Steelers’ George Pickens raises eyebrows over postgame handshakes with Chiefs stars
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens raised some eyebrows Wednesday when he congratulated Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce after a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Mahomes and Kelce joined Netflix's Stacey Dales to talk about the team's 29-10 victory. Mahomes had 320 passing yards and three touchdowns, while Kelce had eight catches, 84 yards […]
Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6B to bolster battle against OpenAI
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI said it has raised $6 billion in its latest funding round as it continues to grow in the battle against rival OpenAI. Musk took a victory lap on Monday after announcing on his social media platform X that the company had completed a Series C funding round, typically the […]
FDA raises Costco egg recall to highest risk level over salmonella fears
Celebrity chef and restaurateur Andrew Gruel shares his thoughts on the FDA's new dietary guidelines and ultra-processed foods on Varney & Co. Hundreds of thousands of eggs sold at Costco as part of a recall issued last month are contaminated with Salmonella bacteria and can cause serious health problems and death if ingested, according to […]
Donald Trump Raises Stakes for Mike Johnson to Save Embattled Speakership
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday laid out a path for House Speaker Mike Johnson to retain the speakership in the next Congress. Mr. Johnson's chairmanship is in jeopardy after his plan to rush through pork-heavy spending measures has angered Mr. Trump and Elon Musk, whom the president-elect has appointed to lead the government in cutting […]
After Pepe Unchained soared over 400%, Wall Street Pepe presale raises $19M in 2 weeks – Cointelegraph
Frog memecoin remains in high demand as investors gear up for the long-awaited “memecoin supercycle.” Following Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, the price of Pepe rose 250%. Similarly, this week, the low-cost meme token Pepe Unchained rose 400% within just three days of its launch. Now, the new meme coin is Wall […]
Guardian and Observer charity appeal raises more than £250,000 | Society
More than £250,000 has been raised by Guardian and Observer readers in less than a week after the appeal was launched for charities supporting families affected by war and violence in places such as Gaza and Ukraine. This milestone was achieved ahead of the annual fundraising telethon on Saturday, December 14th. Journalists accepting donations over […]
Reporter’s sympathy with suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer raises eyebrows
Former Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz continued to show support for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in high-profile TV appearances and on social media this week. In a post uploaded to her instagram page On Tuesday morning, Lorenz shared a TikTok clip romanticizing the shooting and the location where it happened. The clip, […]
Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $6 Billion in Latest Funding Round as Valuation Soars Above $40 Billion
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has secured $6 billion in new capital, closing a funding round that values the company at more than $40 billion. bloomberg report Elon Musk's artificial intelligence venture xAI has raised an additional $6 billion from investors in a major milestone, according to a recent regulatory filing with the SEC. […]
Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6 billion in equity financing as AI race heats up
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has raised an additional $6 billion from investors as it ramps up competition from Sam Altman's OpenAI, according to a regulatory filing. XAI – the company that created that sneaky “Grok” chatbot available on Musk’s social media site X – has raised funding from a total of 97 investors. […]
U.S. raises alarm over Russian interference in Romania’s election
The Biden administration and members of Congress are wary of Russian interference in the presidential election in Romania, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally bordering Ukraine and the Black Sea. Romania's Security Council declassified intelligence this week saying a Russian-backed online influence campaign facilitated the election of ultranationalist and pro-Moscow candidate Karin Georgescu. He […]