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Alexa is moving into Amazon.com
The company is giving its AI-powered assistant special shopping skills on its website and app.
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Data centers are coming for rural America
At its peak, the Androscoggin paper mill in Jay, Maine, a rural town about 67 miles northwest of Portland, employed about 1,500 people - until a pulp digester exploded in 2020, forcing the mill to close permanently. In 2023, the 1.4 million-square-foot...
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Sam Altman was winning on the stand, but it might not be enough
Sam Altman may be unreliable, but the documents in the case largely support his account. Unfortunately, this isn’t just about the trial.
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Meta won’t let you block its AI account on Threads
Meta is testing a new Threads feature that lets users tag a Meta AI account to get answers to questions, but you can’t block the account.
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Sam Altman says Elon Musk’s mind games were damaging OpenAI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said during testimony that Elon Musk’s departure from the AI startup was a “morale boost,” as Musk required leaders to rank and fire researchers.
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The 9 biggest new features in Android 17
Android 17 introduces new emoji, AI widgets, and AirDrop for (almost) everyone, all announced at Google’s pre-I/O Android Show.
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Sam Altman takes the stand in trial against Elon Musk
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has taken the stand in a high-profile trial pitting him against cofounder Elon Musk.
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George Clooney, Tom Hanks, and Meryl Streep back new ‘Human Consent Standard’ for AI licensing
RSL Media is launching a new AI licensing standard backed by Tom Hanks, George Clooney, and Meryl Streep, which will allow people to set terms for how AI systems can use their creative works or likenesses.
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Rivian’s AI-powered voice assistant is ready to roll
Rivian announced the rollout of its new AI powered voice assistant. The company designed the assistant in-house, while also relying on unspecified third party models.
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Here’s what Mira Murati’s AI company is up to
Thinking Machines, the AI company founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, announced Monday that it’s working on something called “interaction models.”