Elon Musk’s xAI loses co-founder Igor Babuschkin, who’s leaving to start venture firm
Igor Babuschkin, who helped start xAI in 2023, said in a post on X that he’s leaving the artificial intelligence startup to launch his own venture firm.
Day: August 14, 2025
The Dissident Beijing Can’t Break – The Free Press
The Dissident Beijing Can’t Break The Free PressWho is Jimmy Lai, the HK media tycoon on trial for national security crimes? BBCTrump has vowed to free Jimmy Lai. A Hong Kong court is about to decide the media mogul’s fate &n…
European Super Cup: PSG’s late salvo fires shoot-out win over Tottenham Hotspur
Champions League victors Paris Saint-Germain lifted the European Super Cup for the first time after a late two-goal burst and a penalty shoot-out success over the Europa League winners Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night.
Outdoors: A better use for National Guard
Re: “ ‘It’s mind-boggling there’s only one person to manage this Disneyland’ ” (Aug. 12, A1): President Donald Trump slashed staff in national parks and forests with the absurd claim of cutting waste. Instead, he has created waste of the worst kind — h…
Former Peruvian president imprisoned over corruption allegations
Martin Vizcarra will become the fifth Peruvian ex-president jailed in recent years amid period of political turbulence.
9 people plead not guilty in a Texas elections probe involving ‘vote harvesting’
Nine people have pleaded not guilty to felony charges brought forth in a rural Texas county by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton as part of a widening elections investigation.
After mass arrests, what happens next with Palestine Action ban? – BBC
After mass arrests, what happens next with Palestine Action ban? BBCHundreds of anti-Israel protestors arrested in London for supporting group banned under terrorism law Fox NewsAux barricades, boomers! The EconomistUK …
WA should follow the science when it comes to waterway rules
A rule that would require a wider, forested buffer along streams that aren’t home to fish upsets the balance written into the state’s Forests & Fish Law.
WA needs new rule to cool down waterways for salmon, orcas, more
A rule that would require a wider, forested buffer along streams that aren’t home to fish but contribute to their habitat is vital for many species.
The wheels of transit etiquette go round and round
As more of us turn to public transit to avoid backups on I-5 in and around Seattle, good behavior is taking root.