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Insight Partners' Devin Parekh on why the firm is diversifying while everyone else bets the farm on OpenAI and Anthropic | TechCrunch
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Insight Partners' Devin Parekh on why the firm is diversifying while everyone else bets the farm on OpenAI and Anthropic | TechCrunch

Insight Partners' Devin Parekh opens up about losing Legora to General Catalyst, why he's fine holding stakes in rival AI labs, and why — even as everyone else piles into OpenAI and Anthropic — his $90 billion firm is deliberately staying diversified.

Technology

SoftBank shares fell 13% as OpenAI, Anthropic urge caution

The drop was SoftBank’s biggest since late June and left the stock about 30% below its June peak.

Science

New analysis points to low overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening

When women take part in breast cancer screening, they are informed that screening may detect cancers that would never have caused symptoms or problems during their lifetime. This is known as overdiagnosis.

Health

Communicating About Flu Vaccination in 2026-27

People who are pregnant and have a medical condition that increases their risk of flu complications should consider getting vaccinated before flu ...

Historic home on one of Brisbane’s best streets sells for $17m
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Historic home on one of Brisbane’s best streets sells for $17m

The Ascot estate previously remained in the same family for 25 years.

World

Indonesia intensifies search for 129 people missing after ship capsizes

Officials say more than 600 rescuers battle stormy seas in search for missing people.

East London food redistribution warehouse opens in Barking
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East London food redistribution warehouse opens in Barking

The Big Heart Food Hub in Barking aims to deliver 10 tonnes of food to charities each week.

'Lanterns' Burns It All Down: Episode 5 Director Explains John Stewart's Shocking Decision
Culture

'Lanterns' Burns It All Down: Episode 5 Director Explains John Stewart's Shocking Decision

"Lanterns" director Geeta Vasant Patel talks to TheWrap about burning the show down in Episode 5 while keeping character central.

Ligent Technologies Seeks $727 Million in Hong Kong IPO
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Ligent Technologies Seeks $727 Million in Hong Kong IPO

AI computing networks maker Ligent Technologies Inc. is seeking to raise as much as HK$5.7 billion ($727 million) in a Hong Kong initial public offering, adding to a surge of listings this year tied to the global artificial intelligence buildout.

Unvaccinated Pennsylvania woman died of measles complications, coroner says
Technology

Unvaccinated Pennsylvania woman died of measles complications, coroner says

A 40-year-old woman in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania has died of complications from measles, according to the county's coroner. It marks the third vaccine-preventable, measles-linked death in the US this year. All three have occurred in Pennsylvania, which is experiencing an explosive outbreak that has caused over 670 cases and 124 hospitalizations across 37 counties.

World-record drone flight completed using motors assembled at US Army depot
Science

World-record drone flight completed using motors assembled at US Army depot

The small unmanned aircraft system flew for more than eight hours in the desert heat. The drone achieved the milestone using critical propulsion components assembled by the Army's organic industrial base.

Health

Bronx Legionnaires' disease outbreak prompts NYC health officials to order the cleaning of ...

At a town hall addressing community concerns, officials said preliminary testing ordered just a few days ago found that traces of the bacteria were ...

These three kings of AI have a plan. It could blow everything up
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These three kings of AI have a plan. It could blow everything up

These AI rivals are on the same page about the risks to humanity posed by the technology. But their plan could have catastrophic effects for all of us.

World

Israeli minister threatens to revoke filmmakers’ citizenship over Gaza film

Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar labels Gaza genocide film 'vile' after it wins Venice Film Festival recognition.

Australia’s next century of plenty | Australia & New Zealand
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Australia’s next century of plenty | Australia & New Zealand

Australia’s prosperity has been built through deliberate choices, investment, and reinvention. After a lost decade of growth, the nation can draw on its strengths to choose another century of plenty.

Alan Ritchson Loses 2nd Box Office Battle in a Row Despite Winning Over Audience
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Alan Ritchson Loses 2nd Box Office Battle in a Row Despite Winning Over Audience

Alan Ritchson's Runner is not doing well at the box office, and this is his second straight theatrical miss recently.

Sony LinkBuds Clip review
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Sony LinkBuds Clip review

Clipped wings. The LinkBuds Clip are Sony’s first clip-style earbuds. This style of earbuds claims to offer open-ear comfort and spatial awareness while...

Technology

WhatsApp reportedly testing Mac-like sidebar for iPad

The redesigned sidebar could make it easier to navigate between WhatsApp’s chats, calls, communities and other sections on the iPad.

Niall Ferguson: AIpocalypse Now
Science

Niall Ferguson: AIpocalypse Now

It’s not just the next 9/11, enabled by AI, that is coming. It’s the next global financial crisis. It’s the next pandemic. It might even be the next world war. What, if anything, can we do about it?

Health

Beating to a different drum: the hidden rhythms shaping heart rate - The University of Melbourne

... health conditions. Led by Associate Professor Pip Karoly, program leader of the Rhythms in Physiology Lab (RiPL) at the Graeme Clark Institute for ...

PICTURES: Colton Cowser's wife Claire dons white bikini in beach bachelorette celebration with swimsuit-clad girl pals
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PICTURES: Colton Cowser's wife Claire dons white bikini in beach bachelorette celebration with swimsuit-clad girl pals

Colton Cowser's wife, Claire Wolford, recently created a wave on social media as she stole the spotlight at a bachelorette party in a white bikini, which she styled with a lacy white skirt.

Adam Liaw’s easy bacon penne
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Adam Liaw’s easy bacon penne

This simple bacon sauce is ready in the same amount of time as it takes to cook the pasta.

Samsung, SK Hynix reject US$18 billion power prepayment to fund new grids: reports
Business

Samsung, SK Hynix reject US$18 billion power prepayment to fund new grids: reports

Local media says firms concerned about committing such large sums upfront given uncertainty Read more at The Business Times.

'The Dark Knight' star Christian Bale opens USD 22 million foster care village to keep siblings together; says 'Bruce Wayne started orphanages...'
Culture

'The Dark Knight' star Christian Bale opens USD 22 million foster care village to keep siblings together; says 'Bruce Wayne started orphanages...'

Christian Bale's superhero days are far behind him, but that has not stopped the actor from continuing his philanthropic works. Proving to be a real-life hero, the actor officially opened a new foster care village in Palmdale, called Together California.

AI

How the Clash Between Money and Safety Created a Monumental Crisis for AI

OpenAI and Anthropic, in heated competition—with each other and China—are racing toward IPOs, even as they admit they could lose control of their powerful bots.

Technology

JWST ruled out finding tiny moons around an exoplanet—that's great news

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has opened many wonders of the cosmos to scientists since it began science operations a few years ago. But one thing it hasn't done is find an "exomoon." These still-theoretical moons orbit exoplanets in other star systems, and JWST was supposed to find a pletho

Science

Consumers demand transparency, but is it rewarded?

Transparent supply chains boost consumer trust—if the results are positive. But what if they aren't? A new paper by Kühne Logistics University (KLU), in collaboration with the University of Tennessee and Tilburg University, published in the Journal of Business Logistics, reaches a surprising conclus

Health

Fall Prevention: Simple Steps to Help Older Adults Stay Safe and Independent

“What matters is the combination of factors—strength, balance, medications, medical conditions, eyesight, footwear and the environment. The more ...

Sports

Fantasy Baseball Week 26 Preview: Top 10 sleeper hitters feature Jakob Marsee, Leo Bernal

Scott White highlights 10 Week 26 sleeper hitters, with the Tigers, Padres and Rockies boasting the best matchups

World

Protests break out across Syria over fuel price increases

Demonstrators burn tyres and block highways as protests over increased fuel prices grip Syrian cities.

Geological smoke leads PLC Resources to bigger WA gold target
Business

Geological smoke leads PLC Resources to bigger WA gold target

PLC Resources has started follow-up drilling at Rochefort in WA, chasing a target northwest and deeper after maiden drilling may have clipped the edge of a bigger gold system.

General Hospital Spoilers for What Happens This Week (September 14-18)
Culture

General Hospital Spoilers for What Happens This Week (September 14-18)

Viewers wanting to know about the General Hospital spoilers for this week (September 14-18, 2026) can get their answers here.

AI

Opinion | The AI Luddites Are Here

Vandalism against food-delivery robots isn’t going to slow the technology down.

Technology

OESA-2026-3842 thunderbird security update

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client. Security Fixes: Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the DOM: Navigation component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 155, Firefox ESR 115.40, Firefox ESR 140.15, and Firefox ESR 153.2.CVE-2026-84119 Use-after-free in the Audio/

An Early Look at Fall Color in Canada
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An Early Look at Fall Color in Canada

Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory An Early Look at Fall Color in… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change Articles Earth Matters Blog Blue Marble: Next Generation EO Kids Mission: Biomes About About Us Subscribe 🛜 RSS Contact Us Search   July 27 September 6 NASA Earth Observa

Health

US drug pricing could push EU prices higher, study finds

Policy could also prompt drugmakers to delay European medicine launches

Shane Warne’s son shares heartbreaking video from dad on icon’s birthday
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Shane Warne’s son shares heartbreaking video from dad on icon’s birthday

‘Missing these updates, happy birthday Dad.’

World

Residents help battle forest fires threatening homes in Ecuadorian capital

Residents join firefighters battling forest fires that are threatening residential areas in Quito, Ecuador.

This career skill is extremely underrated
Business

This career skill is extremely underrated

Today’s job market is being called historically unusual because of how challenging it is to get hired. As a result, nurturing your career and cultivating the unique factors that make you a great hire—current or future—are very wise. They are helpful not only for career stability, but also for career growth. One of the ways to improve your chances to set yourself apart is to be interesting. We gravitate to the people who inspire us and keep us engaged. And when people feel positively toward us

Mimi Chakraborty wedding: Bengali actor planning December marriage with Indian Navy officer, venue may be Kalimpong - Report
Culture

Mimi Chakraborty wedding: Bengali actor planning December marriage with Indian Navy officer, venue may be Kalimpong - Report

Bengali actor Mimi Chakraborty is reportedly set to enter a new chapter in her personal life, with reports claiming that she may get married in December. The actor has generally kept her personal relationships away from the spotlight.

New method enables AI for safety-critical situations
AI

New method enables AI for safety-critical situations

HardFlow is a new algorithm developed at MIT that helps pretrained generative AI models satisfy hard constraints while improving solution quality without retraining, in applications spanning robotics, control of physical systems, and computer vision.

This Subtle Change to Your Fingernails Can Be a Sign of Hidden Disease
Technology

This Subtle Change to Your Fingernails Can Be a Sign of Hidden Disease

Underlying, less visible health problems sometimes manifest themselves through connected changes in the body that show up before any actual symptoms.

APOD: 2026 September 14 – Where Your Elements Came From
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APOD: 2026 September 14 – Where Your Elements Came From

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 14 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Where Your Elements Came From Explanation: The hydrogen in your body and present in every molecule of water came from the Big Bang. There are no other appreciable sources of hydrogen in the universe.

The Pitt is up for 25 Emmys - but the show's biggest fans are real-life doctors
Health

The Pitt is up for 25 Emmys - but the show's biggest fans are real-life doctors

Those in the medical profession say the HBO Max show about a US hospital emergency room is the most realistic medical drama yet.

Vikings' stunning win over Packers ends with final score that's never happened before in NFL history
Sports

Vikings' stunning win over Packers ends with final score that's never happened before in NFL history

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a scorigami!

Russia outpaces Ukraine, US in production of low-cost, high-tech weapons — newspaper
World

Russia outpaces Ukraine, US in production of low-cost, high-tech weapons — newspaper

According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, modernization and the rapid launch of mass production led to the release of improved drones

Johnson & Johnson's RYBREVANT® (amivantamab-vmjw) plus chemotherapy delivers longest reported median overall survival in EGFR exon 20 insertion mutation-positive lung cancer
Business

Johnson & Johnson's RYBREVANT® (amivantamab-vmjw) plus chemotherapy delivers longest reported median overall survival in EGFR exon 20 insertion mutation-positive lung cancer

/PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced results from the final overall survival (OS) analysis of the Phase 3 PAPILLON study evaluating...

Emmy Awards: How to watch, who is nominated and why Heated Rivalry is missing
Culture

Emmy Awards: How to watch, who is nominated and why Heated Rivalry is missing

Beef stars Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan are among the nominees at the ceremony in Los Angeles.

AI

Opinion | We Need a Science of the AI Mind

No, we aren’t doomed, but the models are advancing more quickly than our understanding of them.

Technology

OESA-2026-3841 rsyslog security update

RSYSLOG is the rocket-fast system for log processing.It offers high-performance, great security features and a modular design. While it started as a regular syslogd, rsyslog has evolved into a kind of swiss army knife of logging, being able to accept inputs from a wide variety of sources, transform

Donald Trump pledges to remove a 15% tariff on Irish whiskey
Science

Donald Trump pledges to remove a 15% tariff on Irish whiskey

US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday at the close of a golf tournament in Ireland that he plans to remove a 15% tariff on Irish whiskey.

Pennsylvania says an unvaccinated woman has died from measles-related complications
Health

Pennsylvania says an unvaccinated woman has died from measles-related complications

Pennsylvania has announced its third measles-related death in less than three weeks. A local coroner says the 40-year-old woman was unvaccinated.

Titans' fresh start produces one of their most embarrassing losses yet
Sports

Titans' fresh start produces one of their most embarrassing losses yet

Tennessee changed its coach, roster, logo and uniforms, but a 23-10 loss to New York exposed familiar problems across every phase of the game

World

GFCN head lists key character traits necessary for working with information

This activity requires an inquisitive mind, tenacity, and healthy skepticism, Vladimir Tabak says

Treat everyone the same is terrible leadership advice
Business

Treat everyone the same is terrible leadership advice

Many leaders strive for “fairness.” The intent is good. They want to avoid bias, give people the opportunity to succeed, and support all their team members. However, too often in that pursuit, they are given the advice to “treat everyone the same”—no favorites. On the surface, this sounds nice. It sounds fair. But this is one of the worst pieces of advice a leader could take. Not everyone needs the same treatment. In fact, the best leadership approach for each person depends on the situation.

'60 Minutes' Changed Its Look, Not Its Formula | Analysis
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'60 Minutes' Changed Its Look, Not Its Formula | Analysis

The revamped “60 Minutes” kept its formula in the Season 59, but questions about editorial independence linger

MIT spinout turns plastic waste into resilient building materials
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MIT spinout turns plastic waste into resilient building materials

Atlas Building Composites, an MIT spinout, developed an AI-powered robotic manufacturing platform for recycling single-use plastics into durable building materials.

California lawmakers urge criminal penalties, emergency legislation to rein in unchecked AI
Technology

California lawmakers urge criminal penalties, emergency legislation to rein in unchecked AI

California lawmakers call for criminal penalties and emergency legislation as tech leaders warn of existential risks from rogue AI.

China's Xi Jinping proposes BRICS 'open-source AI zone'
Science

China's Xi Jinping proposes BRICS 'open-source AI zone'

China will lead the creation of an "open-source zone for artificial intelligence" for BRICS countries, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday at a summit of the 11-nation group in New Delhi.

What are statins? And can healthy people use them to prevent heart disease and dementia?
Health

What are statins? And can healthy people use them to prevent heart disease and dementia?

New evidence shows more people might benefit from this cholesterol-lowering medication than we previously thought. But that doesn’t mean everyone should take one.

"Sophie going for Jordan son", "Her boyfriend better watch out!" - WNBA Fans Go Wild As Sophie Cunningham Greets Michael Jordan At NASCAR
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"Sophie going for Jordan son", "Her boyfriend better watch out!" - WNBA Fans Go Wild As Sophie Cunningham Greets Michael Jordan At NASCAR

With the WNBA season on hiatus due to the FIBA World Cup, Sophie Cunningham has been keeping busy during her downtime.

World

Animated map shows spread of illegal Israeli settlements across Palestine

Some 750,000 settlers live across more than 500 illegal settlements and outposts, as Israeli pogroms hit record highs.

The ASX share I just bought for my child
Business

The ASX share I just bought for my child

This ASX share is a top contender for long-term returns, dividends and diversification. I just bought some shares for my child...

Hayden Panettiere’s abusive ex detained a month after her death
Culture

Hayden Panettiere’s abusive ex detained a month after her death

Brian Hickerson yelled about the star’s passing as he was handcuffed by police.

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