Anthropic lining up a new slate of investors, ruled out Saudi Arabia

Deep-pocketed, sovereign wealth funds are among the investors clamoring to get a stake in Anthropic, the red-hot artificial intelligence startup that’s taking on OpenAI. One country that’s being left out: Saudi Arabia. As bankers line up a group of potential new Anthropic backers, the company has ruled out taking money from the Saudis, according to … Read more

States Are Lining Up to Outlaw Lab-Grown Meat

The pushback from legislators sympathetic to ranchers and the broader meat industry puts cultivated meat companies in a difficult situation. Major meat producers Cargill and Tyson have both invested in cultivated meat companies, while Brazil’s JBS is working on a cultivated research site in Brazil. “We see ourselves as an ‘and’ solution, not an ‘or.’ … Read more

Disrupt! The Silicon Valley Elites Lining Up Behind Dean Phillips

“Having someone who’s 54 years old, like Dean Phillips, trying to address the challenges of AI would actually help me sleep more soundly at night,” Yang said. “As opposed to the folks that are currently in office who, frankly, think they’re going to be there whether they solve our problems or not.” But it’s unclear … Read more

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle urged to see ‘silver lining’ in reaching out to royals

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been advised to reach out to King Charles and Princess Kate amid health issues Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been advised to reach out to King Charles and Princess Kate amid health issues  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been advised to see King Charles and Princess Kate’s … Read more

In China, Taylor Swift fans are lining up for the Eras Tour movie

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Chinese Swifties will finally get to see Taytay — or “Meimei” as she’s affectionately called in China — strut her stuff in the “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” movie Sunday, when the global phenomenon opens in theaters. Two months after the movie opened in other parts of … Read more