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SportsKANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Current open their playoff run at home Saturday, hosting Angel City FC in an NWSL quarterfinal at CPKC Stadium. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. Central. Kansas City is the No. 4 seed at 16-9-5 with 53 points…
SportsKANSAS CITY, Mo. — UMKC basketball returned to downtown Kansas City, Mo., on Friday night, as the Roos men’s and women’s teams tipped off their home schedules at Municipal Auditorium, the first time the programs have called the building home since 2018. The move comes…
SportsKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City is adding a Liberty High School graduate to the major league hitting room, bringing Hunter Mense aboard as an assistant coach after his season leading the San Francisco Giants staff. Mense, 42, is set to work under manager Matt…
From Merger Monday
A month ago the debate over the two leading AI labs was whether they were worth $1.5 trillion or $2 trillion. This week the debate moved lower. OpenAI closed $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, below the price it first sought and far short of the $30 billion it…
From Merger Monday
OpenAI closed on $11 billion of new funding, the first piece of a round that values the artificial-intelligence company at $1.25 trillion, according to people familiar with the matter, as investors grow more selective about the prices they will pay for AI developers. The initial close covers a little more than…
From Merger Monday
A joint venture of PGIM, Stiles Corp. and Hensler Development refinanced Peabody Union, a new mixed-use tower in downtown Nashville, Tenn., with a $310 million bridge loan from Blackstone’s real-estate debt business. Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies provided the loan, which has a three-year term and two one-year extension options. A…
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