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Elon Musk's xAI could be valued at more than $20B after heavy demand in first funding round: sources

Musk is asking xAI investors to wire money in Thursday and Friday to close xAI's first round of funding, a source who is investing in the round said.

Exxon ordered to pay $725M to mechanic who claimed toxic chemicals caused his cancer

The jury found Exxon liable for negligently failing to warn about the health risks of benzene, which the Environmental Protect Agency has classified as a known carcinogen.

CEO of world's biggest advertising agency falls victim to elaborate deepfake scam

The CEO of WPP fell victim to an elaborate deepfake scam that involved voice cloning the boss to solicit money and personal details from the company's workforce.

Oklahoma attorney general fires legal team after judge blocks anti-ESG law: 'Extremely disappointing'

"Because of this failure, the law is now on hold and at risk of being struck down entirely," Attorney General Gentner Drummond said. "Oklahomans deserve better"

Jim Simons, billionaire hedge fund manager, math whiz and philanthropist, dies at 86

Simons, a prolific philanthropist who has given away hundreds of millions of dollars to Stony Brook University, died in New York City on Friday.

Poppy Harlow's offer to stay at CNN was an 'obvious demotion': sources

Former "CNN This Morning" anchor Poppy Harlow parted ways with the struggling cable news network after turning down an "obvious demotion," The Post has learned.

Planet Fitness membership drop 'fairly significant' over transgender customer shaving in women's locker room

"Once social media sort of blew up over our policy issue, we definitely saw a change in the results in the back half of March. Joins and cancels were fairly...

This business offered free wine in its fine print — and you won't believe how long it took anyone to notice

An offer to claim a free bottle of “good wine” sat hidden in the privacy agreement of a company’s website for months before someone finally spotted it  — proving almost...

Top exec at Chinese search giant tells workers 'I'm not your mom' — then loses her job

A VP at Baidu was seen shouting at a colleague struggling with a recent breakup: "I’m not your mother-in-law. I’m not your mom. I only care about your results."

Environmental protesters attempt to storm Tesla plant in Germany, clash with police

Some 800 people took part in the protest, according to the organizing group Disrupt Tesla, which claims the expansion would damage the environment.

SBF's new form of currency behind bars is far from crypto — and pairs well with beans

Sam Bankman-Fried has swapped crypto for a new kind of currency behind bars: bags of rice.

Calif. restaurants to hike menu prices further over junk-fee ban taking effect July 1

California restaurants are poised to further hike prices after a junk-fee ban in the state mandated that restaurants and bars fold mandatory fees into listed menu prices.

Bill Ackman confronted by Wall Street execs over DEI criticisms behind closed doors at conference: report

Ackman held court during a series of discussions devoted to DEI at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills on Monday.

Apple issues rare apology over 'crushing' iPad Pro ad that sparked outrage: 'We missed the mark'

“Creativity is in our DNA at Apple, and it’s incredibly important to us to design products that empower creatives all over the world,” Apple said.

Why Jack Dorsey quit Bluesky board: It was 'literally repeating all the mistakes' Twitter made

The 47-year-old tech mogul had envisioned that Twitter could be an open-source software that wasn't controlled by any single person or entity.

Bilt Rewards partners with Douglas Elliman for homeowners to earn points for condo, co-op fees

Douglas Elliman tenants can also earn points for eating at local hotspots like Carbone and redeem them for first-class vacation perks.

Laid-off Tesla employee had been sleeping in his car, showering at factory to avoid 90-minute commute

During a period last year, Murillo was basically living out of his car in the factory's parking lot during the week to avoid his one-and-a-half-hour commute to and from work...

ChatGPT maker OpenAI to unveil Google search competitor on Monday: sources

OpenAI's search product is an extension of its flagship ChatGPT product, and enables ChatGPT to pull in direct information from the Web and include citations.

Target to pull LGBTQ-themed items from some stores during Pride Month: report

Target plans to offer the full assortment of the merchandise online but is examining store-level data to decide which physical locations will carry the products, the report said

Megyn Kelly slams 'sleazy' Stormy Daniels for 'bulls--t #MeToo revisionism' about Trump sex romp

"What shocked me the most [about Stormy Daniels] is that she completely revised her account of the interlude [with Trump]," Kelly said on Thursday.