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Goldman's board has discussed plan to name John Waldron as next CEO, WSJ reports

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28 September 2026 at 22:53
Goldman Sachs' board has discussed a plan for David Solomon to step down as chief executive and be replaced with Chief β€ŒOperating Officer John Waldron as soon as next year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Trump Officials Revise How Title IX Sex Discrimination Rules Are Enforced

28 September 2026 at 22:33
The change follows a court ruling barring Title IX from protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people and has angered advocates for sexual assault survivors.

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Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the change codifies how the Trump administration has enforced Title IX, the law barring sex discrimination in educational programs funded by the federal government.

Couple Accused of Killing Their Son-in-Law in Bay Area Park

28 September 2026 at 22:25
Jonathan McKinsey, an engineer who worked in the games department for The New York Times, was fatally shot Saturday in a San Francisco suburb. Police have accused his parents-in-law, both 76.

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Jonathan McKinsey, 40, was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds on Saturday in a parking lot at Dublin Sports Grounds, an athletic complex and playground in Dublin, Calif.

Boeing "incredibly excited" to serve as nation's only astronaut transportation

28 September 2026 at 22:24

NASA announced on Monday that it will exercise options to purchase two additional flights on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, as well as financially support the company in its efforts to return the crewed vehicle to flight and find a new rocket after the Atlas V vehicle retires.

The space agency's announcement confirms reporting by Ars Technica earlier this month on NASA's plans to maintain access to low-Earth orbit after the impending retirement of SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehicle.

"I do not think it's a secret that SpaceX intends to sunset older platforms like Falcon and Dragon as they concentrate on their next-generation capability, Starship," NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said during a news conference on Monday afternoon.

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AMD is acquiring AI company World Labs in a deal worth more than $8 billion

28 September 2026 at 21:31
World Labs co-founder and CEO Fei-Fei Li. | Bloomberg via Getty Images

AMD announced today that it's acquiring World Labs, an AI research lab co-founded by the prominent researcher Dr. Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock deal worth approximately $8.2 billion. World Labs launched in 2024 and was valued at $1 billion in a matter of months. The startup launched its first commercial product, a world generation model called Marble that lets users make interactive 3D worlds from a prompt, in 2025.

The deal is expected to close by the end of the year. Li will become EVP and chief scientist at AMD, reporting to AMD CEO Lisa Su, while the World Labs team will "continue to focus on advancing AI model research." AMD also notes t …

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