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MarketWatch - Business
Jeff Bezos aims to sell another $5 billion of Amazon stock, after earlier selling spree
The Amazon founder and executive chair has filed to sell up to 25 million shares, after he dumped 50 million in February. -
CNBC - Business
Romance scams cost consumers $1.14 billion last year. It's a 'more insidious' fraud, expert says
Cyber criminals are tapping into wealth accounts through human connection. Here's how to spot it and cut ties as soon as you can. -
CNBC - Business
Tesla short sellers lost $3.5 billion in two days of trading after deliveries report
With Tesla's stock close to wiping out its losses for the years, investors betting for a decline have had a rough week.Tesla -
CNBC - Business
Saks Fifth Avenue parent HBC to acquire Neiman Marcus Group in $2.65 billion deal
The deal will establish Saks Global, which will include Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5TH, Neiman Marcus' namesake department store chain and Bergdorf Goodman. -
Inc. - Business
Google Searches Prefer AI Spam to Real Content
Search engine optimization is theholy grailboost trafficto websites--but in the AI era, even Google's much-scrutinized search algorithm shows a preference for ripped-off, AI-generatedmaterial over original content.Google -
MarketWatch - Business
Buy this retailer’s stock as an AI play, analyst says
D.A. Davidson’s Michael Baker points to one retailer that stands to get a big AI boost in the coming months. -
VentureBeat - Tech
How AI Agents are changing software development
From writing code snippets to designing full software, here is how large language models (LLMs) are changing software development. -
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Inc. - Business
AI Firms Seek Multibillion-Dollar Valuations
A pair of artificial intelligence firms are currently raising funds. Runway seeks $4 billion valuation, and Magic nets$1.5 billion value as investors make commitments.Artificial Intelligence -
VentureBeat - Tech
Will the cost of scaling infrastructure limit AI’s potential?
The race is now on to scale AI workloads while controlling infrastructure costs. -
ABC News - Sports
Wood drives in go-ahead run, Garcia homers twice in the Nationals' 7-5 victory over the Mets
James Wood singled home the go-ahead run in his third major league game, Luis García Jr. hit two homers and the Washington Nationals rallied to beat the New York Mets 7-5 on Wednesday nightMLB -
ABC News - Sports
Michael Wacha tosses 6 solid innings, Salvador Perez drives in 2 as the Royals beat the Rays 4-2
Michael Wacha allowed one run on two hits over six innings, Salvador Perez drove in a pair of runs and the Royals held on to beat the Rays 4-2 on Wednesday nightMLB -
ABC News - Sports
Edmundo Sosa, Whit Merrifield drive in runs in 8th, Phillies top Cubs 5-3
Edmundo Sosa broke a tie with a sacrifice fly in the eighth, Whit Merrifield followed with an RBI single and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the struggling Chicago Cubs 5-3MLB -
ABC News - Sports
Ryan O'Hearn drives in 3 runs as Orioles win for sixth time in seven games topping Mariners 4-1
Ryan O’Hearn had a key two-out, two-run double and later added a solo home run, Dean Kremer threw five shutout innings in his first start since late May, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1MLB -
The Guardian - World
‘They have you over a barrel’: how scammers, touts and bots took over driving tests
It can take you six months to get a driving test in England – unless you’re willing to pay a middleman up to £350. What’s behind this black market? And is there any way to avoid it?. I have much good fortune in my life, but in one respect I am ... -
Inc. - Business
Unicorn Population Grows in the U.S., AI Spam Gets Traffic, and More
A survey of the newest so-called unicorns, privately held startups now valued at $1 billion or more, shows U.S.-based AI startups led the pack in the first half of the year. -
Inc. - Business
Echoes of the Dot-Com Bubble Haunt AI-Driven Stock Market
It's beginning to look a little too much like 2000 for some investors' comfort, as big AI names dominate key stock indexes. -
Inc. - Business
Among This Year’s Crop of New Unicorns, AI Companies--and the US--Dominate the Field
The rate at which new, privately held startups reach unicorn status is slowing. But among recent successes, it's clear that one buzzy new tech trend leads the field: AI. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Brown's Take: AI Threatens Tech Companies' Climate Commitments
The numbers are starting to roll in, and tech giants’ energy use is way up .Climate -
Inc. - Business
AI Deals Push VC Funding Total to 2-Year High
While the number of investments isn't climbing, the huge amounts of capital needed for AI development drove the quarterly figure to $55.6 billion.Artificial Intelligence -
GameSpot - Tech
Blumhouse Made Another Movie About How AI Will Destroy Us All
We've lost track of how many movies have been made about an AI-powered house that inevitably turns on the family that lives there. But this summer, Blumhouse and Sony are putting out another film with that exact premise called Afraid. This time, ... -
VentureBeat - Tech
Announcing the finalists for the 6th annual VentureBeat AI Innovations Awards
The 2024 AI Innovation Awards winners will be announced during an awards ceremony on the main stage of VBTransform on July 10, 4-5 p.m. in San Francisco. -
CNBC - Business
China leads the patents race for generative AI, with Tencent and Baidu topping the list
China filed more than 38,000 of generative AI patents between 2014 to 2023, a new United Nations report on Thursday showed.China -
The Guardian - World
Can the climate survive the insatiable energy demands of the AI arms race?
New computing infrastructure means big tech is likely to miss emissions targets but they can’t afford to get left behind in a winner takes all market. The artificial intelligence boom has driven big tech share prices to fresh highs, but at the ...Climate -
NBC News - Top stories
China leads the global patents race for generative AI, with the U.S. a distant second
China dominates the global race in generative artificial intelligence patents, filing more than 38,000 patents from 2014 to 2023, a U.N. report showed.China -
Wired - Tech
How Apple Intelligence’s Privacy Stacks Up Against Android’s ‘Hybrid AI’
Generative AI is seeping into the core of your phone, but what does that mean for privacy? Here’s how Apple’s unique AI architecture compares to the “hybrid” approach adopted by Samsung and Google.Apple -
Wired - Tech
The New ‘Ethical’ AI Music Generator Can’t Write a Halfway Decent Song
Song generators are in hot water over alleged copyright infringement, but the AI tool Jen was trained on licensed material. We asked pro musicians to test it, and the results were uninspiring. -
Inc. - Business
Meta Dives Into 3D Graphics With its New AI Chatbot Tool
As AI offers an assist for almost everything you can do on a computer, the new Meta offeringmay helpyour company create3D imagery for ad content, or help visualize new product concepts.Meta -
CNBC - Business
Microsoft's Surface Pro is fine, but it isn't the AI device to change personal computing
Microsoft's latest Surface Pro containing a Qualcomm chip delivers over eight hours of battery life, and it works with many programs. -
VentureBeat - Tech
Gen AI’s impact on healthcare: Cutting-edge applications (and their challenges)
Generative AI is set to revolutionize healthcare. But it is fraught with many challenges, too. Experts discuss how we can bridge this gap. -
VentureBeat - Tech
ElevenLabs launches free AI voice isolator to take on Adobe
In our tests, ElevenLabs' AI Voice Isolator was able to remove different types of background noises to extract clear speech, without any distortions. -
The Guardian - World
Wimbledon diary: AI mishaps, clippings and reaction-speed testers
The AI trained preview bot could have done with a trip to the museum while cult favourite Bill Bryson paid a special Independence Day visit. Wimbledon’s much-hyped experiment in using generative AI to “deliver compelling, insight-driven ...Artificial Intelligence -
NBC News - Top stories
Count Binface, Elmo and AI Steve to run alongside more serious candidates at the U.K. election
At the U.K. election, candidates will include by Count Binface a man with a trash can on his head or someone dressed as “Elmo” from Sesame Street. -
Inc. - Business
As AI Rises, Startup Anthropic Wants Others to Invent Tools to Measure Whether It’s Safe or Threatening
To keep AIs safe, Anthropic is offering grants to third parties to develop benchmarks that will assess the effectiveness and potential threats from new AI models. -
ABC News - Tech
China is the runaway leader in generative AI patent applications followed by the US, the UN says
The U.N. intellectual property agency says China has requested far more patents than any other country when it comes to generative AI, with the United States a distant secondChina -
The Guardian - World
Our attitudes towards AI reveal how we really feel about human intelligence
We’re in the untenable position of regarding the AI as alien because we’re already in the position of alienating each other. The idea that superintelligent robots are alien invaders coming to “steal our jobs” reveals profound shortcomings in the ... -
VentureBeat - Tech
Salesforce proves less is more: xLAM-1B ‘Tiny Giant’ beats bigger AI Models
Salesforce's xLAM-1B 'Tiny Giant' AI model outperforms larger competitors with just 1 billion parameters, revolutionizing on-device AI and challenging industry norms. -
Financial Times - World
SoftBank to prioritise AI deals over share buybacks despite pressure from Elliott
Japanese group’s top leaders seek ‘new investment activity’ after calls from hedge fund to return cash -
Inc. - Business
Figma’s CEO Just Responded to the Company’s AI Debacle. It’s the 1 Thing No Leader Should Ever Do
Copying Apple's Weather app is bad. This non-apology is even worse. -
CNBC - Business
SoftBank stock hits its first record high in 24 years — Arm and AI helped it get there
SoftBank shares have been boosted by the improved financial performance in the Vision Fund and by a rally in the stock of chip designer Arm.