Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s former New York City apartment is on the market for $4.7 million. The modern, 2,427-square foot home, located in Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood, was featured in Vogue and Elle Décor. It was designed by famous Italian architect Claudio Silvestrin. Two neighboring apartments were combined to create the current layout, […]
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See portraits of Jeff Bezos and Lin-Manuel Miranda that are headed to the National Portrait Gallery
Portraits of Jeff Bezos and Lin-Manuel Miranda are heading to the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 15. The oil-on-canvas painting of the richest person in the world, Amazon CEO Bezos, was commissioned from artist Robert McCurdy. McCurdy also painted billionaire Warren Buffett in 2013 (that portrait is […]
‘Perfectly real’ deepfakes will arrive in 6 months to a year, technology pioneer Hao Li says
Manipulated images and videos that appear “perfectly real” will be accessible to everyday people in “half-a-year to a year,” deepfake pioneer Hao Li said on CNBC on Friday. “It’s still very easy, you can tell from the naked eye most of the deepfakes,” Li, an associate professor of computer science […]
Palantir to seek at least $26 billion valuation in fundraising push
Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp arrives at the “Tech for Good” Summit in Paris, France May 15, 2019. Charles Platiau | Reuters Palantir Technologies is targeting a valuation of at least $26 billion in a private fundraising round, the first for the Peter Thiel-backed data analytics startup in four years, […]
Trump nominee to lead federal media agency funded private company with donations from his nonprofit
Michael Pack Source: US Senate President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead a federal media organization has been funding his own private film company with donations from a nonprofit that he runs. Michael Pack, a conservative filmmaker, saw at least $1.6 million in donations from his nonprofit sent into the coffers […]
Trump’s nominee to lead federal media agency used nonprofit donations to fund private company
Michael Pack Source: US Senate President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead a federal media organization has been funding his own private film company with donations from a nonprofit that he runs. Michael Pack, a conservative filmmaker, saw at least $1.6 million in donations from his nonprofit sent into the coffers […]
Gates on crazy early days at Microsoft: We ate powdered orange Tang instead of stopping for meals
Before there was Soylent, there was Tang. “I would buy a bottle of Tang, which is an orange sugary drink [mix] that they took to the moon that you know, instead of going to meals, I would just pour orange Tang on my hand and lick it off my hand as […]
At least 4 dead in tour bus crash near Bryce Canyon, Utah, officials say
File Photo: Bryce Canyon National Park Getty Images A tour bus carrying Chinese-speaking tourists crashed near a national park in southern Utah, killing at least four people and critically injuring up to 15 others, authorities said Friday. The morning wreck near Bryce Canyon National Park, known for its distinctive landscape […]
New England Patriots releases superstar Antonio Brown after rape and threat claims
The New England Patriots released Antonio Brown on Friday on the heels of claims that the superstar wide receiver had raped one woman and sent threatening text messages to a second woman, who had accused him of sexual harassment. “The New England Patriots are releasing Antonio Brown,” the reigning Super […]
Colt will no longer make AR-15s for civilians, but gun control advocates may not want to celebrate
An employee of Dave’s Guns holds a Colt AR-15. Thomas Cooper | Getty Images Colt announced that it will halt its production of AR-15 rifles for civilian sales on Thursday, but the news might not be as exciting for gun control advocates as it first appears. The rifle continues to […]