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- The Disney Park That Could Boost Local Property Values By 35%
When you think of Disney, property doesn’t spring to mind but it is actually a pioneer of masterplanned real estate near its theme parks.
- Bundesliga Renews Partnership With DAZN In Canada
The Bundesliga and DAZN have reached an agreement to extend the broadcast rights for an additional two years in Canada.
- Target Picked A Safe CEO When It Needed A Transformational One
While Target's choice of insider Michael Fiddelke as CEO is a prudent choice, he may not be the change agent needed to turn around the company.
- Sam Altman says colleagues are glad he’s a dad now because they think raising a child will help him make ‘better decisions for humanity’
The OpenAI CEO and his husband Oliver Mulherin welcomed a baby boy in February.
- 30-year mortgage rate holds steady at lowest level in nearly 10 months
The long-term rate was unchanged from last week at 6.58%, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.46%.
Technology
- Scientists are building cyborg jellyfish to explore ocean depths
"There's really something special about the way moon jellies swim."
- Is it illegal to not buy ads on X? Experts explain the FTC’s bizarre ad fight.
Here's the "least silly way" to wrap your head around the FTC's war over X ads.
- The Download: Google’s AI energy expenditure, and handing over DNA data to the police
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses Google has just released a report detailing how much energy its Gemini apps use for each query. In…
- Rocket Report: Pivotal Starship test on tap, Firefly wants to be big in Japan
Starship returns to the launch pad for the first time in three months.
- Meet the researcher hosting a scientific conference by and for AI
In October, a new academic conference will debut that’s unlike any other. Agents4Science is a one-day online event that will encompass all areas of science, from physics to medicine. All of the work shared will have been researched, written, and reviewed primarily by AI, and will be presented using text-to-speech technology. The conference is the…
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