Feb 22, 2025, 03:37 PM ET The Fresno State men’s basketball program has drawn scrutiny for potential ties to sports gambling, sources confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. The NCAA and university are both investigating, sources said. The school has removed one player from the team and suspended two others for at least Saturday’s 72-69 loss […]
Debates over AI benchmarks — and how they’re reported by AI labs — are spilling out into public view. This week, an OpenAI employee accused Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, of publishing misleading benchmark results for its latest AI model, Grok 3. One of the co-founders of xAI, Igor Babushkin, insisted that the company was […]
Babooo0 / Shutterstock.com Donald Trump is ramping up tariff policies, proposing sweeping new import taxes that could spike consumer prices. The plan includes a broad 10%-20% tariff on imports and a massive 60%-100% hike on Chinese goods. Tariffs function as taxes on foreign products, often leading to higher consumer prices while aiming to boost domestic […]
Getty EPA crew works to remove hazardous waste from beachfront properties destroyed in the Palisades Fire With its sun-drenched lifeguard towers, bronzed surfers and bikini-clad volleyball players, Will Rogers State Beach is one of the most recognizable stretches of sand in the world thanks to the global cult classic “Baywatch”. But now the iconic beach […]
Ryan S. ClarkFeb 21, 2025, 02:03 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. BOSTON — Losing the 4 Nations Face-Off to Canada didn’t dissuade the United States from delivering a message: Team USA has arrived, and it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. And it’s just as good as Canada. The […]
Tiny Michigan biotech startup CircNova has raised a $3.3 million seed round for its technology that uses AI to target so-called “circular RNA.” The development holds promise as a new method to quickly develop therapies for conditions that currently have no drug treatments. The new funding is also a victory lap for co-founder and CEO […]
create jobs 51 / Shutterstock.com Investing can be one of the most powerful ways to build wealth, but without the right approach, it can also be risky. Many investors make costly mistakes by ignoring basic principles or chasing short-term gains. A strong investment strategy starts with knowing if and when you should invest and then […]
A woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann has appeared in court charged with four counts of stalking the missing girl’s family. Julia Wandel, also known as Julia Wandelt, was arrested at Bristol Airport on Wednesday on suspicion of stalking involving serious alarm and distress. Ms Wandel, originally from Poland, was remanded into custody after […]
Feb 20, 2025, 06:36 PM ET Two-time NBA All-Star Ja Morant is the Memphis Grizzlies player whose home was burglarized by the seven men from Chile charged in federal court with orchestrating break-ins at the homes of prominent professional athletes around the country, a league source confirmed to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. The Daily Memphian reported […]
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