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☆ Apple's iPhone 15 is boring. Google and Samsung Android phones are far more innovative.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Michael Gartenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Apple iPhone users don't know all the features and benefits they are missing. And early predictions are that the iPhone 15 will sell well , as users' existing iPhones age or break. There were some lines for the iPhone 15 at stores in Hangzhou, China and Mumbai, but those are locations where iPhone demand routinely outstrips supply and ownership is still somewhat of a status symbol. My iPhone 13 doesn't really look much different than a brand new iPhone 15. Google Pixel Tablet docking station and other Google tech hardware GoogleThe Google Pixel Fold balances the ability to use it as a great smartphone when closed while turning it into an iPad-mini-sized tablet when opened.

Persons: I've, —, Steve Jobs, Let's Organizations: Apple, Service, Google, Samsung, European Union, TV Networks, Pepsi Locations: Hangzhou, China, Mumbai

☆ It's Taylor Swift's economy. We're all just living in it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Swift's blockbuster Eras Tour injected billions into the US economy, and so will her movie. A quick recap: The demand for Swift's Eras Tour was so momentous that it literally broke Ticketmaster's website, prompting a Congressional hearing into its dominance of the ticketing industry. Swifties previously told Insider that they were spending upwards of $20,000 to attend the Eras Tour this past summer. Glendale, Arizona — the first stop on the Eras Tour — went as far as renaming itself " Swift City " when the artist came to town. Swift's impact on local economies even led to a shoutout from the Federal Reserve, who said the Eras Tour helped boost hotel revenue in Philadelphia when she came through town.

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☆ Mark Zuckerberg unveils new AI assistants embodied by celebs like Tom Brady and Kendall Jenner that have individual personalities
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Many of the AI assistants resemble celebrities including Kendall Jenner and Tom Brady. Meta's AI assistants will be able to act as an older sister, opinionated sports debater, and a golf instructor. Enter the celebsMany of the AI assistants even have celebrity personas that can talk and sound similar to them. AdvertisementAdvertisementMeta's other AI assistants are played by celebrities like Tom Brady, Kendall Jenner, Naomi Osaka, Chris Paul, Charli D'Amelio, Israel Adesanya, and Roy Choi. AdvertisementAdvertisementZuckerberg said the AI assistants will begin rolling out in beta on Wednesday, ramping up to a wider release in the coming days.

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☆ Tesla wants you to know its robot can do yoga stretches now
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla and its CEO shared a video of Tesla's Optimus robot practicing yoga and other tasks. Less than a year ago, the Tesla bot struggled to walk on stage at a demo event. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk shared a video of Tesla's Optimus robot performing yoga moves and sorting blocks on Sunday. The Tesla bot appeared to perform a yoga pose balanced on one leg in the video. Less than a year ago, the Optimus robot could barely walk during a demo at the second annual Tesla AI Day event.

Persons: Tesla, Optimus, —, Elon Musk Organizations: Service, Optimus

☆ OpenAI gives ChatGPT an update that allows it to hear, see, and speak like a human
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —You can now speak aloud to ChatGPT and hear the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot talk back. OpenAI, the startup behind the wildly-popular chatbot, announced Monday that it is rolling out new features including the ability to let users engage in a back-and-forth voice conversation with ChatGPT. The updates from OpenAI come amid an ongoing AI arms race within the tech sector, initially spurred by the public launch of ChatGPT late last year. Google last week announced a series of updates to its ChatGPT competitor Bard. Also last week, Amazon said it was bringing a generative AI-powered update to its Alexa voice assistant.

Persons: ChatGPT, OpenAI, Amazon’s Alexa, Siri, Larry, ”, Bard Organizations: CNN, Amazon’s, OpenAI, ChatGPT’s, Enterprise, Google

☆ Investing in Space: Firefly's successful launch represents a key moment for company's future
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The view from the upper stage of Firefly's Alpha rocket after deploying the Victus Nox satellite in orbit on Sept. 14, 2023. CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. But a few space insiders knew what was up: Firefly's Alpha rocket, carrying the Space Force's ambitious Victus Nox mission with a satellite built by Millennium. The trio of space organizations was targeting a seemingly absurd 24-hour launch timeline per the Space Force's rapid response goals. First, this was the third Alpha rocket that Firefly's launched.

Persons: CNBC's Michael Sheetz, Firefly's, Bill Weber, Vandenberg, Weber, –, MLV, we'll Organizations: Alpha, CNBC's, Millennium, Safari, Space, Firefly, Northrop Grumman, Northrop Locations: Texas

☆ Amazon Alexa gets more human-like with generative AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Amazon’s Alexa is about to bring generative AI inside the house, as the company introduces sweeping changes to how its ubiquitous voice assistant both sounds and functions. The company announced a generative AI update for Alexa and, subsequently, of all Echo products dating back to 2014, at a press event Wednesday at its new campus in Arlington, Virginia. Generative AI refers to a type of artificial intelligence that can create new content, such as text and images, in response to user prompts. ‘Alexa, let’s chat’When Limp said “Alexa, let’s chat,” it launched a special mode that allowed for a back-and-forth exchange on various topics. Rowan Curran, an analyst at Forrester Research, said the news marks a major step forward in bringing generative AI to the home and allowing it to accomplish everyday tasks.

Persons: Alexa, Dave Limp, Limp, Rowan Curran, Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana, ChatGPT, “ We’re, ” Organizations: CNN, Alexa, Amazon, BMW, Forrester Research, Big Tech Locations: Arlington , Virginia

☆ Amazon gives Alexa an AI facelift as it launches new smart speakers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon introduced a "smarter and more conversational" version of its Alexa voice assistant that the company hopes will bolster its position in the tech industry's artificial intelligence race. In his final keynote address at the event on Wednesday, Amazon's devices chief Dave Limp showed off a demo of an updated Alexa that's freshly equipped with features powered by generative AI. From an event space at its new second headquarters in northern Virginia, Amazon showed a montage in which Alexa users were seen asking an Echo smart speaker for information such as the "best dates to travel to Puerto Rico." Similar to ChatGPT or other generative AI applications, Alexa will be able to compose messages for users and send them on their behalf. As an example, Amazon showed an invitation that Alexa wrote to a friend, asking the person to come over for a football game.

Persons: Dave Limp, Limp, Alexa Organizations: Amazon.com Inc, Amazon Devices, Amazon, Alexa, Echo Locations: Arlington , Virginia, Virginia, Puerto Rico

☆ Meet Airbnb's official party pooper, who reduced partying by 55% in two years
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

In this article ABNB Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTNaba Banerjee, Airbnb Source: Prashant Joshi | AirbnbNaba Banerjee is a proud party pooper. In June, the company was sued by a family who lost their 18-year-old son in a shooting at a 2021 Airbnb party. Airbnb's party problem was complex, and in some ways, she didn't know where to start. There's just one problem: Airbnb's AI system is working against you from the second you sign on. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Airbnb's reservation screening system in action.

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☆ 35-year-old CEO dumped his ‘pretty good’ startup—and built a $1.4 billion business instead
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Sometimes, you need to recognize that pretty good isn't good enough. A decade ago, they were on a completely different track — running a voice recognition startup called Sonalight. It was "a version of [Apple's] Siri before Siri even existed," Skates, Amplitude's 35-year-old CEO, tells CNBC Make It. Skates: There's always that risk when starting something new, but it actually wasn't that hard of a decision for us. They want to do it only if there's a clear path to success and there's validation along the way.

Persons: Spenser, Curtis Liu, Siri, Liu, Sonalight, it's, they'd, Jeffrey Wang, we'd, let's Organizations: CNBC, MIT, Google, Engineers Locations: Sonalight

☆ Once upon a time, the 'Disney adult' was ridiculed. Now, kidless millennials and Gen Z-ers with money to burn are packing into the parks — here's how Disney is winning them over.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

Newlyweds Natalie and Brett Schwartz exchanged vows at Walt Disney World in Orlando this summer. "Our approach was to shine a light on the beautiful tapestry of people that come to Walt Disney World," Trejo said. Francis Dominic, the former parks worker turned influencer, has also been tapped to promote Disney parks and films. It's a difficult tightrope to navigate, but it could define the future of Disney parks. Are you a Disney parks or Walt Disney Co. insider?

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☆ Google CEO says he isn't worried about catching up to OpenAI after declaring a 'code red': 'I feel very comfortable about where we are.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Google CEO Sundar Pichai isn't in a rush to catch up to OpenAI, he told Wired. Releasing Google's AI products before ChatGPT was launched "wouldn't have worked out as well," he said. Pichai's thoughts on AI come months after the CEO declared a "code red" for Google's search engine. "In some ways, it was an exciting moment for me, because we are building that underlying technology and deploying it across our products," Pichai told Wired in an interview published on Monday. Since the disastrous demo, Google has announced a slate of new AI products.

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☆ Some Tesla engineers secretly started designing a Cybertruck alternative because they 'hated' the original concept, according to the new Elon Musk biography
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Grace Kay | Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some Tesla engineers "hated" the look of the Cybertruck, design chief Franz von Holzhausen told Walter Isaacson. Certain engineers secretly worked on a alternate version, Isaacson wrote in his new book on Elon Musk. "A majority of the people in this studio hated it," von Holzhausen said of the futuristic design, according to the book. Musk, von Holzhausen, and a spokesperson for Tesla did not respond to a request for comment ahead of publication. Those who have pre-ordered the vehicle with a $100 deposit have been nitpicking the final version of the Cybertruck.

Persons: Franz von Holzhausen, Walter Isaacson, Isaacson, Elon Musk, Elon Musk's, Musk, von Holzhausen, Tesla, Von Holzhausen, Grimes Organizations: Elon, Service, CNBC Locations: Wall, Silicon, Los Angeles

☆ Tesla shares soar 10% after Morgan Stanley upgrade
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 06: Aerial view of Tesla vehicles waiting to be loaded on board a roll-on-roll-off cargo vessel at Nangang port on September 6, 2023 in Shanghai, China. Morgan Stanley analysts argued that Tesla should be viewed as a tech company as much as an electric car maker. Morgan Stanley believes Dojo could theoretically add up to $500 billion to the company's value long-term. Tesla vehicles still only offer advanced driver assistance systems, which require a human behind the wheel, ready to steer or brake at any second. But after the Morgan Stanley note on Monday, Tesla shares spiked above $272 mid-day.

Persons: Tesla, Morgan Stanley, Elon Musk, Adam Jonas Organizations: Getty, Nvidia, Tesla, Tesla's Dojo, Dojo, Deutsche Bank Locations: SHANGHAI, CHINA, Shanghai, China, U.S

☆ AI for cars: An excerpt from Walter Isaacson's new biography of Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Walter Isaacson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The "neural network planner" that Shroff and others were working on took a different approach. Faced with a situation, the neural network chooses a path based on what humans have done in thousands of similar situations. By early 2023, the neural network planner project had analyzed 10 million clips of video collected from the cars of Tesla customers. By mid-April 2023, it was time for Musk to try the new neural network planner. "Oh, wow," he said, "even my human neural network failed here, but the car did the right thing."

Persons: Elon Musk, Mozart, Mark Zuckerberg, Dhaval Shroff, OpenAI, Musk, Shroff, Alan Turing, Uber, James Bond, Ashok Elluswamy Organizations: Tesla, Computing Machinery, Intelligence, Palo Locations: Palo Alto, Buffalo , New York

☆ The Technology Facebook and Google Didn’t Dare Release
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Kashmir Hill | More About Kashmir Hill | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The absurd hat-phone, a particularly uncool version of the future, contained a secret tool known only to a small group of employees. The room went silent; the demo was underway. Mr. Leyvand turned toward a man across the table from him. Two seconds later, a robotic female voice declared, “Zach Howard.”“That’s me,” confirmed Mr. Howard, a mechanical engineer. But when the phone started correctly calling out names, he found it creepy, like something out of a dystopian movie.

Persons: Tommer Leyvand, Leyvand, —, “ Zach Howard, ”, Howard Organizations: Mr Locations: Menlo Park, Calif

☆ Roblox plans PlayStation debut, new world-building AI tools
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Roblox will also make its app fully available on Meta's (META.O) Quest mixed reality devices this month after rolling out a test version in July. That version was downloaded more than a million times within five days, the company said in a blog post. Meta's similar "metaverse" service Horizon, where users appearing as avatars can gather in virtual spaces, has struggled to gain similar momentum. At its conference, Roblox announced plans to roll out an AI-powered world-building chatbot by the end of the year. Another new Roblox tool due later this year would make it possible for mobile or desktop users to conduct voice calls with Roblox friends appearing as avatars.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Manuel Bronstein, Bronstein, Meta, Roblox, Mark Zuckerberg, Katie Paul, David Gaffen, Josie Kao Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Meta, Wall, Reuters, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S

☆ Insider Today: Y Combinator's Demo Day decline
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Y Combinator's Demo Day, which will wrap up today, was long considered the event for early-stage startups. AdvertisementAdvertisementInvestors front-running Demo Day was previously considered a major faux pas. You might ask yourself: Who cares if startups line up investments before Demo Day? And companies that get investments before Demo Day might regret it in the long run. The new rating system for performance reviews determines pay — and managers were instructed to not share it with employees.

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☆ China's Tencent to unveil AI chatbot after Beijing clears hurdles
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Josh Ye | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A man walks outside the Tencent headquarters in Nanshan district of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China September 2, 2022. REUTERS/David Kirton/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsHONG KONG, Sept 6 (Reuters) - China's internet giant Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) said that it will unveil an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot on Thursday, according to a social media post it published on Wednesday. The post featured a demo conversation a user had with the AI chatbot, which helped the user write promotional materials. Tencent has been developing its own AI model named "Hunyuan" for months and the company said last month that it was expanding the test of the model internally. Reuters reported in February that the company formed a team to develop a ChatGPT-like chatbot named "HunyuanAide" at the time.

Persons: David Kirton, chatbot, Tencent, Josh Ye, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: REUTERS, Tencent Holdings, HK, Baidu Inc, SenseTime, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Nanshan district, Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, HONG KONG

☆ VCs don't care as much about Y Combinator's Demo Day anymore
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Y Combinator's Demo Day used to be the hottest in-person early-stage event in Silicon Valley. For early-stage venture capitalists, few days on the calendar used to compare to Y Combinator's biannual Demo Day. "All of the funds try to go meet the best YC companies before Demo Day," the same investor told Insider. When asked about startups raising before Demo Day, Y Combinator president and CEO Garry Tan told Insider in an emailed statement that "lots of the best companies raise at Demo Day and after." "Coinbase, Instacart, Whatnot, Rappi, Airbyte, Retool — you could have gotten into their rounds at Demo Day.

Persons: It's, Erik Bruckner, Y, Garry Tan, it's, Bruckner, They're, Y Combinator, Jeff Weinstein, Combinator, Tan, haven't Organizations: YC, Bruckner Ventures, FJ Labs Locations: Silicon Valley, Columbus , Ohio

☆ I've made $2.7 million in revenue in the last 6 months by selling AI courses and using AI tools to cut costs. Here's how.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Ashley Couto | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

He discovered AI using Dall-E in 2021 and later became enthralled by ChatGPT and other AI tools. By selling AI products and using AI tools, Winfield made $2.7 million in the last 6 months. I no longer had to manage the agency and had more time on my hands to explore AI tools. AdvertisementAdvertisementWe earn revenue by teaching people how to use AI tools, but we also use AI tools to maximize our revenue. Otherwise, all the new AI tools can become just shiny objects.

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☆ Tesla ordered by auto regulators to provide data on 'Elon mode' Autopilot configuration
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Tesla has received a special order from federal automotive safety regulators requiring the company to provide extensive data about its driver assistance and driver monitoring systems, and a once secret configuration for these known as "Elon mode." If the driver leaves the steering wheel unattended for too long, the "nag" escalates to a beeping noise. As CNBC previously reported, with the "Elon mode" configuration enabled, Tesla can allow a driver to use the company's Autopilot, FSD or FSD Beta systems without the so-called "nag." Tesla CEO Elon Musk who also owns and runs the social network X, formerly Twitter, often implies Tesla vehicles are self-driving. His use of Tesla's systems would likely comprise a violation of the company's own terms of use for Autopilot, FSD and FSD Beta, according to Greg Lindsay, an Urban Tech fellow at Cornell.

Persons: Elon Musk, Porte, Tesla, Elon, John Donaldson, Philip Koopman, Koopman, Ann Carlson, Ashok Elluswamy, Greg Lindsay, Grep, Bruno Bowden, Musk Organizations: SpaceX, Twitter, Porte de, CNBC, Traffic Safety Administration, Bloomberg, NHTSA, Automotive, Carnegie Mellon University, California DMV, FSD, Urban Tech, Cornell Locations: Paris, California

☆ Elon Musk, who is known for pushing boundaries, will reportedly escape a fine for using his phone while driving a Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk livestreamed himself testing an unreleased version of Tesla's Full Self Driving software on Friday. But a Palo Alto police officer told The Verge there would be no fine because it wasn't witnessed in person. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk will escape a potential fine for driving a car while using his phone, The Verge reported. "As no officer witnessed it happening in person at the time of occurrence, though, no ticket is forthcoming," he added. Back in 2018, Musk and Tesla both had to pay a $20 million fine each after the CEO tweeted he had "funding secured" to take Tesla private.

Persons: Elon, livestreamed, wasn't, Musk, James Reifschneider, X, Tesla Organizations: Palo Alto Police Department, Twitter, San Francisco, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC Locations: California, Palo Alto, Palo Alto , California

☆ Elon Musk's Tesla almost ran a red light during a FSD demo, video shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk's Tesla almost ran a red light at a Palo Alto intersection while demoing FSD software. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk's Tesla almost ran a red light at a Palo Alto intersection during a live demo of an unreleased version of Tesla's Full Self-Driving software. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe video demonstrated v12 of Tesla's FSD technology, which has not yet been released to consumers. The software's beta version was released to some Tesla owners in 2020 and is now available to anyone who pays for it. During the video, the Tesla CEO may have violated California law by holding his phone during the live-streamed drive.

Persons: Elon Musk's Tesla, Musk's Tesla, we've, Tesla Organizations: Twitter, Palo Alto Police Department Locations: Palo Alto, California

☆ AI tools make things up a lot, and that’s a huge problem
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But as more people turn to this buzzy technology for things like homework help, workplace research, or health inquiries, one of its biggest pitfalls is becoming increasingly apparent: AI models often just make things up. Researchers have come to refer to this tendency of AI models to spew inaccurate information as “hallucinations,” or even “confabulations,” as Meta’s AI chief said in a tweet. A number of high-profile hallucinations from AI tools have already made headlines. Cracking down on AI hallucinations, however, could limit AI tools’ ability to help people with more creative endeavors — like users that are asking ChatGPT to write poetry or song lyrics. How to prevent or fix AI hallucinations is a “point of active research,” Venkatasubramanian said, but at present is very complicated.

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