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☆ The 75 most impactful TV moments are debuts, farewells and historic firsts
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

These and more indelible moments appear on the Television Academy’s new list of the 75 most impactful moments in TV history, spanning introductions, endings and history-making events. MTV premieres with its first music video – “Video Killed the Radio Star,” 198113. “All in the Family” – viewers meet the working-class Bunker family, 197135. 8.” M*A*S*H” series finale, 198326. But these classic TV moments that stirred audiences when they first aired are still resonant and frequently referenced in contemporary culture.

Persons: Martin Luther King Jr, Mister Rogers, Clemmons, Whitney, George Floyd’s, Lucy ”, Neil Armstrong, O.J, Simpson, Ford Bronco, Walter Cronkite, John F, Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr, Nixon, Barack Obama’s, Rodney King’s, Princess Diana’s, Queen Elizabeth II’s, Rodney King, William Shatner’s Captain Kirk, Nichelle Nichols, Uhura, Nichols, Ellen DeGeneres, “ Ellen ”, Sammy Davis , Jr, Archie, “, Lucy ” – Lucy Ricardo, Little Ricky, Lucille Ball, “ Maude ” – Bea Arthur’s Maude, Kelly Clarkson, – Kirk, Kunta Kinte, LeVar Burton, ”, Matt Zoller Seitz, Kunta, Levar Burton, George Carlin, Gordon, Walter White, Bart, Homer, Ted Turner, Sophia, Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, it’s, hallucinating, King Cole, White Walker, ” – Julia Child, boeuf, “ Julia ” –, Julia, “ Will, Grace ”, James Farley, Tony Soprano, Will Hart, It’s, Hawkeye, “ Newhart, Robert Hartley, Bob Newhart, –, “ Mary Tyler Moore, Mary, Ted Danson’s Sam, Bette Midler, Johnny Carson, weren't, Robb, Catelyn, Ed Sullivan, Elvis, “ Charlie Brown, – Linus, Charlie Brown, Carol Burnett, Lucy ” – Lucy, “ Dallas, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary can’t, Chuckles, “ Seinfeld, Jerry, Will Smith, Chris Rock, Harry Bemis, Kinte, Toby, Elmer Fudd, Siegfried, Bugs Bunny, Michael Jackson’s, Oprah ”, Oprah Winfrey, Robb Stark, Hooper, Big, Mr, offscreen, Bill, Frank, Justin Timberlake, Janet, Luke, Laura get, – Whitney Houston, “ Peter Pan ”, “ Walt, Disney Organizations: CNN, The, Television, “, Space Shuttle, NFL, Ford, Capitol, MTV, Radio Star, ABC, Getty, Variety, Oceanic Airlines, Democratic National, HBO, Super, “ Dallas, Beatles, US, Nazi, Pontiac Locations: Angeles, New York, Southern, Monica, “, Valhalla

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. company’s lunar lander will soon burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after a failed moonshot. Astrobotic Technology said its lander is now headed back toward Earth from the vicinity of the moon. Company officials expect the mission to end Thursday. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesNASA paid more than $100 million to fly experiments on the Peregrine lander. Another U.S. company, Intuitive Machines, is up next with its own lunar lander due to launch next month.

Persons: Astrobotic, Peregrine, rocketed, Gene Roddenberry, Arthur C, Clarke Organizations: —, Astrobotic Technology, ., NASA, Cape Canaveral, Peregrine, Carnegie Mellon University, “, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla, U.S, Cape

☆ The first US moon lander in more than 50 years launched with human remains on board, paving the way for space burials
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Marianne Guenot | Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewA US spacecraft carrying human remains launched on Monday in a bid to become the first private mission to land on the moon. "Unfortunately, it appears the failure within the propulsion system is causing a critical loss of propellant," the company that built the lunar lander, Astrobotic, said in an update Monday afternoon. AstroboticSeveral capsules on board the lander are part of a memorial service offered by private companies Celestis and Elysium Space. The screenwriter was also part of the first human "space burial" in 1992 when his ashes were put aboard NASA's spacecraft Columbia. Astrobotic Peregrine Mission One is the first of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)-backed missions to launch.

Persons: —, Peregrine, John Thornton, Celestis, Gene Roddenberry, Majel Barrett, George Washington, Dwight Eisenhower, John F, Kennedy, — Arthur C Clarke, Stanley Kubrick, Gene Roddenberry's, Thornton, Mr, Peregrine isn't, Astrobotic, landers, Artemis Organizations: Service, Business, Astrobiotic, United Launch Alliance, Cape Canaveral Space Force, Peregrine, NASA, United Launch Alliance Vulcan, New York Times, Navajo Nation, The New York Times, Houston, Payload Locations: Cape, Florida, Navajo, Stickiness, Russia, India, China

☆ Amazon announces Q, an AI chatbot for businesses
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon on Tuesday announced a new chatbot called Q for people to use at work. The Copilot for Microsoft 365 and Duet AI for Google Workspace for business workers both cost $30 per person per month. As a result, with Q, people can discuss information that's stored in Microsoft 365, Dropbox, Salesforce and Zendesk, along with AWS' S3 data-storage service. Administrators will be able to determine whether Q can answer people's questions about general topics, said Deepak Singh, an AWS vice president. WATCH: The market now sees Amazon as more of a cloud and generative AI company, says Needham's Laura Martin

Persons: James Bond, Salesforce's Slack, Adam Selipsky, Selipsky, Steven Dickens, Q, Deepak Singh, Needham's Laura Martin Organizations: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google, Star Trek, Futurum, AWS Locations: Las Vegas

☆ Chris Pine was rejected for the role of Ryan Atwood on 'The O.C.' because he had 'really bad' acne, says casting director
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Chris Pine auditioned for the role of Ryan Atwood on Fox's teen drama "The O.C." Casting director Patrick Rush said Pine was "really good" but had "really bad skin problems." "It was at that point where it looked insurmountable," Rush said. "We saw Chris Pine, who was really good," Patrick Rush said in the book "Welcome to the O.C. "I hate saying this, but it's the truth: Chris Pine was at the age where he was experiencing really bad skin problems," Rush continued.

Persons: Chris Pine, Ryan Atwood, Patrick Rush, Pine, Rush, —, Alan Sepinwall, Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Chris Pine's, Ben McKenzie, Garrett Hedlund, D.J, Cotrona, Schwartz, Ed Norton Organizations: Service, Fox Locations: Pine, Hollywood, Chino , California, Newport Beach, Orange County

☆ Patrick Stewart says 'Star Trek' has saved people's lives
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Patrick Stewart says the "Star Trek" franchise has saved people's lives. Stewart plays Captain Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek" TV shows and movies. Advertisement"Star Trek" isn't just a media franchise — it has a positive impact on the lives of its fans too, according to Patrick Stewart. Through the years, many fans have even shared with Stewart how "Star Trek" has shaped their lives. In Stewart's memoir "Making It So," published in October, he wrote that his friend Ian McKellen had initially tried to dissuade him from joining "Star Trek."

Persons: Patrick Stewart, people's, Stewart, Jean, Luc Picard, —, Stewart —, Captain Jean, Ian McKellen, Ian Organizations: NPR, Service, Star

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☆ Who is Emmett Shear, the new CEO of OpenAI?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —A sudden and seismic leadership crisis at OpenAI has led to a revolving door of CEOs at the artificial intelligence company, with tech entrepreneur Emmett Shear becoming the latest to take the helm on Monday. But by Monday morning, Altman had accepted a job at Microsoft, the tech giant with a sizable investment in OpenAI, Shear was named interim CEO and hundreds of OpenAI employees — including Murati — were calling for the board’s resignation and threatening to follow Altman to Microsoft. Now, picking up the pieces at OpenAI will be Shear, the 40-year-old co-founder of the video-game live-streaming company Twitch. On Monday, Shear announced he had accepted the job of interim CEO because he believes OpenAI “is one of the most important companies currently in existence.”Whether it can remain so depends on what Shear does next. But with Altman and his allies working in-house at Microsoft, Shear — and whomever succeeds him as OpenAI’s permanent CEO — may forever be overshadowed.

Persons: Emmett Shear, Sam Altman, Mira Murati, Altman, Shear, Murati —, OpenAI “, ” Shear, “, He’s, “ You’ll, ”, OpenAI Organizations: CNN, Microsoft, Twitch, Amazon, Yale, Bing Locations: OpenAI, “

☆ See inside Nvidia's giant 'Voyager' HQ — a futuristic office where work meets nature
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

US chipmaker Nvidia opened its "Voyager" office last year. Jason O'Rear / Gensler San FranciscoNamed "Voyager," the building was designed by the architectural firm Gensler – and yes, it was named after a "Star Trek" starship. Jason O'Rear / Gensler San FranciscoKo said his firm's research showed collaboration was most effective when teams operated in the same spaces. Jason O'Rear / Gensler San FranciscoEngineers at Nvidia had previously been siloed in traditional workstations, while other teams were stationed on different floors and even in different buildings. Jason O'Rear / Gensler San FranciscoThe "four-acre workspace" features parks and '"treehouses" for gatherings, while shading trellis lined with solar panels blends into the building's structure.

Persons: —, Jensen Huang, Huang, Jason O'Rear, Gensler –, Hao Ko, Ko, Francisco Ko, San, Santa Clara Organizations: Nvidia, Service, Harvard Business, Santa, San Francisco Engineers Locations: Santa Clara, Francisco, San Francisco

☆ Make America Build Again
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +37 min

America is the sixth-most-expensive place in the world to build subways and trolleys. The solutions will cost trillions of dollars and require a pace of building unseen in America since World War II. Perhaps the single most pressing question we face today is: How do we make America build again? "For this class of projects, federal environmental laws are more the exception." The prospect of overhauling our hard-won environmental laws might feel like sacrilege to anyone who cares about the Earth.

Persons: Anne, Marie Griger's, Griger, —, They're, Obama, I'm, we've, We've, I'd, It's, Matt Harrison Clough, Jamie Pleune, AECOM, Joe Biden's, There's, David Adelman, David Spence, Spence, James Coleman, NECA, Coleman, everyone's, Danielle Stokes, Nobody, Bill McKibben, Mother Jones, McKibben, Michael Gerrard, Columbia University —, they've, David Pettit, it's, Zachary Liscow, That's who's, Adam Rogers Organizations: RES Group, Environmental, Infrastructure Investment, Jobs, Land Management, Forest Service, University of Utah, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, Brookings, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, White, University of Texas, Greenpeace, Natural Resources Defense Council, Act, NEPA, Berkeley, University of California, University of Southern, Southern Methodist University, Ecosystems Conservation, GOP, Biden, Motorola, Telecommunications, Conservatives, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC, University of Richmond, UC Berkeley, USC, Star, Sabin, Climate, Columbia University, Natural Resources Defense, Republicans, Democrats, Management, Budget, Yale Law School Locations: Panama, Colorado, . California, Los Angeles, San Francisco, China, America, Washington, , Wyoming, Nantucket, New England, San Francisco ., University of Southern California, California, New York, Florida, Southern California, Las Vegas

Not long ago, Chinese propaganda was warning that American attempts at easing tensions were mere performance. The country’s leader, Xi Jinping, declared that the United States was engaged in a campaign of “all-around containment, encirclement and suppression,” in remarks broadcast across state media. Now, the tone used to discuss the United States has suddenly shifted. game,” the article continued, describing a visit by Mr. Xi to the United States in 2012. “Veterans visit Chinese cities, anticipating everlasting China-U.S. friendship,” one headline declared.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Xi, “, ” Organizations: Xinhua, American Ballet Theater, Philadelphia Orchestra, Veterans Locations: United States, “, States, Iowa, China, Japan

☆ Chris Pine, viral fashion sensation, says his short-shorts are ‘a vibe’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Chris Pine – a celebrated actor who has gone viral on numerous recent occasions after photos showcasing his quirky street style continually surface on the internet – is owning his sartorial choices. After photographs of him wearing a certain pair of short-shorts in Los Angeles last month made a splash yet again, Pine isn’t thinking twice about it. News in an interview on Sunday when asked about his barely-there shorts, adding, “It’s called short-shorts, isn’t it? Pine even said he would much rather wear his short-shorts than – gasp – “some sort of capri” pant. “I’ll be wearing the short-shorts… I mean, until the legs go,” Pine said.

Persons: Chris Pine –, Pine, ”, “ It’s, Tom Selleck ”, “, ” Pine, It’s Organizations: CNN Locations: Los Angeles, pant

☆ Room-Temperature Superconductor Discovery Is Retracted
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Kenneth Chang | More About Kenneth Chang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

First discovered in 1911, superconductors can seem almost magical — they conduct electricity without resistance. Most require ultracold temperatures, and recent advances toward superconductors that function at higher temperatures require crushing pressures. A superconductor that works at everyday temperatures and pressures could find use in M.R.I. Superconductors unexpectedly became a viral topic on social networks over the summer when a different group of scientists, in South Korea, also claimed to have discovered a room-temperature superconductor, named LK-99. Even though it was published in a high-profile journal, Dr. Dias’s claim of a room-temperature superconductor did not set off euphoria like LK-99 did because many scientists in the field already regarded his work with doubt.

Persons: Dias’s, . Dias, Dias Locations: South Korea

☆ Their Final Wish? A Burial in Space.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Dina Litovsky | Jon Mooallem | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Starship Enterprise — in addition to all its flashy, futuristic technology — was peaceful, too: an environment of sleek, clean lines. “It was very orderly and logical,” she says, “and I’m a total, total logical thinker — which can be a problem, sometimes, if you don’t have any gray. Mansfield understood that’s where adventures happened. She loves the water just as much, loves to water ski and swim. I think I’m afraid of the dark.” Sending your ashes and DNA into deep space involves a tremendous amount of darkness, too, Mansfield concedes.

Persons: “, ”, Mansfield, It’s Organizations: “ Locations: I’m, Ontario’s, Toronto

☆ UChicago psychologist shares his No.1 brain hack for critical thinking and memory skills: Think in a foreign language
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Your second language presents a brain shortcutSpeaking in your native language is easy — and it can lull your brain into being less able to process information objectively, says Gallo. When that happens, you're stuck in a mindset Gallo refers to as "hot cognition," also known as "System 1 thinking." "When you are thinking in your second language, you are being very analytical and careful about the surface-level features of information," he explains. Using your second language acts as a quick shortcut into "Spock mode," Gallo says. It can help you avoid false memories and misinformationThe benefits of a second language extend beyond analytical thinking, says Gallo.

Persons: David Gallo, monolinguals, Gallo, Monolinguals, Boaz Keysar, —, Spock, It's, Rosetta Stone Organizations: University of Chicago, Research, CNBC

☆ Paramount's Shari Redstone is open for business, but business may not be open for her
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Paramount Global 's controlling shareholder is open to a merger or selling the company at the right price, according to people familiar with her thinking. Spokespeople for Redstone and Paramount Global declined to comment. Paramount Global's market value was below $8 billion as of Friday. Discovery could merge with Paramount Global, though putting together Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures may hold up deal approval with U.S. regulators. Paramount Global isn't actively working with an investment bank on a sale, according to people familiar with the matter.

Persons: Shari Redstone, David A, CNBC Shari, Jon Miller, SpongeBob, Guggenheim, Michael Morris, Morris, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Bob Bakish, Bakish, Wells, Steven Cahall, Cahall, CNBC's David Faber, Lina Khan, Laura Martin, haven't, Simon, Simon & Schuster, Sumner Redstone, NAI, Jim Cramer Organizations: National Amusements, Paramount Global, Allen & Company Sun Valley, Grogan, CNBC, Paramount, Redstone, Integrated Media, Advancit, Paramount Pictures, CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, Showtime, NFL, Champions League, Viacom, Berkshire, Paramount Global's, Tech, Apple, YouTube, National Football, Federal Trade, Big Tech, Comcast, NBC, Fox, Disney, Needham & Co, Netflix, Bain, Co, Warner Bros, Sky, Scripps, Discovery, Simon &, MSD Partners Locations: Sun Valley , Idaho, Los Angeles , California, U.S

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The creator and producer of The Quiz Channel on YouTube, which includes Adolf Hitler’s image as part of a quiz Michigan State used on its videoboards before a game against No. 2 Michigan, said the school didn't ask for permission to use his content or pay him for it. “It’s an absolutely normal trivia question, shown in an inappropriate setting,” Floris van Pallandt wrote Sunday on his YouTube page. 2 Michigan was finishing off a 49-0 win over the Spartans on Saturday night, Michigan State spokesman Matt Larson apologized that the inappropriate content was displayed more than an hour before kickoff. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesMichigan State streamed The Quiz Channel, which had 40 questions in its latest video, including asking where was Hitler born with his image before showing Austria as the answer.

Persons: Adolf, ” Floris van Pallandt, Matt Larson, “, ” Larson, Hitler, Teresa Woodruff, ” Organizations: YouTube, Michigan, Spartans, “ MSU, Michigan State, “, Trek, Spartan, AP Locations: LANSING, Mich, Michigan, Austria

DALLAS (AP) — A miniature X-wing Starfighter used in a “Star Wars” film sold for over $3 million during an auction over the weekend of items both collected and created by longtime Hollywood model-maker Greg Jein. The auction house said that everyone from model-makers to collectors and science-fiction fans attended, making the event its best-attended in years. The Red Leader X-wing Starfighter that was used in the 1977 film “Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope" sold for about $3.1 million after a bidding duel between two collectors, the auction house said. Also going for an eye-popping amount was a “Star Wars” Stormtrooper costume that sold for $645,000. Zutavern said his friend had a love of Hollywood history, and a passion for seeking out items for his collection.

Persons: Greg Jein, Jein, Joe Maddalena, Jein’s, ” Jein, Stanley Kubrick's, Steven Spielberg's, Lou Zutavern, Zutavern, “, ” Organizations: DALLAS, Heritage Auctions, Red, “, Air and Space Museum Locations: Hollywood, Dallas, Los Angeles, Washington ,

☆ The company powering the AI revolution is quite happy to let staff keep WFH
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It's not adopted the strict return-to-office mandates enforced by some Silicon Valley firms. But Nvidia, whose chips are powering the AI revolution, is not enforcing strict return-to-office mandates. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during a press conference at The MGM during CES 2018 in Las Vegas on January 7, 2018. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty ImagesYet the companies snapping up Nvidia's chips don't all agree. But Nvidia's astounding growth undermines the claims made by some Silicon Valley bigwigs.

Persons: Bard, It's, Jensen Huang, —, Beau Davidson, Davidson, Mandel Ngan, Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, OpenAI, they're Organizations: Nvidia, Service, Venture, Commerical Observer, MGM, Getty, Meta, Reuters, CNET Locations: Silicon, Las Vegas, AFP, China, Hong Kong, Santa Clara

NEW YORK (AP) — LeVar Burton will host next month's National Book Awards ceremony, replacing the original choice, Drew Barrymore, who was dropped because of her decision to resume taping of her show during the writers' strike. The National Book Foundation, which presents the awards, announced Burton's selection Friday. Burton, a longtime advocate for reading known for his roles in the TV miniseries “Roots” and in “Star Trek: The Next Generation," also hosted the ceremony in 2019. The National Book Awards will take place at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Nov. 15, when winners will be announced in five competitive categories. Oprah Winfrey will be a guest speaker and poet Rita Dove will receive a lifetime achievement medal.

Persons: — LeVar Burton, Drew Barrymore, Burton, “, Oprah Winfrey, Rita Dove Organizations: Book Foundation, “, Cipriani, Associated Press Locations: New York City

☆ Right again, Einstein! Study shows how antimatter responds to gravity
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Antimatter is the enigmatic twin of ordinary matter, possessing the same mass but with an opposite electrical charge. Under current theory, the Big Bang explosion that initiated the universe should have produced equal amounts of matter and antimatter. However, antimatter can be synthesized under controlled conditions, as in the ALPHA experiment, which used antihydrogen created at CERN. "The nearly complete absence of naturally occurring antimatter is one of the great questions facing physics," Wurtele said. "No matter how pretty the theory, physics is an experimental science," Fajans said.

Persons: Jonathan Wurtele, Joel Fajans, Wurtele, Einstein, William Bertsche, Bertsche, Fajans, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: European Center for Nuclear Research, CERN, Enterprise, University of California, ALPHA, UC Berkeley, University of Manchester, Thomson Locations: Geneva, Switzerland, Berkeley, England, Washington

☆ Why Barbie, Star Trek, and Star Wars succeed where other movie franchises fail to capitalize on fandoms, according to a new study
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Fandom unveiled the top 25 game and TV/film franchises of 2023 with Marvel, One Piece, Elder Scrolls, and Harry Potter following Star Wars. The idea was to give a unified view on what's capturing fan attention and why, said Perkins Miller, Fandom's CEO. Fandom study describes why franchises fans buy. "We saw original fans far less likely to watch those," Iaffaldano said of the animated shows. FandomOverall, world-building, as exemplified by Star Wars, was the most important factor in love of a franchise, cited by 32%.

Persons: Scrolls, Harry Potter, Perkins Miller, Warner, David Zaslav, Bob Iger, Marvel, Barbie, hasn't, Zelda, Anthony Iaffaldano, Iaffaldano, It's, Miller, they're Organizations: Star Wars, Marvel, Star, deca, Warner Bros, Discovery, Disney, Nintendo, Netflix, Paramount

☆ 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

Legacy media companies like Disney , Warner Bros. Netflix was the first streamer to report a loss in subscribers in 2022, sending its stock and other media companies spiraling. Media companies also have begun slashing content spending budgets. Yet streaming remains the focus for all of these companies as consumers rapidly cut the cord and opt for streaming. Legacy media companies scrambled to follow suit, unsure if the model actually worked.

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