Bending Spoons’ four cofounders this week joined the billionaire ranks. CEO Luca Ferrari’s stake in the Milan-based tech conglomerate is now reportedly worth $1.4 billion, while cofounders Matteo Danieli, Luca Querella, and Francesco Patarnello each hold stakes worth $1.3 billion, according to Forbes estimates based on shareholder data published by the Italian Business Register. The valuations come on the heels...

Thanks to everyone who made this year’s San Francisco event what it was — and to the 10,000 of you who filled the halls, made the connections, and left with more than you came with. Couldn’t make it? The images below offer a glimpse into what you missed. Until next year. Vinod Khosla, telling attendees he doesn’t buy the argument...

Rockets roar. Photographer Andrew McCarthy captured the moment that a SpaceX Starship roared into space from its launchpad in Texas. Photographing the fiery plumes of the 33 Raptor engines that power the Starship Super Heavy booster proved a technical feat but also required luck. “We can study wind patterns, look at past launches, but ultimately, each one will behave slightly...

Danielle KayeBusiness reporterReutersApple boss Tim Cook holds an iPhone 17 pro and an iPhone Air, as Apple holds an event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, US September 9, 2025.The latest iPhones have seen "a tremendous response" across the globe, said Apple boss Tim Cook as the tech giant released its latest financial results.The firm...

POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Residents of the Red Lane subdivision in Powhatan County are stuck in the mud. Those living around Lake Louise don’t recognize their backyards after they say the owners of the lake neglected it.  Residents said the lake went down about 15 feet after a bad storm in February took out the drain culvert. The owners then...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other Democrats joined faith leaders on Thursday (Oct. 30) to pray and speak against the dangers of health care cuts and allowing government assistance programs to expire during the ongoing government shutdown. “We will not retreat, and we will use every nonviolent tool at our disposal to call this nation, this...

Brains, spiders, (were)wolves and slimy eyeballs might sound like props from a horror movie, but these eerie topics come straight from serious scientific research. Studies published in ACS journals are exploring innovative ways to improve human health, from growing brain tissue without animal testing to creating on-demand wound care and developing edible coatings that keep vegetables fresh. Even the human...

Researchers in Japan have revealed how some gourds draw pollutants into their fruits. The secret lies in a protein that carries contaminants through the plant sap. By manipulating this protein’s structure, scientists hope to breed crops that resist contamination or serve as natural soil purifiers. This finding bridges food safety and environmental cleanup. Source link...

Mar 27, 2025; Miami, Florida, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton (17) listen to the national anthem before the game against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The Minnesota Twins formally announced Derek Shelton as their new manager on Thursday. Shelton was the Twins' bench coach in 2018 and 2019 before being hired to manage...

Prompt API lets you create custom prompts and set optional generation parameters with just a few lines of code:Generation.getClient().generateContent( generateContentRequest( ImagePart(bitmapImage), TextPart("Categorize this image as one of the following: car, motorcycle, bike, scooter, other. Return only the category as the response."), ) { // Optional parameters temperature = 0.2f topK = 10 candidateCount = 1 maxOutputTokens = 10 }, )For...