Happy NBA draft day! By the end of the night, the Dallas Mavericks, who won the first overall pick, will have almost certainly signed Cooper Flagg — Duke’s 18-year-old forward and the projected No. 1 overall draft pick.Flagg isn’t even officially in the NBA yet, and already he’s widely adored.“Everybody loves Cooper Flagg,” says Jason Whitlock. According to Jason, “he's being welcomed into the NBA with open arms” by everyone — from “the all-time greats to the guys currently playing,” even LeBron James.Why, then, does Flagg’s WNBA equivalent, Caitlin Clark, get so much hate?Jason says the answer lies in the “difference between men and women.” “Fearless” contributor Steve Kim agrees. There “ain’t no hatin'-ass Shaniquas” in the NBA, he says. “Who is more derisive, more backbiting and more ... hateful of women in the workplace or in social settings than other women?” he continues.“Add that to the fact that these women are incredibly spiteful, jealous, with a sense of entitlement,” and it’s obvious Caitlin Clark didn’t have a prayer of getting the same warm welcome Flagg is currently receiving, he adds.Jason agrees: “There's no insecurity among black male basketball players. They're not threatened by Cooper Flagg; they don't feel like their legacy is being diminished by welcoming Cooper Flagg into the NBA family.”As an example of this, Steve points to caucasian basketball legend Larry Bird, whose “most impactful words of praise” came from none other than black basketball players. “In that era, [black players] probably praised Larry Bird more than anybody,” he says.Unfortunately, when it comes to “black women, there's insecurity as it relates to white women,” says Jason. And with “lesbian women, there's insecurity as it relates to heterosexual women.”Given the WNBA is heavily populated by black lesbian women, Caitlin Clark, who’s white and heterosexual, was doomed from the get-go.The hate she receives, however, isn’t just coming from inside the league. Outside forces are working to pour fuel on the Clark hatred fire as well.“There are literally videos on TikTok and all these other social media outlets where black women — not players but black women — are literally lecturing other black men: ‘We have to stand up for Angel Reese; you cannot cheer for Caitlin Clark,’” says Steve.To hear more of the conversation, watch the episode above.Want more from Jason Whitlock?To enjoy more fearless conversations at the crossroads of culture, faith, sports, and comedy with Jason Whitlock, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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This has been a busy week for OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Jony Ive. After all, the AI firm had to take down its page about io, Altman and Ive's company that is currently developing a device that could mark the biggest product release in the industry since the iPhone in 2007. While some people assumed that the partnership was already over, it was actually a trademark issue that forced OpenAI take down the page on its site: This page is temporarily down due to a court order following a trademark complaint from iyO about our use of the name ‘io.’ We don’t agree with the complaint and are reviewing our options. Then, a court filing from OpenAI revealed more details about this mysterious new product, which has previously been called a non-smartphone, and now a "non-wearable." As detailed by my colleague Chris Smith, this device is "at least a year away" from being released, and it won't be an in-ear device like the one iyO is taking preorders for. OpenAI's Sam Altman and Jony Ive announces io company Image source: OpenAI It seems likely that analyst Ming-Chi Kuo was right. In May, he reported that the “current prototype is slightly larger than the AI Pin, with a form factor as compact and elegant as an iPod Shuffle. The design and specifications may change before mass production.” Some suggest it could also be worn around the neck or placed on the desk in the office. Still, I don't think the success of this product will rely on its form factor, and this is why I don't think Jony Ive's name alone will be enough to make OpenAI's first hardware succeed. As a matter of fact, it's the software that will make it thrive. OpenAI can succeed where Humane failed Every time a new report mentions the kind of product OpenAI is developing, I can't help but think about Humane's AI Pin. At the time, I was among those who didn't believe in the technology and didn't see a reason for the product to exist. A year later, I would say the main issue with it was that the technology wasn't there yet. This is why I think OpenAI has a great chance of succeeding. For the tasks this AI companion is expected to perform, it needs better LLMs, reasoning capability, and usability. Humane AI Pin. Image source: Humane Bear with me: We've seen AI usage grow exponentially. While Apple recently published a very interesting paper about AI models not being able to reason, it doesn't mean they can't be useful. From training for a marathon, understanding how to use a washing machine in a different language, or quickly recording, transcribing, and summarizing a meeting, AI can do a lot to make our lives easier. I also really like how Google, OpenAI, and Opera have been approaching AI. The AI companion should do things alongside you, such as Google's AI shopping mode, OpenAI's onscreen awareness in iOS 26, and Opera's Operator browser to help you complete tasks. That said, even if OpenAI's new AI product looks like a futuristic iPod shuffle or an AI Pin, it will still have more than a few key differentiators, including improved intelligence, more capable AI models, and the example of others who failed first. Don't Miss: io’s mysterious ChatGPT device won’t be a wearable The post OpenAI’s first AI device won’t succeed on Jony Ive’s name alone appeared first on BGR.

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