Microsoft has agreed to pay Inflection about $650 million while hiring the AI startup's staff, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.The transaction is mostly in the form of a licensing deal that makes Inflection's models available for sale on Microsoft's Azure cloud service, the person with direct knowledge on the deal said.The software giant hired Inflection co-founders Mustafa Suleyman and Karen Simonyan, along with several employees of the AI firm, for a newly created...
In athletics, there is rarely an occupation with a higher turnover rate than a coach. Researchers from the Stanford Graduate School of Business recently found that 30 and 21 percent of NBA and NFL teams, respectively, have a coach leave in an average year. These numbers typically are higher for assistant coaches who are trying
The Boston Celtics remain atop the Eastern Conference standings, and their win over the Phoenix Suns Thursday clinched a spot in the postseason. But an unexpected in-game decision by Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla has become a hot topic. In the fourth quarter, Celtics star Jaylen Brown intercepted a pass and sprinted the other way for an impressive dunk. The turnover prompted a timeout, and Suns forward Royce O'Neale attempted to shoot the ball shortly after the whistle. Players often casually...
There’s no mistaking Charles Barkley’s feelings on Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics. The incident that sparked the latest bit of criticism from the TNT Sports analyst occurred during a stoppage in play late in the Celtics’ game against the Suns last week. Phoenix’s Royce O’Neale attempted a shot, but Boston’s head coach, Joe Mazzulla, took
The New York Jets reportedly agreed to a contract with wide receiver Mike Williams following his release from the Los Angeles Chargers. Ian Rapoport of NFL
Montgomery was dominant for the Rangers after being traded at the deadline
While most of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees are confirmed by the Senate Democratic majority, there are exceptions. The White House, for example, has stood behind Adeel A. Mangi’s nomination to serve on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, though the civil litigator has faced a rather brutal smear campaign from the far-right. The ugliness of the campaign is indefensible, though in theory it wouldn’t necessarily derail Mangi’s chances. In practice, he’s now unlikely to be confirmed in...
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS (AP Business Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — It may not be too “appeeling,” but the price of some bananas are rising by a few cents. Trader Joe’s recently upped the price for a single banana to 23 cents, a 4-cent — or 21% — increase from the grocer’s previous going rate for […]
"It’s a welcome, if egregiously belated investment by the U.S. government. And although it sounds like a big amount, there’s a lot of catching up to do."
Recalled forward Kyogo Furuhashi scored one and set up another as Celtic
The EPA itself admits its new CO2 standards will require electric vehicles to be more than half of new vehicle sales by 2032, note Jonathan A. Lesser & Mark P. Mills at The Wall Street Journal.
MONTREAL (AP) — Kaori Sakamoto of Japan is the first women’s figure skater to three-peat as world champion since American Peggy Fleming from 1966 to 1968. Sakamoto captured gold again Friday at the