The News The tech-focused creator Emily Higgins is speaking directly into the camera about the importance of a good hook for a social media video — she does what looks like three takes, each with a slightly different script. But Higgins only filmed one video. The other two were AI-edited, ...
Slowing AI development could boost hyperscaler balance sheetsSlowing AI development could boost hyperscaler balance sheets
Any slowdown in AI spending would let hyperscalers catch their financial breath and ease their reliance on borrowing to fund their buildouts. A Semafor review of analyst estimates finds that at current projections, as tracked by S&P Capital IQ, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft are expected to spend $66 billion ...
AI is doing what Wall Street couldn’tAI is doing what Wall Street couldn’t
Liz’s view Chuck Prince, CEO of Citigroup from 2003 to 2007, is remembered for one quote that captured the greed and spinelessness of Wall Street bosses chasing riches while steering the global economy toward a cliff: “As long as the music is playing, you’ve got to get up and dance. ...
Slotkin, Peters urge fellow Democrats to help El-SayedSlotkin, Peters urge fellow Democrats to help El-Sayed
The Scoop Michigan Democratic Sens. Elissa Slotkin and Gary Peters will implore their colleagues on Tuesday afternoon to help Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed in the state’s must-win Senate race, according to a person familiar with their plans. The duo will ask the Democratic Caucus at its first full meeting since ...
AI biotech Isomorphic Labs is not slowing down, exec saysAI biotech Isomorphic Labs is not slowing down, exec says
The News Not all AI companies want to slow down. Chris Butler, who runs drug discovery at Isomorphic Labs, the Google-backed drug company started by DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis, pushed back against the suggestion that calls by OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI leaders to pace frontier would slow his company ...
Houthis threaten more Saudi strikes as UN warns of humanitarian crisis in YemenHouthis threaten more Saudi strikes as UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Yemen
Estimated 100,000 Yemenis displaced amid renewed fighting as Qatar sounds alarm over Bab al-Mandab strait Saudi cities faced the threat of a second day of Houthi attacks as fighting across Yemen led the UN to warn of a humanitarian crisis with 100,000 Yemenis already displaced. As oil prices remained well ...
‘This should be condemned by any thinking human’: film industry rallies behind NAZA directors‘This should be condemned by any thinking human’: film industry rallies behind NAZA directors
Backing comes after Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor were threatened with having their citizenship revoked and accused of treason Film industry heavyweights across the globe have expressed solidarity with Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of documentary NAZA, who have been threatened with having their citizenship revoked ...
The love of her life died at sea hunting shipwrecks. Now she’s taking the helmThe love of her life died at sea hunting shipwrecks. Now she’s taking the helm
After Jennifer Sellitti lost her partner Joe Mazraani, she thought everything was over. Then she inherited his ship After Joe died, Jennifer Sellitti felt as though she were living underwater. Other people became murky, their words muffled. She slept constantly; unconsciousness was a blessing. On the worst days, memories bowled ...
Charges Against Man Who Destroyed 3D-Printed ‘Decoy’ Flock Camera Drastically Reduced After State Admits It Was Not Very ValuableCharges Against Man Who Destroyed 3D-Printed ‘Decoy’ Flock Camera Drastically Reduced After State Admits It Was Not Very Valuable
In a move that should surprise zero people but is worth noting nonetheless, three felony charges against a man who destroyed a police officer’s “decoy” 3D-printed Flock camera have been reduced to misdemeanors after the police admitted the fake camera was not worth more than a thousand dollars. In August, ...
A Digital Fly Brain Has Taken Over the InternetA Digital Fly Brain Has Taken Over the Internet
A digital fly brain has been trading bitcoin, parallel parking, exploring bisexuality, cutting doner kebab, playing games—including Minecraft, Doom, and Beat Saber—and generally lighting up social media timelines since it was released earlier this month. The simulated brain, known as a connectome, is a complete map of more than 166,000 ...