SoftBank Vision Fund books $2.4 billion gain boosted by OpenAI bet

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attend an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Japan Feb. 3, 2025. Kim Kyung-Hoon | Reuters SoftBank posted a $2.4 billion gain at its Vision Fund in the December quarter as a jump in the value of its OpenAI investment helped offset losses in … Read more

Jose Alvarado calls Knicks’ MSG debut ‘one for the books’

Jose Alvarado grew up playing the game in Brooklyn and starred at Christ the King HS in Queens. So when he heard the ovation from the Madison Square Garden crowd when he checked in late in the first quarter in his home debut as a Knick, it hit him. “It’s different,’’ Alvarado said. “Playing for … Read more

Author who co-wrote two books with Noam Chomsky condemns scholar’s ties to Epstein | Noam Chomsky

An author who collaborated on two books with Noam Chomsky has written a letter condemning the acclaimed scholar’s friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as newly released files shed light on the social relationship between the two men. Vijay Prashad – a journalist, author and the director of the Tricontinental Institute for … Read more