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Dymphna Cordova typically spends her Thursday mornings in conference mode, figuring out work priorities with her team and managing her company’s complex employee issues.But on this particular Thursday morning, Cordova, 57, is sweating it out at L.A.’s Trinity Boxing Club. The chief human resources officer at business management platform Squire had never even tried on boxing gloves before, but he’s now on his second day learning how to put punches together to form basic combinations. In another part of the gym, about a dozen other women are shadow boxing, and some face off with punching bags. The women, who range…

If Google’s AI researchers had a sense of humor, they would have called TurboQuant, a new ultra-efficient AI memory compression algorithm announced Tuesday, “Pied Piper.” Or at least that’s what the internet thinks. The joke is a reference to the fictional startup Pied Piper, which was the focus of the HBO television series “Silicon Valley,” which aired from 2014 to 2019. The show followed startup founders as they navigated the tech ecosystem, faced challenges like competition from big companies, funding, technology and product issues, and even (happily) wowed the judges with a fictional version of TechCrunch Disrupt. Pied Piper’s breakthrough…

The Firefly Aerospace logo appears on a screen during the company’s IPO on the Nasdaq Market site in New York City, USA, on August 7, 2025. Gina Moon | ReutersSpace stocks soared Wednesday after reports that Elon Musk’s SpaceX could file for an initial public offering as soon as this week.satellite designer AST Space Mobile and rocket lab Both rose about 10%. rocket maker firefly aerospacewent public in August and rose 16%. yoke spaceThe aerospace company, which held an IPO in January, rose 5% on the news.SpaceX’s long-awaited stock market debut could raise more than $75 billion, according to the…

British police have arrested two men on suspicion of anti-Semitic arson when several ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer rescue group were set on fire in north London. A British couple, aged 47 and 45, were arrested at two separate addresses in the capital on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Wednesday. They are being held at a London police station and officers are searching two premises, the statement added. The incident occurred early Monday morning local time outside a synagogue in a district that is home to London’s largest…

Family is everything to Taylor and Travis, so VIP automatically includes their respective parents and siblings. Possible best man Jason Kelsey has at least two daughters, Wyatt and Elliott, who are flower girls with wife Kylie Kelsey, but depending on when the big day happens, younger sister Bennett could grow up as well. (Oh, Finley will probably sleep through this.) It remains to be seen which of Travis’ Kansas City Chiefs teammates will be chosen, but Travis was a groomsman at quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ 2022 wedding to Brittany Mahomes, so in addition to coach Andy Reid, at least one other…

European football’s governing body has fined Portuguese club Benfica for racist abuse by fans during a Champions League match.Published March 25, 2026March 25, 2026Benfica were fined by UEFA for racist abuse by a fan during their Champions League game against Real Madrid, while forward Vinicius Junior was allegedly racially abused by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni in a separate incident.UEFA’s investigation into Prestianni is ongoing, with a verdict announced on Wednesday on separate charges against Benfica for fan misconduct at a match in Lisbon on February 17.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listUEFA announced on Wednesday that it had fined Benfica…

Postman Marc Jacques delivers mail in a neighborhood in Miami, Florida, on March 19, 2026. Joe Radle | Getty ImagesUnited States Postal Service Iran announced on Wednesday that it is seeking to impose a temporary 8% fuel surcharge on parcels and express mail deliveries to combat soaring transportation costs, including soaring oil prices due to the Iran war.The Postal Service said in a notice on its website that, if approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the surcharges will go into effect April 26 and remain in place until January 17, 2027.An 8% surcharge applies to postage for Priority Mail Express,…

Anthropic’s latest research suggests that while AI is rapidly changing the way work is done, it is not eliminating jobs in any meaningful way. At least not yet. But while the labor market, which Peter McCrory, Anthropic’s head of economics, said “remains healthy”, early signs point to an uneven impact on young workers, particularly those entering the workforce. In an interview on the sidelines of the Axios AI Summit in Washington, D.C., McCrory said the company’s latest economic impact report has so far found little evidence of widespread job losses. There is “no significant difference in unemployment rates” between workers…

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attends the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesElon Musk’s lawyers are asking Delaware Court of Chancery Judge Katherine McCormick to resign from the second trial. tesla She filed a lawsuit alleging that Musk showed bias in endorsing a LinkedIn post critical of him.”A dismissal is necessary and warranted given the court’s recent public endorsement of LinkedIn posts that create prejudice against Mr. Musk,” Musk’s lawyers said in a motion to dismiss Wednesday. “These cases should be reassigned to another randomly selected judicial officer of this court.”The post, to…

Iran’s military said the US was “just negotiating with itself” and ridiculed the Trump administration’s efforts to reach a deal to end the war. Despite President Donald Trump’s optimism that a deal with Iran is in sight, about 1,000 U.S. soldiers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division are expected to be deployed to the Middle East in the coming days, sources told CNN, suggesting the president is keeping his options open. Here’s what you need to know on Day 26 of the war. Iran mocks President Trump: Iranian military spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari mocked the US leadership in a message broadcast…