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Val Kilmer, known for his roles in "Top Gun" and "Batman Forever," has died at 65.
  • Val Kilmer, known for his roles in "Top Gun" and "The Doors," has died at age 65.
  • His daughter confirmed to The New York Times that pneumonia was the cause of the actor's death.
  • He was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, and his voice was permanently damaged from a tracheostomy.

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OpenAI's 4o tool can create Studio Ghibli-esque images
  • OpenAI's ChatGPT-4o boosted user growth after its Ghibli-style image creation feature took off.
  • Microsoft stands to benefit from OpenAI's growth, wrote Jefferies.
  • OpenAI's latest $40 billion funding round raised its valuation to $300 billion.

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"Lol I feel like a YC founder in 'build in public' mode again," Sam Altman wrote in an X post on Tuesday.
  • OpenAI rolled out a new image generation feature for ChatGPT and it was a hit with users.
  • Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, said the company had to introduce rate limits because "our GPUs are melting."
  • Altman said the experience reminded him of his early days as a Y

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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, wielded a chainsaw at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
  • Tesla is expected to release first-quarter vehicle production and delivery numbers on April 2.
  • The Wedbush analyst Dan Ives expects deliveries to drop 7% versus the same period a year earlier.
  • Ives said Tesla CEO Elon Musk's DOGE antics were partly to blame for the expected sales

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Elon Musk's foray into the Wisconsin Supreme Court election turned many heads.
Elon Musk's foray into the Wisconsin Supreme Court election turned many heads.
  • Elon Musk's super PAC poured more than $12 million into the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.
  • In the end, the liberal candidate, Judge Susan Crawford, defeated conservative Judge Brad Schimel.
  • The loss is a blow for Musk, who held a town hall in Wisconsin and urged voters to back Schimel.

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Columbia University conceded to the Trump administration's demands in an effort to restore $400 million worth of federal funding.
  • The Trump administration has cut off billions of dollars in federal funding for universities.
  • The move has already caused some institutions to scale back hiring or implement layoffs.
  • The White House also directly targeted a few schools

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Chana Widawski took a yearlong sabbatical to celebrate her 50th birthday.
  • Chana Widawski handed in her notice after feeling burned out at work.
  • She celebrated her 50th birthday with a yearlong sabbatical.
  • Now 51 and back in New York, she says the sabbatical taught her to prioritize living over making a living.

Burnout is real, and so is turning 50.

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Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey is delivering one of the longest Senate floor speeches in American history.
  • Sen. Cory Booker just delivered the longest-recorded Senate floor speech ever.
  • It's an astonishing feat of workplace stamina — one that requires some preparation.
  • Sen. Ted Cruz, who once spoke for more than 21 hours, said he didn't use a diaper or

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher would be the third top law firm to formalize a pro bono deal with Trump.
  • President Donald Trump said Willkie Farr & Gallagher pledged $100 million in pro bono work for "conservative ideals."
  • Legal activists are calling for Doug Emhoff to resign and "stand on the side of the rule of law."
  • Federal judges have blocked most of Trump's orders that target Big