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Discovery Loop Reportedly Seeks $50 Billion Valuation Weeks After $10 Billion Round
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Discovery Loop, the AI startup founded by ex-Google researchers including Jeff Dean, is pursuing a new funding round at about $50 billion valuation, a rapid leap from roughly $10 billion earlier this year as investor demand surges. Terms are not yet confirmed, and there is no guarantee the deal will close at that valuation, with the company operating as a public-benefit corporation.
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Sam Okafor
Ex-Google founders probably bring real expertise but this valuation surge on unconfirmed terms makes me question how sustainable the growth can be.
Joe Dean Wins British Masters, First European Title
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— Aug 30, 2026
Joe Dean, a 32-year-old former grocery/supermarket delivery driver, won his first DP World Tour title at the British Masters with a bogey-free 9-under 63 to finish 14-under, aided by his wife acting as his caddie. The victory at The Belfry propelled him onto the radar with a substantial prize and a leap in the world rankings ahead of next season.
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Hero Mom Sacrifices Herself to Save Her Child After Fishing Disaster, Other Child Missing
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— Jun 11, 2022
A 29-year-old mother died after she leaped into the Merrimack River in Massachusetts to rescue her 6-year-old son, according to WCVB-TV in Boston. The family of six was fishing and swimming off the shore of Deer Island…
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First Lady Seeking Christmas Volunteers, Performers
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— Jul 27, 2026
The calendar may say July, but first lady Melania Trump has "Ten Lords a-leaping" in her sights. First lady Melania Trump started the opening of the volunteer and performer application submission period for this year’s…
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Italy Scrambles Warships Toward Red Sea As Houthis Close In On Global Shipping Chokepoint
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Reported Footage from 2017 Proves That Bats Were Kept in Wuhan Lab, Came Into Close Contact with Scientists
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— Jun 13, 2021
A new report claims that bats were housed inside the Wuhan Institute of Virology many years before the coronavirus outbreak of 2019. Chinese officials have claimed that the virus — in some unexplained fashion — leaped…
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Heroic Teen McDonald's Worker Leaps Through Drive-Thru Window to Save Customer's Life
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— Dec 21, 2021
Everyday heroes appear in the times and places where we least expect them, and often with backgrounds that astound us. Take Sydney Raley of Edina, Minnesota. The 15-year-old was making it through her shift at the Eden…
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Tejano Star–Turned–House Hopeful Faces Heat Over Years of Explicit Social Media Posts
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— Dec 12, 2025
Bobby Pulido hoped his leap from the stage to the campaign trail would spotlight a new chapter in his public life. Instead, an old trail of explicit online posts is dragging the Tejano singer’s congressional bid into…
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Hero Jumps Fence, Leaps Into Pool to Save Age-4 Boy with Autism from Drowning
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— Jun 11, 2022
May 18 was almost 4-year-old Xavier Rigney’s last day, but thanks to observant kids and a local father, Xavier is alive and well. The boy from Lawrence, Kansas, got away from his mother’s view and somehow made it…
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