JetBlue is doubling down on Florida in the wake of Spirit’s collapse — a boon for Sunshine State travelers, but bad news for many customers elsewhere in its network. Loading audio narration… The airline confirmed to Business Insider on Wednesday that it’s pulling out of 11 routes this summer, including leaving Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in … Read more
Netflix is dropping a three-part docuseries that revisits Michael Jackson’s 2005 trial in which he was acquitted on charges of child molestation. “Michael Jackson: The Verdict” drops June 3 and features archival footage and interviews with key players involved in the trial including jurors, figures from both the defense and the prosecution, journalists who were … Read more
The University of California is bracing for a massive strike Thursday that would disrupt services at all campuses and and medical centers as more than 40,000 workers — patient transport staff, nursing aides, custodians, campus dining hall employees — are prepared to walk out if an agreement is not reached. The threatened strike could halt … Read more
Your layoff may be helping your former employer pay for AI. Loading audio narration… That’s the thrust of part of the email Meta’s leadership sent to affected employees on Wednesday as the tech giant slashed 10% of its workforce. The message directly tied the cuts to the company’s spending priorities: “As previously shared, we have … Read more
OpenAI claims its new reasoning model has produced an original mathematical proof disproving a famous unsolved conjecture in geometry, which was first posed by Paul Erdős in 1946. If this sounds familiar to you, it’s because this isn’t the first time OpenAI has made such a bold claim. Seven months ago, the AI giant’s former … Read more
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis laid out why he thinks the singularity, a major turning point in AI, is near. Loading audio narration… The singularity is near because of the rise of powerful AI agents that build things for people, Hassabis said in an interview with Axios cofounder Mike Allen on Wednesday at Google’s flagship … Read more
During a Y Combinator event on Tuesday night, Sam Altman had what YC partner Tyler Bosmeny called a “mic drop moment.” Altman offered $2 million worth of OpenAI tokens to every startup in the current class in exchange for equity in the startup. In other words, he promised that OpenAI would invest in the whole … Read more
SAN DIEGO — The crack of the bat reverberated throughout Petco Park. The crowd let out a collective, “Oh.” And Shohei Ohtani started his trot around the bases. Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill made a valiant effort to bring back the home run. But after leaping and stretching his entire torso over the top of the wall, … Read more
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Emily Pitcher, a 26-year-old game developer and content creator based in Los Angeles. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… When I was laid off from my job as a content designer at Meta in 2023, all I wanted was to be rehired. … Read more
The woman gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom had an affair with when he was mayor of San Francisco spoke out about their relationship on Wednesday after questions about the liaison emerged in the governor’s race. Ruby Rippey Gibney said that although their relationship destroyed her home life, it probably shouldn’t be part of the discussion about … Read more
Elon Musk’s xAI has gotten itself in hot water over its use of polluting generators at its data center near Memphis, Tennessee. Now it wants to buy even more of them. In SpaceX’s IPO filing, released Wednesday, the company said its xAI division will buy another $2.8 billion worth of turbines for its AI infrastructure … Read more
To win a Southern Section Division 1 softball championship this season, a team is going to have to figure out how to topple JSerra pitcher Liliana Escobar. It’s not easy. She pitched the Lions into the Division 1 semifinals on Wednesday with a 1-0 win over Gardena Grove Pacifica. She struck out 10 and walked … Read more
Disneyland’s Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run has always been a fully-realized “Star Wars” toy, an intimate, interactive attraction that focuses on arcade-style joy. A new upgrade opening Friday makes it decidedly slicker, giving the ride enhanced visuals, increased participatory actions and even an injection of cuteness. Smugglers Run, which opened in 2019, puts six players in … Read more
Jim Bankoff spent nearly 20 years building Vox Media. Now he’s selling a big chunk of it to James Murdoch, one of Rupert Murdoch’s sons, who is acquiring Vox’s podcast network — along with New York magazine and Vox.com for a reported $300 million. Loading audio narration… I’ve talked to multiple media operators who were … Read more
Speaking to a boisterous crowd adjacent to the Huntington Beach pier on Tuesday, conservative commentator and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Hilton took aim at California Democrats, alleging that their leadership has resulted in the destruction of the “California dream.” Hundreds of supporters — many wearing “Make America Great Again” hats and American flag apparel — … Read more