Canada’s Cohere Raises $500M, Hires Former Meta Exec Joelle Pineau as A.I. Chief

Canada’s Cohere Raises 0M, Hires Former Meta Exec Joelle Pineau as A.I. Chief

[ad_1] Joelle Pineau will serve as Cohere’s new Chief AI Officer. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Haddad Media Cohere’s push to provide secure A.I. tools for enterprises is attracting big-name investors and high-profile tech leaders. The Canadian startup announced today (Aug. 14) that it has raised $500 million in an oversubscribed funding round and hired two…

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More Americans Are Playing Sports—Especially This One

More Americans Are Playing Sports—Especially This One

[ad_1] Never mind the popular image of Americans as sedentary, housebound, and living on the couch. It turns out a whopping 80% of us are physically active, according to a new report from the Sports and Fitness Industry Association. That’s 247 million people getting up and breaking a sweat as opposed to just 20%, or…

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What Matilda’s Kiami Davael Has Been Up to 29 Years After Film Debut

What Matilda’s Kiami Davael Has Been Up to 29 Years After Film Debut

[ad_1] Angus T. Jones Jones was best known as the son of Jon Cryer‘s sadsack divorcé (and nephew of Charlie Sheen‘s playboy songwriter) on the ’00s hit sitcom Two and a Half Men. In 2012, a video of Jones trashing the comedy, calling it “filth,” surfaced online. The footage was from a 15-minute religious testimonial for Forerunner Chronicles, an Alabama-based Seventh-day Adventist ministry.…

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What to Know About the Horned ‘Zombie’ Rabbits Hopping Around Colorado

What to Know About the Horned ‘Zombie’ Rabbits Hopping Around Colorado

[ad_1] On Aug. 8, the calls started rolling in to Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Scary-looking rabbits were hopping around Fort Collins. These weren’t your standard cute, fluffy bunnies; they had horn-like growths protruding from their faces and bodies. People on social media described them as “zombie” and “demon” rabbits and noted their resemblance to Frankenstein.…

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More and More Americans Are Forgoing Alcohol. Why?

More and More Americans Are Forgoing Alcohol. Why?

[ad_1] The percentage of adults in the U.S. who report drinking alcohol is at a record low, according to a Gallup poll released on Wednesday. Only 54% of adults said they consume alcohol—the smallest share since Gallup started tracking Americans’ drinking behavior in 1939. And a majority of Americans (about 53%) said they believe that…

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Why TikToker Kylan Darnell Really Stepped Back From Alabama Rush

Why TikToker Kylan Darnell Really Stepped Back From Alabama Rush

[ad_1] The Gossip Girl alum detailed his experience as a child actor with what he described as “body dysmorphia.” “I know that I hated my body,” Penn told The Guardian in April 2025, “and simply wanted a different one.” In response to the weight he gained following his parents’ divorce, he added,  “There was just a period…

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BlackStar Film Festival’s 2025 Selections Unpack the Power and Pretense of Cinema as a Liberatory Tool

BlackStar Film Festival’s 2025 Selections Unpack the Power and Pretense of Cinema as a Liberatory Tool

[ad_1] Less compelling than it could have been, Sun Ra: Do the Impossible still shines. Courtesy BlackStar Film Festival What does cinema for liberation really mean? At the 2025 BlackStar Film Festival (BSFF), which ran through August 3 in Philadelphia, that tagline resounds. So often, similar words lose meaning as a DEI-coded balm to indicate…

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Should You Take a Vitamin B12 Supplement?

Should You Take a Vitamin B12 Supplement?

[ad_1] Everyone needs vitamin B12: It helps the body produce red blood cells and maintain healthy brain function, along with so many other things. But are you getting enough of it? Here’s what to know about vitamin B12 and whether you should consider upping your levels. A boon for brain health “Vitamin B12 is important…

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