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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A divided federal appeals court in Ohio ruled against the state’s fourth largest school district on Thursday in a case that pitted its gender pronoun policies against the rights of students who believe there are only two genders.The full Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the suburban Olentangy Local School District cannot prohibit students from using gender-related language deemed offensive, siding with Parents Defending Education, which had argued the policies were unconstitutional. The national membership organization first filed suit against Olentangy in 2023, saying the district’s policies requiring the use of peers’ “preferred pronouns”…
The buy-now, pay-later company Klarna feared that as many as 288,000 customers’ login details were exposed in a data glitch, which could have cost the company up to $41.8 million, according to internal messages.It turned out the impact wasn’t as bad as originally thought. A Klarna spokesperson told Business Insider that “the actual number of impacted accounts is estimated at more than ~99% lower than the initial theoretical scope” of 288,000.Internal Slack messages, seen by Business Insider, show the Sweden-based company dealt with a problem caused by the absence of login protections for recycled phone numbers — when mobile carriers…
On Thursday, the Laude Institute announced its first batch of Slingshots grants, aimed at “advancing the science and practice of artificial intelligence.” Designed as an accelerator for researchers, the Slingshots program is meant to provide resources that would be unavailable in most academic settings, whether it’s funding, compute power, or product and engineering support. In exchange, the recipients pledge to produce some final work product, whether it’s a startup, an open source codebase, or another type of artifact. The initial cohort is 15 projects, with a particular focus on the difficult problem of AI evaluation. Some of those projects will…
2025-11-06T21:41:02Z 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. CEO Sam Altman said OpenAI doesn’t want government guarantees or to become too big to fail. The company expects its annualized revenue run rate to top $20 billion by year’s end. Altman posted on X after CFO Sarah Friar clarified comments about a “government backstop.” After OpenAI CFO Sarah…
Rarely has a month gone by in 2025 without OpenAI signing another multibillion-dollar data center deal. In a lengthy post on X on Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly clarified the totals. “We expect to end this year above $20 billion in annualized revenue run rate and grow to hundreds of billion by 2030. We are looking at commitments of about $1.4 trillion over the next 8 years,” he wrote. While the post was largely a response to a brouhaha over comments his CFO made, and quickly walked back, concerning government-backstopped loans, Altman also listed a number of future business…
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…