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Taylor Twellman goes off on Team USA after disastrous 4-1 loss to Belgium: ‘Can’t miss fundamentals’
Taylor Twellman ripped the USMNT for inexcusable defensive mistakes and missed fundamentals after the humiliating 4-1 World Cup loss to Belgium.
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‘Absolutely bananas’: San Francisco homes sell for $1m above asking price amid AI boom
Report finds widespread overbidding as rapid AI growth generates increased wealth in city where housing is scarceSan Francisco’s AI boom has buyers spending unprecedented amounts of money on homes – much more than sellers are asking for.A new analysis from real-estate brokerage Compass, found that in the first half of 2026, more than 140 homes…
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Meta rolls out Muse, a new AI image generator
The new image-generating model has numerous use cases, including advertising, decorating and creator-based opportunities.
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The ‘greybeard’ engineers rehired by Ford who could be proof AI can’t replace humans
Ford has rehired experienced veteran engineers — nicknamed “greybeards” — after finding that artificial intelligence alone could not deliver the quality it had expected. Senior executive Charles Poon admitted the company had wrongly assumed that simply introducing AI and feeding it existing design requirements would produce a high-quality product. The reversal is notable because it…
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Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out
Meta has launched its first in-house AI image generator, Muse Image, built by its Superintelligence Labs to rival OpenAI’s GPT Images 2.0 and Google’s Nano Banana 2. The model is tightly integrated into Instagram, and crucially, public Instagram profiles have been automatically opted in to being used in other people’s AI creations. Anyone can now…
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OpenAI’s Chief Futurist Is Leaving the Company
Joshua Achiam, OpenAI’s chief futurist, has told colleagues he will leave the company later this month after nearly nine years, according to a staff note obtained by WIRED. Achiam, a long-standing defender of OpenAI’s safety-focused mission, said his departure was not prompted by any specific reason but was something he had been considering for a…
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Data centers’ energy demand threatens Trump’s “Made in America” plan
Squeeze on Rust Belt electricity bills threatens Trump’s manufacturing plan.
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Jennifer Beals Joins LL Cool J & Scott Caan In ‘NCIS: New York’; Three Others Cast In CBS Spinoff Series
Jennifer Beals has been cast as the female lead in NCIS: New York, CBS’s newest spin-off in its long-running crime drama franchise, starring alongside LL Cool J and Scott Caan. The casting matters as it fleshes out the top billing for a series that is being launched at speed for a autumn debut, forming part…
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Watch Eddie Vedder soak up the glory as Pearl Jam’s ‘Alive’ is played during hydration break of USA vs Belgium World Cup match
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder was filmed relishing the moment as the band’s 1991 song ‘Alive’ played over the stadium PA during a hydration break at the FIFA World Cup match between the USA and Belgium at Seattle Stadium on 6 July 2026. Cameras cut to the hometown musician in the stands, where he raised…
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Meta rolls out Muse Image, its first Superintelligence Labs image model
Meta has launched Muse Image, the first AI image-generation model developed by its Superintelligence Labs division, which now powers the image-making tools across the Meta AI app, Instagram and WhatsApp, with Facebook and Messenger to follow. The model is part of Meta’s new Muse family of AI models, which is replacing the company’s Llama lineup,…