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Tristan Thompson Invested In Anthropic Early After Attending NBA Dinners And He Brought In His 'Buddies To Make A Bigger Check"
8+ hour, 23+ min ago (261+ words) An NBA dinner led Tristan Thompson to invest in a major AI company. In an interview on "Market Bubble," Thompson, a fourth overall draft pick in 2011 who last played during the 2024-25 season, reflected on a specific time in the league…...
Cedars-Sinai Researchers Co-Develop AI Tool To Improve Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Outcomes
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (575+ words) As debates surrounding AI continue across industries, researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are using the technology to help improve cancer treatment outcomes. According to Cedars-Sinai, investigators at the California-based health system co-developed an AI-powered platform to predict, on an individual…...
Cloudflare Announces More Than 1, 100 Job Cuts Amid Growing AI-Driven Layoff Trend
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (502+ words) Cloudflare has joined the growing list of organizations implementing workforce reductions as companies restructure around the rapid adoption of AI tools. In a blog post on Thursday, May 7, 2026, the global cloud infrastructure and cybersecurity company announced plans to cut more…...
Meet Tahira Reid Smith, A Penn State Professor Who Co-Invented An Automated Double-Dutch Machine Created For The Culture
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (347+ words) Inventor Tahira Reid Smith came up with a new way to enjoy a beloved hobby in the Black community. Reid Smith knows Double Dutch all too well. Raised in The Bronx, NY, she was fond of the pastime. The Philadelphia…...
AI-Powered Grocery Startup Vori Raises $22 M Series B Funding Round
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (296+ words) Brandon Hill has raised millions in funding guided by the mission of ensuring "every supermarket in America autonomous," he said on Linked In. "I looked at these books, and I said, "Okay, what is this? A relic or a souvenir…...
NAACP Continues Fight Against x AI After Memphis Data Center Deal With Anthropic - Afro Tech | Afro Tech
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (264+ words) The NAACP is continuing its advocacy efforts against x AI and its subsidiary, MZX Tech, following news of a partnership involving the Colossus 1 data center near Memphis, TN, and Southaven, MS. In a statement shared with AFROTECH, Abre" Conner, the…...
Will. i. am Completed His First Semester Teaching An Agentic AI Course At Arizona State University
1+ week, 1+ day ago (353+ words) Will. i. am has completed his first semester teaching an agentic AI course at Arizona State University (ASU). As previously reported by AFROTECH, will. i. am, founder and CEO of'FYI. AI, began a 15-week journey in January 2026 to teach'students "The Agentic Self…...
Study Shows Teens Consume Majority Of Their News From Influencers And Independent Creators
1+ week, 2+ day ago (322+ words) afrotech. com Study Shows Teens Consume Majority Of Their News From Influencers And Independent Creators A new study has been conducted to determine where audiences get news and information. Its findings determined that all generations obtained news and information from…...
Jamie Foxx Among Investors In AI Startup Eleven Labs' Series D Funding Round
1+ week, 2+ day ago (308+ words) Jamie Foxx is investing in AI. He has added Eleven Labs to his portfolio. Eleven Labs is a free AI voice generator and voice agents platform, as described on its website, on a mission "that redefines how businesses communicate with…...
New Study Shows AI Outperformed Human Doctors In The ER - Afro Tech | Afro Tech
1+ week, 3+ day ago (262+ words) A new study compares the performance of human and AI doctors working in the ER. "At each diagnostic touchpoint, o1 either performed nominally better than or on par with the two attending physicians," the study says. The study also noted the…...