A friendship of several decades. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Gates and Buffett’s friendship can be traced back to a single day: July 5, 1991. Gates’ mother, Mary, invited the late Meg Greenfield, a Washington Post editor, to her home. Greenfield planned to bring her friend Buffett, Business Insider previously reported. Gates didn’t want to take the day … Read more
The new research “boldly goes” where physicists have never gone before, suggesting what would happen to the space around a failed disk. Science fiction fans are more than familiar with the concept of a “varp drive,” a device that allows spacecraft to travel at speeds faster than light, so-called “superluminal” speeds. These instruments are usually … Read more
On a Tuesday afternoon in Mumbai, I tell a class full of management students that reading science fiction will make them better leaders. They greet this thesis with polite skepticism, at which point I put aside my PowerPoint presentation. I have an article from Harvard Business Review featuring Eliot Pepper on why business leaders should … Read more
We recently published a list of The 10 most trending AI stocks in the latest analyst ratings and news. Since Broadcom Inc ( NASDAQ:AVGO ) ranks No. 5 on the list, it deserves a deeper look. AI shares have pulled back sharply in recent weeks, and analysts believe this is exactly the healthy correction long-term … Read more
Getty Images Black Myth: Wukong sold more than 4.5 million copies within 24 hours An anthropomorphic monkey and a campaign against “feminist propaganda” ignited the video game community this week, following the release of the most successful Chinese title of all time. Many gamers were outraged after the company behind Black Myth: Wukong sent them … Read more
by Kevin Schofield This weekend’s reading is a post on Substack by Dr. Scott Alexander on the latest “wonder drugs”, Ozempic and Wegovy. Both began as diabetes treatments, but in the last year have gained notoriety as weight loss drugs. Recently, research has emerged that suggests they may be useful treatments, or preventative medications, for … Read more
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 24: Caio Borralho of Brazil reacts after his win against Jared … [+] Cannonier in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 24, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Zuffa LLC Caio Borralho will be in the UFC’s top … Read more
The stars are not fixed and unchanging, unlike many ancient people thought. Every once in a while, a star appears where there wasn’t one before, and then fades within days or weeks. The earliest record of such a “guest star,” so called by ancient Chinese astronomers, is a star that suddenly appeared in the skies … Read more
5 Back to School with Artificial Intelligence Steps for Educators getty As educators go back to school, so does AI. Some are excited by the possibilities created by tools such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini. Others are horrified by the inconveniences they bring. Many are simply confused. In the first part of this article, we … Read more
Brad Jacobs’ latest venture could be a big winner. Brad Jacobs may not be a household name among retail investors, but Jacobs has one of the best track records of any CEO working today. Jacobs’ first company in the US was United Waste Systems, which delivered an annual rate of return of 55% from 1989, … Read more