4chan founder Chris Poole denied any involvement from Jeffrey Epstein in the creation of the far-right message board "/pol/" on 4chan, according to The Verge. Poole's statement, made to The Verge, came amidst speculation fueled by the release of Epstein's documents, which revealed a planned meeting between the two. Poole insisted their encounter was coincidental and unrelated to the board's establishment, stating the board's launch predated their first meeting.
Poole told The Verge he regrets having ever encountered Epstein. The timing of their contact and the subsequent launch of "/pol/," a board that became a breeding ground for QAnon and white supremacist ideologies, has drawn scrutiny.
In other news, RZC Investments, the private equity firm funded by Walmart heirs Tom and Steuart Walton, paused new investments and is reconsidering the future structure of the fund, according to Fortune. A spokesperson from RZC confirmed the pause. The fund, based in Bentonville, Ark., and focused on outdoor companies, made both majority and minority investments. One of RZC's partners, Don Huffner, left the fund last year and is in the process of giving up his board seats, according to sources who spoke to Fortune.
Also, according to Variety, law enforcement activity is underway at a house in Nancy Guthrie's Arizona neighborhood in connection to her disappearance. Guthrie, the mother of Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, has been missing for nearly two weeks. The Pima County Sheriff's Department stated on X that the investigation is a joint effort with the FBI, and no additional information is currently available.
Finally, the tech world saw significant advancements in coding capabilities. OpenAI and Anthropic launched new coding models, GPT-5.3-Codex and Claude Opus 4.6, respectively, according to Fortune. Both models can write, test, and debug code with minimal human intervention. GPT-5.3-Codex showed higher performance on coding benchmarks than earlier models, while Opus 4.6 introduced a feature that lets users deploy autonomous AI agent teams.
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