Mavis Beacon Was a Fictional Character Played by a Real Saks Employee. Here's the Surprising Amount She Was Paid by the Typing Empire

As the New York Times reported in 1998, it was Les Crane who first spotted the woman who would be Mavis. Crane was a former disc jockey who went on to host ABC's The Les Crane Show for one year ...
Paulick Report

Program Trading Favored To Provide Chad Brown Third Pegasus Turf Triumph

Klaravich Stable’s Program Trading (GB), a three-time Grade 1 winner of nearly $1.6 million in purses from 10 starts, was installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the $1-million Pegasus World ...
TechCrunch

OpenAI invests in Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs

Just when you thought the circular deals couldn’t get any more circular, OpenAI has invested in CEO Sam Altman’s brain computer interface (BCI) startup Merge Labs. Merge Labs, which defines itself as ...
Houston Chronicle

Houston World Cup host committee's new program adds hotels, restaurants to sustainable tourism guide

Houston's World Cup host committee announced a hospitality sustainability program Monday that the committee hopes will encourage hotels and restaurants to be more environmentally friendly. Business ...