FTC opens inquiry into Big Tech’s partnerships with leading AI startups

FTC opens inquiry into Big Tech’s partnerships with leading AI startups

U.S. antitrust enforcers are opening an inquiry into the relationships between leading artificial intelligence startups such as ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and the tech giants that have invested billions of dollars into them. The action targets Amazon, Google and Microsoft and their sway over the generative AI boom that’s fueled demand for chatbots such as ChatGPT, and…

The Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes calls this season perhaps the most challenging of his career

The Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes calls this season perhaps the most challenging of his career

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Patrick Mahomes was willing to admit Thursday that this season has been perhaps the most challenging of his career. His statistics were down across the board. The Chiefs lost six games, including five in an eight-week stretch midway through the season. He had several very visible sideline blowups, his pent-up anger…

Hands-On Art at the Brooklyn Museum’s New Education Center

Hands-On Art at the Brooklyn Museum’s New Education Center

It could easily be an alien civilization: Its citizens have no gender, no organized religion, no formal government. They inhabit a lush ecosystem of candy-colored vegetation, where plants can grow infinitely tall. Residents travel on driverless, ring-shaped buses that hover in the atmosphere. A single year lasts more than two centuries. Yet as extraterrestrial as…

Formula One new team name mocked as the worst in series history

Formula One new team name mocked as the worst in series history

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jenson Button, so entrenched in his preparation for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, seemed to miss the news that Red Bull’s junior Formula One team had been rebranded. After climbing off the timing stand Friday at Daytona International Speedway, he was asked his thoughts on the team known as AlphaTauri the…

Alabama sophomore Nick Dunlap joining PGA Tour after breakthrough win

Alabama sophomore Nick Dunlap joining PGA Tour after breakthrough win

Alabama sophomore Nick Dunlap is turning pro after becoming the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour. Dunlap announced his decision Thursday in a campus news conference, four days after the reigning U.S. Amateur champion won The American Express. He secured the one-shot victory with a 6-foot par putt on the…

New Jersey weighs ending out-of-pocket costs for women who seek abortions

New Jersey weighs ending out-of-pocket costs for women who seek abortions

TRENTON, N.J. — Dawn Ericksen was struggling with an opioid addiction a dozen years ago when she got pregnant and realized she couldn’t keep herself safe, much less a baby. Working part-time, she couldn’t afford the hundreds of dollars she would need for an abortion and had to turn to a trusted friend to help…

Jackson, McCaffrey and Prescott are finalists for the AP 2023 NFL MVP and offensive player awards

Jackson, McCaffrey and Prescott are finalists for the AP 2023 NFL MVP and offensive player awards

Lamar Jackson, Christian McCaffrey and Dak Prescott are finalists for The Associated Press 2023 NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards. The winners will be announced at NFL Honors on Feb. 8. A nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league completed voting before the playoffs began. Bills…

Messi to make his Super Bowl debut, set to appear in Michelob Ultra ad

Messi to make his Super Bowl debut, set to appear in Michelob Ultra ad

MIAMI — Lionel Messi has won futbol’s biggest prize. He’ll now be part of ’s biggest day. The Inter Miami star, World Cup champion and global soccer icon will headline a Super Bowl ad for Michelob Ultra, the brand announced Thursday. A teaser to what will be a 60-second spot shows Messi ordering a beer…

Humana reports grim 2024 forecast due to soaring medical costs

Humana reports grim 2024 forecast due to soaring medical costs

Signage is displayed on a Humana Inc. office building in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. Humana is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 6. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Humana plummeted on Thursday after the health insurer issued dismal full-year earnings guidance,…

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