Sam Cassell spent the 2023-24 NBA season as one of Joe Mazzulla’s top assistant coaches, winning his fourth NBA championship (three as a player) in the process. Cassell is among the most respected assistants in the NBA. JJ Redick has reportedly shown interest in adding him to his Los Angeles Lakers coaching staff. According to […]
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Runner-up criticizes Nevada GOP Senate nominee Sam Brown while other former rivals back him
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The bitter primary that saw nearly a dozen Republican Senate candidates swipe at retired Army Capt. Sam Brown is fading out of view for some, who say their quest to take down incumbent Democrat Sen. Jacky Rosen trumps any intra-party grievances from a bitter Republican primary. Not runner-up Jeff Gunter. “The […]
Elon Musk dropped his Open AI lawsuit, but he isn’t done with Sam Altman and the AI race yet
Elon Musk withdrew his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, on Tuesday. Musk accused OpenAI of violating its nonprofit mission when he filed the lawsuit in February. But dropping the case doesn’t mean that Musk is burying the hatchet with Altman just yet. Elon Musk might have withdrawn his lawsuit against OpenAI and […]
War veteran Sam Brown vows to deliver for Americans ‘crushed’ by Biden’s policies after major win
EXCLUSIVE: Former U.S. Army Capt. Sam Brown vowed to deliver results for Americans “crushed” by President Biden’s policy failures, his first promise after winning a hard fought Senate primary in the crucial swing state of Nevada. “Look, this is a clear signal that Republicans here in this state are united, not only behind President Trump, […]
Sam Brown wins GOP Senate primary in Nevada, setting up a key race this fall
Army veteran Sam Brown clinched the Republican nomination for the Senate in Nevada on Tuesday, NBC News projects, setting up a faceoff with Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen in what’s expected to be one of the most competitive Senate races in the country this year. Republicans have viewed Nevada, where former President Donald Trump has consistently […]
Trump backs Sam Brown in US Senate race, widening momentum gap in crowded Nevada GOP field
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Former president Donald Trump endorsed Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown in the Nevada U.S. Senate race on Sunday, choosing a candidate widely seen as the front-runner over a crowded primary field of candidates who have angled to align themselves with the former president. Trump’s endorsement came on Truth Social after he […]
Apple Made Once-Unlikely Deal With Sam Altman to Catch Up in AI
(Bloomberg) — When a 23-year-old Sam Altman took the stage at Apple Inc.’s annual developer conference in 2008, he gushed about being able to use the company’s new App Store to promote his software, a friend-locating service called Loopt. “We think this is a new era of mobile, and we’re thrilled to be part of […]
‘Son of Sam’ killer’s first victim recalls a smiling man, and then gunfire
The approaching young man’s face was friendly and smiling on the April day in 1976, as Wendy Savino sat in her car in New York City. “Quite nice looking, walking towards me, smiling,” Savino recalled. She locked her doors to stay safe, noticing his blue eyes. Savino thought the man might knock on the window […]
Sam Altman Admits That OpenAI Doesn’t Actually Understand How Its AI Works
OpenAI has raised tens of billions of dollars to develop AI technologies that are changing the world. But there’s one glaring problem: it’s still struggling to understand how its tech actually works. During last week’s International Telecommunication Union AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was stumped after being asked […]
Ukraine Strikes Long-Range SAM System Inside Russia With U.S. Weapon
Video and images have emerged on social media claiming to show the destruction of an S-400 or S-300 surface-to-air (SAM) system in Belgorod, Russia, by an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS. The attack on the SAM, located about 30 miles north of the border, comes just days after the Biden administration approved […]
Y Combinator founder says Sam Altman wasn’t fired
Y Combinator founder Paul Graham said the startup accelerator didn’t fire Sam Altman. Altman had roles at OpenAI and Y Combinator before he left the latter in 2019. “We didn’t want him to leave, just to choose one or the other,” Graham said. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wasn’t fired from his position as Y Combinator […]
Former OpenAI Board Member Says Sam Altman Created a Culture of ‘Psychological Abuse’
More than six months after Sam Altman was fired, then rehired, one of OpenAI’s former board members is finally spilling the tea on what happened behind closed doors. Helen Toner, one of four people responsible for firing OpenAI’s CEO, says Altman’s incessant lying created a toxic culture that executives described as “psychological abuse.” In her […]