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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 19-25:Oct. 19: Artist Peter Max is 88. Actor John Lithgow is 80. Singer Jeannie C. Riley is 80. Singer Patrick Simmons of The Doobie Brothers is 77. Actor Annie Golden (“Orange Is the New Black”) is 74. Talk show host Charlie Chase is 73. Singer Jennifer Holliday is 65. TV host Ty Pennington (“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”) is 61. Singer-guitarist Todd Park Mohr of Big Head Todd and the Monsters is 60. Actor Jon Favreau is 59. “South Park” co-creator Trey Parker is 56. Comedian Chris Kattan (“Saturday Night Live”) is 55. Singer…
India’s Golden Triangle circuit is like essential reading for first-time visitors to the subcontinent; the popular destination track visiting New Delhi, Agra and Jaipur provides an introductory course to the sights, sounds and tastes of the country, and within close enough distance to one another that it’s easily navigable by private transfers or quick flights. In Old Delhi, you can sample local flavors on a guided street food experience in the Chandni Chowk area, as well as visit UNESCO sites like the Red Fort. In Jaipur, visiting the Pink City’s famous Hawa Mahal, or “palace of the winds,” along with…
In the latest bid by a Silicon Valley defense firm to assert its own solution for the Army’s mixed-reality ambitions, Anduril Industries on Monday unveiled “EagleEye,” a helmeted computing system that seeks to turn soldiers into AI-augmented warfighters. The launch is notable given that the initiative is led by Anduri’s co-founder Palmer Luckey, who previously started the pioneering VR company, Oculus, which was acquired by Meta. Anduril describes EagleEye as a modular “family of systems” built atop its Lattice software that puts command-and-control tools, sensor feeds, and AI directly into a soldier’s field of vision. The company claims the system…
Ponant Explorations Group, which operates smaller ships ranging from four to 165 staterooms and suites, is partnering with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the world’s largest independent ocean science organization. This is the first of its kind partnership for WHOI. “At Ponant Explorations Group, we’re committed to advancing knowledge of the oceans and scientific research as part of our broader mission to explore responsibly and travel with care,” said Samuel Chamberlain, CEO, Ponant Explorations Group Americas. “By empowering scientists with access to some of the world’s most remote regions, we’re helping to deepen understanding of the planet we all share. This…
Salesforce announced Monday the latest version of its AI agent platform as the company looks to lure enterprises to its AI software in an increasingly crowded market. The customer relations manager giant unveiled the new platform, branded Agentforce 360, ahead of its annual Dreamforce customer conference that kicks off October 14. This newer version of Agentforce includes new ways to instruct AI agents through text, a new platform to build and deploy agents, and new infrastructure for messaging app Slack, among others. A notable aspect of Agentforce 360 is its new AI agent prompting tool, called Agent Script, which will…
ATLANTA (AP) — The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation announced a $50 million donation to Atlanta’s historically Black colleges and universities on Monday, aiming to close financial aid gaps that might otherwise prevent students from completing their degrees.The money will support nearly 10,000 students with “gap scholarships” if they are approaching graduation in good academic standing and have exhausted all other sources of financial support. The aim is to raise graduation rates at Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morris Brown College and Spelman College, according to the foundation’s announcement.“These grants are a material investment in hope,” said Fay Twersky, the…
A new Pokémon game and Danielle Deadwyler starring in the apocalyptic thriller “40 Acres” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Rapper Gucci Mane returns with a new full-length titled “Episodes,” an animated Roald Dahl adaptation and Keri Russell’s political drama “The Diplomat” premieres its third season. New movies to stream from Oct. 13-19— An animated adaptation of Roald Dahl’s “The Twits” is coming to Netflix on Friday, Oct. 17. The mean, hateful couple…
Strava, the 16-year-old fitness tracking app, is gearing up to go public, the Financial Times reports. CEO Michael Martin told the FT that the San Francisco company plans to list “at some point,” eyeing capital for more acquisitions. The company, backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, and Jackson Square Ventures, was last valued at $2.2 billion in May. Strava has the wind at its back, certainly. The app’s user base has exploded to 50 million monthly active users in 2025, according to Sensor Tower – nearly double its closest competitor, with downloads up 80% year-over-year. Strava’s growth coincides with a cultural…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Among the whimpering of rescued dogs, a soft whistle cuts through. It’s Feven Melese, a young woman hoping to support thousands of abandoned dogs on the streets of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.The 29-year-old music degree graduate has put up a rare shelter on the outskirts of the city, where she provides food and a place to stay for 40 dogs, while feeding about 700 others every week on the streets.Melese said she has found new homes for more than 300 dogs in the past two years. Together with fellow young animal rights activists, they…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marc Maron is locking the gates on his podcast Monday after 16 years and more than 1,600 episodes.The final episode of “WTF With Marc Maron” is expected to drop in the morning, but its contents, and the identity of his last interview guest (or guests) remains a mystery.In his penultimate episode on Thursday, the 62-year-old Maron said it was his last from his home studio, but said nothing else about who might show up for his swan song.Maron’s guests are rarely if ever announced in advance. Fans have been fervently speculating about who they might hear…