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Speaking to young founders at Y Combinator's AI Startup School in San Francisco earlier this week, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) Elon Musk shared raw, humorous and insightful reflections on his early startup journey—and why rejection shaped his mission to build the future. What Happened: In a fireside...

Decades after Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) walked away from Morris Chang's pitch to co-invest in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (NYSE:TSM), the Taiwanese chip giant has skyrocketed past Intel in market value. What Happened: In a 2014 lecture at Stanford University, Chang, the founder...

Results of a first-in-class clinical trial on ibogaine-magnesium therapy for Special Operations Veterans (SOV) with repeated blast exposure have been published in the journal Nature. Although preliminary, outcomes have long been awaited as they provide evidence of ibogaine’s neuro-...

Phoebe Gates, Bill Gates’ youngest daughter, turned heads and stole the spotlight at George Clooney’s Albie Awards on Thursday, effortlessly captivating in a chic sheer black gown. What Happened: Phoebe, 21, made a striking appearance at the Albie Awards,...

By Hernán Panessi via El Planteo There is a feeling in the air that is the result of a positive bias: cannabis makes us "sexier." No one confirmed it completely and, nevertheless, due to some emotional springs of self-perception or due to mere cannabis culture, something happens....

Stanford University has announced its intention to give back the substantial sums it accepted from the now-insolvent cryptocurrency platform, FTX (CRYPTO: FTT) and its associated companies. “We have been in discussions with attorneys for the FTX debtors to recover these gifts and we will...

As Elon Musk’s Twitter, now called ‘X,’ has repeatedly asserted to have purged child abuse content from the platform, shocking findings reveal that Mastodon, the decentralized network championed as an alternative, harbors a dark secret of its own. ...

After taking the tech world by storm and almost single-handedly starting an AI arms race among big tech companies, OpenAI’s ChatGPT appears to be experiencing fluctuations in performance, raising questions about potential burnout.  What Happened: A study conducted by researchers at Stanford...

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is synonymous with success and innovation, leaving behind a legacy that changed the computer, music, film and animation industries. Even after his death, he revolutionized the technology industry and inspired entrepreneurs and individuals alike....

As the founder of ChatGPT parent company OpenAI, Sam Altman has seen increased attention in 2023. Altman grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and learned how to program thanks to taking apart a Macintosh computer at the age of 8. Altman has founded several companies, including OpenAI, and pushed forth...

We know marijuana is a plant with many compounds that differently impact our health. Cannabis research is vital to determine the pros and cons of its use. “In terms of the public health message, it shows that there are probably certain harms of cannabis use that weren’t recognized...

Larry Kramer, the former dean of Stanford Law School, and Andreas Paepcke, a senior research scientist at Stanford University, have been identified as the cosigners for Sam Bankman-Fried's $250 million bond, according to court filings. What Happened: Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, is...

The New York City Department of Education banned chatGPT access on its networks, citing negative impacts on student learning, but a Stanford University professor thinks otherwise.  What Happened: Erik Brynjolfsson, professor of economics and information technology at Stanford University,...

In February, likely for the first time, an artificial intelligence, or AI, bot, will defend and advise a human during a court hearing.  What Happened: The robot lawyer is set to debut in court next month, but its makers are tight-lipped about the location of the court and the defendant's...

Martin Shkreli, who was sentenced to federal prison in 2018 for securities fraud, has some advice for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on how to survive in the slammer. The notorious 'Pharma Bro,' who earned the moniker when — as Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO — he upped the price...