Posts by Liam Redmond
Building AI Super Team? After Alexender Wang, Meta in Discussion to Hire Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross
Mark Zuckerberg-led technology giant Meta is stepping up its game to lead the race of artificial intelligence. After acquiring a 49% stake in Scale AI and recruiting its CEO to lead its superintelligence team, the company is in advanced-level talks with two more AI technology geniuses. These two individuals are GitHub’s former CEO Nat Friedman…
Read MoreLay’s introduces ‘savory’ new chip flavor created by winner of $1 million contest with 70K submissions
She cashed in her chips. Lay’s introduced a new chip flavor chosen from tens of thousands of suggestions in its annual $1 million contest Tuesday. The “Do Us A Flavor” contest winner was the Bacon Grilled Cheese. The Bacon Grilled Cheese, created by Paula George from Okla., beat out more than 70,000 other submissions in…
Read MoreHSBC names new head of wealth and premier solutions for Singapore
[SINGAPORE] HSBC announced on Friday (Jun 20) that it has appointed Ishan Sarkar as the bank’s new head of wealth and premier solutions (WPS). He will be based in Singapore and assume the new role on Jul 1. Sarkar will report to Ashmita Acharya, head of international wealth and premier banking at HSBC Singapore, and…
Read MoreSlow rate hikes could cause wage-price spiral, Bank of Japan paper says
[TOKYO] Hiking interest rates only gradually as raw material costs rise could heighten the risk of an upward spiral in wages and consumer prices, the Bank of Japan said in a research paper released this week. The paper’s publication on Thursday comes as the central bank faces an increasingly complicated policy environment, with inflation at…
Read MoreEzra Miller gives bizarre interview about their ‘tentative’ Hollywood return after shocking Cannes appearance
Ezra Miller gave a rare — and peculiar — interview in which they addressed their return to Hollywood as well as their extremely surprising Cannes appearance earlier this year. The actor posed on the red carpet for the first time in two years at the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival in Cagliari, Italy, Thursday and told…
Read MoreAir India warned for flying Airbus planes with unchecked escape slides
[NEW DELHI] India’s aviation regulator has warned Air India for breaching safety rules after three of its Airbus planes flew despite being overdue checks on emergency equipment, and for being slow to address the issue, government documents show. The warning notices and an investigation report – both reviewed by Reuters – were not in any…
Read MoreHow Pop Mart’s Labubu became a monster of a business
LABUBU is a little doll in fleecy, bunny-eared onesies whose coffee-bean eyes hover above a serrated row of smiling teeth. Ostensibly an elf, the creature is either cute or creepy, depending on whom you ask. But one thing is clear – it has become a monster of a business. The dolls have been caught on…
Read MoreGigantic dome that ‘looks like an eyeball’ falls from sky, lands on Indiana street during storm
They dome believe their eyes! An Indiana community was left baffled when a supposedly weatherproof “radome” typically used to protect antennas plummeted from the sky during extreme weather that tore through the Midwest Wednesday night. A giant grey dome fell during a storm in Indiana. cbs4indy The dinged-up sphere that landed on a residential street…
Read MoreMember of NY AG Letitia James’ security detail cuffs young woman who allegedly clipped his car in NYC, tense video shows
Tense video captures the moment an investigator assigned to New York Attorney General Letitia James’ security detail cuffed a young woman who allegedly clipped his parked car in a Manhattan fender-bender this week. The clip — which has racked up more than 4,000 views since a witness posted it on TikTok — shows the woman’s…
Read MoreSingapore’s banking hub has a corner where cash is still king
[SINGAPORE] In the heart of Singapore, a financial hub where billions of dollars zip around the world over computer screens in nanoseconds, there’s a crowded building where cash still reigns. Six days a week, hundreds of people line up in a rundown mall abutting Raffles Place square to buy and sell hard currency at one of…
Read MoreAaron Judge’s Hall of Fame resume could add a surprising accolade
Aaron Judge might just add a new trophy to his award case. And no, it’s not another MVP or Silver Slugger. After moving back to his original position, the Yankees star is among the top right fielders in the American League nearly halfway through the 2025 season, setting him up for a shot to win…
Read MoreReplace Fear with Focus: How Meditation Changed My Leadership
Fear is a natural human emotion, but I’ve learned not to let it control my life. While we can’t stop ourselves from feeling scared, we can choose how we respond to that fear. This realization has been transformative for my leadership journey and personal growth. When fear arises—and it will—acknowledging and recognizing it allows you…
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