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GRIMSBY, England (AP) — Manchester United sank to a new low under Ruben Amorim by getting eliminated by fourth-tier Grimsby Town after a marathon penalty shootout in the second round of the English League Cup on Wednesday.Grimsby won 12-11 on spot-kicks at 9,000-capacity Blundell Park on England’s east coast, with Bryan Mbeumo missing the decisive penalty. United needed late goals by Mbeumo and Harry Maguire just to salvage a 2-2 draw in regulation, having trailed 2-0 at halftime.It will go down as one of the most embarrassing results in United’s history and leaves the team winless in three games so…
Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “mega-round,” and seven companies raised rounds that were $1 billion in size or larger. How will 2025 compare? With only a few weeks left in the third quarter, it looks like 2024’s momentum will continue this year. There have already been multiple billion-dollar rounds this year, and a handful of companies have raised more than one mega-round. Here are all the…
Steve Jobs once said, “Everything’s a remix.” And that’s a philosophy that Mark Cuban has taken to heart, building an entire entrepreneurial and investment career on that simple belief. The real opportunity, Cuban says, lies in spotting patterns others miss and turning them into billion-dollar disruptions. On today’s episode of Equity, Cuban joined TechCrunch’s Rebecca Bellan to discuss his decades-long strategy of betting on technologies before they go mainstream, from his early investments in local area networks and streaming services to his current healthcare and AI ventures. But Cuban’s real insight isn’t just about picking winners. It’s about understanding why…
Peter Deng has worked at OpenAI, Facebook, and Google. He even interned at Microsoft. Now, all of his former employers are fighting for AI talent — creating a widening compensation gulf along the way.The AI talent wars have bestowed a small number of researchers with ballooning compensation packages and fast-moving competitive offers. Deng doesn’t work at any of these companies anymore — he’s since left to serve as general partner at Felicis — but he does see a growing corporate divide.On the “Unsupervised Learning” podcast, the former OpenAI VP of consumer product said that the talent wars were expanding the salary gap.”I…
Malaysia has developed its first domestic edge AI processor. Malaysian chip design company SkyeChip announced its MARS1000 processor at an industry event on Monday, Bloomberg reported. While an edge processor isn’t as powerful as an advanced Nvidia chip, it still represents a technological milestone for Malaysia, which is looking to play a bigger role in the global AI race. Malaysia already has a foothold in the chip manufacturing sector and has recently increased its efforts and investment around AI. The country announced the creation of the Malaysian National AI Office in late 2024, an agency that plans to focus on…
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Ketel Marte was on the defensive in the 10th inning of a recent game between the Diamondbacks and Reds, desperately fouling off a handful of 100 mph heaters and 90 mph sliders from Cincinnati flamethrower Graham Ashcraft in a riveting battle.Then on the 13th pitch of the at-bat, the All-Star second baseman muscled a 99 mph cutter into right-center field for a tying single.Score one for Major League Baseball’s hitters. Ever so slightly, they appear to be winning a few more of these battles and getting some wood on the baseball.“Good things happen when you put…
I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images Updated 2025-08-27T14:32:45Z 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. Nvidia will release its second-quarter earnings after the closing bell on Wednesday. Shares of the tech giant were up 35% year-to-date through Tuesday. Wall Street remains bullish on the stock, and will be looking for updates on hyperscaler spending. Nvidia will report fiscal…
Good morning. Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married, so I’m told. Yes, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement yesterday with a carousel of photos.Both were clad in Ralph Lauren. You can see the NFL star pictured down on one knee and the pop singer’s diamond engagement ring (it’s pretty hard to miss). Paired with her Cartier watch, Swift may be embarking on her most dazzling era yet.In today’s newsletter, it’s a big moment for the stock market, too. Nvidia reports earnings after the bell, and we’re breaking down what Wall Street expects.What’s on deck:Markets:…
Hardware company Plaud.ai released its new physical notetaker, the Plaud AI Pro, on Wednesday. The notetaker, priced at $179, comes two years after the original Plaud Note was released, and a year after the company released an AI pin. For people who haven’t seen one, the Plaud Note is a credit-card-sized hardware notetaker, which can stick on the back of your phone and help you take notes for calls or in-person meetings. The Note Pro looks similar to the original Note, but there’s one major difference. The new device has a small 0.95-inch AMOLED screen, which shows information like a…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of people in the U.S. have died in shootings over the past 25 years in offices, stores, theaters and other places, but the carnage perhaps hits hardest when it happens in schools and colleges where children and young adults are often the victims.In some cases, the victims are children who still have some of their baby teeth. Others are newly adult students with career and family dreams, and teachers or religious leaders who frequently become role models and mentors to their young students.Wednesday’s mass shooting at a church where Catholic school students were attending Mass in…