Prior to NBA Media Day, the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks made blockbuster trades, each acquiring much needed pieces for their backcourts. The Milwaukee Bucks acquire 7x All-Star Damian Lillard from Portland, and the Boston Celtics land defensive specialist Jrue Holiday. Written and edited by Sara Jane Gamelli Twitter Instagram MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – OCTOBER 02:...
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Gary Wang, an FTX Founder, Says Sam Bankman-Fried Steered Misuse of Funds
Mr. Wang is one of three key witnesses who pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate against Mr. Bankman-Fried, the onetime crypto mogul on trial for fraud.
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23andMe says private user data is up for sale after being scraped
Enlarge / The 23andMe logo displayed on a smartphone screen. Genetic profiling service 23andMe has confirmed that private user data is circulating for sale online after being scraped off its website. Friday’s confirmation comes five days after an unknown entity took to an online crime forum to advertise the sale of private information for millions...
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Amazon Launches First Project Kuiper Satellites to Orbit
The two prototype spacecraft will test systems to be used in a planned megaconstellation to provide internet service from orbit that will eventually compete with SpaceX’s Starlink service.
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AI firms working on “constitutions” to keep AI from spewing toxic content
Enlarge (credit: FT montage/Dreamstime) Two of the world’s biggest artificial intelligence companies announced major advances in consumer AI products last week. Microsoft-backed OpenAI said that its ChatGPT software could now “see, hear, and speak,” conversing using voice alone and responding to user queries in both pictures and words. Meanwhile, Facebook owner Meta announced that an...
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Morgan State campus grows quiet after shooting cancels homecoming festivities
The cancellation of homecoming festivities at Morgan State University in Baltimore following a shooting Tuesday night that wounded five people, including four students, left campus largely empty at a time of year it’s usually crowded with thousands of students and alumni celebrating. Many alumni changed or canceled their travel plans, while a large number of...
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Pat McAfee needs to be held accountable for his hypocrisy
During his weekly appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, vocal anti-vaxxer Aaron Rodgers took a shot at Travis Kelce for appearing in a PSA encouraging people to get both their COVID boosters and flu shots, referring to him as “Mr. Pfizer.” Read more…
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Cormani McClain and Omarion Miller earn Colorado playing time the old-fashioned way
BOULDER, Colo. — Freshman receiver Omarion Miller, a four-star recruit from Louisiana, didn’t catch a pass in Colorado’s first four games because he struggled to learn the playbook, and coach Deion Sanders didn’t like his practice habits. Freshman cornerback Cormani McClain, a five-star recruit from Florida, didn’t play a snap in Colorado’s first three games,...
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Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown believes ‘The Beam Team’ can defy the odds again
SACRAMENTO – While the Sacramento Kings finally making the postseason was stunning to the NBA world and life-changing for many Sacramentans after a 17-year absence, it wasn’t for the 2022-23 NBA Coach of the Year. A year ago, in their first team dinner, first-year Kings coach Mike Brown boldly told his players that the franchise...