The first image of György Pálfi’s Hen – an extended close-up on a chicken’s cloaca as she lays an egg – might take the prize for the most arresting opening shot of 2025. It’s certainly a sight most cinephiles won’t have seen before, and there’s plenty of them to come in the Greek director’s poultry picture, which take a bird’s eye view from the very...
OpenAI announced on Tuesday that it plans to build five new AI data centers across the United States with partners Oracle and SoftBank through its Stargate project. The new data centers will bring Stargate’s planned capacity to seven gigawatts — enough energy to power more than five million homes. Three of the new sites are being developed with Oracle. They’re...
Seven years after unveiling Mirror at TechCrunch Disrupt 2018, Brynn Putnam is returning to the stage where it all began. The serial entrepreneur who turned a fitness concept into a $500 million acquisition by Lululemon will debut her latest venture at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 at San Francisco’s Moscone West in October. Putnam’s path from that breakthrough Disrupt moment to today...
The MBA-to-VC pipeline remains a very real thing. But that path is a little shakier than it once was, according to PitchBook reporting and new academic research. Harvard placed 50 of its 1,004 MBA graduates into VC roles in 2024, with a median starting salary of $177,500. Stanford placed around 30 from its smaller class. More than 10,000 Harvard, Stanford,...
A US vaccine advisory panel decided Friday not to require prescriptions for COVID-19 vaccinations Credit: Spencer Platt/GettyAn influential panel of US vaccine advisers stopped short of recommending COVID-19 vaccines to the public, advising instead that people should make their own decisions in consultation with a health care provider. But some vaccine experts who spoke to Nature say that the decision...
Getty ImagesTrump called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his political foes on SaturdayPresident Donald Trump has called on the country's top law enforcement official, Attorney General Pam Bondi, to more aggressively investigate his political adversaries.In a social media post addressed directly to Bondi, he said: "We can't delay any longer, it's killing our reputation and credibility."Trump expressed frustration...
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Organizers and community members celebrated the 6th annual Egyptian Festival in Henrico County this weekend. The free event drew people to St. Mary & St. Philopater Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church on both days of the festival -- Saturday and Sunday. "We try to bring all of the community together, so we can present our church,...
This week, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush is joined by Jonathan Jacoby, National Director of the Nexus Project. The compelling conversation highlights Jonathan’s unique insights on confronting antisemitism and fostering a pluralistic democracy. Drawing from his family history as the descendant of Holocaust survivors and his intrinsic connection to Israel, he provides a thoughtful examination of the challenges that arise when discussing Israel,...
One of the main factors driving prices in pharmaceuticals, such as cholesterol-lowering drugs and antibiotics, is the cost of production and materials. Researchers at the University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) have discovered a sustainable method to produce the key ingredient in a broad range of pharmaceuticals, which could help address high prescription drug costs in the U.S....
A new study co-authored by Texas A&M University geologist Dr. Michael Tice has revealed potential chemical signatures of ancient Martian microbial life in rocks examined by NASA's Perseverance rover. The findings, published by a large international team of scientists, focus on a region of Jezero Crater known as the Bright Angel formation -- a name chosen from locations in Grand...
