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Yann LeCun, known as one of the godfathers of modern artificial intelligence and one of the first AI visionaries to join the company then known as Facebook, is leaving Meta.LuCun said in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday that he plans to create a startup that specializes in a kind of AI technology that researchers have described as world models, analyzing information beyond web data in order to better represent the physical world and its properties. “I am creating a startup company to continue the Advanced Machine Intelligence research program (AMI) I have been pursuing over the last several years with…
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) throws a pitch during the MLB game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 16, 2025 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA. Brian Rothmuller | Icon Sportswire | Getty ImagesMajor League Baseball officially announced a new three-year media rights agreement with NBC, Netflix and ESPN on Wednesday, foreshadowing the league’s more significant TV deal to come in 2028.The new deal stems from ESPN’s decision to opt out of its “Sunday Night Baseball” package earlier this year. ESPN struck a new deal with MLB, acquiring the rights to MLB.TV…
Job seekers speak with recruiters during the SacJobs Career job fair in Sacramento, California, US, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday will release the September nonfarm payrolls number, ending a shutdown-induced blackout on official jobs data, albeit with a decidedly rear-window view.Due at 8:30 a.m. ET, the release is forecast to show a gain of 50,000 jobs in the public and private sectors, up from the initially reported 22,000 in August but still indicative of a soft labor market.Though the report will be backward-looking, it at least will…
Headlines are filled with doom and gloom predictions about the future of work and human relationships in the era of artificial intelligence.But best-selling author and wellness leader Deepak Chopra is not afraid of this new tech.”AI is here to stay,” he tells CNBC Make It. “And it can be used for harmful purposes, it can be misused, but it can also be beneficial.”Chopra recently launched a wellness platform that features guided meditations, community message boards, and his very own AI chatbot. The bot draws from his decades of writing and talks, instructing users on the best practices for their own…
Kelly Beigle, 38, and Boris Krstevski, 40, had lived in Washington, D.C., on and off for years when they decided they wanted to buy a place of their own in the nation’s capital.The two looked at a couple of places across the district, but say they couldn’t wrap their heads around a 30-year mortgage, monthly payments in the thousands, and a down payment of tens of thousands of dollars — even though they could afford it. Both Beigle and Krstevski work in finance. “We both have had a lot of career success and arguably make decent money, [but] had gotten…
Block said Wednesday that it expects gross profit to increase in the mid-teens annually for the next three years, reaching about $15.8 billion in 2028. At the payment company’s first investor day event since 2022, Block unveiled a three-year financial outlook. The announcements land as Wall Street has turned skeptical on Block’s prospects, pushing the stock down by more than 30% in 2025, while major indexes have notched solid gains. Block shares were initially halted around the time of the announcement and then jumped 9% when trading resumed. The fresh guidance also comes two weeks after Block reported quarterly results,…
MUSINA, South Africa (AP) — It’s 6 a.m. and Tholakele Nkwanyana is one of the first people to arrive at the Diepsloot public health clinic in Johannesburg, not to seek medical attention but to stop foreigners from getting care.She and fellow members of South Africa’s anti-immigrant group Operation Dudula — which means “to get rid of by force” — are dressed in military-style fatigues as they block the entrance and demand to see patients’ identity documents. Mothers carrying children and others who are sick are turned away and told to go to private hospitals, which unlike public ones aren’t free.Similar…
Dr. Toyin Ajayi credits her parents with her belief that she could become a “change agent,” she says.Ajayi, who grew up in Nairobi, Kenya, is the founder and CEO of Cityblock Health, a health-care provider that serves communities with complex needs in the U.S.Her parents’ “remarkable approach” to raising Ajayi and her two younger sisters shaped her path as a leader, she told CNBC’s Julia Boorstin on the latest episode of the “CNBC Changemakers and Power Players” podcast.First, Ajayi’s parents didn’t shy away from talking about difficult topics. “They treated us like equals,” Ajayi says. “We had very mature adult conversations…
Alessia Russo was once again the thorn in Real Madrid’s side as the Arsenal forward’s double saw the Gunners come from behind to win 2-1 in the Women’s Champions League.The England forward was again at the double having scored twice in the home leg of Arsenal’s quarter-final win over the same opponents last season. Arsenal were desperate for a result against the previously unbeaten Liga F side, with their Champions League campaign threatening to fall away as their WSL title hopes have in recent weeks. But it appeared the Gunners may be heading for a fourth straight game without victory…
A major defence partnership signed by the US and Saudi Arabia is expected to fast-track arms sales to the kingdom, of which the F-35 warplane is just one component, current and former US officials told Middle East Eye on Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity. “The conversation has changed from ‘we will see’ to ‘yes, but how and when’,” one person familiar with the deal said. The White House announced on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed a new Strategic Defence Agreement (SDA). The details are being hammered out by officials in the US government. A…