Jensen Huang commemorative plaque gone from famed Denny’s where he founded Nvidia in wake of scandals

A plaque honoring the Silicon Valley Denny’s where Jensen Huang famously founded Nvidia in 1993 is now gone – just a day after the chip titan resigned as CEO following reports he had multiple affairs. The plaque sat above the booth that Huang and two of his co-founders – Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem – occupied when they conjured up what would become the key driver of today’s artificial intelligence boom.  “The booth that launched a $1 trillion company,” the inscription read in all-caps. Now, only an empty patch of brick wall and chipped paint are left, according to an…

Mike Tomlin opens up on potential head coaching future

Mike Tomlin left the sidelines and headed for a panelist chair when he resigned from the Steelers last year and joined NBC’s “Football Night in America” as an analyst. The longtime Steelers coach never had a losing season in 19 years with the team and will likely still get calls…

What black mold in your home can really do to your health — and your brain

It’s gross, grimy and may be growing somewhere in your bathroom. Black mold is the stuff of homeowners’ nightmares. It’s notoriously difficult to remove, can cause expensive property damage and has been blamed for a wide range of health problems.  But how worried should you really be about this pesky…

Trump admin pushes federal agencies to go English-only in sweeping new directive

The Trump administration is doubling down on its push to make English the official language of the federal government — telling US agencies to ditch foreign-language materials in a sweeping new directive. “Agencies should strive to operate solely in English,” the Justice Department declared in new guidance issued Thursday, reinforcing…

Samuel Alito warns Democrats could ‘turn off the lights’ at Supreme Court by cutting funding

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito suggested Thursday night that a Democrat-controlled Congress could effectively shut down the nation’s highest court by cutting its funding—raising fears for the judiciary’s independence following last week’s midterm elections. Congress can “turn off the lights at the Supreme Court and stop everything from happening,” Alito,…

You could be obese and not know it — new definitions challenge BMI

Take a calculation based on your weight and divide it by your height. We’ve long known that little number, your BMI, is not actually that great at doing what it’s designed to: determine whether a patient is underweight, “healthy,” overweight or obese. Now, a new definition is showing much better…

Al Michaels choked up remembering Dan Hicks on ‘TNF’ following sudden death

Prime Video play-by-play broadcaster Al Michaels delivered an emotional tribute Thursday night to former NBC colleague Dan Hicks, who died at 64 years old following an acute illness. Early in the third quarter of the Giants’ loss to the Commanders, Michaels remembered Hicks — known for his work broadcasting golf,…

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