The halcyon days where venture capitalists were content forking over billions to the latest AI startup, as researchers burned through cash with little to show for it, may be all but over. A “reckoning” is coming soon for AI companies that fail to turn a profit as the new technology matures, Kai-Fu Lee, chairman and chief executive of Sinovation Ventures, said at the Fortune Innovation forum in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Lee said too many large language model (LLM) startups focus on striving for breakthrough advances and too little on commercializing their work. “A lot of the LLM companies out…
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If I had to give a title to the best spot for digital nomads in the world, Chiang Mai would 100% be in contention for the top spot. This is a place packed with other remote workers, a low cost of living, a captivating culture, and an amazing food scene. It’s so easy to work here, with some of the best cafes in Chiang Mai offering a comfortable chair to top-notch coworking spots. Having spent several months living and working in Chiang Mai, I grew to love the coffee shop vibe and preferred to go to the best coffee shops…
Young fans of self-styled “manfluencers” like Andrew Tate, currently facing charges including rape in a Romanian court, are increasingly bringing misogynist views into Australian schools, leaving other children, teachers and parents searching for answers. In response, the Australian government is offering 3.5 million Australian dollars ($2.3m) in grants in a trial aimed at tackling “harmful gender stereotypes perpetuated online”. The manosphere’s reach into Australian schools has gotten so bad that some Australian teachers are quitting their jobs, according to a recent study published by Monash University in Melbourne. The Monash researchers found that students were openly expressing “male supremacist” views…
Most of those known as ‘double haters’ will come around to support one of the two major party presidential nominees. But some, like Victoria Thompson, won’t back Trump or Biden under any circumstances.
The value of a Birkin bag skyrockets from the moment it leaves the Hermès store. That’s partly because not just any regular person can buy the bag. Only customers with a sizable purchase history at the brand are offered the opportunity to buy a “quota bag,” such as a Birkin or a Kelly. But even Hermès’ most loyal shoppers don’t get to choose the exact Birkin model they want. The brand allows boutiques to purchase a select number of Birkins per season, and the style of the bags is rarely known ahead of time, according to Sotheby’s. The notoriously opaque…
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the global supply chain and US coastal infrastructure collided in the worst possible way. An enormous container ship, the Dali, slammed into a support of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, crumpling its central span into the Patapsco River and cutting off the city’s port from the Atlantic Ocean. Eighteen hours later, at approximately 7:30 pm Tuesday evening, rescuers called off a search, with six missing people presumed dead. With the wreckage yet to be cleared, the Port of Baltimore—a critical shipping hub—has suspended all water traffic, according to the Maryland Port…
The two sides have been fighting over who gets control of Disney’s Florida theme park resort.
Peter Barraras and Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Former Democrat turned Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has finally made a decision. To bolster his campaign, he’s chosen Nicole Shanahan as his vice presidential running mate. So who is Nicole Shanahan? RELATED: Time To Panic, Joe? Trump Is Beating Biden In All Seven Battleground States Who is Nicole Shanahan RFK Jr.’s VP pick Nicole Shanahan has caused quite a stir. At just 38 years old, she’s barely old enough to take the reins of the Presidency. Shanahan, who is Chinese, grew up in California and graduated from Santa Clara Law School…
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyer said Tuesday that the searches of the rapper’s Los Angeles and Miami properties by federal authorities in a sex trafficking investigation were “a gross use of military-level force” and that Combs is “innocent and will continue to fight” to clear his name. It’s the first public statement from the music mogul’s team since Monday’s raids of his homes by Homeland Security Investigations agents. “Yesterday, there was a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residences,” said the statement from attorney Aaron Dyer. “There is no excuse for the excessive show of force and hostility…
Rights group says President Nayib Bukele has reduced gang violence by replacing it with state violence. As El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele embarks on his second term in office, an international rights group has warned that his war on gangs has created a spiralling human rights crisis. As of February 2024, Bukele’s draconian two-year campaign, which has seen the authorities detain about 78,000 people, has caused 235 deaths in state custody, said Amnesty International on Wednesday. Citing a local rights group, it also reported 327 cases of enforced disappearances. “Reducing gang violence by replacing it with state violence cannot be…
That recent executive order on violent extremism in the West Bank is mostly a symbol so far. But it could be a lot more than that.
Though it is normal and fun to document our travels on social media, sharing too much information can lead to identity theft. For example, a 26-year-old man was arrested last week after posing as another passenger to board a Delta Air Lines flight without a ticket. The nefarious traveler was able to board the plane at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) using a screenshot of the other person’s boarding pass he took when she wasn’t looking, per reporting by The New York Times. Though a bit shocking, this is not the first time people have figured out how to…