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☆ The internet just went on a wild quest that could result in floating trains and cheap EVs
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The internet went wild over claims scientists discovered a room-temperature superconductor. Here's how a room-temperature superconductor could change everything:Revolutionize the medical industryMRI machines currently depend on liquid helium coolant to keep cool enough to operate. A room-temperature superconductor would go a step further in helping create these fields under normal conditions. With room-temperature superconductors, EV makers might be able to take a closer step towards delivering cheap battery-run cars. This is where room-temperature superconductors could one day step in.

Persons: It's, gloriously, Dr Niladri Banerjee, Banerjee, Michael Fuhrer, Massoud Pedram, Eugene Hoshiko, they'd, Jason Laurea, Lawrence, Robert Knopes, Getty Images Elon, Tesla Organizations: Imperial College London, Theory, School of Physics, Monash University, University of Southern, Airport, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, MIT's, Science, Fusion Center, Fusion Systems, Getty Images, TechCrunch Locations: South Korea, Australia, University of Southern California, Shanghai, China, Pudong, levitating, Lawrence Livermore

☆ WeWork could head to the scrapyard of American dreams. There's a stark warning in there for AI.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

WeWork's rise and fall offers a stark warning for the AI era. Companies racing for glory in the AI era would do well to learn from the over-exuberance in the WeWork saga. Since the launch of ChatGPT last year, private tech investors have abandoned their temporary pullback in startup investment to throw money at almost any company with AI in the name. ChatGPT's creator OpenAI has bagged billions of dollars from Microsoft, while venture capitalists announced $10.7 billion of generative AI startup deals in the first quarter of the year, per data firm Pitchbook. But equally, investors would be wise to learn from WeWork and look under the hood of any AI firm claiming it will fundamentally alter any market.

Persons: OpenAI, Adam Neumann, Jackal Pan, Getty Images Neumann, –, It's, Sam Hogan Organizations: Microsoft, Visual China, Getty Images Locations: American

☆ Humanity is on the brink of major scientific breakthroughs, but nobody seems to care
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Humanity could be on the brink of making major progress in multiple areas of science. These are artificial intelligence, room-temperature superconductors, and nuclear fusion. A lesson from ChatGPT: people get excited by progress when they understand what it means. It's not a surprising attitude from the man who also said "we wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters." Efforts remain underway to replicate a room-temperature superconductor's creation.

Persons: Peter Thiel, Thiel, LLMs, chatbot, Marc Andreessen, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Andreessen Organizations: Milken, Peking University, Times, Milken Institute Locations: Korea, Beijing, Silicon, California, ChatGPT

☆ Silicon Valley presented AI as a noble research tool. Now it's all about cold, hard cash.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tech firms once had the luxury of pursuing expensive AI research. It's a sign that companies hope AI will play a greater role in boosting revenue. The Financial Times reported that the company axed a team involved in protein folding research as part of its massive restructuring program, which Mark Zuckerberg has called the "Year of Efficiency." The company's vice-president of AI, Joelle Pineau, also said Meta "remains committed" to its Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) Team, which conducts "exploratory research based on open science." The race to make money from AI then is heating up.

Persons: that's, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Meta, Joelle Pineau Organizations: Morning, Google, Meta, Financial Times, Facebook, DeepMind, AI Research, FAIR Locations: DeepMind

☆ Room-temperature superconductors and nuclear fusion will need a ChatGPT moment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

These are artificial intelligence, room-temperature semiconductors, and nuclear fusion. A lesson from ChatGPT: people get excited by progress when they understand what it means. In South Korea last month, researchers declared the discovery of the world's first room-temperature, ambient pressure superconductor – a rock-like material known as LK-99. But if Andreessen and his ilk want the general public to get excited by nuclear energy and superconductors, they have the answer in their own backyard in ChatGPT. Humans need to see and understand the benefits of progress for themselves.

☆ How to Find Wedding Vendors That Celebrate Inclusion
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Sadiba Hasan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jove Meyer didn’t think he would become an activist when he started his career as a wedding planner 15 years ago. “I was like, ‘What is going on?’” said Mr. Meyer, who is based in Brooklyn. I was planning weddings — something that I myself couldn’t participate in.” Mr. Meyer, who is gay, was unable to marry at the time because same-sex unions were not yet legal nationwide. Since then, he has been advocating inclusivity in the wedding industry at events and on broadcast shows, pushing for wedding vendors to be more welcoming to all couples. rights and discrimination, Mr. Meyer said, many queer couples are conducting research in order to find inclusive vendors.

Persons: Jove Meyer didn’t, “ You’re, “, ’ ”, Meyer, ” Mr Locations: New York, Brooklyn

☆ Tim Cook says he's using Apple's $3,500 Vision Pro headset daily. There are still no photos.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tim Cook wants you to know that he's using the Apple Vision Pro every single day. The Vision Pro is a major step into virtual reality, and is Apple's biggest launch since the iPhone. Tim Cook wants everyone to know he's apparently using Apple's upcoming Vision Pro headset every day, though not enough to share a selfie. A quick recap: The Apple Vision Pro is, to all intents and purposes, the company's shot at a virtual-reality headset. "There's enormous excitement around the Vision Pro," Cook insisted during the firm's quarterly earnings call Thursday.

Persons: Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg's, Cook, that's, We're, Sidney Ho, Alistair Barr, Apple Organizations: Apple Vision, Apple, Vision, Deutsche Bank, Apple's, Conference, VR

☆ The No. 1 skill you need to 'win every argument,' says public speaking expert: 'Few people have it'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Mehdi Hasan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In my book, "Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking," I outline the two types of listening to master: critical listening and empathetic listening. Good listening skills boost your credibility and make you sound confident. People who win arguments and are good at debating don't just speak well, they listen well, too. You need to be a critical listener when your teacher is giving you feedback on an essay you wrote. By listening critically to your opponent and being ready to catch fallacious or false claims, you can prepare zinger-like responses, and win your argument.

Persons: Richard Branson, Bill Gates, Gates Organizations: Debating Locations: London, Branson

☆ Borrowers should avoid getting hopes up for Biden's next round of student loan forgiveness, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

After the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden's original student loan forgiveness plan, Biden said he would pursue a new path to deliver relief to holders of federal educational debt. "Borrowers should avoid getting their hopes up for forgiveness," said higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz. At the end of June, the high court justices ruled that the executive branch didn't have the authority to widely cancel people's debts. "That would be easier to justify in front of a court that is skeptical of broad authority," said Luke Herrine, assistant professor of law at the University of Alabama. "As the president said, he'll be fighting to get relief to as many borrowers as possible, as quickly as possible," Hasan said.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Biden, Mark Kantrowitz, Luke Herrine, Abdullah Hasan, he'll, Hasan Organizations: Finance, University of Alabama

☆ Shredded Zuck is eating 4,000 calories per day, apparently including McDonald's Quarter Pounder, apple pie, and McFlurry
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Zuckerberg says he's eating 4,000 calories per day, 1.6 times more than the recommended intake. Apparently this includes McDonald's staples like the Quarter Pounder, fries, and McFlurry. After McDonald's posted on Threads for followers' favorite orders, Zuckerberg responded: "20 nuggets, a quarter pounder, large fries, Oreo McFlurry, apple pie, and maybe some cheeseburgers for later?" But Zuck said he needed around 4,000 calories a day to maintain his weight during his current training regime. Meta didn't respond to Insider's request for comment to confirm if their fitness-loving boss did go ahead with his McDonald's order.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg's, Meta, Lex Fridman, McDonald's, Zuckerberg, Mike Davis, Davis, Elon Musk, Zuck, Michael Phelps, isn't Phelps Organizations: UFC

☆ Meta is trying to catch up with ChatGPT with new AI chatbots that speak like famous figures including Abraham Lincoln, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Meta could soon be launching AI chatbots that speak like famous people including Abraham Lincoln. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is hoping to retain users by introducing chatbots that rival ChatGPT. Meta is exploring plans to launch AI chatbots as soon as next month that imitate famous figures, including Abraham Lincoln, as it scrambles to retain users and see off the threat from ChatGPT, a new report says. However, Meta has lacked a more consumer-facing, engaging interface like ChatGPT or Snapchat's My AI chatbot. The FT report added that the chatbots will aim to offer users fresh search functions as well as recommendations.

Persons: Abraham Lincoln, Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI's, Zuckerberg, Meta Organizations: Financial Times, Morning, Financial, Meta, Facebook

☆ Apple bet on an obscure Chinese manufacturer for the Vision Pro because of its willingness to test 'crazy' ideas, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Apple chose a Chinese firm to assemble its Vision Pro thanks to its openness to "crazy ideas." A Chinese firm responsible for assembling Apple's Vision Pro had a vote of confidence from the tech giant thanks to its willingness to test "crazy" ideas, a new report says. Luxshare, a contract manufacturer, has built close ties with Apple as the latter prepares to launch its mixed-reality headset. The Vision Pro is Apple's biggest hardware launch since the release of the iPhone in 2007 and set to be its riskiest in recent years. Apple and Luxshare did not immediately respond to Insider' request for comment outside regular working hours.

Persons: Apple, Luxshare Organizations: Financial Times, Apple, Morning, Apple's, Consumers Locations: Shenzhen

☆ Get the lowdown on 'e/acc' — Silicon Valley's favorite obscure theory about progress at all costs, which has been embraced by Marc Andreessen
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

There's a new ideological interest in Silicon Valley: effective accelerationism. It's called effective accelerationism. The more formalized e/acc idea has taken shape on Twitter and through Substack newsletters since 2022. In an e/acc world, no idea that offers hypothetical value should be considered too absurd, too dangerous, too out there to make a reality. But one thing does seem certain: as long as AI remains front and center, so too will effective accelerationism.

Persons: Marc Andreessen, It's, Garry Tan, Sam Bankman, Fried, Michael M, Nick Land, Freeman, ChatGPT, Marc Andreessen's, Tan, Y Organizations: Tech, acc, Morning, Twitter, Getty, University of Warwick Locations: Silicon Valley, British, Francisco

☆ Tesla was dealing with 2,000 cases a week amid a surge in driving-range complaints from frustrated customers, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla dealt with up to 2,000 cases a week amid concerns over driving ranges, per Reuters reported. Citing sources, Reuters reported that Tesla set up a secret unit to shut down customer complaints. The diversion team was expected to close around 750 complaints cases a week, the report said. Tesla was dealing with up to 2,000 complaints cases a week from customers over issues around driving range after it set up a secret team to shut down complaints, Reuters reported as part of an investigation. The app update led complaints about range to be sent to a secret team in Nevada, known as the diversion team.

Persons: Tesla Organizations: Reuters, Morning, Elon Musk's EV, EV Locations: Nevada

☆ Mark Zuckerberg's 'Year of Efficiency' is paying off for Meta
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mark Zuckerberg's mission to turnaround Meta's fortunes is working. Meta posted revenues of $32 billion for its second quarter – 11% higher than last year. It's a sign that Zuck's "Year of Efficiency" is paying off. Mark Zuckerberg's been a man on a mission. What is certain right now: Zuck's "Year of Efficiency" is working.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg's, Meta, Zuckerberg, We've, OpenAI's, Kali Hays Organizations: Meta, Morning, Reality Labs

☆ Meta's Llama 2 AI model is about to get a whole lot of use from Chinese companies, thanks to Alibaba
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chinese businesses are about to get their hands on Meta's Llama 2 AI model. The free AI model will enter China at a time when US-China tensions over AI are rising. Meta's Llama 2 has a major new backer that is about to make its new and improved AI model available to a whole lot of Chinese companies: Alibaba. It's a move that is set to give Chinese businesses first-hand access to Meta's free AI model, Reuters reported. "Today, Alibaba Cloud has launched the first training and deployment solution for the entire Llama 2 series in China, welcoming all developers to create customized large models on Alibaba Cloud," Alibaba Cloud said in a statement on super app WeChat.

Persons: Meta, Marc Andreessen, Alibaba Organizations: Meta's, Reuters, China, Morning, Meta, Microsoft, Web Services, Silicon Locations: China, Silicon Valley, Washington, Beijing

☆ Elon Musk wants everyone to conduct their entire 'financial world' on X as he doubles down on his vision for an 'everything app'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk's grand ambition for X: Make it the place you manage finances and make payments. The billionaire said X users would be able to conduct their "entire financial world" on the app. The shake-up comes as Musk aims to see off a threat from Mark Zuckerberg's Threads. Elon Musk is preparing to transform X, formerly known as Twitter, into a social-media service where users can manage their "entire financial world" as part of his vision for an "everything app." Musk added that in the months to come, new features would be added to X that would give users "the ability to conduct your entire financial world."

Persons: Elon Musk's, Mark Zuckerberg's, Elon Musk, It's, Musk, Twitter, Esther Crawford, Mark Zuckerberg

☆ Sam Altman's vision for the future of currency is here — and it involves scanning your eyeballs through an 'orb'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

OpenAI boss Sam Altman has a new toy for the world: an eyeball-scanning "orb." On Monday, Altman launched his new project, Worldcoin, to counter the challenges posed by AI. ChatGPT creator Sam Altman is ready to bring his new creation to the world: a future version of currency that involves scanning your eyeballs through an "orb." The Worldcoin orb has been a particular point of focus online. "Visit the Orb or the Orb will visit you…" he posted.

Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, Worldcoin, Alex Blania, Jack Dorsey, Block Organizations: Twitter

☆ Washington's AI discussions are focused on beating China as part of a new Cold War, says Marc Andreessen
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AI is shaping up to be a new Cold War with China, according to Marc Andreessen. The Silicon Valley veteran discussed US policymakers' plans on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Washington's leaders are determined that the US will beat China in a global race to dominate AI as a new Cold War takes shape, according to Marc Andreessen. Andreessen added that Washington's policymakers said not only do they need "American AI to succeed," but that they need to "beat the Chinese." Andreessen said Beijing's leaders "view AI as a way to achieve population control" because "they're authoritarians."

Persons: Marc Andreessen, Joe Rogan, a16z, Andreessen, Elon Musk Organizations: Silicon, China, Google, Microsoft, Meta, White, Representatives Locations: China, it's, Washington

☆ Texas governor to defy DOJ request to remove floating barriers in Rio Grande: ‘Texas will see you in court, Mr. President’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Chris Boyette Priscilla Alvarez | Chris Boyette | Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Greg Abbott will not be ordering floating barriers to be removed from the Rio Grande, in defiance of the US Department of Justice. The Justice Department gave Texas a deadline of Monday at 2 p.m. ET to commit to the removal of the floating border barriers or face legal action, according to the letter sent to Abbott. The governor’s actions are cruel and putting both migrants and border agents in danger,” White House spokesman Abdullah Hasan said. Among the complaints are reports that Texas troopers were told to push back migrants into the Rio Grande and ordered not to give them water.

Persons: Greg Abbott, “, ” Abbott, Joe Biden, ”, Abbott, Abbott’s, Abdullah Hasan, Ted Cruz, Biden’s Organizations: CNN, Texas Gov, US Department of Justice, DOJ, Justice Department, Texas, The, Department gave Texas, Republican, Texas Constitution, Patrol, Department of Homeland Security, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Justice, Texas Department of Public Safety, DPS Locations: Rio Grande, “ Texas, Texas, Mexico, United States, Rio

☆ Jay Shetty: 'Every day we are assaulted by negativity'—the No. 1 tactic he uses to maintain a positive mindset
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

That's according to Jay Shetty, a former monk turned life coach and New York Times bestselling author. In his self-help book, "Think Like a Monk," Shetty explains that negative thoughts practically surround us. "Every day we are assaulted by negativity," Shetty writes. Negative thoughts are more prevalent than we may think. On average, a person has 11 negative thoughts every day, including "I'm not good enough" or "I'm not good looking," according to a January poll of over 2,000 people from StudyFinds.

Persons: —, Jay Shetty, Shetty, absolves, Barack Obama, Hasan Minhaj, Obama Organizations: New York Times, Mayo Clinic

☆ Google cofounder Sergey Brin frequently works at the company's HQ to help develop ChatGPT rival Gemini, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Brin is frequently showing up at Google HQ to help its AI efforts, The Wall Street Journal reported. He is reportedly deeply involved in the development of Gemini, an AI model that aims to rival GPT-4. Google cofounder Sergey Brin is reportedly showing up often at the search giant's headquarters to help develop ChatGPT rival Gemini and boost its AI ambitions. Google is pouring efforts into Gemini, an AI model designed to rival the GPT-4 model underlying OpenAI's technology. This week, Google's AI ambitions faced another threat as Meta unveiled Llama 2.

Persons: Sergey Brin, Brin, GPT, Larry Page, Sundar Pichai, Demis Hassabis Organizations: Google, Street Journal, Gemini, Morning, The New York Times, Wall Street, Meta, Microsoft Locations: The

☆ So, that's the end of OpenAI's ChatGPT moat
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In the fast-changing world of AI, OpenAI appeared to have created a powerful moat through ChatGPT. But Meta rolling out its own powerful language model, Llama 2, with few restrictions puts ChatGPT at risk. And unlike OpenAI's ChatGPT, Llama 2 doesn't come with an easy-to-use consumer interface. As the first popular entrant into the generative AI space, OpenAI's chatbot had the advantage of capturing the imaginations of millions before Google, Meta and the rest. But open models were always the threat.

Persons: OpenAI, chatbot, Mark Zuckerberg, Erin Scott, Warren Buffett, ChatGPT, Kali Hays, Rosalie Chan, Nathan Lambert, Lambert, It's Organizations: Meta, Google, Microsoft, ChatGPT, Stanford University, UC Berkeley

☆ The AI behind ChatGPT really does seem to be getting dumber — but no one can quite figure out why
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It's not just you: new research suggests ChatGPT's AI model really is getting dumber. There's been a growing feeling for a while now that the AI model behind ChatGPT is, frankly, getting dumber. No one can quite figure out why GPT-4 is changingWhat the research doesn't seem to identify is why this performance drop has happened. As the AI model underlying a more advanced version of ChatGPT, one that paying subscribers get access to, that's a bit of a problem for OpenAI. That said, it's hard to ignore the questions of quality surrounding GPT-4 when a whole community of AI devotees is asking them.

Persons: It's, There's, OpenAI, Ethan Mollick, Wharton, OpenAI hasn't, Peter Yang, Alistair Barr, Peter Welinder, tweeting, Matei Zaharia, —, Arvind Narayanan Organizations: Stanford, UC Berkeley, Morning, Stanford University, UC Berkeley — Locations: Princeton, GPT

☆ Mark Zuckerberg says tens of millions of people are returning to use Threads every day
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Zuckerberg said he was very optimistic about the growth of the community on Threads. Mark Zuckerberg says "tens of millions" of people are returning to use Threads daily almost two weeks after the launch of the Twitter rival. In a Threads post on Monday, the Meta boss said he was "very optimistic about how the Threads community is coming together." "It'll take time to stabilize, but once we nail that then we'll focus on growing the community," Zuckerberg wrote. The comments from Zuckerberg come as his rivalry with Elon Musk and Twitter intensifies since the launch of Threads.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Musk, Instagram, Adam Mosseri, Meta Organizations: Elon, Twitter

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