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Meta is still going all-in on the AI talent war, with Mark Zuckerberg reportedly reaching out to top recruits himself, throwing around jaw-dropping compensation packages that top $1 billion over multiple years. And Meta’s latest target? Mira Murati’s new startup, Thinking Machines Lab. It’s a bold play in an already overheated market. While Zuck eyes new talent, Anthropic is preparing to raise a massive round of its own at a staggering $170 billion valuation, nearly tripling its worth in just months. On paper, it looks like the AI cash floodgates are wide open. But all this endless money raises some…

Finding and getting rid of a pesky bug in your home can be a challenge. On a large farm, this task can be even more difficult and costly.Many farmers turn to pesticides to eliminate bugs and prevent crop damage. The US Department of Agriculture predicts that farmers will spend $18.1 billion on pesticides this year. Monique Rivera, an assistant professor of tree fruit entomology at Cornell Agritech, said these chemicals are not only expensive for farmers, but repeated exposure can also be harmful for field workers. This makes insect monitoring and early detection especially important. “If you miss the indications…

Weeks after the revelation that Google paid Windsurf $2.4 billion to license its technology, while simultaneously hiring away its CEO and top talent, the deal’s implications are still rattling some founders and startup employees across Silicon Valley. Google’s payment to the startup was effectively split in two equal parts, according to two people familiar with the deal. Investors’ portion was $1.2 billion.  The other half was in the form of compensation packages for approximately 40 Windsurf employees hired by the tech giant with a substantial portion of that $1.2 billion going to the startup’s co-founders, Varun Mohan and Douglas Chen,…

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Bristol Motor Speedway is ready to make history by hosting the first Major League Baseball game in Tennessee. The stage, or in this case the racetrack, has been set for the biggest crowd for a regular season baseball game at Saturday night’s MLB Speedway Classic between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds. “The way the venue looks really is something that you can put on paper, but you really can’t get a true vision of it until you actually put grandstands on the infield of the track, and you put 3,500 seats in the middle of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Commanders’ hopes of returning to the site of their former home at RFK Stadium cleared a significant hurdle Friday when the District of Columbia Council approved the legislation.The bill advanced by a 9-3 vote, but it still must be approved a second time by the council before being sent to Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser.Bowser negotiated an initial plan with Commanders owner Josh Harris in April, with the team contributing $2.7 billion and the city investing roughly $1.1 billion for the stadium, housing, green space and a sportsplex on land bordering the Anacostia River.“We are one…

Justin Timberlake’s announcement that he was diagnosed with Lyme disease has put a spotlight on the condition that impacts nearly 500,000 people in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Timberlake shared in a July 31 post on social media that he was diagnosed with Lyme disease while on his two-year Forget Tomorrow World Tour.”If you’ve experienced this disease or know someone who has — then you’re aware: living with this can be relentlessly debilitating, both mentally and physically,” Timberlake wrote, adding, “When I first got the diagnosis I was shocked for sure. But,…

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Micah Parsons requested a trade from the Dallas Cowboys on Friday while suggesting the club has refused to negotiate a new contract for the star edge rusher.Parsons reported to training camp in California with the Cowboys last week and tried to stay upbeat in a meeting with reporters. His tone changed dramatically in a message posted on X.“I did everything I could to show that I wanted to be a Cowboy and wear the star on my helmet,” Parsons wrote in an attachment to a post that said, “Thank you Dallas.” “Unfortunately, I no longer want…

The NFL and ESPN are expected to announce an agreement next week under which most of the league’s significant media holdings will go to the sports network.People familiar with the transaction said the multibillion-dollar deal would give the NFL an equity stake in ESPN.The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been finalized. It was first reported by The Athletic.The NFL and ESPN had no comment.The NFL has been trying to sell its media properties for nearly five years. ESPN and the league have been involved in on-again, off-again talks for the…

Applied AI research company Fundamental Research Labs (formerly known as Altera) announced today that it has raised $33 million in Series A funding led by Prosus with participation from Stripe co-founder and CEO Patrick Collison. The company has a curious structure, as it is working on multiple AI applications in different fields. When it raised its seed funding, Fundamental Research Labs was developing bots that could play Minecraft with you. Today, the company has a games team, a prosumer team building apps, a core research team, and a platform team. The startup’s founder, Dr. Robert Yang, a former faculty member…

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreAfter securing a brand-new Nintendo Switch 2, the last thing you want to do is scratch the screen. After all, it makes up about 70% of the entire console! It’s no wonder that screen protectors are some of the most popular Switch 2 accessories you can buy.Switch 2 screen protectors come in several varieties, and some also include cases and other protective pieces. To keep your screen pristine, I’ve rounded up the best Nintendo Switch 2 screen protectors available right now. These include simple options like…