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Duane Davis appears in court during his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. Steve Marcus/POOL Reuters via AP hide caption toggle caption Steve Marcus/POOL Reuters via AP LAS VEGAS — A prosecutor said Monday that while few have been willing to speak about the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, Duane “Keffe D” Davis is the “one person who has a hard time being silent.” “Let’s be clear, Duane Davis did not pull the trigger. But he did plan the shooting…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alex Taylor, the 39-year-old cofounder of women’s health supplements brand Perelel. It has been edited for length and clarity.I landed in leadership roles very early in my career.At around 29, I became president and executive editor in chief of Clique, the media house that publishes Who What Where, Byrdie, MyDomaine, and other publications.I loved the editorial work, but I worked very long hours. I was the first one in at around 7 a.m. and the last one out around 7 p.m. Back then, it was important to show up in the…

Stripe’s multi-billion-dollar pursuit of AI model marketplace startup OpenRouter isn’t just creating one of the biggest AI acquisitions of the year; it’s minting venture capital firms’ speedy wins.Andreessen Horowitz and Menlo Ventures are poised to turn investments made less than two years ago into payouts worth nearly $2 billion combined if Stripe acquires the AI model marketplace for more than $8 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.Andreessen, Menlo, and OpenRouter did not respond for comment. Stripe declined to comment.OpenRouter helps developers direct their tasks to different AI models. The startup also monitors for overspend and quickly resolves outages…

The latest multi-billion dollar AI startup isn’t for writing code or generating images. It’s for answering your landlord.New York-based property and housing management company EliseAI is in talks to raise a new round of funding at a $3.7 billion valuation, including $300 million in financing.Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners are in talks to lead the round, according to sources familiar with the round. The details are still being finalized, and the numbers could still change.EliseAI, Andreessen Horowitz, and Bessemer Venture Partners didn’t respond to a request for comment.It’s the latest sign that investors are betting AI can help automate…

A SureFire firearm sound suppressor, commonly referred to as a silencer, is displayed during the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas on May 28, 2022. A recent court ruling eased restrictions around the purchase of suppressors. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP hide caption toggle caption PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP Gun rights groups are celebrating a federal ruling that lifts restrictions on the purchase of silencers, used to lessen the sound of gunshots, and certain firearms. Judge James Wesley Hendrix out of the Northern District of Texas invalidated key components of the nearly 100-year-old National Firearms Act (NFA) in more than…

YouTube is the world’s biggest video platform. Now it has figured out how to become bigger.Even better: Google’s video site is going to pull this off without spending a dime.It’s going to change the way it counts.That’s the upshot from a new policy the company announced Monday. The details won’t make much sense to you unless you’re a professional YouTube watcher, but the gist is YouTube is going to be more permissive about the way it counts views — which means view counts are going to go up.Crucially, this won’t affect the way YouTube counts views when it comes to…

Minority owner Jeanie Buss of the Los Angeles Lakers and her husband, Jay Mohr, prior a first round NBA playoffs game between the Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, April 19, 2025.Keith Birmingham | MediaNews Group | Pasadena Star-News | Getty ImagesLos Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss is opposing the potential sale of her family’s stake in the NBA team, contradicting an earlier ESPN report about the family’s decision to sell to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner.In a letter obtained by CNBC addressed to law firms representing Jeanie Buss’s siblings — Jim, Johnny, Janie, Joey…

The U.S. Department of Justice Building on Aug.17, in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A federal prosecutor who was fired earlier this year is suing the Justice Department, alleging that she was unlawfully dismissed for political reasons tied to her work prosecuting a case against anti-abortion activists. The lawsuit filed by Sunita Doddamani, who worked as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Michigan, is the latest to be lodged by a former career Justice Department employee alleging they lost their jobs for improper political reasons. In Doddamani’s case, the complaint…

David Ellison wants those challenging his Warner Bros. Discovery deal — including California and 11 other states — to be prepared to pay nearly $1.9 billion if they lose their lawsuit.Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion WBD acquisition is on pause after lawsuits from 12 states and the Writers Guild of America, which argued the deal is anticompetitive. A federal judge said the plaintiffs “raised serious questions” in their lawsuit and set a trial date for early March.Ellison’s company now wants the judge to order its legal opponents to post a $1.88 billion bond that Paramount would receive if it eventually prevails…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sara Russell, a 37-year-old small business founder of Mainland Vintage Bath & Body Boutique, based in Brooklyn, NY. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I’ve known about AI for a while, but I was always hesitant to use it. I don’t want it to take away my creative freedom.I’ve run my small bath-and-body business full-time since 2023, and the creative side of the business has never been a problem for me. Building the foundation for a strong, solid company is the part I had very little experience doing.After I started using…