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☆ Xpeng's CEO says most Chinese carmakers will not survive the next decade
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But Xpeng's CEO, He Xiaopeng, says most Chinese carmakers will not exist in 10 years. He predicted that only seven major car companies would eventually be left in China. Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng doesn't think most Chinese carmakers will survive the next decade. AdvertisementMercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius took a similar position to He when asked about the threat posed by Chinese EV makers at the Berlin Global Dialogue conference in October. Chinese carmakers like BYD have also attempted to conquer the global electric vehicle market.

Persons: Xiaopeng, Ola Källenius, Källenius, Stephen Dyer, BYD, Brian Gu Organizations: EV, Singaporean, The Straits Times, Business, CNA, Benz, Berlin Global, Getty, —, Wall Street Journal, Research, BI Locations: China, Xpeng, Thailand, Brazil

CNN —More than 80 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon and northern Gaza since late Saturday, according to reports. A man walks on rubble near damaged buildings, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, during a Hezbollah media tour on November 9, 2024. Separately in northern Gaza, at least 41 people died when Israeli strikes hit two homes early on Sunday morning, according to the director general of the Ministry of Health in the enclave. International NGO Save the Children said in a post on X that parents, children and grandchildren were among those killed in Israeli strikes on the Jabalya residence. Dawoud Abu Alkas/ReutersPalestinians check the rubble of the Alloush family's house, levelled in an Israeli strike in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday.

Persons: Simon Abi Ramia, Israel, Mohamed Azakir, Nael Chahine, NNA, Deir Qanoun, Tair Harfa, ”, Muneer Alboursh, Hossam Abu Safiya, Kamal Adwan, ” Safiya, Alboursh, Dawoud Abu Alkas, Omar Al, Biden Organizations: CNN, National News Agency, Lebanon’s Health Ministry, Rissala Scouts Association, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Sunday, Ministry of Health, NGO, Kamal, Getty, Health Locations: Lebanon, Gaza, Almat, Debaal, Tyre, Khiam, Beirut, AFP, Deir, Hanawaih, Majdal, Baalbek ., “, Jabalya, Gaza City, Al, Ahli, United States, Israel

☆ 5 reasons BYD is surging ahead after eclipsing Tesla's quarterly sales for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Chinese EV giant said in its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday it had surpassed Tesla's revenues from EV sales for the first time. Executives have said they want half of BYD's sales to come from abroad in the future. Unlike its rival, Tesla, BYD also offers a selection of hybrid vehicles, which are popular in China. Some 311,000 of the 500,000 passenger vehicles BYD sold in October were hybrids, with hybrid sales rising by 62% year-on-year. JADE GAO/AFP via Getty ImagesBYD has sold nearly two million hybrid vehicles this year.

Persons: BYD, Elon Musk, —, Tesla, Elon, GAO, Dylan Khoo, Stella Li, MotorTrend, Axel Schmidt, David Bailey Organizations: EV, Service, BYD, Getty, Mercedes, BMW, China, ABI Research, University of Birmingham Locations: China, Costfoto, Mexico, Brazil, Americas

☆ Former Bolivian president says his car was hit by gunfire in attempted assassination
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Mitchell Mccluskey | Gerardo Lemos | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales said his car was fired on in what he claimed was an “assassination attempt” amid simmering political tensions in the South American country. Morales posted to his Instagram profile a statement from his party, Movement Towards Socialism (MAS), blaming the attack on current Bolivian President Luis Arce and two of his government ministers. Throughout the past year, Morales has clashed with sitting president Arce – his fellow MAS party member and former ally – as both politicians battle for reelection in 2025. The blockades were established after the government announced a judicial investigation into the former president over an alleged case of human trafficking. Morales denies having committed any crime and attributed the investigation to political persecution by Arce.

Persons: CNN —, Evo Morales, Morales, Luis Arce, Arce, Roberto Rios, ”, Bolivia’s, Arce –, –, Morales ’, Gen, Juan Jose Zúñiga Organizations: CNN, Facebook, Bolivian, Agencia Boliviana, MAS Locations: Bolivian, Cochabamba, Mexico, Argentina, Chapare, Bolivia

☆ The CEO of Ford says he's been driving a Xiaomi EV for the past 6 months and doesn't want to give it up
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ford CEO Jim Farley says he's been driving the Chinese tech giant Xiaomi's EV for the past six months. AdvertisementFord CEO Jim Farley says he doesn't want to give up the Xiaomi Speed Ultra 7 he's been driving for the past half year. "I don't like talking about the competition so much, but I drive the Xiaomi," Farley said while speaking to the British presenter Robert Llewellyn on "The Fully Charged Podcast." The Chinese tech giant produces three versions of the car: SU7, SU7 Pro, and SU7 Max. Competing with rivals such as Xiaomi will be critical for Ford as it formulates its approach to the EV market.

Persons: Jim Farley, he's, Farley, Xiaomi, —, Robert Llewellyn, Llewellyn, I've, SU7 Max, Farley didn't, They're, BI's Matthew Loh, Loh, John Lawler, Jim, Lawler, Ford Organizations: Service, Ford, Business Insider, EV, China, Street, Changan Automobile, Research, Business Locations: British, Shanghai, Chicago, China, Brazil, Thailand

☆ Automakers will find themselves in a 'big trap' if the transition toward EVs slows down, Stellantis CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares says automakers will have a tough time if the EV transition slows. "Making a transition for EVs longer is a big trap," Tavares said. AdvertisementAutomakers will find themselves in a "big trap" if the industry's transition toward electric vehicles slows down, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said on Monday. "Making a transition for EVs longer is a big trap," Tavares said. AdvertisementSeveral auto chiefs have raised concerns about the rise of Chinese automakers.

Persons: Carlos Tavares, Tavares, —, It's, Stellantis didn't, William Roberts, BI's Tom Carter, Dylan Khoo, BI's Carter, EVs, Khoo, Jim Farley, Ola Källenius, Källenius Organizations: Service, Financial Times, Paris, Financial, Chrysler, Fiat, Maserati, Peugeot, Business Insider, European Automobile Manufacturers ' Association, Rho Motion, ABI Research, Research, BI, Street, Benz, Berlin Global Locations: Europe, Germany, Thailand, Brazil, China

☆ 'The choice of the people': How Modelo and Corona maker Constellation Brands won the loyalty of Hispanic consumers in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Riojas is part of a base of Hispanic consumers that has become a focal point for Constellation Brands' beer business, which also includes products such as Corona and Pacífico. Hispanic- and Latino-identifying customers accounted for 32.5% of Constellation Brands' sales in 2023, according to data from consumer research firm Numerator and investment bank Jefferies. "Hispanic consumers are the single most important consumer group for our beer business," said Mallika Monteiro, executive vice president and managing director for Constellation's beer brands. The company officially acquired the U.S. beer business of Groupo Modelo, which included Modelo and Corona, from Anheuser-Busch in 2013. "Time and time again, you see that there's that strong bond that consumers form emotionally with brands," Aguirre-Rodriguez said.

Persons: Mario Tama, Rio Riojas, It's, Modelo, Bud, Mallika Monteiro, we've, Alexandra Aguirre, Rodriguez, Constellation's Monteiro, Monteiro, FIU's Aguirre, Aguirre, Kaumil Gajrawala, Gajrawala, William Newlands, Tom Fullerton, bode Organizations: Modelo Especial, Getty, Rio, Constellation Brands, Corona, Modelo, Constellation, Jefferies, Anheuser, Busch, Groupo Modelo, Florida International, University of Texas Locations: Los Angeles , California, Lansing , Michigan, U.S, Mexico, Corona, York, America, Modelo, El Paso, Americas

☆ The Western auto industry is now locked in a 'Darwinian' make-or-break battle with China, the chiefs of 2 major automakers warn
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius says automakers need to hunker down if they want to beat the Chinese. Ford's CEO, meanwhile, called the Chinese auto industry an "existential threat" after a visit to the country in May. When it comes to competing in the EV market, Western automakers have been left playing a game of catch-up with the Chinese. Chinese automakers like BYD have been expanding into Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, as well as developing markets like Brazil and Mexico. The crippling trade restrictions effectively shut them out of the US auto market.

Persons: Ola Källenius, Källenius, —, Mercedes, isn't, Jim Farley, Farley wasn't, Farley, John Lawler, Lawler Organizations: Mercedes, Benz, Service, Ford, Berlin Global, EV, Källenius, Business Insider, Wall Street, Changan Automobile, Research, BI, European Union, Financial Times Locations: China, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico, Western

☆ In a Grim Palestinian Refugee Community, People See Hope in Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Maria Abi-Habib | Hwaida Saad | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ein al-Hilweh, Lebanon’s largest community of Palestinian refugees and their descendants, has long been a downtrodden place, impoverished and racked by factional violence. Its residents usually have a grim view of their future. Recruitment for Hamas and its armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, is way up across Lebanon’s 12 Palestinian refugee communities, according to Hamas and Lebanese officials. They say that hundreds of new recruits have joined the militants’ ranks in recent months, exhilarated by Hamas’s ongoing war with Israel. But elsewhere, Hamas’s willingness to combat Israel has won new adherents.

Persons: Ein, Abu Ubaida, Israel Organizations: Hamas, Qassam, ’, The New York Times Locations: Lebanon’s, Israel, balaclava, Gaza

☆ Here's what a Trump victory could mean for the entire EV industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewDonald Trump has been an outspoken critic of EVs — and that could spell trouble for America's electric vehicle industry. AdvertisementMusk also reportedly played a part in Trump choosing Ohio senator JD Vance, an even fiercer critic of electric vehicles, as his vice president. Subsidy fearsThe potential loss of the $7,500 tax credit has already sparked concern in the EV industry. "If we see that tax credit cut, then EVs start looking insurmountably expensive for most consumers," he said. "They're already making money building electric vehicles, and the incentive just helps boost volume rather than boosting profits," he added.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, EVs, Elon, Trump, Trump's, Musk, JD Vance, Vance, Biden, Tesla, Jon McNeill, Dylan Khoo, Sam Fiorani, Khoo, Elon Musk's, Dan Ives, Ives, Tesla's Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, PAC, Ohio, US, Motors, CNBC, ABI Research, Global, AutoForecast Solutions, Bloomberg Businessweek, Wedbush Securities, EV Locations: Trump, Communist China, China

☆ Samsung’s AI-powered foldable phones get slimmer, thinner, pricier
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Samsung’s latest generation of foldable phones aim to draw in traditional phone users with the help of artificial intelligence. The new Galaxy Z Fold starts at $1,899.99, up $100 from last year, and is available in silver, pink and navy. Meanwhile, the Z Flip starts at $1,099.99 (also $100 more than last year) and comes in silver, yellow, blue and mint. Samsung’s foldable line occupies between 80% and 85% of the market share. But those same people might prefer to sleep with a smart ring on their finger rather than a smartwatch on their wrist.

Persons: CNN —, Price, David McQueen, ”, Roh —, —, “, ” Roh, Gemini, Samsung’s, Siri, McQueen, Roh, Oura, Francisco Jeronimo, ” Jeronimo Organizations: CNN, ABI Research, Galaxy, Google, Huawei, Motorola, Apple, Samsung, IDC Research, IDC Locations: Paris, wearables

☆ Hurricane Beryl Batters Jamaica as 2 Other Islands Lie in Ruin
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Emiliano Rodríguez Mega | Maria Abi-Habib | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jamaica was hammered by a surge of water, damaging winds and flooding rainfall on Wednesday as Hurricane Beryl delivered a glancing blow when it passed just south of the coast, claiming at least one life on the island. The effects of the storm, a Category 4, struck Jamaica just days after it swept through the eastern Caribbean, killing at least seven other people. Ahead of the hurricane, Jamaica closed its airports and issued an evacuation order for low-lying and flood-prone areas. The storm was the strongest to approach the island in over a decade. The last time a major hurricane passed within 70 miles of Jamaica was in 2007, and it has been even longer since one made landfall.

Persons: Beryl, ”, Dickon Mitchell Organizations: Petite Locations: Jamaica, Caribbean, Carriacou, Petite Martinique, Grenada

☆ Bolivia’s president calls on country to mobilize against ‘coup d’état’ after military surrounds government buildings
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Tara John | Abel Alvarado | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Bolivia’s President Luis Arce called on the country to “organize and mobilize against the coup d’état, in favor of democracy” as soldiers and armored military vehicles positioned themselves around governmental buildings in La Paz on Wednesday. “We cannot allow coup attempts to take Bolivian lives once again. It is unclear why military units are in Murillo Plaza and how many there are. Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña stressed that democracy and the rule of law be respected, in a statement on X. According to state media agency ABI, the military mobilization began around 2:30 p.m. local time.

Persons: CNN —, Luis Arce, ”, “, ” Arce, Evo Morales, ” Morales, ” Bolivia’s, David Choquehuanca, Santiago Peña, Luis Almagro, Josep Borrell Organizations: CNN, Murillo Plaza, Associated Press, Movement, Socialism, Bolivia ”, Wednesday, International, Paraguay’s, Organization of American States, Bolivian, ABI Locations: La Paz, Casa Grande ., Murillo, Bolivia

Citi analyst Andrew Kaplowitz upgraded his rating for the heating and ventilation company to buy from neutral. The analyst accompanied the move by upping his price target to $74 from $65, implying that shares of Carrier Global could rally 17% going forward. The financial institution raised its price target for Nvidia to $150 from $135. Analyst Erin Wright stood by her overweight rating on the health insurance stock, reiterating her $595 price target. Wright set a price target of $374, which is 23% higher than the insurance company's Friday closing price of $355.48.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Andrew Kaplowitz, CARR, Kaplowitz, — Lisa Kailai Han, Jefferies, Blayne Curtis, kingmaker, Curtis, Lisa Kailai Han, Morgan Stanley, UnitedHealth, Morgan Stanley's, Erin Wright, Wright, Bernstein, Stephen Reitman, Ferrari, Reitman, Ferrari's, Sanjeet Aujla, Aujla, BUD, Christopher Danely, Danely, James Schneider, Schneider, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Monday, Citi, Micron Technology, IBM, Carrier Global, Carrier, Nvidia, Humana, Ferrari, UBS, Anheuser, Busch InBev It's, Busch InBev, Micron, Citi Citi, Dow Jones Industrial, Dow Locations: China, UnitedHealth, U.S, Friday's

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Amazon, IBM, Micron, Apple, Tesla, Broadcom, Planet Fitness, UnitedHealth & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Morgan Stanley initiates Ryder System as overweight Morgan Stanley said the transformation is underway for the transport company. " Morgan Stanley names UnitedHealth a top pick Morgan Stanley said the health-care company is compelling. "With this note, we are adjusting our Top Pick to UNH (from CI), where its relative share price performance presents an opportunity in our view." Morgan Stanley initiates Elevance Health as overweight Morgan Stanley called out Elevance Health's earnings power as it initiated coverage of the stock. " Melius reiterates Apple as buy Melius raised its price target on Apple to $260 per share from $227.

Persons: Jefferies, kingmaker, CARR, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Ryder, UnitedHealth, Bernstein, Tesla, TD Cowen, TD, it's, Melius, BEV, Eli Lilly, LLY Organizations: Nvidia, Citi, Micron, Carrier, UBS, Anheuser, Busch InBev, IBM, Bank of America, Broadcom, VMWare, CI, Elevance Health, Cherniere Energy, Cheniere Energy Inc, Ally, Barclays, Apple, " Bank of America, Alexa, Reuters, China, JPMorgan, Royal Locations: LLY, Royal Caribbean

☆ How Chinese EV makers are slowly taking over the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Chinese carmakers accounted for 88% of the EV market in Brazil and 70% in Thailand in Q1, according to ABI Research figures. The EV markets in many of these countries are small now, but they're growing rapidly. This is because Chinese automakers are known for their ability to build electric cars for less than their foreign competitors. Australian Senator and shadow cyber-security minister James Paterson said earlier this year that Chinese EVs pose a growing cybersecurity risk. "India is still a little wary of the Chinese market," said Dylan Khoo, an analyst at ABI Research.

Persons: —, BYD, Joe Biden, Bill Russo, Susan Walsh Sam Fiorani, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, São Paulo, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Marcel Martin, Katherine Tai, Elon Musk, SONNY TUMBELAKA, They're, Automobility, Tesla, John Keeble, James Paterson, Fiorani, Indranil Aditya, Dylan Khoo, Warren Buffett, Xpeng, William Li, HECTOR RETAMAL, America's, Russo, WuYuan Organizations: Service, Detroit, EV, Business, Research, Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen, EU, AP, AutoForecast Solutions, Brazilian Electric Vehicle Association, Great Wall Motors, Anadolu Agency, Getty, International Council, Clean Transportation, Chery, Total, China Passenger Car Association, Reuters, Honda, Mitsubishi, International Energy Agency, Federal, of Automotive Industries, SAIC, AutoForecast, BYD, SAIC Motors, India's, ABI Research, Union Locations: Camaçari, Brazilian, Bahia, Brazil, Mexico, Southeast Asia, Europe, Thailand, China, Shanghai, EU, São, Johannesburg, South Africa, Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Indonesia's West Java, Philippines, Australia, Hangzhou, Queensland, India India, India, Europe Europe, Hungary, France, Spain, Portugal, South Korea

☆ Apple’s new China problem: ChatGPT is banned there
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Apple is banking on its upcoming AI features to boost iPhone sales especially in China, where demand has been lagging. But there’s a problem: ChatGPT — soon to be integrated into Siri — is banned in China. But China is one of the first countries in the world to regulate the generative AI technology that powers these popular services. Resurgent competitorsMeanwhile, Chinese smartphone brand Huawei’s smartphone sales growth was 70% in the first quarter, according to Counterpoint Research. In other parts of the world, Samsung uses its own propriety AI technology, along with Google’s (GOOGL) AI model Gemini, which is also banned in China.

Persons: ChatGPT —, Siri —, OpenAI, Siri, ChatGPT, hasn’t, —, ”, Nabila Popal, ” Popal, what’s, Reece Hayden, Apple wouldn’t, Jeff Fieldhack, they’d Organizations: CNN, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Samsung, Cyberspace Administration, Wall, IDC, Research, IDC Research, ABI Research, China, Baidu Locations: China

☆ The complicated partnership between Apple and OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Nearly an hour later, the iPhone maker announced a much-rumored partnership with OpenAI to bring its ChatGPT technology to devices later this year. “I think Apple will take a pragmatic approach to the OpenAI partnership,” Wood said. Apple said it will not share any personal user information with OpenAI, so inquiries made through ChatGPT won’t be linked to an Apple user’s account. So it came as no surprise when some industry watchers, including Elon Musk, were quick to react to Apple’s partnership with OpenAI. “When users do query ChatGPT, Apple will track the prompts and gather metrics to improve its own models,” he said.

Persons: Sam Altman, Steve Wozniak, OpenAI, Altman, Tim Cook, ”, Ben Wood, “ Apple, Siri, Apple, ” Wood, Jeff Chiu, It’s, ” Cook, it’ll, Wood, Reece Hayden, Elon Musk, Musk, ” Musk, Annette Zimmermann, ” Andrew Cornwall, Forrester, “ Organizations: CNN, Apple, Insight, Apple Intelligence, Nvidia, Microsoft, ChatGPT, ABI Research, Industry, OpenAI, SpaceX, Gartner Locations: China, Washington, Cupertino , Calif

☆ Apple AI: Today’s the day for Apple to reveal its next big thing
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Here’s a closer look at what to expect at Apple’s big event:AI, AI and more AIApple is expected to call its AI initiative “Apple Intelligence” and make it opt-in only. A strategic partnershipIn the spring, Apple was reportedly discussing partnership opportunities with both OpenAI and Google to power its AI tools. That partnership Apple could elaborate on during the opening keynote on Monday. Apple aligning itself with a company and a technology that have yet to win public trust could pose some risks for Apple down the line. Generative AI could potentially propel the headset into another level of personalization and immersion and usher in new use cases for businesses, particularly in the education and medical spaces.

Persons: OpenAI, ”, Tim Cook, Dan Ives, Here’s, –, Siri, ” Thomas Husson, Forrester, Reece Hayden, Apple, ” Hayden, Hayden Organizations: California CNN, Developers Conference, Nvidia, ” Apple, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Bloomberg, CNN, ABI Research, Google, Fortune, Apple Vision, Gartner Locations: Cupertino, California, China, Washington

☆ Apple prepares for its 2024 WWDC event
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Apple is on the verge of kicking off perhaps its most important event in years as it faces a gauntlet of challenges. Apple is expected to team up with ChatGPT creator OpenAI Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto/Getty Images/FileA strategic partnershipIn the spring, Apple was reportedly discussing partnership opportunities with both OpenAI and Google to power its AI tools. But now the company is believed to have inked a deal with the ChatGPT creator, a partnership Apple could elaborate on during the opening keynote on Monday. Apple aligning itself with a company and a technology that have yet to win public trust could pose some risks for Apple down the line. Generative AI could potentially propel the headset into another level of personalization and immersion and usher in new use cases for businesses, particularly in the education and medical spaces.

Persons: OpenAI, ”, Tim Cook, Dan Ives, Here’s, Siri, Suzanne Plunkett, –, ” Thomas Husson, Forrester, Reece Hayden, OpenAI Jaap Arriens, Apple, ” Hayden, Hayden Organizations: CNN, Developers Conference, Nvidia, ” Apple, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Bloomberg, ABI Research, Google, Fortune, Apple Vision, Gartner Locations: China, Washington

☆ ‘Eric’ review: Benedict Cumberbatch pulls the right strings in Netflix series about a puppeteer and his missing son
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Weird, dark but compulsively watchable, “Eric” stars Benedict Cumberbatch and a hulking foul-mouthed puppet, not necessarily in that order. When Edgar abruptly goes missing, both parents blame Vincent, who becomes convinced his child’s drawings of an ogre-like puppet named Eric are somehow the key to finding him. As Vincent turns to self-medication to ease his anxiety and guilt, Eric appears to him, and him alone, ostensibly to help him locate the boy. Ivan Howe plays the missing child in Netflix's "Eric." Eric might need somebody to pull his strings, but give credit to “Eric” – especially considering the challenging nature of the concept – for so effectively tying those threads together.

Persons: “ Eric ”, Benedict Cumberbatch, Edgar, Ivan Howe, Vincent, Cumberbatch, ”, Cassie, Gaby Hoffmann, isn’t, Eric, Lennie, Dan Fogler, Abi Morgan, McKinley Belcher III, –, hasn’t, Henry Sugar, Morgan, Eric ”, “ Eric ” – Organizations: CNN, Netflix, “ Locations: New York, Netflix's, Welsh, York

☆ What a generative AI iPhone could look like
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Although artificial intelligence has powered some of the iPhone’s experiences for years, such as Live Text and improved autocorrect, generative AI could unlock new levels of interaction and personalization. The debut of an AI iPhone could also entice consumers to upgrade at a time when they’ve been holding onto older models longer. Now all eyes shift to Apple for its take on generative AI. Expediting AIBehind the scenes, Apple reportedly has been working on its on-device generative AI capabilities and acquiring companies for awhile, such as Canadian startup DarwinAI. But now it needs to show it’s going all in on artificial intelligence to stay relevant in a rapidly evolving industry.

Persons: Apple’s Siri, Siri, ”, Tim Cook, they’ve, Paul Schell, ” Schell, Thomas Husson, Forrester, Apple, Nabila, doesn’t, ” Popal, “, “ It’s, it’s Organizations: CNN, Developers Conference, Google, Samsung, ” Apple, Apple, ABI Research, Microsoft, Meta, IDC, Bloomberg, Huawei Locations: China

☆ Microsoft’s latest AI tool is alarming privacy experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Samantha Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Microsoft’s buzziest new AI feature is raising concerns that it could potentially be misused in the wrong hands. It’s different from a keyword search; the tool regularly saves screenshots of the user’s screen and stores them directly on the device. It then uses AI to process the data and make it searchable. Jen Golbeck – a professor of AI at the University of Maryland who focuses on privacy – said the recall feature could pose a potential “nightmare” if the device falls into the wrong hands. Still, Michela Menting, a senior research director at ABI Research, believes the feature is a “step backwards” for privacy.

Persons: Jen Golbeck –, –, ”, that’s, Satya Nadella, Geoff Blaber, ” Blaber, Golbeck, Blaber, Michela Organizations: CNN, University of Maryland, Data Protection, ICO, Microsoft, Wall Street, CCS Insight, ABI Research

☆ Haiti’s Gangs Grow Stronger as Kenyan-Led Force Prepares to Deploy
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Maria Abi-Habib | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

They have a stranglehold on the country’s infrastructure, from police stations to seaports. They have chased hundreds of thousands of people from the capital. And they are suspected of having ties to the 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president. Western diplomats and officials say the influence and capability of many Haitian gangs are evolving, making them ever more threatening to the Kenyan-led multinational police force soon deploying to Haiti as well as the fragile transitional council trying to set a path for elections. With their arrival just days away, the 2,500 police officers will confront a better equipped, funded, trained and unified gang force than any mission previously deployed to the Caribbean nation, security experts say.

Organizations: Kenyan Locations: Haiti, Caribbean

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Persons: hasn’t, Jovenel Moïse, Ariel Henry, Johnson André, TikTok, Izo, They’ve, Gustavo Petro, Moïse’s, Dimitri Hérard, Hérard, Izo’s Organizations: YouTube YouTube, Kenyan, The New York Times, Gang, PORT, PRINCE, Prince Bay Gang, Prince, Global, Transnational, Rights, Human Rights Defence Network, Human Rights, Integrated, YouTube, of, Los Angeles Crips, Toyota, Haitian National Police, Haitian Army, Times, Associated, The Justice Department, State Department, Facebook Locations: Belgian, Haiti, Port, Dominican Republic, Prince Bay HAITI, PRINCE HAITI, U.S, America, Dieu, Izo’s, United States, Colombia, Haitian, South, Central America, Brazil, Latin America, Europe, Izo, Western

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