Local authorities in France say Brigitte Bardot’s funeral is set for next week in the French Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez which she helped make famous.
2025 was a consequential year in U.S. politics and world events, including the selection of a new pope and the growing impact of artificial intelligence.
Meta has agreed to acquire viral AI agent startup Manus, "a Singapore-based AI startup that`s become the talk of Silicon Valley since it materialized this spring with a demo video so slick it went instantly viral," reports TechCrunch. "The clip showed an AI agent that could do things like screen job candidates, plan vacations, and analyze stock portfolios. Manus claimed at the time that it outperformed OpenAI`s Deep Research." From the report: By April, just weeks after launch, the early-stage firm Benchmark led a $75 million funding round that assigned Manus a post-money valuation of $500 million. General partner Chetan Puttagunta joined the board. Per Chinese media outlets, some other big-name backers had already invested in Manus at that point, including Tencent, ZhenFund, and HSG (formerly known as Sequoia China) via an earlier $10 million round. Though Bloomberg raised questions when Manus started charging $39 or $199 a month for access to its AI models (the outlet noted the pricing seemed "somewhat aggressive... for a membership service still in a testing phase,") the company recently announced it had since signed up millions of users and crossed $100 million in annual recurring revenue. That`s when Meta started negotiating with Manus, according to the WSJ, which says Meta is paying $2 billion -- the same valuation Manus was seeking for its next funding round. For Zuckerberg, who has staked Meta`s future on AI, Manus represents something new: an AI product that`s actually making money (investors have grown increasingly twitchy about Meta`s $60 billion infrastructure spending spree). Meta says it`ll keep Manus running independently while weaving its agents into Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, where Meta`s own chatbot, Meta AI, is already available to users. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
A reader feels like a "Grinch" because her sister insists on sending packages despite a family agreement to skip adult gifts. Meanwhile, an uncle wonders if he should keep sending cash to relatives who never say thank you. Asking Eric explores the complex communication behind gift-giving.
Singapore is “precisely the kind of ‘trusted node’ the U.S. is seeking to anchor AI-era supply chains,” says Ruben Durante, a professor at Singapore`s NUS.
Maye leapfrogged Stafford across several sportsbooks after the Rams QB struggled on Monday Night Football. The post Drake Maye now odds-on favorite for NFL MVP after Matthew Stafford struggles appeared first on Boston.com .
From a career-best girl group anthem to a dynamic and exciting boy group debut, The Hollywood Reporter’s K-pop writer picks the 40 best K-pop songs of 2025.
Tylor Chase is back sleeping on the streets of Riverside, and there`s nothing police can do to help the former child actor because of California laws, TMZ has learned. Riverside Police Department spokesman Ryan Railsback tells us ... the former…
Thirty-five families across the country battling neurofibromatosis (NF) are receiving some well-deserved relief this holiday season thanks to local nonprofit B The Difference. Money raised at the Bling & Blue Jeans summer fundraiser held at...
Summit High School construction teacher Oakley Van Oss’s class has built another tiny home, and this time it’s sticking around Summit for a while. On Wednesday, Dec. 17, the second tiny home built by the...
The news about the Trump administration’s plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research broke on Wednesday evening, Dec. 17. Ironically, just hours before, I had reviewed a story from earlier this year focused on research by Boulder-based NCAR. Boulder was hammered by yet another hard windstorm in April, causing me to wonder whether […]
As the immune system weakens with age, scientists have found a way to restore some of its lost strength. By delivering mRNA to the liver, they created a temporary source of immune-boosting signals that normally come from the thymus. Older mice treated this way produced more effective T cells and responded far better to vaccines and cancer treatments. The strategy could one day help extend healthy years of life.
Before the Centennial State turns 150, read these 15 books about Colorado - one for each decade. The post Fifteen Must-Read Books About Colorado appeared first on Denver Westword .
Health insurance enrollment on Connect for Health Colorado, the state-run marketplace, is running nearly even with last year, even with federal subsidies slated to expire in January. As of Dec. 23, 256,422 Coloradans had enrolled...
-Gastaut syndrome -- "a form of epilepsy" -- and that she has been a part of Amari`s life since meeting Thompson`s family. Khloé was also good friends with Tristan and Amari`s mother, Andrea, who passed away in January 2023, and would often help Andrea with the medical side of Amari`s life." "Andrea was the sole caretaker for Amari and they lived in Canada," Khloé explained. "When Tristan`s mom passed away a few years ago, we -- me, Tristan, my whole family -- took Amari back with us to the States." Since Tristan plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA, his schedule doesn`t always allow for him to care for his brother. "Tristan is in the NBA and he is in a different state, literally, every other day or every few days, and it`s just not conducive for Amari to be on that many planes. Amari has a handful of seizures a day with the type of epilepsy that he has," she added. "So Amari stays in L.A. with me and I have chosen to take care of him and be there for him because it`s not good that he travels," she continued. "California weather is so good for Amari, and I just love having Amari be a part of my family." ..
For all the lawmakers who’ve announced plans to retire from congressional service after 2026, there’s a long list of former members from both parties who want to be back in Congress. They range from former lawmakers whose terms ended only a year ago to ex-members who’ve been out of the political spotlight for more than […] The post These former members of Congress are seeking comebacks in 2026 appeared first on Roll Call .
These are the movies I watch year after year because their stories and performances have withstood the test of time. For me, it’s just not an authentic holiday season without them. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) I have to admit, I find most of this classic film depressing as our hero, George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart), [...] The post Insider Favorites: Holiday Movies that Can’t be Beat appeared first on SoCo Insider .
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