Lightspeed Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley venture firm, has amassed more than $9 billion to invest in artificial intelligence. That is its biggest haul.
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Merriam-Webster’s word of the year delivers a dismissive verdict on junk AI content
Like most tools, generative AI models can be misused. And when the misuse gets bad enough that a major dictionary notices, you know it’s become a cultural phenomenon. On Sunday, Merriam-Webster announced that “slop” is its 2025 Word of the Year, reflecting how the term has become shorthand for the flood of low-quality AI-generated content...
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Roomba maker iRobot swept into bankruptcy
Roomba maker iRobot has filed for bankruptcy and will be taken over by its Chinese supplier after the company that popularized the robot vacuum cleaner fell under the weight of competition from cheaper rivals. The US-listed group on Sunday said it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware as part of a restructuring agreement...
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Microsoft will finally kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc
Microsoft is killing off an obsolete and vulnerable encryption cipher that Windows has supported by default for 26 years following more than a decade of devastating hacks that exploited it and recently faced blistering criticism from a prominent US senator. When the software maker rolled out Active Directory in 2000, it made RC4 a sole...
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Americans mark Bill of Rights Day today
Today marks Bill of Rights Day, observed annually on December 15 to acknowledge the first 10 amendments to the Constitution and their significance in American civic life. The date commemorates when Virginia became the final state needed to ratify these foundational protections, officially bringing them into effect in 1791. The amendments guarantee essential civil rights...
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UPDATED FAB 50: Tis The Season For Tourneys!
It’s the calm before the storm as holiday tournaments are in full force the next two weeks. There is plenty of movement in the second edition of the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com for the 2025-26 season. The latest edition of the nation’s longest-running rankings shows five newcomers led by No. 32...
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‘Waiting to Exhale’ still allows Black women to breathe 30 years later
On Sunday, December 14, 2025, Waiting to Exhale didn’t just return to the big screen, it exhaled again, filling Brooklyn’s historic Kings Theatre with nostalgia, reverence, and a reminder of why the film remains a cultural cornerstone three decades later. The 30th anniversary celebration, brought to you by Hulu and Disney, honored the legacy of...
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For De’Aaron Fox, the ‘grass is greener’ with the San Antonio Spurs
LAS VEGAS – San Antonio Spurs guard D’Aaron Fox offered a telling observation while contemplating what a difference a year has made for him. “I haven’t stopped smiling since I’ve been here,” Fox told Andscape after the Spurs advanced to the NBA Cup championship game with a 111-109 semifinals win over the Oklahoma City Thunder...
