Larry Ellison cancels $7.5 billion sale of Oracle stock
Oracle co-founder and executive chairman Larry Ellison has canceled a planned sale of his Oracle…
India coach confirms BCCI ordered women’s team to refuse Asia Cup trophy from Naqvi
India women’s head coach Amol Muzumdar speaks during an ICC media press conference.—ICC/File Coach says India followed board’s directive and didn’t collect trophy. Muzumdar says team does not know when it will receive silverware. Rejects suggestions that the decision was against sportsmanship. DUBAI: India’s women’s cricket team refused to accept the Asia Cup trophy from…
Insight Partners’ Devin Parekh on why the firm is diversifying while everyone else bets the farm on OpenAI and Anthropic
Devin Parekh has co-run the heavyweight investment firm Insight Partners for 26 years. Unlike many VCs who are loud on X and seem to live on podcasts, Parekh and Insight Partners tend to lay low. In this sit-down with TechCrunch at its StrictlyVC event on Thursday night in New York, Parekh was refreshingly candid about…
Trump drops tariff on Irish whiskey while booze ban looms for Canada
U.S. President Donald Trump was met by loud cheers as he announced tariffs on Irish whiskey would soon be removed. The announcement was made during the trophy ceremony for the Irish Open on Sunday. “Everybody’s been bugging me,” Trump said. “And I said, ‘On behalf of the United States of America, I am going to…
Arshad Nadeem misses podium in World Athletics Ultimate Championship
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem in action during the Men’s javelin throw final of World Athletics Ultimate Championships 2026 at the National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary on September 13, 2026. — Reuters Pakistan’s Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem finished fifth in the men’s javelin throw at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship on Sunday, missing out on a place…
Larry Ellison cancels $7.5 billion sale of Oracle stock
Oracle co-founder and executive chairman Larry Ellison has canceled a planned sale of his Oracle stock, the company announced on Saturday. Oracle had previously disclosed in a regulatory filing that Ellison planned to sell 50 million shares worth around $7.5 billion, according to Reuters. The company did not offer a reason for the change in…
Canadian filmmaker sets record for most Bigfoot live-action movies – Winnipeg
By Toni De Guzman Global News Posted September 13, 2026 4:30 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Canadian filmmaker is now in the Guinness Book of World Records for making the most live-action films about Bigfoot. The distinction was awarded at Winnipeg Horror Con Saturday. Get breaking National…
India defeat Sri Lanka to claim Women’s Asia T20 Cup 2026 title
Indian batters Shafali Verma (left) and Smriti Mandhana run between the wickets during the Women’s Asia T20 Cup 2026 final against Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on September 13, 2026. – ACC DUBAI: India lifted the Women’s Asia T20 Cup 2026 title on Sunday after defeating defending champions Sri Lanka…
Hierarchical NeRF with JAX3D for Volumetric Rendering, Novel-View Synthesis, and 3D Reconstruction
@jax.jit def render_chunk(params, o, d, rng): _, out_f, aux = render_rays(params, o, d, rng, deterministic=True) return out_f.ray_values[“rgb”], out_f.ray_depth, out_f.ray_alpha, aux def render_image(params, origins, dirs, rng): “””Chunked full-image render with padding, so only one shape gets compiled.””” o = jnp.asarray(origins.reshape(-1, 3)); d = jnp.asarray(dirs.reshape(-1, 3)) R = o.shape[0]; rgb, dep, alp = [], [], [] for…
RCMP investigate Halifax-area arson, say fire linked to 2 others in past week – Halifax
Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP are investigating an arson in the Halifax area that they believe is linked to an arson and an attempted arson earlier this month. Officers and fire services were called to a structure fire at a home in the 400 block of Marketway Lane in Timberlea, N.S.,…
India ‘refuse’ trophy from Naqvi after winning Women’s Asia Cup
Indian players celebrate after taking a wicket against Sri Lanka in ACC Women’s Asia Cup final at Dubai International Stadium on September 13, 2026. — X@BCCIWomen Trophy presentation protocol had been finalised beforehand. ACC says India made decision not to receive trophy. Naqvi remains unchanged in his previous position. DUBAI: India’s women’s team declined to…
