Silicon Valley is piling into the promise of prediction markets. The valuations of Kalshi and Polymarket have surged in recent months as investors bet they can expand and reshape sports betting opportunities across the U.S. Kalshi is now valued at a staggering $11 billion after raising $1 billion in a round led by Sequoia and…
What a difference a day can make. Nvidia shares surged on Wednesday after the chip giant reported better-than-expected earnings and guidance, defying growing talk of an A.I. bubble and high-profile exits from investors like Peter Thiel. But just 24 hours later, Wall Street’s A.I. darling nosedived more than 3 percent yesterday (Nov. 20) as hopes…
Earlier this month, electric carmaker Rivian unveiled a $4.6 billion compensation plan for its founder and CEO, RJ Scaringe—a package that has drawn comparisons to Tesla’s $1 trillion deal for Elon Musk. Like Musk’s award, Rivian’s plan hinges on a series of highly ambitious performance targets over the next decade, including lifting Rivian’s stock price…
Lidia Bastianich notes that the traditional filling of pumpkin ravioli is simple. Instead of the traditional roasted Mantova squash, she uses butternut here and says it’s a good substitute. She also uses crushed amaretti cookies, breadcrumbs, eggs, and grated Grana Padano or Parmigiano Reggiano, so the filling is not too sweet. In the northern Italian…
In a major win for the Middle East’s A.I. ambitions, the U.S. has approved the export of advanced semiconductors to two major Gulf-backed ventures. Saudi Arabia’s Humain and the United Arab Emirates’ G42 will be allowed to purchase the equivalent of up to 35,000 chips each, said the U.S. Department of Commerce yesterday (Nov. 19),…
Apple CEO Tim Cook is poised to retire as early as next year after 14 years at the helm, according to a Financial Times report last week citing multiple anonymous company insiders. Rumblings about Cook’s exit come amid accelerated succession planning by the board and senior executives, the report says. Some observers suggest Cook, 65,…
With Thanksgiving on the horizon, and the marathon cooking sessions many undertake about to begin in earnest, one new cookbook is here to challenge some of the assumptions that underlie the holiday — while providing over 100 modern and historic recipes. By three-time James Beard Award-winning Indigenous chef Sean Sherman, with authors Kate Nelson and…
Geoffrey Hinton has spent much of the past few years warning about the ways that A.I. could harm humanity. Autonomous weapons, mass misinformation, labor displacement—you name it. Even so, he suggests that a non-catastrophic disaster caused by A.I. might actually prove useful in the long run. “Politicians don’t preemptively regulate,” Hinton said while speaking at…
By KATIE WORKMAN, Associated Press This simple recipe is a marriage of two even simpler foods, that add up to one flavorful appetizer, main dish or side. It would be welcome any time from breakfast to lunch to dinner, and also a nice entertaining idea. And it would be a great addition to a Thanksgiving…
Twenty-six Greater Boston restaurants landed on the Michelin Guide, but we already knew the best places to go. And, one establishment was awarded a Michelin Star. One Star: 311 Omakase, located in the heart of Boston’s South End. The Bib Gourmand: Bar Volpe, 170 W. Broadway, South Boston Fox & the Knife, 28 W. Broadway,…
