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Meta has a curious addiction to celebrities
  + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Read previewMeta is reportedly set to introduce AI chatbots voiced by celebrities like John Cena, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key, Kristen Bell, and Dame Judi Dench. (I assume that's the name of the Judi Dench stan-dom) who haven't yet found the right reason to experiment with an AI voice chatbot. Around this time last year, Meta introduced a different round of celebrity AI assistants as part of Messenger. So why is Meta using the celebrity AI playbook again if it apparently crashed and burned last time? AdvertisementHow celebrities can help MetaSo, Meta relying on celebrity voices for its AI products feels a little odd to me.
Persons: , John Cena, Awkwafina, Keegan, Michael Key, Kristen Bell, Dame Judi Dench, Judi Dench stan, Meta, chatbots, Kendall Jenner, Tom Brady, Snoop Dogg, Billie, playbook, It's, Taylor Swift, Mark Zuckerberg, Swift, Kamala Harris, Peter Kafka, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez, Judi Dench, Yann LeCun Organizations: Service, Business, Meta, Super, Facebook, Dame
But Myers replaced LinkedIn's "#Open to Work" banner with a bright pink sign that read "#Desperate." A controversial banner is bornLinkedIn rolled out its "Open to Work" banner in 2020. AdvertisementThe small visual appears on top of a user's profile image. Courtney Myers' take on LinkedIn's Open to work banner. Along with her "desperate" banner, Myers published a short note on LinkedIn describing her work experience.
Persons: , Courtney Summer Myers, Myers, Courtney Myers, It's, Kamala Harris, I've, she's Organizations: Service, Business, Disney, Universal, Warner Bros Locations: LinkedIn's, London, Southampton, America, American, United States
Analyst Gil Luria maintained his price target of $475, which is approximately 9% higher than where Microsoft stock closed on Friday. In particular, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform appear to pose the biggest threats to Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform. But Amazon Web Services is now adding nearly as much cloud business, while Google Cloud Platform's current acceleration is comparable to that of Azure's last-quarter growth rates. "While Microsoft has discussed its Maia chips, it is years behind Amazon and Google and appears to be using them only to run Azure OpenAI Services workloads. We believe this means Microsoft has been escalating an arms race it may not be able to win."
Persons: D.A, Davidson, Gil Luria, Luria, Maia Organizations: Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Google, Services, Amazon, OpenAI Locations: OpenAI
Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewElon Musk hasn't shied away from fights since he bought Twitter and renamed it X in 2022. However, the disagreement over moderation on X has blown up, leading to threats of arresting X employees and restrictions on other companies owned by Musk. X was then banned from Brazil on August 31 after failing to follow orders to name a legal representative for X. AdvertisementBrazil's Supreme Court fines X for resurfacing amid banBrazil fined X after some of its users were able to access the site on Wednesday, September 18, despite the ban issued in August, according to the BBC.
Persons: , Elon, it's, Alexandre de Moraes, De Moraes, Jair, Musk, de Moraes, X, ines, ince, ake l, ove Organizations: Service, Twitter, Brazilian Supreme, Business, Musk Locations: Australia, Nigeria, Turkey, India, Brazil, Here's, lon, usk
This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty ImagesA good chunk of the executives Darius highlighted aren't involved in OpenAI's tech. Some of OpenAI's most high-profile executives are instead addressing legal challenges and lobbying regulators in the US and abroad. It's a nod to the fact OpenAI's biggest upcoming fights will take place in a courtroom as opposed to a computer screen. Luckily for you, Business Insider has identified the most famous book set in every state.
Persons: , Tyler Le, Sam Altman, Altman, he's, Darius Rafieyan, OpenAI, Darius, it's, Jason Redmond, aren't, It's, Justin Trudeau's, Somodevilla, Warren Buffett, David Einhorn, Chelsea Jia Feng, Amazon's, Natalie Ammari, Harris, Jamie Dimon, Dimon, Harvey Weinstein, world's, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Milan Sehmbi, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Apple, Getty, OpenAI, BMO Capital Markets, Healthcare, Amazon, Google, Trump, Facebook, Reading, Fed, The Locations: AFP, New York, London
Some Brazilian users reconnected with X on Wednesday despite the Supreme Court's recent nationwide ban, the result of the social network apparently changing the way its servers are accessed. That rendered X effectively inaccessible in the country until Wednesday, with AP journalists among those who had access. It acts as a proxy between users and X's servers, filtering traffic and preventing the original Internet Protocol (IP) address from being recognized, Diogenes told The Associated Press. Former president Jair Bolsonaro celebrated the return of the social network. Some Brazilian X users trumpeted the platform's return — with several addressing de Moraes directly, vowing that they weren't using a VPN.
Persons: Alexandre de Moraes, X, Elon Musk, Pedro Diogenes, Diogenes, Anatel, de Moraes, Cloudflare didn't, Musk, hadn't, Jair Bolsonaro, Bolsonaro, Cloudflare, David Nemer, Nemer, Bluesky, De Moraes, Rafael Mafei, Mafei Organizations: Elon, CLM, Associated Press, AP, Nazi, University of Virginia, University of Sao, SpaceX Locations: Brazil, Charlottesville , Virginia, San Francisco , California, University of Sao Paulo
X owner Elon Musk, who has endorsed Trump, replied, "And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala." Related stories"I don't think this is much more than just confirmation that X is not a place for brands. This year, advertisers slashed their X marketing budgets ahead of major events like the Super Bowl. Musk is still the richest person in the world, with a net worth of about $250 billion, per Bloomberg. AdvertisementSo X may suffer, but Musk will probably come out alright.
Persons: , Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Trump, Biden, Kamala, Tucker Carlson, Brian Morrissey, Digiday, Brendan Gahan, Musk, Musk's, Gahan, bode, Morrissey, he's, haven't, outrageousness, Eric Dezenhall Organizations: Service, Business, LinkedIn, Authority, Disney, Apple, Walmart, Cannes, Street Journal, Twitter, Bloomberg, Dezenhall Resources Locations: South Africa
In a decision on August 27, the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals found that, in 2021, TikTok — via its "For You Page" algorithm — recommended a video promoting a "blackout challenge" to 10-year-old Nylah Anderson. The company had argued in court that it was immune from prosecution due to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. AdvertisementBut the Third Circuit ruling could change that. French and other supporters of the Third Circuit ruling argue that TikTok's liability protections should end where its algorithmic suggestions begin. If they do, their ruling could have even broader consequences than the Third Circuit ruling.
Persons: , Nylah Anderson, Paul Matey, TikTok, Nylah, asphyxiate, We'd, David French, Betsy Rosenblatt, Rosenblatt, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, SCOTUS, Amy Coney Barrett Organizations: Service, US, Appeals, TikTok, Business, Communications, Circuit, New York Times, Third Circuit, Spangenberg, for Law, Technology, Arts, Moody
The Try Guys, one of YouTube's most established creator groups, have successfully abandoned their reliance on Google's algorithms and advertiser revenue by launching a standalone streaming service called 2nd Try. "Having a business that is reliant on ads is very unstable and very unpredictable," Try Guys co-founder Zach Kornfeld told CNBC in an interview. The Try Guys now have over 8 million subscribers and 2.7 billion views on YouTube. In the three months since launching 2nd Try, the company says it is on track to reach profitability. Try Guys found early success with BuzzFeed before starting their independent creative venture in 2018.
Persons: it's, Zach Kornfeld, we'd, Keith Habersberger, It's, Jack Conte, BuzzFeed Organizations: Brand, CNBC, YouTube, Entertainment
Brazil's recent ban of Elon Musk's social media platform X has boosted the profile of its smaller rival, Bluesky, as people search for alternatives to voice their opinions. On Saturday, the company also said that users from Brazil were setting new all-time highs for activity. The reported uptick in the platform's traffic comes after a Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered a nationwide suspension of the X platform on Friday. A Supreme Court panel affirmed the ruling on Monday. X is estimated to have over 22 million users in Brazil.
Persons: Elon, Bluesky, Paul Frazee, We've, Alexandre de Moraes Organizations: Meta, Facebook Locations: Brazil
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesFollowing the recent arrest of its founder in France, Telegram is now facing potential legal troubles in South Korea. Parallels in the casesDurov, the 39-year-old Russian-born billionaire, was arrested by French authorities following a preliminary investigation into Telegram launched on July 8. Similar to South Korea's investigation, French authorities were probing the platform's role in the distribution of pornographic images of minors, as well as facilitating organized crime, drug trafficking and fraud. Telegram's refusal to share information with investigators when required by law has also been noted in the French investigation. Now, in South Korea, they are attracting distributors of deepfake porn.
Persons: Pavel Durov, Durov, Woo Jong, Woo Organizations: Nurphoto, Yonhap News Agency, National Office of Locations: Krakow, Poland, France, South Korea, Russian, U.S, Brazil, Germany
But she said social media just isn't what it used to be. As a result of the influx of newer influencers, longtime content creators are seeing a decline in their audience engagement. The company has a website dedicated to resources for Instagram creators, including tips and explanations about its ranking system and algorithms. There is not a specific section addressing creator mental health, though a blog post from Mental Health Awareness Month in 2023 briefly addressed the issue. I started from being a backpacker and having no money," she said, adding she still loves her job and sees herself working in social media long-term.
Persons: , Bree Rose, Rose, Instagram, she's, Zers, Goldman Sachs, Julia Broome, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Social, Mental Health Locations: Washington, Mexico, France, Los Angeles
One host previously told BI he was charging $400. Travel experts say hosts have a lot to answer for in Airbnb's downfall. "Airbnb essentially allows anyone to sign up to be a host, which will always prove to be problematic," she told BI. Duncan Greenfield-Turk, the chief travel designer at Global Travel Moments, told BI that hosts had "without a doubt" played a big part in Airbnb's unpopularity. Hotels are making the most of the backlash by offering more personalized services and often matching or undercutting Airbnb prices.
Persons: , Michael Rozenblit, Maggie, Rozenblit, Airbnb, overtourism, it's, Grace Moser, Moser, Jessica Dante, Dante, Orleans Airbnb, Taylor, Duncan Greenfield, Greenfield, Turk Organizations: Service, Business, Travelers, Love, Turk Locations: Barcelona, Athens, London, Orleans, Greenfield, Airbnb
How Elon Musk Got Tangled Up in Blue
  + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Ryan Mac | Kate Conger | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
By Nov. 9, 2022, anxiety was high among the Twitter employees gathered at the company’s San Francisco headquarters. They had spent part of that morning trying to gently explain to their new boss, Elon Musk, that the service they had just launched was dangerous. With Mr. Musk out of earshot, the welcoming, deferential mood in the room immediately changed. The employees knew that users relied on the verified check marks to ensure that information on the platform — including bus times or hurricane evacuation orders or a pop star’s musings — was indeed real. “Somebody could die, actually,” he said.
Persons: Elon Musk, Musk —, , Musk, , Esther Crawford, ” Christian Dowell Organizations: San, San Francisco City Hall Locations: San Francisco, earshot
Elon Musk says he's doing multiple "system scaling tests" ahead of his livestream with Donald Trump. Musk's X platform crashed repeatedly when it hosted Ron DeSantis' campaign launch last year. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIt looks like Elon Musk is pulling out all stops to ensure that his upcoming interview with former President Donald Trump on Monday doesn't go awry. "Am going to do some system scaling tests tonight & tomorrow in advance of the conversation with Donald Trump," Musk wrote in an X post on Sunday night.
Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Trump, , Elon, Musk, livestreaming Organizations: Service, Business
Elon Musk will interview former President Donald Trump Monday evening on X, the latest collaboration between two men whose unlikely alliance could be a significant factor shaping the final weeks of the presidential race. Musk, the billionaire CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, wrote in a Sunday X post. Ahead of the event, Musk planned to perform "some system scaling tests" to gauge the X platform's streaming capabilities ahead of the event with Trump. The Trump interview is Musk's latest high profile foray into the 2024 presidential race. The PAC set out to mobilize 800,000 voters for Trump in critical swing states.
Persons: Donald Trump, Elon, Elon Musk, Tesla, Musk, Ron DeSantis, Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump's Organizations: SpaceX, Trump, Florida Gov, America PAC, CNBC, Republican Locations: Minden, Nev, Wilmington, Del
This escalated into days of riots in the U.K. that saw attacks on mosques, immigration centers and hotels that house asylum seekers. The disinformation circulated online tapped into pre-existing biases and prejudice, Ondrak explained, adding that incorrect reports often thrive at times of heightened emotions. Many of the right-wing protestors claim the high number of migrants in the U.K. fuels crime and violence. Ondrak also noted that many groups that had previously circulated false information about the attack had started walking it back, saying it was a hoax. On Wednesday, the U.K. media regulator Ofcom issued a letter to social media platforms saying they shouldn't wait for the new law to come into force.
Persons: Christopher Furlong, Ali, Hannah Rose, Joe Ondrak, It's, Ondrak, it's, ISD's Rose, Rose, Thabo Jaiyesimi, Elon Musk, pushback, Benjamin Cremel Organizations: Riot, Getty, LinkedIn, Institute for Strategic, CNBC, Police, Telegram, Ofcom, Afp Locations: Rotherham, United Kingdom, Southport, Britain, U.K, Walthamstow, London
Read previewThe advertising trade group The World Federation of Advertisers told its members on Thursday that it was "discontinuing" activities for its Global Alliance for Responsible Media initiative following an antitrust lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's X against the company earlier this week. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementRepresentatives for the WFA and GARM didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider. The platform's lawsuit alleged that after Musk acquired Twitter in 2022, GARM persuaded top brands not to advertise on it. The Committee has been investigating whether GARM members illegally colluded to demonetize conservative platforms and voices.
Persons: , Elon Musk's, Stephan Loerke, Loerke, GARM, colluded, Ørsted, GARM didn't, Linda Yaccarino, wasn't, Musk, Jim Jordan, Russell Dye, Rumble, X didn't Organizations: Service, Federation, Global Alliance, Responsible Media, WFA, Business, Twitter, Unilever, Mars, CVS, WPP Locations: Texas, US, Ohio
That's what 23-year-old Kenda Laney thinks of when she reflects on the start of her career in social media. When Laney was later asked if she could look into Pinterest, which she only used for fun, she was intrigued. In July, about $29,000 of the $109,000 in revenue she made from these purchases was driven by Pinterest. AdvertisementFor creators who want to start using Pinterest, Laney advises them to do their due diligence on search-engine optimization, or SEO, for their content niche. "Hyperfocus on how your content is an answer to someone's question rather than just describing what your content is," Laney said.
Persons: Kenda Laney, Laney, Laney Media's, Pinterest Organizations: Service, Business, Laney Media, Pinterest Locations: Colorado
Based on Trump's social media commentary, more about their relationship may be coming soon. Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday that the two will be speaking together publicly next week. Trump wrote. 'I have no choice'Since gaining Musk's support, Trump has returned the praise. On the day of Trump's speech in Nashville, Musk wrote "Save our kids!"
Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Evan Vucci, Donald Trump's, Trump, he'd, Elon, He's, Musk, What's, podcaster Jordan Peterson, they've, Kamala Harris, he's, it's, Joe Biden, Steven Cheung, Biden, Tesla wasn't, Tesla, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, David Sacks, Trump's, CNBC's Joe Kernen, they're, Harris, Mark Fields, , Fields, CNBC's Brian Sullivan, Giorgia Meloni, Javier Milei, Jair Bolsonaro, Narendra Modi, Benjamin Netanyahu, Kevin Mohatt, Kamala, Mike Moritz, Moritz, Brian Schwartz, Christina Wilkie Organizations: SpaceX, White, AP NASHVILLE, Bitcoin Conference, Elon, Music City Center, Trump, Republican, PAC, North Carolina Attorney General's, America PAC, ELON, Biden, General Motors, Ford, Musk, Tesla, Bitcoin, Italian, Indian, Capitol, Air Force, Joint Base Andrews, Financial Locations: Washington, Tenn, , Nashville, Memphis , Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Michigan, tamp, Florida, Lago, China, U.S, Atlanta, Gaza, Wisconsin, Joint Base Andrews , Maryland, West Palm Beach , Florida, Silicon Valley
X is suing a group of advertisers, alleging they violated antitrust law. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementElon Musk's X is suing a group of advertisers, alleging that they violated antitrust laws by ganging up on the social media company in an advertising boycott.
Persons: Linda Yaccarino, , Elon, ganging Organizations: Service, Global Alliance, Responsible Media, World Federation, CVS Health, Unilever, Business
Reddit's CEO slammed Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity for using the social platform's data for free. The three companies previously landed in trouble for training their AI models on data without permission. Paying for data could cost AI companies "hundreds of billions of dollars," Andreessen Horowitz said last year. Steve Huffman, the CEO of Reddit, has called out Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity for using Reddit's data to train their AI models without paying. "We've had Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity act as though all of the content on the internet is free for them to use," Huffman told The Verge, saying that blocking these companies has been "a real pain in the ass."
Persons: Andreessen Horowitz, , Reddit, Steve Huffman, We've, Huffman Organizations: Microsoft, Service, Business
More important to Wall Street is the company's capital expenditures — or spending — as investors are demanding to see clear signs that hefty investments in AI are beginning to pay off . META 1M mountain Meta shares this month The intensified attention toward AI spending comes on the heels of Alphabet's quarterly print and during a "make-or-break" week with earnings from four tech behemoths. While Alphabet topped Wall Street estimates, its rising expenses spurred a sell-off across the sector. But Beck also sees Meta shares going higher as he raised his price target to $600. An uptick in advertising Wall Street is also keeping an eye on advertising figures this quarter, with Nowak viewing Meta as best situated to weather any uncertainty.
Persons: Wolfe Research's, Khajuria, Morgan Stanley, Brian Nowak, capex, Raymond James, Josh Beck, Beck, Wells, Ken Gawrelski, Nowak, Mark Shmulik, Deutsche Bank's Benjamin Black, bode, America's Justin Post Organizations: Meta, StreetAccount, Deutsche, America's, ~$ Locations: Paris
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Persons: Motley, it's, It's, You'll, Tessa Campbell, Tessa, she’s Organizations: Stock, Service, Motley, Investment, Invest, Susquehanna University
Elon Musk, the owner of X, retweeted a parody Kamala Harris campaign ad Friday without labeling it as misleading, an apparent violation of his own platform's rules. Portions of video footage in the altered content — such as Harris speaking to crowds, and general videos of her supporters — were used in a recent Harris' campaign video on YouTube. In the original video, Harris narrates, telling viewers, "In this election, we each face a question: what kind of country do we want to live in?" The altered video reposted by Musk does not include Beyonce. This is not the first time altered voice content has appeared during this presidential campaign.
Persons: X Elon Musk, Mark Read, Elon Musk, Kamala Harris, Harris, , Biden, Musk, Beyonce, Joe Biden, Obama, Mia Ehrenberg, Donald Trump, Mr Reagan, Alexios Mantzarlis, Mantzarlis, Minnesota Sen, Amy Klobuchar, Musk's, Trump Organizations: Lumiere Theatre, Cannes Lions, YouTube, Democrat, Democratic, Elon, Security, Trust, Safety Initiative, Cornell Tech, Cornell, NBC News, Minnesota Locations: Cannes, France, New York City, Argentina, India
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