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Who is Sam Altman? The former OpenAI boss and ChatGPT guru who became one of AI’s biggest players

He was a tech whizz before he left primary school, dropped out of one of America’s top universities, and appeared to be spearheading a...

Sports

NHL Power Rankings: A new No. 1, plus the biggest surprises of the 2023-24 season

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterNov 17, 2023, 06:30 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions There...

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Sources: New info swung U-M’s stance on probe

Nov 17, 2023, 06:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Michigan‘s sudden change in how it was approaching the Big Ten’s ongoing suspension of football...

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Michigan announces firing of LB coach Partridge

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterNov 17, 2023, 11:42 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended...

Autumn statement: Jeremy Hunt signals tax cuts next week as lower inflation means economy has ‘turned a corner’

Jeremy Hunt has said there is the chance to lower taxes in the autumn statement next week, arguing the economy had “turned a corner”....

Technology

Apple, Disney, other media companies pause advertising on X after Elon Musk boosted antisemitic tweet

Apple CEO Tim Cook looks on following a conversation on mental health, during a spousal program on the last day of the Asia-Pacific Economic...

Shooting at psychatric hospital in New Hampshire, US – as police say suspect is dead

The suspect in a shooting at a psychiatric hospital in the US is dead, police say. New Hampshire state police initially had reported “multiple...

World

Israel urges Palestinian civilians in southern Gaza to ‘evacuate’ – but doesn’t suggest safe area

Fears over the safety of Palestinian civilians are growing as Israel suggests its bombardment of Gaza will shift to southern areas, having destroyed swathes...

World

A Friday of death and burials ends sixth week of devastating Israel-Hamas war

At the end of a sixth week of war, a day of burials and death but also signs the conflict is deepening. In the...

World

What the latest IDF footage from al Shifa hospital tells us about Hamas’s alleged presence there

Israeli troops are continuing their operation at Gaza’s biggest hospital, al Shifa, which has been a primary target of the ground assault. The Israel...

World

Ashling Murphy: Irish teacher’s murderer ‘should never see the light of day again’, says grieving mother

The murderer of Irish teacher Ashling Murphy “should never see the light of day again”, her mother has said as he was sentenced to...

Kim Kardashian criticised by Greenpeace over ‘nipple bra’ promo video

Greenpeace has accused Kim Kardashian of using the climate crisis as a “punchline” to promote her “nipple bra”. The environmental charity has criticised Kardashian...

Technology

Tech stocks wrap up strongest three-week rally since early days of Covid in April 2020

Products at the showroom of the Nvidia Corp. offices in Taipei, Taiwan, June 2, 2023. I-Hwa Cheng | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech investors...

Sports

HOF jockey, ’67 Derby winner Ussery dies at 88

Associated Press Nov 17, 2023, 03:47 PM ET Bobby Ussery, a Hall of Fame jockey who won the 1967 Kentucky Derby and then crossed...

Technology

OpenAI’s Sam Altman exits as CEO because ‘board no longer has confidence’ in his ability to lead

Sam Altman, Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, and Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI, speak during The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Tech Live...

Derby teenager who killed 82-year-old man with single punch sentenced to two years in youth detention

A teenager who killed an 82-year-old man with one punch has been sentenced to two years in youth detention. Omar Moumeche was 16 years...

Sports

Kaplan’s latest NHL buzz: Patrick Kane decision soon, Panthers contending and Edmonton drama

Emily Kaplan, ESPNNov 17, 2023, 07:05 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions As we head to Thanksgiving...

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Week 12 preview: Sam Hartman-Wake Forest, Washington-Oregon State and other familiar foes

Open Extended Reactions Notre Dame‘s Sam Hartman has had two weeks to get past his two-interception performance in a loss at Clemson and the...

Technology

White House blasts Elon Musk for promoting ‘Antisemitic and racist hate’

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a fireside discussion on artificial intelligence risks with Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, not pictured,...

What does Everton points deduction mean for Man City? Five key questions after landmark ruling

Everton have been hit with the largest points deduction in Premier League history. The Toffees have lost 10 points after they were found to...