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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
Walgreens’ stock on pace for its best day ever on report of talks of sale to private equity — but still on pace for its worst year

Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. launched higher on Tuesday after the Wall Street Journal reported that the drugstore chain was in discussions to sell itself to private-equity firm Sycamore ...
MarketWatch - Dec. 10
C3.ai is still ‘extremely unprofitable’ so don’t buy the stock, analyst says

C3’s stock bounced back, but J.P. Morgan has a price target that implies a 35% downside.
MarketWatch - 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 misuse
ABC 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 grid
Financial 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
Adobe brings generative AI and real-time personalization to AWS: Here’s what’s next

Adobe expands Experience Platform to AWS in landmark partnership, revolutionizing enterprise AI and customer data management with advanced personalization capabilities and reduced cloud complexity.
VentureBeat - Dec. 9
Make America Happy Again: How the US is forgetting its promises and failing its people

The right of all Americans to pursue happiness may be inalienable, but it has little meaning when so many are denied the basic tools to use it.
The Hill - Dec. 9
Russia has used its hypersonic Oreshnik missile for the first time. What are its capabilities?

A Russian attack on a military industrial facility in central Ukraine on Nov. 21 marked the first use of a powerful new weapon -– a hypersonic ballistic missile with multiple warheads
ABC News - Dec. 9
Generation Z Says You Need an Absolutely Stunning Amount of Money to Be Successful. Agree?

The road to that kind of success largely means entrepreneurship.
Inc. - Dec. 9
How Is Using Generative AI Not Considered Theft?

Forget about ethics. Could your business be penalized for using AI?
Inc. - Dec. 8
Costco’s results will show us how important bargains still are for shoppers

Earnings Watch: GameStop, Adobe also report
MarketWatch - 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 is
CBS 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
Can I still use my credit card after debt consolidation?

You may be able to use your credit cards after consolidating, but that isn't always the best financial move.
CBS News - Dec. 5
You only need one thing to ace an interactive AI interview, says CEO who makes them

Interviews conducted by AI are going to become a norm for job seekers, here's what one CEO whose company makes them says you should expect.
CNBC - Dec. 5
Google says its AI agent outperformed the world's best weather predictions

Google said Wednesday its artificial intelligence (AI) agent outperformed the world’s best weather predictions. In a blog post, Ilan Price and Matthew Willson, researchers with Google’s DeepMind, ...
The Hill - Dec. 5
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 itself
ABC News - Dec. 4
Russian general warned US about hypersonic missile test in Mediterranean: Exclusive

Russia's top general warned America's top general that U.S. Navy ships should not be close to an upcoming Russian hypersonic missile test in the eastern Mediterranean.
ABC 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
Mexico raises its still-low minimum wage by 12%, but it marks no increase in dollar terms

Mexico has decided to increase its still strikingly low daily minimum wage by 12% next year
ABC News - Dec. 4
Ubisoft Still Dedicated To Live-Service After Its Call Of Duty Competitor Came Up Short

Ubisoft recently made the shocking announcement that it would shut down its Call of Duty competitor, XDefiant, close Ubisoft San Francisco, and lay off nearly 300 people in what was just the ...
GameSpot - Dec. 4
Spotify Wrapped Now Includes an AI-Generated Podcast Analyzing Your Listening Habits

Want to hear two robots chat about your music taste? This Wrapped season, Spotify and Google teamed up to make that dream (or nightmare) a reality.
Wired - Dec. 4
Zack Snyder Thinks Hollywood Needs to Get on Board With AI or Get Left Behind

Zack Snyder says he still questions “the why” of the technology when it comes to some aspects of filmmaking, but can definitely see the perks.
Wired - Dec. 3
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
South Korea's president rescinds his martial law declaration. Its government is still in crisis.

The first declaration of martial law since South Korea's democratization in 1987 will be lifted, the country's president said after facing pushback.
Yahoo Sports - 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
What AI vendor should you choose? Here are the top 7 (OpenAI still leads)

A review of 29 vendors put OpenAI at the top, but 2025 will see demand for a mix of proprietary, open source and small AI models.
VentureBeat - Dec. 3
I escaped Rwanda genocide as a baby. I returned to find my generation has buried its pain | Ornella Mutoni

My Guardian documentary, The Things We Don’t Say, focuses on complex stories of healing in a country where many are putting on a brave face. Watch The Things We Don’t Say I was six months old ...
The Guardian - Dec. 3
Starmer: UK does not need to choose between US and EU

It's "plain wrong" to suggest Donald Trump's return to the White House means the UK needs to pick a side, the PM says.
BBC News - Dec. 3
Nous Research is training an AI model using machines distributed across the internet

Nous's DisTrO, Distributed Training Over-the-Internet, allows foundation class models to be trained without expensive superclusters.
VentureBeat - Dec. 2

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