donald Trump in attendance at Yankee Stadium on the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.Judge launched homer No. 360 in the first inning, a 413-foot drive to left-center field off Tyler Holton that put New York up 1-0. With Trump sitting in a suite on the third base side, Judge matched DiMaggio in the…

High counts of West Nile virus cases are being reported in the U.S. this year, according to federal health data — and health officials are warning the season for this mosquito-borne disease isn’t over yet.As of Sept. 9, at least 771 human cases across 39 states have been reported, according to data posted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week. Of these cases, 490 are neuroinvasive, meaning they are severe cases impacting the brain.West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental U.S. While it primarily infects people during mosquito season in the summer and…

Detroit kids 17 and under were nearly three times more likely to be hospitalized for asthma than other kids in Michigan, according to data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released on Sept. 2, 2025. The data examines the years 2019 to 2023.During those years, the asthma death rate among Detroit kids was more than four times higher than the state average, according to the state’s data. Dying from asthma is rare and largely preventable.Detroit was also named the most challenging place to live with asthma in the country by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America’s…

Data center construction spend in the US hit a record high of $40 billion a year in June, Bank of America Global Research said in a new report issued this month.The report cited data from the US Census Bureau and noted that the new spending level is a 28% increase from the previous year.Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Meta are leading the charge with sweeping expansion plans that could total more than $1 trillion in capital expenditures over the next few years. Bank of America estimates the companies will spend a combined $385 billion annually on AI infrastructure between 2025 and…