To win the artificial intelligence race, Google not only has developed its own technologies, but has also pumped money into prominent A.I. start-ups. And to preserve its competitive edge, Google has kept its ownership stakes in those start-ups a secret. Court documents recently obtained by The New York Times reveal Google’s stake in one of…
Securities exchange Cboe BZX is seeking permission from US regulators to incorporate staking into Fidelity’s Ether exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to a March 11 filing. The filing marks Cboe’s latest attempt to support staking for the Ether (ETH) funds traded on its US exchange. Cboe’s proposed rule change would allow Fidelity Ethereum Fund (FETH) to…
When the pandemic upended our lives, it gave researchers a rare chance to learn more about who we are and how we live. The simultaneous changes endured by the entire world created experiments that could never have happened otherwise. What happens when sports teams play in empty stadiums? When people see their doctors online? When…
While the slopes may still be open across much of North America, it’s time to think about next season. The major passes, including Epic and Ikon, as well as the smaller Mountain Collective, have recently announced sales for the 2025-26 season. The Indy Pass has already completed its early sales, although opportunities to purchase it…
Since the San Francisco 49ers cratered down the stretch of an injury-riddled 2024 season to a 6-11 record, understandable talk of their Super Bowl window closing has gained traction. San Francisco loses the luxury of having the cheapest starting quarterback in football, with Brock Purdy set for a highly lucrative extension. The 49ers’ roster is…
Bitwise has launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) holding stocks of companies with large Bitcoin (BTC) treasuries, the asset manager said on March 11. The Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF (OWNB) “seeks to track the Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations Index, a new equity index of companies with at least 1,000 bitcoin in their corporate treasuries,” Bitwise…
In his first meeting with top executives from PepsiCo, W.K. Kellogg, General Mills and other large companies, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, bluntly told them that a top priority would be eliminating artificial dyes from the nation’s food supply. At the Monday meeting, Mr. Kennedy emphasized that it was a “strong desire and…
1. Shopping Bags Kate Lanphear, women’s style director: We’d seen Bottega Veneta models carrying shopping bags in recent seasons, leather versions made to look like paper bags. Karl Lagerfeld did similar trompe l’oeil bags at Chanel, too. But this season, there were actual paper shopping bags or, as was the case at Balenciaga and Moschino,…
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA; PGA commissioner Jay Monahan talks with Justin Thomas during the 2021 trophy presentation after Thomas won The Players Championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass – Stadium Course. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images If there is tangible progress in talks between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, Justin Thomas didn’t know…
CoreWeave announced on March 11 that it had struck a five-year deal worth up to $11.9 billion with OpenAI, the nonprofit research and development company that created ChatGPT. Through the deal, OpenAI will become an investor in CoreWeave through the issuance of $350 million of stock, while CoreWeave will deliver AI infrastructure. The deal comes…