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Another OpenAI executive takes off
Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s special projects lead and former chief operating officer, has announced his departure after eight years at the company, saying he plans to pursue “something new.” In an internal memo shared on X, he said he had been considering “the next horizon” for the company and was leaving to help advance its mission…
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4 Songs From 1968 Every 60s Kid Heard While Riding in the Family Car to School Each Morning
American Songwriter has published a nostalgic list recalling four songs that dominated Top 40 radio in 1968, the kind of tunes many children of the 1960s would have heard playing during the morning drive to school. The piece is a light retrospective feature rather than hard news, aimed at readers who grew up during that…
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Saber CEO hides jab at Randy Pitchford in game trailer as payback for Pitchford dumping on Embracer: ‘Without Embracer, Randy is performing magic tricks at birthday parties for a living’
Saber Interactive’s chief executive, Matthew Karch, has been reported to have hidden a dig at Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford inside one of his studio’s game trailers, in an apparent response to Pitchford’s recent public criticism of former parent company Embracer Group. The jibe reflects ongoing tension between senior figures at studios that were previously part…
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Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s longtime COO, is leaving to ‘start something new’
Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s longtime chief operating officer, has announced he is leaving the company to “start something new,” according to an internal message he shared publicly on Tuesday. Lightcap is one of OpenAI’s longest-serving executives, and his departure adds to a wider reshuffle of senior leadership at the AI lab as it prepares for a…
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General Catalyst leads $1.1B round into 2-month-old River AI
River AI, a startup founded two months ago by xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, has raised $1.1 billion in a seed/Series A round led by General Catalyst and AMP PBC, with Nvidia, AMD Ventures, Y Combinator and Temasek also participating. The scale of the investment is striking for such a young company, underlining both the intensity…
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The budget-friendly Pixel Buds 2a are even cheaper right now
The Google Pixel Buds 2a have received a fresh price cut, making them one of the more affordable options for Android users seeking wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation. The earbuds are being highlighted alongside several other current deals, including a Nintendo Switch 2 game, a smart charging accessory, and a wake-up light, as part…
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Will Andy Burnham’s everyday fixes be enough to get the public on his side?
The prime minister’s money-saving policies are popular but they are yet to convince voters he can take on the big things It was last year that Martin Lewis, the money-saving guru, advised the government to find “100 small things that piss people off” and set about sorting them out. That approach has been adopted almost…
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Jess Williamson – “Tracking The Tropics”
Country-folk artist Jess Williamson has released a new single, “Tracking The Tropics”, the latest preview of her forthcoming album A Mile South Of Heaven. It follows the previously shared lead single “Goodbye To All That” and continues the record’s pedal steel-inflected sound, marking the latest step in the rollout for her upcoming release. Williamson has…
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Texas sterile fly facility set for spring opening
A sterile fly facility is set to open in Texas this spring amid a New World Screwworm (NWS) outbreak that has affected two states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Monday. The USDA social media account dedicated to providing updates on the federal response to the NWS spread said the facility will open seven…
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MICHAEL GLACKIN: Forget Spitting Image and prepare for more Spewing Sycophancy. Why WON’T Fringe comics satirise the SNP?
Daily Mail columnist Michael Glackin criticises the Edinburgh Fringe comedy scene for what he sees as a reluctance among performers to satirise the SNP and Scottish nationalism, arguing that comedians are far more willing to mock Westminster, Donald Trump or Nigel Farage than Scotland’s own governing party. He frames this as a wider cultural problem,…