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Generative AI Still Needs to Prove Its Usefulness
The hype is fading, and people are asking what generative artificial intelligence is really good for. So far, no one has a decent answer.Wired - 11h -
AI Power Needs Fuel Geothermal Startups, But Natural Gas Remains a Rival
Big Tech’s power needs for AI computing keep growing, but geothermal sources may have to take a back seat to natural gas plants as major oil companies step up investment in them.Inc. - 1d -
Generation Z thinks it needs $500,000 a year to succeed. No surprise there.
As economic inequality rises, young Americans are left with a choice between settling for less and setting their sights higher.MarketWatch - 21h -
Republicans reach agreement to fund government, but support from Democrats still needed
Republican lawmakers say they've reached a spending deal to avoid a government shutdown, but they'll still need to get support from their Democratic colleagues across the aisle. A bipartisan ...CBS News - 22h -
Catly Dev Releases New Trailer, Claims No Generative AI Used In The Game
A second trailer for Catly --a cat-raising game that debuted at 2024's The Game Awards but has since been met with accusations of AI use--has appeared on the game's Steam page . The trailer ...GameSpot - 1d -
Chinese self-driving trucking company pivots to generative AI for video games
Chinese autonomous trucking company TuSimple has rebranded to CreateAI, with a focus on video games and animation, the company announced Thursday.CNBC - 1d -
Lawmakers target AI-generated "deepfake pornography"
A 15-year-old girl who fell victim to artificial intelligence-created deepfake pornography is pushing Congress to pass a bill that would require social media companies and websites to remove ...CBS News - 1d -
Broadcom and Marvell are a growing threat to Nvidia as AI-chip needs evolve
Both Broadcom and Marvell have talked about big potential opportunities for their custom ASIC chips.MarketWatch - 2d -
Generative AI and Climate Change Are on a Collision Course
From energy to resources, data centers have grown too greedy.Wired - 2d -
Generational change meets its limits with Connolly's win over AOC
Democrats chalked up Rep. Gerry Connolly’s win to his strong relationships in the caucus.Politico - 2d -
Nvidia and DataStax just made generative AI smarter and leaner — here’s how
Nvidia and DataStax launch new AI tool that reduces enterprise data storage costs by 35x while enabling multilingual retrieval, transforming how companies like Wikimedia process and access massive ...VentureBeat - 3d -
Why You Still Need to Tip This Season
Yes, you can ignore those tip tablets that appear at every store checkout. But the people who have been doing the real work for you deserve something extra.Inc. - 3d -
Writer’s new AI model aims to fix the ‘sameness problem’ in generative content
Writer AI launches Palmyra Creative, a $1.9B enterprise AI solution that breaks free from generic AI content, offering businesses unique creative outputs at one-sixth the training cost of competitors.VentureBeat - 3d -
This could be the ‘next big thing’ for the stock market after generative AI
Investors and traders in the stock market love to ride momentum, and the build-out of data processing infrastructure to support generative artificial intelligence seems likely to continue for some ...MarketWatch - 6d -
Klarna Used an AI-generated CEO to Share Financials. Will More Companies Follow?
Ahead of Klarna’s IPO, CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski announced some of the company’s financials — sort of.Inc. - Dec. 12 -
Pin thinks AI can fix recruitment’s biggest problems — and it has the numbers to prove it
Pin emerges from stealth with $3M funding to transform AI-powered recruitment, achieving 70% candidate match rates and reducing hiring time from 60 days to two weeks through proprietary machine ...VentureBeat - Dec. 12 -
Google forges ahead with its next generation of AI technology while fending off a breakup threat
Google has unleashed another wave of artificial intelligenceABC News - Dec. 11 -
Lawsuit Calls Scale AI ‘the Sordid Underbelly of the Generative AI Industry’
CEO Alexandr Wang is named in the suit, which cites emotional distress for contractors who worked on a self-harm-prevention project for Meta.Inc. - Dec. 11 -
Britain Promised Clean Energy, but It Still Needs Oil
The government wants to rapidly replace oil and natural gas with renewable energy projects, but offshore wind and other alternatives are still in their early stages.The New York Times - Dec. 11 -
iOS 18.2 Review: The AI Apple Promised Us
ChatGPT integration, Genmojis and more—the newest Apple Intelligence update gives the iPhone 16 a reason for being.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 11 -
Generative AI Is My Research and Writing Partner. Should I Disclose It?
In this installment of WIRED’s AI advice column, “The Prompt,” we answer questions about giving AI tools proper attribution and teaching future generations how to interact with chatbots.Wired - Dec. 11 -
General Motors Cuts Funding to Cruise, Nixing Its Robotaxi Plan
The automaker has sunk billions into making a self-driving car service work. Now it says it will focus on “personal” autonomous vehicles instead.Wired - Dec. 10 -
OpenAI releases AI video generator Sora but limits how it depicts people
OpenAI has publicly released its new artificial intelligence video generator Sora but won’t let most users depict people as it monitors for patterns of misuseABC News - Dec. 10 -
US aim to lead on AI threatened by land shortage
Power-hungry high-tech industries are driving demand for sites with ready access to the power gridFinancial Times - Dec. 10 -
Still need to buy a Christmas tree? Here's the good news.
Extreme weather and a smaller supply of tree has pushed up prices, but this year consumers are getting break.CBS News - Dec. 9 -
OpenAI makes AI video generator Sora publicly available in US
Firm announces tool that can create AI video clip based on user’s written prompts will be available to anyone in the US. Anyone in the US can now use OpenAI’s artificial intelligence video ...The Guardian - Dec. 9 -
OpenAI releases Sora, its buzzy AI video-generation tool
OpenAI said Monday it’s releasing its buzzy AI video-generation tool, Sora, later in the day.NBC News - Dec. 9 -
OpenAI releases Sora, its buzzy AI video-generation tool
OpenAI released its buzzy AI video-generation tool, Sora.CNBC - Dec. 9 -
OpenAI Just Released Its AI Video Generator, Sora
The feature has been called ‘horrifying and inspiring.’ Users in the U.S. can try it out today.Inc. - Dec. 9 -
OpenAI releases hyperrealistic AI video generator Sora Turbo to the public
With hyperrealistic AI video generator Sora, OpenAI includes guardrails against generating likenesses of real people, violence and more.VentureBeat - Dec. 9 -
How Is Using Generative AI Not Considered Theft?
Forget about ethics. Could your business be penalized for using AI?Inc. - Dec. 8 -
How the Celtics used a loss to prove just how unstoppable their offense really is
The Grizzlies used their own heartbreak to their advantage Saturday, but it only proved how strong Boston isCBS Sports - Dec. 8 -
American AI has reached its Sputnik moment
Beijing’s track record as a determined and nimble innovator far exceeds the capability of the Soviets back then.The Hill - Dec. 6 -
For Those in Need of a Job, Landing One Might Still Be a Challenge
Layoffs remain relatively low, but people who lose their jobs could be struggling to find new ones.The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
Intel adds some much-needed help to its board, with stock on track for its worst year ever
Intel Corp.’s much-needed addition of two executives with semiconductor expertise to its board comes as the chip maker’s stock is on track for its worst year ever, after the ouster earlier this ...MarketWatch - Dec. 6 -
Aaron Rodgers says it's 'ridiculous' to think he needs the final 5 games to prove his value to Jets
Aaron Rodgers figures his football resume speaks for itselfABC News - Dec. 4 -
OpenAI Is Working With Anduril to Supply the US Military With AI
The ChatGPT maker is the latest AI giant to reveal it’s working with the defense industry, following similar announcements by Meta and Anthropic.Wired - Dec. 4 -
Google Cloud launches Veo AI video generator model on Vertex
Unveiled at Google’s I/O developer conference, Veo is Google DeepMind’s response to competitors like Runway’s Gen-3 and OpenAI's Sora.VentureBeat - Dec. 3 -
Apple says it uses Amazon's custom AI chips
Apple is currently using Amazon Web Services' custom AI chips for services like searching and will evaluate if its latest AI chip can be used to pre-train its AI models like Apple Intelligence.CNBC - Dec. 3 -
Amazon launches Nova AI model family for generating text, images and videos
Nova Reel outperformed Runway's Gen-3 Alpha in A/B testing, achieving winning rates of 61.4% for video quality.VentureBeat - Dec. 3