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Mark Zuckerberg Dethroned: Three 22-Year-Old Mercor Founders Become Youngest Self-Made Billionaires
Mercor’s 22-year-old founders have become the world’s youngest self-made billionaires after a $350 million funding round valued the AI recruitment startup at $10 billion, surpassing Mark Zuckerberg’s record. Mercor, a fast-rising recruitment startup powering AI model training for Silicon Valley’s biggest labs, has created the world’s youngest self-made billionaires. Three 22-year-old cofounders, including two Americans of Indian origin, have dethroned Mark Zuckerberg as the world’s youngest sel
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Soho House Acquired for £2 Billion as Ashton Kutcher Joins Board
Private members' club chain Soho House has been snapped up for $2.7bn (£2bn) by a consortium involving Hollywood actor turned investor Ashton Kutcher. The group opened its first club in London in 1995, and now has 46 Soho Houses in Europe, North America and Asia, as well a string of other up-market hospitality businesses. It is widely regarded as being a popular haunt of A-list celebrities, and one of its London venues was reportedly where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had their first date.
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8-year-old Maryland girl becomes youngest Grammy winner, replacing Blue Ivy Carter
An 8-year-old girl from Maryland is celebrating a historic Grammy win, and she's doing it during Black History Month. Aura V and her dad, recording artist Fyütch, won a Grammy Award for Best Children's Music Album earlier this month for their father-daughter duo project "Harmony." With the win, Aura V is now believed to be the youngest Grammy winner in history at just 8 years old, surpassing Beyoncé and Jay-Z's daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, who won in 2021 when she was just 9 years old. "We did
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Trump orders US agencies to stop using Anthropic in battle over AI use
US President Donald Trump has said he would direct every federal agency to immediately stop using technology from AI developer Anthropic. "We don't need it, we don't want it, and will not do business with them again!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Friday. Anthropic is mired in a row with the White House after refusing demands that it agree to give the US military unfettered access to its AI tools. The refusal led US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to say he's deemed Anthropic a "supply
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Trump Announces “Major Combat Operations” as U.S. and Israel Launch Wide‑Ranging Strikes on Iran During Ramadan
President Donald Trump has confirmed that U.S. forces, working in coordination with Israel, have begun what he called “major combat operations” against Iran, with explosions reported in Tehran and other cities. In an eight‑minute video posted to Truth Social early Saturday, Trump described the campaign as “massive and ongoing” and said the goal is to “neutralize imminent threats” by dismantling Iran’s missile and military infrastructure and curbing its nuclear ambitions. Israeli officials have s
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Anthony Edwards Fined $25,000 For Throwing Game Ball Into Stands
Anthony Edwards’ pockets are just a tad bit lighter today. In a statement, the NBA officially announced that Edwards was being docked 25 grand for throwing the basketball into the stands. “Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $25,000 for throwing the game ball with force into the spectator stands. “It was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations,” the statement read. During halftime of the Timberwolves’ 124-121 victory over
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