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☆ Apple wants to put a friendlier spin on artificial intelligence, but many users could miss out
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, we're looking at all the takeaways from Apple's big event , including its friendlier spin on artificial intelligence . Related VideoBut first, it's not AI; it's Apple Intelligence. Apple Intelligence — it's AI, just not that AI — is the company's first big swing in the space. Data is the name of the game when it comes to AI, and Apple's iPhones are full of it. However, the Apple Intelligence news and partnership with OpenAI is what really set the billionaire off.

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☆ OpenAI may have finally cracked the code on voice interactions with AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In today's big story, everyone's talking — literally — about the big update for OpenAI's ChatGPT that could make your job a lot easier . AdvertisementOpenAI may have finally cracked the code on voice interactions with AI, though. OpenAI says GPT-4o's average response to audio inputs is 320 milliseconds, which is on par with a typical human-to-human conversation. "They've essentially made text input almost be the barbaric form of communicating with ChatGPT (or any AI) now," the developer said. ChatGPT, Tyler Le/BIOpenAI's big reveal shows the shockwaves the startup keeps sending through the tech world.

Persons: —, Here's, ChatGPT Holger Scheibe, Tyler Le, OpenAI, Alex Bitter, They've, ChatGPT, Katie Notopoulos, Siri, it's, Apple that's, Andrew Burton, Justin Sullivan, Rebecca Zisser, Tim Cook's, Tesla, Mark Zuckerberg, he's, Nathan Congleton, Melinda, Gates, French Gates, she'd, Melinda Gates, Bill Gates, Doug McMillon, It's, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, George Glover Organizations: Service, Teen, Business, HAL, Hollywood, Apple, Apple's Worldwide, Conference, GPT, Google, Microsoft, Washington, Getty, Tesla, Melinda Gates Foundation, University of Arkansas, Depot, Sony, Disney, Cannes Locations: NBCU, New York, London

☆ Nicola Peltz Beckham's directorial debut is being slammed by critics who are calling it 'poverty porn'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Nicola Peltz Beckham wrote, directed, and stars in the indie film "Lola" about a teen living in poverty. Peltz Beckham is the daughter of billionaire Nelson Peltz and is married to Brooklyn Beckham. AdvertisementNicola Peltz Beckham's directorial debut about a teen struggling to make ends meet in middle America is getting lambasted by critics. AdvertisementBrooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham have been married since 2022. Business Insider reached out to Peltz Beckham and the film's distributor Vertical Entertainment, but did not receive a response.

Persons: Nicola Peltz Beckham, Peltz Beckham, Nelson Peltz, Brooklyn Beckham, —, Nicola Peltz Beckham's, Lola, Lola James, Arlo, Luke David Blumm, Peltz, She's, David, Victoria Beckham's, Serena Williams, Kevin Winter, who's, Bates, WWD, Babina, Raven Goodwin, Angela, Will Peltz, Brooklyn, Kady Ruth Ashcraft, it's, Ashcraft, Andrew Burton Organizations: Service, Brooklyn, Anonymous, The Guardian, Spectrum, Business, Entertainment Locations: America, Palm Beach

☆ Insider Today: IPOs' make-or-break moment
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Speaking of fighting, the IPO market has been KO'd since 2022. But that could change with one company's upcoming public debut. Even if it slightly misses those numbers, it'll still be the largest public debut in the US since Rivian's IPO in late 2021. The stock market recovered in record time, but then something else held up IPOs: VC money. Tech has already led the stock market for about a decade — starting when Apple became the biggest company in the world.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Phil Rosen, IPOs, Andrew Burton, Brent, Gabe Ginsberg, Tony Avelar, Mustafa Suleyman, It'll, Arantza Pena Popo, Insider's Eliza Relman, Vivek Murthy, Lovell, Christian Lovell, Freddie, Lil Wayne, Buster's, Elaine LaLanne, She's, Dan DeFrancesco, Naga Siu, Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Service, Apple, Publishing, Getty, Bloomberg, Cash, Google, Nvidia, Getty Images, Tech, US, BMI Locations: Wall, Silicon, British, Russia, Saudi Arabia, China, London, New York City, San Diego, New York

☆ Tim Cook bets his legacy on augmented reality
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

David Paul Morris/Getty Images Cook speaks in front of an image of an iPhone 4S at Apple headquarters in 2011. Yui Mok/PA Images/Getty Images Tim Cook puts on a Boston Red Sox jersey before a baseball game between the Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers in June 2017. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Tim Cook signs the box of a new iPhone X at an Apple Store in Palo Alto in November 2017. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty Images Cook speaks via video conference at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on online platforms and market power in July 2020. In pictures: Apple CEO Tim Cook Prev NextFollowers of the company are divided on what the headset could ultimately mean for Cook.

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Digital Content Next shared the principles with its board and relevant committees Monday. Digital Content Next's "Principles for Development and Governance of Generative AI": Developers and deployers of GAI must respect creators' rights to their content. The urgency behind building a system of rules and standards for generative AI is intense, said Jason Kint, CEO of Digital Content Next. How generative AI will unfold in the coming months and years is dominating media conversation, said Axios CEO Jim VandeHei. "Even with AI tools or generative AI models that work in text like ChatGPT, it doesn't change the fact we're already doing this work," said Looft.

Persons: Andrew Burton, Robert Frost, Vincent Van Gogh, Google's Bard, GAI, Jason Kint, I've, Kint, We've, Jim VandeHei, VandeHei, Barry Diller, Robert Thomson, Thomson, Diller, Chris Berend, Pope Francis, Chris Looft, Berend Organizations: New York Times, Getty, NBC, The Washington Post, Street, News Corp, Development, ., A.I, Digital, Facebook, Nasdaq, Market, Big Tech, International News Media, News Media, NBC News Group, Pentagon, Bloomberg, Axios Technology, Google, Disney, ABC, NBC News, CNBC Locations: New York City, New York, Washington ,

☆ The up-and-coming stock pickers you should have on your radar
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rising stars of equity research. When it comes to equity research, these analysts are a "strong buy." For a third consecutive year, Insider reporters canvassed their sources to identify the rising stars of equity research. Click here to meet our 17 rising stars of equity research. These are 10 of the cheapest places to nab a beach house in the US.

☆ Don't look now, but Wall Street bonuses are already trending in the wrong direction
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Wall Street, I'm sorry to say your 2023 bonus is already on some shaky ground. I realize we're not even halfway through the year, but after an awful first quarter, bonuses in plenty of areas of finance are trending in the wrong direction. It's a mixed bag, with some areas trending toward a double-digit percentage increase over 2022, while others are heading the opposite way. If that isn't a certainty, you can bet people, especially those earlier in their career, will look for greener pastures. Six of the largest European and US oil companies have a combined nearly $160 billion in cash and cash equivalents on their balance sheets, The Wall Street Journal reports.

☆ Powerade is taking a jab at Gatorade with new formula and packaging
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Powerade is taking on Gatorade with its new packaging. The unit now oversees the Powerade brand for Coke, and it has been making the changes — and spotlighting comparisons to Gatorade. Working together, “we can use, now, BodyArmor and Powerade as a one-two punch to beat Gatorade,” Muyshondt told CNN. Today, Gatorade controls about 63% of the US sports drinks market by volume, according to data from Euromonitor International. Coca-Cola’s strategy is about more than just gaining a bigger share in the sports drinks market.

☆ Abuses Proliferate in Police Squads Like Memphis's Scorpion Unit
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Katherine Long | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

Street Crime Unit. Jon Naso/NY Daily News Archive via Getty ImagesMemphis police chief Davis also has prior experience with special street crime units. Street crime squads are popular among politicians who say only aggressive policing will reduce violent crime. In the late 1990s, the Street Crime Unit tripled in size, amid a panic over a rising number of homicides. In a city grappling with violent crime, authorities touted the Street Crime Unit as a bright spot.

The majority of states have declined to reimburse SNAP skimming victims. If Congress’ massive $1.7 trillion funding package passes, a provision tucked inside it would require states to replace SNAP benefits stolen in October or later. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., who introduced a bill last month to help SNAP skimming victims get their benefits reinstated. Washington, D.C., also reimburses SNAP skimming victims. Current regulations prohibit federal funds from being used to replace stolen SNAP funds, according to the Agriculture Department.

☆ 'They are untouchable': Microsoft employees say 'golden boy' executives are still running wild, 8 years after the company vowed to clean up its toxic culture
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

The Microsoft executive walked into the small, windowless room in Studio C at about 8 o'clock that evening. Despite Nadella's public stance against those he has called "talented jerks," many inside the company say Microsoft retains a nearly unlimited tolerance for bad behavior by its top rainmakers and developers. "The Microsoft of 2021 is very different from the Microsoft of 2000 to me and to everyone at Microsoft," Nadella said. But some women say the investigations drag on for months or even years, with no clear timeline for resolution. What's more, some employees say Microsoft's efforts to promote racial equity often smack of tokenism.

Christopher Gregory/Getty ImagesDonald McGahn, Trump campaign counsel: I was at the top. Trump's 2016 campaign aides said they paid about 50 people, including part-time actors, to appear as supporters for his 2016 campaign announcement. Corey Lewandowski, Trump campaign managerCorey Lewandowski: I called my wife just as we were getting onto the plane. Stuff that would be from Mars on any other campaign was perfectly normal for the Trump campaign. Mark J. Terrill/AP photo Show less Trump at the Republican National Convention while Cruz speaks on July 20, 2016.

☆ How Hurricane Sandy transformed the Jersey Shore into 'a playground for the rich'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Jersey Shore residents battled through a patchwork of programs to rebuild after Hurricane Sandy. Even 10 years after Hurricane Sandy, Barbara is still reminded daily of the mental and financial toll it took on her. Courtesy of BarbaraThe bureaucratic red tape around flood insurance and rebuild programs linked to Hurricane Sandy deepened the divide between the haves and have-nots of the Jersey Shore. Milliman, an actuarial company that works with FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program, found that about 47% of coastal dwellers had flood insurance, The Inquirer reported. "After Sandy, there was a lot more money coming in," Mery, who has built Jersey Shore homes for 15 years, told Insider.

☆ Bombardamente în estul Ucrainei: Patru militari ucraineni ucişi de separatiștii proruși
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-27 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Andrew Burton/Getty ImagesBombardamente în estul Ucrainei: Patru militari ucraineni ucişi de separatiștii prorușiPatru militari ucraineni au murit și alți doi au fost răniți în timpul bombardamentelor din estul Ucrainei, aflată în conflict cu insurgenții separatiști proruși. Confruntările militare, cele mai grave de la intrarea în vigoare a armistiţiului de anul trecut, au avut loc în apropierea orăşelului Şumi, în regiunea separatistă Doneţk, a anunțat armata ucraineană, conform publicaţiei Kyiv Post, citată de Mediafax. Potrivit armatei, insurgenţii separatişti proruşi „au încălcat din nou armistițiul” și au lansat un atac cu obuze de mortieră asupra soldaților ucraineni. Patru militari ucraineni au murit, iar doi au fost răniţi în incident. Acesta este cel mai grav incident de la intrarea în vigoare a armistiţiului în estul Ucrainei, în iulie 2020.

Persons: Andrew Burton Organizations: separatiști proruși, Mediafax Locations: Ucrainei, Doneţk, ucraineană

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