Trump’s .8 trillion AI summit table: All the execs who answered president’s call, and what they’re worth

WASHINGTON — It’s the richest table ever assembled. An extraordinary cadre of the country’s most powerful tech titans with a collective fortune of over $1.8 trillion converged upon the White House Tuesday for President Trump’s summit on artificial intelligence. Despite many of them competing against each other — in some cases very bitterly — the multi-billionaire president managed to bring them together at the White House to discuss how America and outflank China — and the guardrails needed for the nascent tech. The summit illustrated Trump’s eagerness to have the federal government collaborate with and elevate the private sector, despite…

Sydney Sweeney’s racy ads help sports betting platform quadruple valuation to B

Novig, a sports-focused prediction market, has reportedly quadrupled its valuation to $2 billion after it targeted young men with racy ads featuring actress Sydney Sweeney posing fully nude with strategically placed sports gear. The prediction market – a smaller competitor to platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, which rival traditional sportsbooks…

Moody? Tired? Aggressive? You could have ‘irritable male syndrome’

Don’t get teste. Women — and the people who love them — are mostly familiar with the mood swings associated with PMS. But it turns out, men have their own mood issues tied to changing hormones, which one expert has dubbed “irritable male syndrome,” or IMS. Even if it’s not…

Chuck Schumer, Senate Dems block bill to address AI data center costs

The US Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation requiring state utility regulators to consider whether large electricity users, including data centers, should bear the incremental costs of power infrastructure built to serve them and thus ease the burden on households. Senators voted 57-43 to advance the Ratepayer Protection Act, with only…

Bill to limit stock trading in Congress is blocked by Senate Democrats

The US Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation placing new restrictions on stock trading by members of Congress, as Democrats refused to provide enough votes to advance the measure toward passage, arguing that it falls short of a full ban. By a vote of 53-47, the Senate halted a Republican drive…

NBA star Dillon Brooks charged with DUI months after arrest

NBA star Dillon Brooks has been charged with DUI stemming from the run-in he had with cops in Arizona in March. Scottsdale prosecutors formally hit the Phoenix Suns forward with one count of DUI liquor/drugs/vapors/combo, a Class 1 misdemeanor, on Monday, according to court records. He’s now due for arraignment…

Feds accuse 10 foreigners of illegal voting, registration fraud in Minnesota

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against 10 foreign nationals accused of illegally registering to vote and then casting ballots in Minnesota. Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters that illegal aliens from Brazil, Ghana and Liberia falsely claimed US citizenship to vote in the 2022 midterm elections, the…

Trump admin lands dozens of immigration detentions in trucking crackdown operation

President Donald Trump’s administration announced the results of a crackdown on illegal immigration in the trucking industry Tuesday. The Department of Transportation (DOT) began the crackdown, Operation Highway Shield, in Florida earlier this year. The DOT has since expanded the effort to multiple states in the Midwest, including Illinois, Indiana,…

Jefry Yan is bringing signature strikeout celebration to the Mets

CLEVELAND — Jefry Yan’s celebration is just beginning. The demonstrative lefty reliever was called up from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday, landing him with the Mets as a 29-year-old rookie ready for his major league debut. Yan, who celebrated strikeouts in the minor leagues with dances and gyrations on the mound,…

Trump admin revokes visa of Brazil’s ambassador to US as payback

The Trump administration has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States in retaliation for Brazil’s denial of visas last month for two American diplomats who sought to visit ahead of upcoming elections as well as Brazil’s stalling on approving President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador in Brasilia. The State Department…

Ryan Weathers isn’t making looming Yankees rotation decision any easier

With Brian Cashman not adding a reliever before the trade deadline Monday, and with a pair of Yankees starters inching closer to returns, each start has become an audition for Ryan Weathers. Carlos Rodón and Clarke Schmidt are both tracking toward rehab assignments, though Schmidt’s live batting practice Tuesday ended…

LeBron James gives glimpse of 76ers future with Tyrese Maxey workout

While the entire basketball world was waiting for LeBron James to announce where he’d be signing in free agency, James seemed to be doing anything but playing basketball. The NBA legend was seen golfing, vacationing, and seemingly soaking up the attention as the sports world awaited his next move. Of…

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