Austin Russell, who became a billionaire after his lidar startup Luminar went public, appears to be out as CEO, according to the company’s board. Luminar’s board announced Wednesday — the same day of its first-quarter earnings report — it had replaced Russell and appointed Paul Ricci to the role. Ricci is the former chairman and […]
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Imagine you’re watching a highly anticipated video from your favorite YouTube creator — perhaps the moment a famous couple finally gets engaged — when an ad pops up immediately after the clip. This is part of YouTube’s new ad format called “Peak Points.” The company revealed the new ad format during its Upfront presentation on
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YouTube announced a range of initiatives designed to attract more TV ad dollars to its platform at Brandcast, its annual Upfront event for advertisers. Notably, the Google-owned video service is expanding its relationship with the NFL and plans to exclusively stream the NFL’s first Friday game of the 2025-2026 season. It’s also preparing to pilot
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First it was HBO Go, then it was HBO Now, followed by HBO Max and ultimately just Max. But now, Warner Bros. Discovery is rebranding its streaming service yet again to: HBO Max (Yes, you read that right). The media giant’s move, which was announced during its upfront presentation to advertisers on Wednesday and will
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OpenAI is releasing its GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 mini AI models in ChatGPT, the company announced in a post on X Wednesday. The GPT-4.1 models should help software engineers who are using ChatGPT to write or debug code, OpenAI spokesperson Shaokyi Amdo told TechCrunch. GPT-4.1 excels at coding and instruction following compared to GPT-4o, according to
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Shen Yun dance troupe on a billboard advertising an upcoming performance in Leavenworth, Kansas. Michael Siluk/Universal Images Group/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Siluk/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Shen Yun, a performing arts group that tours worldwide and is known for its contentious relationship with the Chinese government, has been accused of forced child labor
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âOur chorus line was never going to look like the Moulin Rougeâs,â says Katherina Radeva. And everyone knows what that one looks like, donât they? The high-kicking cancan chorus line with long legs flying up in a blur as women show off their bloomers to the sound of Offenbachâs irresistibly infectious music â a riot
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The Hudson’s Bay Company is 355 years old—older than Canada itself, older than most modern democracies. But as the once-mighty retailer moves to liquidate its remaining assets, history is being priced and prepared for bidding. Among the approximately 4,400 artifacts and artworks HBC has cleared to offload is the original Royal Charter that created the
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Stephanie Mercedes was preparing for her next exhibition when she received a quote last month from her Maryland steel supplier. The price of sheet metal had tripled since her last order. “I like using steel plates in a lot of my work because it’s a very resonant metal and it’s percussive,” she told Hyperallergic. “But
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The project — “Canal Café” by Diller Scofidio + Renfro — filters water from Venice’s notoriously polluted canals and lagoon through a series of filters that mimic the natural cleansing effect of a tidal wetland. Once the water is made drinkable, it’s used to make a classic shot of espresso. – Artnet Source link
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