Gurmer Chopra, 32, is the co-founder of clothing brand YoungLA. Courtesy of Right after graduating from university in 2015, Gurmer Chopra, 32, landed his first corporate role at a “Big Four” accounting firm. But after less than a year on the job, he decided to quit. “Four months into it, I [was] like: ‘I freaking … Read more
MONTREAL — When they began working together on the new “F1” movie, Formula 1 living legend Lewis Hamilton was pleasantly surprised to see that Brad Pitt knew what he was doing behind the wheel of a race car. “He had a bit of a feel for it already. It wasn’t completely alien. I worked as … Read more
Uber will trial robotaxis – autonomous cars with no human safety driver at the wheel – in London next spring. The ride-hailing app will work with the UK artificial intelligence (AI) firm Wayve, which has been testing out the technology on the city’s streets with human oversight, in line with current legislation. The announcement comes … Read more
Sam Altman’s identity verification venture World is launching its eye-scanning Orb product in the U.K. World LONDON — World, the biometric identity verification project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, is set to launch in the U.K. this week. The venture, which uses a spherical eye-scanning device called the Orb to scan people’s eyes, will … Read more
Kilmar Ábrego García, a 29-year-old from El Salvador mistakenly deported in March, has been returned to the US to face prosecution on two federal criminal charges. He has been accused of participating in a trafficking conspiracy over several years to move undocumented migrants from Texas to other parts of the country. El Salvador agreed to … Read more