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- ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4 Cast: 5 Beloved Characters Who Won’t Return
'Ted Lasso" season 4 cast returns to Apple TV with some big changes. The hit show shed some favorite characters, including several players.
- IndyCar’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix Of Washington Becomes A 250-Miler
The Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, DC on August 23 has been extended by 22 laps to become true 250 mile street race for IndyCar, creating more racing strategy.
- Mary Rivera, Ned’s Grandmother In ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home,’ Dies At 82
Mary Rivera, who played a small but memorable role in the 2021 blockbuster "Spider-Man: No Way Home," has died.
- Director John Speraw Is Building USA Volleyball Heading Into LA28
USA Volleyball's Director of National Teams reflects on Olympic heartbreak, legendary UCLA coach Al Scates, and the the philosophy shaping his pursuit of gold at LA28.
- Palantir CEO Alex Karp celebrates 93% revenue growth as stock soars after blockbuster earnings: ‘For the first time people believe us’
Palantir’s AI software business delivered a blockbuster quarter, with revenue soaring 93% and shares jumping 14% after hours.
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- US company’s AI lets Ukraine’s cheap kamikaze drones track targets on their own
$100 million deal gives 50,000 Ukrainian drones US-developed AI capabilities.
- Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
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- Lego deploys Hubble Space Telescope as detailed desktop model
The orbiting observatory in minifigure scale.
- An AI-supervised remote exam went so badly that 58,000 students must retake it
Top scores increased by 5x.
- Trump’s AI protectionism has come for robotics
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Humanoid robots usually elicit more cringe than awe: They stumble, kick children, and despite advances are still worse at using their hands than my toddler. It’s a nascent industry, and such robots…
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