Who Was Glen Hansard? ‘Once’ Star and ‘Falling Slowly’ Oscar Winner Dies at 56
Glen Hansard, the Irish musician and actor who starred in the 2007 indie film Once and won the Best Original Song Oscar for “Falling Slowly,” died early Wednesday morning in a motorcycle crash in Dublin. He was 56. His management company ATC Management confirmed the Glen Hansard news in a statement issued hours after the […]
The Silicon Valley Cold War: Mark Zuckerberg Says a “Single Benevolent AI” is Pure Fantasy
Meta’s CEO is throwing down the gauntlet. In a direct shot at OpenAI and Anthropic, Mark Zuckerberg is warning that concentrating artificial intelligence in the hands of a few corporate gatekeepers threatens the very foundation of tech innovation. For months, the narrative coming out of top AI labs has focused on caution: existential risks, dangerous […]
AI Star Leopold Aschenbrenner Unwinds Fund After Brutal Tech Rout
NEW YORK ‒ Situational Awareness LP, the $20 billion AI-focused hedge fund launched by 25-year-old former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, has sold off its entire public stock portfolio in a massive block trade following weeks of compounding losses across technology, hardware, and semiconductor holdings. Sources familiar with the matter told CNBC that major Wall Street […]
Rare Photo: Jonathan Taylor Thomas Resurfaces in ‘Home Improvement’ Reunion
Fans of ’90s television were treated to a massive burst of nostalgia after Jonathan Taylor Thomas, the ultra-private heartthrob who dominated teen magazine covers throughout the 1990s, made a rare public appearance in an unexpected cast reunion photo. The former child star, now 44, re-emerged on social media alongside his Home Improvement co-stars Patricia Richardson […]
