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HOUSTON (AP) — Billy Howton, a former Green Bay Packers star regarded as one of the most productive wide receivers of the pre-Super Bowl era who was a founder and the first president of the NFL Players Association, has died. He was 95.Howton died in Houston on Monday, according to an obituary. Bradshaw-Carter Funeral Home confirmed his death on Friday.Howton was born in Littlefield, Texas, in 1930. He was believed to have been the oldest living NFL player.Howton scored the Packers’ first receiving touchdown at Lambeau Field in 1957. He was a second-round selection by the Packers in 1952 and…
Some ChatGPT users were so attached to the chatbot’s “yes man” style that they asked OpenAI to bring it back, Sam Altman has said.The OpenAI CEO said there was a “heartbreaking” reason — because some users said they had never had anyone support them before.”Here is the heartbreaking thing. I think it is great that ChatGPT is less of a yes man and gives you more critical feedback,” Altman said on Cleo Abram’s “Huge Conversations” podcast, which aired Friday.”But as we’ve been making those changes and talking to users about it, it’s so sad to hear users say, ‘Please can…
The great AI talent tug-of-war is underway — and xAI is now in the ring.Elon Musk’s startup has yanked at least 14 researchers and engineers from Meta’s grip since January, according to a Business Insider analysis of LinkedIn profiles.Some have joined as recently as a few weeks ago, according to their profiles, showing the battle to secure the brightest minds in AI is far from over as big tech rivals continue to raid each other’s ranks.That includes people like Xinlei Chen, who was a research scientist at Meta’s Fundamental AI Research, or FAIR, team until he jumped ship in June,…
2025-08-08T09:53:53Z 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. Donald Trump called on Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign over China-linked investments. Tan told employees he’s staying and operating with the “highest legal and ethical standards.” Intel stock fell 3% as political pressure mounted over Tan’s past business ties. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan directly addressed employees on Thursday…
Cleaning his plate — and sometimes a second plate — was a household requirement during Charles’s childhood. “It served me well growing up because it allowed me to get bigger and play sports,” Charles, who did not want to disclose his last name for the sake of privacy, tells Yahoo. And getting bigger, in turn, helped him become a college football player.But he’s been through a lot. The sport left his body “mangled,” says Charles, who is now 51. Back and neck injuries benched him for part of his college career, and they’ve continued to haunt him throughout his adulthood,…
Apple, which has historically been the quietest of the Big Tech companies when it comes to dealmaking, set off a guessing game in Silicon Valley last week when CEO Tim Cook said he was on the hunt for deals.”We’re very open to M&A that accelerates our road map,” Cook said on the company’s earnings call, referring to mergers and acquisitions. “We basically ask ourselves whether a company can help us accelerate a road map. If they do, then we’re interested.”Apple’s stock is down about 10% this year, partly out of investor concern that it has fallen behind in the AI…
A big increase in the tax on university endowments is adding to financial uncertainty for the wealthiest colleges in the U.S., leading several already to lay off staff or implement hiring freezes.Spending more endowment money on taxes could also lead colleges to reduce financial aid, cutting off access to elite institutions for lower-income students, colleges and industry experts have warned. President Donald Trump signed the tax increase into law last month as part of his signature spending bill.The new tax rates take effect in 2026, but colleges such as Harvard, Yale and Stanford already are citing the tax as one…
Jerry Jones is known for dragging contract negotiations so it’s no surprise Micah Parsons is just the latest Dallas Cowboys star player to have to wait on a new deal.Dak Prescott had to play on the franchise tag in 2020 after being unable to reach agreement on an extension, and he didn’t get another new deal last season until hours before the Week 1 opener. Jones eventually caved and made Prescott the highest-paid player in NFL history with an average of $60 million per year.CeeDee Lamb held out into late August last year following an All-Pro season before Jones gave…
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady left his imprint all over the New England Patriots’ record books during his stellar two-decade run with the team. Now, he is set to become the first player in franchise history to be honored with a statue. During a star-studded Patriots Hall of Fame induction last June, at which Brady’s No. 12 was also retired by the team, Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced a 12-foot bronze likeness of the quarterback was being commissioned from a local sculptor “to perpetuate the legendary legacy of the great Tom Brady.”What Kraft promised would be a “larger than…
Just over two and a half years ago, Mira Lane was asked during an informal discussion with someone at Google what she wanted to do with her life. Unsure of how to respond, she said, “Let me get back to you,” and went home to think about it.She told Business Insider that she put together a “one-pager” about an AI prototyping lab that explores the impact of tech innovation on society, and sent it to the Googler who would eventually become her boss.The gamble paid off and she was brought on to spearhead Google’s Envisioning Studio, an AI innovation prototyping…