Meghan Markle’s latest podcast ploy on shaky ground after ‘toxic’ drama, bitter disputes: expert

Meghan Markle’s new podcast premieres on Tuesday – and the stakes are high for the Duchess of Sussex. The 43-year-old teamed up with Lemonada Media to launch “Confessions of a Female Founder,” where she’ll chat with female entrepreneurs and friends to get advice “that turns small ideas into billion-dollar businesses,” she previously told People magazine….

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Meta got caught gaming AI benchmarks

Over the weekend, Meta dropped two new Llama 4 models: a smaller model named Scout, and Maverick, a mid-size model that the company claims can beat GPT-4o and Gemini 2.0 Flash “across a broad range of widely reported benchmarks.” Maverick quickly secured the number-two spot on LMArena, the AI benchmark site where humans compare outputs…

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DOGE cuts $51M from US African Development Foundation, including $229K to market shea butter

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced $51 million in cuts from the U.S. African Development Foundation, which included hundreds of thousands of dollars for marketing shea butter and pineapple juice, as well as mango drying facilities. DOGE made the announcement on X, highlighting several initiatives the money was put toward. For instance, $229,296 was…

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Anti-Israel protester Mahmoud Khalil defended by Columbia University professor following detainment

Columbia University professor Azmat Khan said Sunday that campus anti-Israel protest leader Mahmoud Khalil is a highly respected member of the school community following his detainment by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in early March.  “Imagine what’s happening as people are covering Mahmoud Khalil, this community, a man who is so treasured and beloved…

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