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OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is jumping into the mega-IPO stock-trading race, filing a confidential S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. With SpaceX at bat for a Friday opening and Anthropic on deck, OpenAI is in the queue but has not set a date for its debut. “We have not decided on timing yet; it may be a while because there are things we want to do that are likely easier as a private company,” OpenAI said in a statement posted on its website. “But it’s a complicated set of trade-offs, and this gives us the option to go…
FX‘s Adults is getting a prequel. The FX comedy will release, later this summer but prior to the August drop of season two, a standalone episode, titled “Marathon Day,” that will introduce the friend group and provide the origin story for Jack Innanen‘s Paul Baker. The full episode, written by series creators Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw and directed by Jonathan Krisel, will be available on Friday, July 31, on FXX and Hulu at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT and will also receive a limited release on Hulu’s YouTube channel and FX’s TikTok and Instagram channels. The episode also premiered…
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Vinnytsia has commemorated Stepan Bandera, whose nationalist forces massacred tens of thousands of Poles during WWII Polish officials from the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party have urged the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia to rename a street honoring Stepan Bandera, the nationalist leader whose movement was responsible for the massacre of more than 100,000 Poles during World War II.Relations between Poland and Ukraine have soured since late May, when Vladimir Zelensky named a commando unit after the “Heroes of the UPA,” the military wing of Bandera’s Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN).On Thursday, council members in the Polish city of Kielce…
Fencing, a historically niche sport, has gained worldwide attention and traction with athletes and fans.Fencing is a dynamic combat sport requiring lightning-fast sword movements via agile athletes, sudden deceptions, and quick-attacks exploiting an opponent’s mistake. Fencing is best described as a tactical match of physical high speed chess.In recent years, a major funding and promotional boost in the U.S. has brought this once reputedly elitist sport to the masses, with efforts like the Fencing the Gap initiative expanding access for previously underrepresented communities.AdvertisementLooking ahead to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, U.S. Fencers who made breakthroughs at the 2024 Paris…
Mexico’s long-awaited World Cup homecoming began with a win — and, just as importantly, with a statement. Under a bright midday sun and a wall of green Thursday at Estadio Azteca, El Tri opened the first 48‑team World Cup with a resounding 2-0 victory over South Africa, easing some of the pressure on a team and a country desperate to make the most of playing on home turf. Veteran striker Raúl Jiménez headed in Mexico’s second goal in the 67th minute, his 42nd lifetime goal for El Tri but first in World Cup competition. (Edgar Negrete Lira/Cuartoscuro) With temperatures around…
President Trump suggested Thursday that an executive order could be used to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) after Congress failed to pass a temporary extension of the program. “Congress wants me to do it,” Trump said in the Oval Office after being asked by The Hill if an executive order…
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Belgium-based company Kinepolis has acquired the Showcase Cinemas circuit in the U.S. from Harbor Lights Entertainment (formerly National Amusements). Showcase runs 13 cinemas including seven in Massachusetts, four in New York, one in Ohio and one in Rhode Island. The agreement includes ownership of six cinemas, while the others are operated under lease agreements. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of summer. Controlled by the Ellison family, Harbor Lights was created after David Ellison acquired National Amusements from the Redstones. The pact gives Kinepolis 164 screens to add to its portfolio that includes 122 cinemas worldwide,…
After Rosalía postponed the first three dates of the North American leg of her Lux World Tour — initially set for June 4 and 6 in Miami, and June 8 in Orlando — new dates have been announced. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The concert in Orlando has been rescheduled for Sept. 9 at the KIA Center, while her shows at Miami’s Kaseya Center will now take place on Sept. 14 and Sept. 16. “All purchased tickets for the original show dates will be honored for the new dates,” reads the official announcement shared on Kaseya Center’s official…