Meta’s loss is Thinking Machines’ gain
Weiyao Wang spent eight years at Meta — his first job out of college — helping build multimodal perception systems and contributing to open-world segmentation projects, including SAM3D. His final…
Stories from the Ancient Town of Nala, Kavrepalanchowk
A stolen god, a fierce goddess, and a forgotten fortressSituated approximately 19 kilometers from Kathmandu, Nala is a historically significant settlement in the Kavrepalanchok District. With toponymic roots tracing back…
Catherine Dalipe, Designing Your Life Consulting
Introduce yourself in three words or phrases Cross-cultural connector, resilient in transition, designing what’s next What makes you get up in the morning? The sound of the ocean helps. Living…
Manchester City vs Southampton: Get a prediction for FA Cup semi-final by answering our prompts
Premier League leaders Manchester City face in-form Championship side Southampton in the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday (17:15 BST).By answering our seven questions, you will receive a personalised prediction for…
Two college kids raise a $5.1 million pre-seed to build an AI social network in iMessage
Series, a social networking app, announced that it raised a $5.1 million pre-seed round, with investors including Venmo co-founder Iqram Magdon-Ismail, Pear VC, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, and GPTZero founder…
Secrets of the Mustang:History of Kagbeni, Muktinath and Marpha
Though annexed by Nepal in the eighteenth century, Mustang maintained its king and a degree of autonomy through a positive relationship with the ruling Shah kings. The royal family of…
The Forbidden Kingdom of Upper Mustang: Exploring Lo Manthang
High in the Himalaya stands a forgotten world where a medieval walled city, a towering royalpalace, and haunting five-storey sky caves cling to the cliffs of Mustang, guarding the last…
China’s outbound student drop signals “maturing” market
Recent data from the Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE) showed China’s outbound mobility rate fall to its lowest point in a decade last year, as experts say rising costs, visa disruptions and increasing domestic…
Chevron Championship: Nelly Korda leads by six shots after second round
American amateur Farah O'Keefe also posted a bogey-free 69 to move to seven under, putting her in a tie for third with compatriot Ryann O'Toole and South Korea's Ina Yoon.Korda…
Cohere acquires, merges with Germany-based startup to create a ‘transatlantic AI powerhouse’
Cohere, the Canada-based enterprise AI unicorn, announced Friday that it would merge with the Germany-based enterprise AI company Aleph Alpha. The deal, which has yet to close, will value the newly formed…
