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BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — While stadiums have been packed at the Women’s European Championship in Switzerland, one notable figure has been missing: UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin.Ceferin was present at the opening ceremony match between Switzerland and Norway on July 2 but hasn’t been seen at any games since. He is, however, expected to attend Sunday’s final between England and Spain.Ceferin’s absence at UEFA’s main event for women — held every four years — has been a subject of private chatter among soccer officials at an event that has broken attendance records and delivered exhilarating matches.“Pity he hasn’t shown up,” one…

By Hani Richter-For Cape Town-based filmmaker Kate D’hotman, connecting with movie audiences comes naturally. Far more daunting is speaking with others. “I’ve never understood how people [decipher] social cues,” the 40-year-old director of horror films says.D’hotman has autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which can make relating to others exhausting and a challenge. However, since 2022, D’hotman has been a regular user of ChatGPT, the popular AI-powered chatbot from OpenAI, relying on it to overcome communication barriers at work and in her personal life.“I know it’s a machine,” she says. “But sometimes, honestly, it’s the most empathetic voice in my…

Job seekers are going overboard using AI.With so many relying on tools like ChatGPT to cut corners, recruiters say they’re getting stuck with piles of robotic-sounding résumés and applicants who appear to be cheating during video interviews.While the recruiters BI spoke with said there’s nothing wrong with using AI to save time writing, research a prospective employer, or practice answering common questions, they warn that applicants are denting their odds of success by becoming too dependent on it. They say the timing of the trend is especially bad given how many people are looking for jobs.”In this market, you’ve got…

A few days after a harrowing cosmetic surgery procedure, Erin Schaeffer says she woke up with fluid leaking from an open wound in her stomach.Schaeffer went on to spend a week in a Florida hospital battling a severe infection after a type of tummy tuck and liposuction at the Jacksonville branch of Sono Bello, a national cosmetic surgery chain.More than a year later, scars remain on her lower body — and in a lawsuit she is accusing Sono Bello of using an inadequately trained obstetrician-gynecologist to remove her excess skin and fat, a procedure she says caused excruciating pain.“I literally…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dan Clancy, the 61-year-old CEO of Amazon-owned Twitch, who lives outside of Portland, Oregon. It’s been edited for length and clarity.When I was an undergrad at Duke, I double-majored in computer science and theater — an unusual combination that often raised eyebrows. Most people couldn’t see how the two fit together.Fast-forward a few decades, and my path led me deep into tech: earning a Ph.D. in AI and computer science and working at places like NASA, Google, YouTube, and Nextdoor.By the time I arrived at Twitch, I was seen primarily as…

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — A title game between defending champion England and World Cup winner Spain is the Women’s European Championship final that many wanted.How they got to Basel on Sunday is a whole other story.Spain has mostly cruised through its five games except for a late scare in a tense semifinal against Germany. England has trailed for long periods of three games and survived being on the brink of elimination in both knockout games.Spain is a supremely technical team with a dream midfield pairing two-time Ballon d’Or winners Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmatí. England has incredible will to win…

Meta just escalated the AI talent war with OpenAI.Shengjia Zhao, a co-creator of ChatGPT and former lead scientist at OpenAI, is joining Meta as chief scientist of its Superintelligence Labs.CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Zhao’s appointment on Friday in a social media post, and called him a “pioneer” in the field who has already driven several major AI breakthroughs.Zhao previously helped build GPT-4 and led synthetic data efforts at OpenAI. According to the post, Zhao will now work directly with Zuckerberg and Meta’s newly appointed chief AI officer, Alexandr Wang, the founder and CEO of Scale AI.The new hire comes during…

2025-07-26T00:24:08Z 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. Astronomer released a humorous promo video featuring Gwyneth Paltrow after leadership changes. Two former executives were involved in a now-infamous kiss-cam incident at a Coldplay concert. Paltrow promoted Astronomer’s data and AI products and an upcoming conference. Astronomer is taking the Coldplay incident and running with it.After former CEO…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Nancy Jensen believes she’d still be living in an abusive group home if it wasn’t shut down in 2004 with the help of the Disability Rights Center of Kansas, which for decades has received federal money to look out for Americans with disabilities.But the flow of funding under the Trump administration is now in question, disability rights groups nationwide say, dampening their mood as Saturday marks the 35th anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act. Federal dollars pay for much of their work, including helping people who seek government-funded services and lawsuits now pushing Iowa…

There’s a fear in investing when a sector swells rapidly. Booming stock prices and aggressive spending feel great, until things inevitably cool off. Then comes the reckoning: Who overdid it in irreversible ways?Big Tech is in an AI arms race, each company trying to outspend the others on data centers, GPUs, networking gear, and talent. Engineers can be let go. But the infrastructure? That’s permanent. If the AGI dream fades, you’re stuck with massive, costly assets.So when Google announced it would hike capex by $10 billion to $85 billion in 2025 eyebrows went up. Most of it is for things…