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China's Tech Titans Are Giving Away Money and Cars in 'The Lunar New Year AI War'

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China's Tech Titans Are Giving Away Money and Cars in 'The Lunar New Year AI War'

ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 model that created the viral Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fight videos got the attention of Elon Musk.

9 months ago

Investor Matt Shumer says viral essay wasn't meant to scare people

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Investor Matt Shumer says viral essay wasn't meant to scare people

The essay exploded across platforms like Elon Musk's X, prompting a range of praise and criticism from readers.

9 months ago

A Prayer for the Dying review

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A Prayer for the Dying review

Johnny Flynn and John C Reilly offer casting heft, but this moody, technically sound tale of an unfolding epidemic in 1870s Wisconsin lacks emotional substance

9 months ago

Nvidia's stock is down and AMD is up. The culprit may be Arista.

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Nvidia's stock is down and AMD is up. The culprit may be Arista.

Shares of Nvidia fell on Friday, while rival Advanced Micro Devices rallied after the CEO of Arista Networks said her company is shifting some workloads.

9 months ago

Dystopia: NYC Restaurant Hosts ‘One Plus Your AI Companion’ Valentine’s Event

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Dystopia: NYC Restaurant Hosts ‘One Plus Your AI Companion’ Valentine’s Event

Manhattan wine bar hosts event allowing people to have in-person dates with AI companions on mobile devices.

9 months ago

'It’s not a documentary': costume designers on ditching accuracy for spectacle

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'It’s not a documentary': costume designers on ditching accuracy for spectacle

Wuthering Heights is the latest film to turn heads over anachronistic costumes, but it’s not by any means the first.

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His favourite book was by Jordan Peterson, which was a massive ick: how books perform on dating apps

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His favourite book was by Jordan Peterson, which was a massive ick: how books perform on dating apps

Mentions of reading in Tinder bios are up 29% in the last year. But is searching for a fellow fan of one’s favourite author really a shortcut to compatibility?

9 months ago

'A different set of rules': thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations

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'A different set of rules': thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations

Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship datacenters

9 months ago

SpaceX launches 12th long-duration crew to International Space Station

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SpaceX launches 12th long-duration crew to International Space Station

It is the 12th long-duration ISS team that NASA has flown aboard a SpaceX launch vehicle since Elon Musk's rocket venture began sending U.S. astronauts to orbit in 2020.

9 months ago

Anthropic taps ex-Microsoft CFO, Trump aide Liddell for board

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Anthropic taps ex-Microsoft CFO, Trump aide Liddell for board

Anthropic has appointed longtime executive and political operative Chris Liddell to its board of directors.

9 months ago

Roku stock surges on earnings beat, record quarter for premium subscriptions

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Roku stock surges on earnings beat, record quarter for premium subscriptions

Roku executives said in a shareholder letter that it marked "our biggest quarter ever" for net adds to premium subscriptions.

9 months ago

Fears of AI disruption have created an opening for this software options trade

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Fears of AI disruption have created an opening for this software options trade

The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) sell-off has been arguably one of the most severe in the sector's history, but it's created an opportunity.

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