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What did Coldplay’s Chris Martin say that sparked the former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron scandal?Performing at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts on July 15, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin focused on the pair, who looked like they could jump out of each other’s arms when they saw each other on the jumbotron. “The way we do it is with cameras,” Martin told the audience beforehand. “So if you’re looking at the screen, we’re going to go find out who’s there to say hi.” The first person is a young man excited by an impromptu Happy Birthday tribute from Martin. “Oh, look…

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced Wednesday that he will step down from his position in January.Bongino, a former police officer, Secret Service agent and conservative radio and podcast host who spread conspiracy theories, was controversially selected by President Donald Trump to fill the FBI’s No. 2 position.Bongino will step down after less than a year in office, making him one of the first key figures in President Trump’s second term to do so.”I want to thank President Trump, AG Bondi and Secretary (Kash) Patel for the opportunity to serve with purpose,” Bongino said in a social media post.”Most importantly,…

Reports suggest that live sports viewing is on the decline for certain sports, especially among Gen Z. To solve this, leagues and broadcasters are using different types of viewing experiences, statistics, and analytics to make sports more appealing to fans. One way to do this is to provide an in-video game experience using volumetric video generation, which allows users to view play from different angles. The core technology uses a large number of cameras to capture footage in 3D, allowing everyone to see the footage from different perspectives. Canada-based Peripheral Labs wants to make this technology affordable for leagues and…

Micron logo is on display at the 8th China International Import Expo. Sheldon Cooper | Light Rocket | Getty Imagesmicron technologyThe company’s stock rose 12% after the company signaled strong demand for its memory chips and significantly beat expectations for its fiscal first quarter.Micron, which makes memory storage used in computers and artificial intelligence servers, said on an earnings call with analysts that data center needs are driving increased demand for its products.Micron said it expects the total market size for high-bandwidth memory to reach $100 billion by 2028, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 40%. Management also…

Their story is a 24 trillion to 1 story. A Welsh couple defied astronomical odds to win a million dollar prize not once, but twice. Richard Davies, 49, and his wife Faye Stevenson-Davies, 43, listened to their instincts to defy the odds and gamble on Tuesday, claiming a second life-changing sum from Britain’s National Lottery. Mental health expert Stevenson-Davies said in a statement released by the National Lottery: “We knew the chances of it happening again were prohibitive,” but added: “But we are proving that if you believe, anything is possible.” The lucky couple first hit the jackpot in June…

McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski has some career advice for those with a “thick skin.”In a Dec. 10 Instagram video titled “Tough Love with the McDonald’s CEO,” Kempczinski revealed the professional advice he would give people “if you weren’t afraid to hurt their feelings.”That advice is, “No one cares about your career more than you.”Even if you have a great boss or mentor, it’s rare to have “someone who cares about you and makes sure you get that opportunity,” Kempczinski says.Don’t wait for someone else to guide your career, he says. “You have to establish a career for yourself. You have…

VC arm google and Nvidia has invested in a $330 million Series B in Swedish vibe coding startup Lovable at a valuation of $6.6 billion, the company announced Thursday.The news confirmed an earlier CNBC report that reported on Tuesday that Lovable raised at that valuation, tripling its valuation from its previous round in July, and that investors included US venture capital firms Accel and Khosla Ventures. CapitalG, one of Google’s VC arm, and Menlo Ventures led the round. In addition to Accel and Khosla, Nvidia’s venture firm NVentures, actor Gwyneth Paltrow’s VC firm Kinship Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Databricks Ventures, Atlassian…

Russian personnel with links to the country’s military and security services have engaged in spying in European waters while working covertly on ships carrying Russian oil, Western and Ukrainian intelligence sources exclusively told CNN. Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Moscow has built up a so-called shadow fleet of hundreds of tankers. These vessels carry Russia’s oil from its Baltic and Black Sea ports despite Western sanctions, earning the Kremlin hundreds of millions of dollars every year. In recent months, some of these ships – often registered to unrelated countries – have acquired extra crew members shortly before…

9. Comedian Dave Chappelle, then 24, was keen to play Kevin, Joe Fox’s business partner and dating guide, after regretting turning down a role in Forrest Gump. Efron gave Chappelle freedom to improvise. “I don’t think there was anyone else on the list,” writer-director Dreyer said on “Getting What She’s Got.” “He was a real pleasure and exactly what she thought he would be.” 10. Sara Ramirez played a cashier at Zabar’s cash line. This scene is based on an incident that occurred during the filming of Sleepless in Seattle. There, a bemused Efron witnessed his first AD have a…

The WNBA Players Association executive director told CNBC he remains “frustrated” by the lack of progress toward a new collective bargaining agreement as the deadline for a new league agreement approaches. “We’re a little frustrated with where we are, but we’re sticking to our principles,” WNBPA Executive Director Terry Jackson said in an interview with CNBC Sports. “We remain open to the fact that these negotiations will continue, because they have to. We will be at the negotiating table as long as they last, and we hope that there are enough people on the team side to start pushing these…