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☆ Morgan Stanley has a new innovation chief. Expect more OpenAI-like partnerships.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementWhen Morgan Stanley and OpenAI announced their blockbuster partnership at the beginning of 2023, it signaled a competitive advantage for the Wall Street bank. Morgan Stanley, since then, has co-developed a handful of generative AI tools with the AI powerhouse for its lucrative wealth-management business. Morgan Stanley is far from the only financial firm using OpenAI. In his new role, Manahan oversees the bank's innovation council, which launched at the beginning of the year. The council is dedicated to identifying the bank's technology focuses.

Persons: Sean Manahan, Morgan Stanley's, —, Morgan Stanley, OpenAI, Andy Saperstein, Jeff McMillan, Manahan, Morgan Stanley execs Organizations: Service, York, Tech, Big Tech, Morgan Locations: Silicon Valley, Manhattan, Manahan, New York

☆ A 14-year-old took home $10,000 for his award-winning investigation into train derailments. Here's what he found.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Gary Allen Montelongo won $10,000 for a science project on train derailment. Montelongo built and coded an experiment on railroad suspension, then won a national competition. AdvertisementThe internship ended, but Montelongo couldn't get the derailment off his mind, so he went down to the train tracks near his house. Then he built three sets of model railroad tracks out of foam and fitted them with three different types of springs: fresh new springs, midlife springs, and old, worn-out springs. This mimicked the different suspension systems he'd seen at the train tracks near his home.

Persons: Gary Allen Montelongo, Montelongo, —, Lisa Fryklund, Ajmera, Montelongo couldn't Organizations: Service, Fisher Scientific, Junior, Society for Science, Broadcom, Federal Railroad Administration, University of Texas, NASA, SpaceX Locations: Ohio, East Palestine , Ohio, University of Texas Rio Grande

☆ Ulta Beauty’s early Black Friday sale: The best deals to shop
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Bethany Heitman | Bethany Heitman Is A Contributing Editor At Nbc Select. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Ulta Beauty’s Early Black Friday Sale runs through November 23rd and you can get up to 40% off certain products. From now until November 3, skin care is on sale. Early Black Friday deals to shop now:The best early Black Friday Ulta deals“This is one of my go-to cleansers,” says NBC Select editor Lindsay Schneider, who received it from the brand. Why trust NBC Select? Bethany Heitman is a contributor at NBC Select and a journalist who regularly covers beauty, home and lifestyle.

Persons: Mario Badescu, Ulta Beauty’s, ”, Lindsay Schneider, Christina Colizza, Bianca Alvarez, “ I’ve, Ella Morrissey, “, Zoe Malin, There’s, Bethany Heitman, TikTok Organizations: NBC, Facebook, Twitter Locations: pimples

America PAC has been tasked with much of the pro-Trump canvassing operation as his campaign focuses its efforts on a more limited effort targeting so-called low-propensity voters. “I know it’s been flagged for America PAC that this has been transpiring,” an operative formerly on the effort said. As some of that data spilled into public view last month, an operative close to the effort said: “All hell has broken loose” inside the PAC. Through late October, America PAC had spent upward of $54 million on Blitz’s services, according to Federal Election Commission filings — more than the PAC has on the three other vendors combined. America PAC ended its relationships this summer with two other prominent GOP-aligned canvassing firms that were knocking on doors as part of its effort.

Persons: they’re, Donald Trump’s, Trump, canvassers, ” Drew Ryun, Chris Turner, Jefferson Thomas, Josh Penry, Jon Seaton, ”, ‘ There’s, Ron DeSantis ’, Elon Musk, Phil Cox, “ isn’t, Turner, Thomas, Penry, Seaton, baselessly, ‘, ‘ Donald Trump, ’ ‘, it’s, Alysia McMillan, I’ve, “ We’re, we’ve, Helene, “, “ I’m, David Plouffe, Kamala Harris ’, “ Elon Musk, Elon Organizations: Republican, Elon, America PAC, NBC News, Trump, NBC, telltale, PAC, Patriot Grassroots, Synapse Group, Echo Canyon Consulting, Florida Gov, Musk’s, America, Patriot, Synapse, . America PAC, GOP, Blitz, The Guardian, Reuters, ”, CNN, Nelk Boys YouTube Locations: Nevada and Arizona, Florida, Nevada , Michigan, Arizona, North Carolina, . In Nevada, America, Nevada, ”, Wisconsin, Iredell County, Charlotte

Charlotte Kates, a New Jersey native and Rutgers Law School graduate who co-founded the pro-Hamas organization Samidoun, has become the focus of an ongoing legal debate: When does free speech cross the line into breaking federal anti-terrorism laws? Germany banned the organization last November, and Israel designated it a terrorist organization in 2021. Kates’ open support of terrorist organizations puts her in the middle of a growing legal dispute: When does free speech cross the line into breaking federal anti-terrorism laws? “As far as I’m concerned, this is legitimate political advocacy, unpleasant as it may be.”What is ‘knowingly’ coordinating with a terrorist organization? “You don’t have a right to pick and choose which law to follow.”Not all federal law enforcement experts agree with Burns’ approach.

Persons: Charlotte Kates, Kates, “, ” Kates, Samidoun, Tom Petrowski, ” Petrowski, Dr Basem Naim, Odysee Petrowski, David Goldberger, Goldberger, ”, —, Basem Naim, Naim, Israel “, Andrew Lichtenstein, they’re, John Roberts, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “ We’re, “ It’s, Frank Figliuzzi, ” Figliuzzi, Daniel Richman, webinars, ” Richman, “ Definitionally, Khaled Barakat, Barakat, ” Samidoun, Lara Burns, Burns, George, ” Burns, Barbara McQuade, ” McQuade, McQuade, webinar Organizations: Rutgers Law School, NBC News, Treasury, Canadian, Republican, Justice Department, FBI, Civil, Terrorism Task Force, Hamas, Samidoun, Odysee, Palestine Islamic, American Civil Liberties Union, YouTube, ”, Columbia University, Supreme, Kurdistan Workers ’ Party, Liberation Tigers, NBC, Columbia, Treasury Department, Front, Liberation, PFLP, Palestine, Palestinian, Columbia University Apartheid, World Trade, Patriot, Brandenburg, Land Foundation, George Washington University’s Program, Extremism, Islamic State, Eastern, Eastern District of Locations: New Jersey, Vancouver , British Columbia, U.S, South Africa, Germany, Israel, Vietnam, Dallas, Palestine, American, Skokie , Illinois, New York, Chicago, New York City, Kurdistan, Tamil Eelam, webinars, Swiss, Instagram, Brandenburg v . Ohio, Texas, Eastern District, Eastern District of Michigan

With evolving workplace priorities, the Workforce Innovation board also predicted which new roles might emerge in the C-suite, including "chief transformation officer" and "chief experience officer." AdvertisementTim Paradis: We've seen new C-suite roles emerge in recent years, like chief AI officer and chief ethics officer. Then, while there is a "chief AI officer" role that's picking up, there is also a lot of focus on automation. Pittman: I think that a lot of these roles — whether it's chief diversity officer, chief risk officer, chief digital officer — are really about building new competencies that are not widely spread. AdvertisementThe number of companies naming chief transformation officers grew about 140% over the last couple of years.

Persons: Maggie Hulce, Julia Hood, Alicia Pittman, Neil Murray, that's, Kenon Chen, Anant Adya, everybody's, Justina Nixon, Saintil, We've, we've, Borgonovo, Tim Paradis, Nixon, It's, Pittman, Chen, isn't Organizations: Business, Workforce Innovation, Boston Consulting, Clear, Infosys, IBM, Saintil, Mastercard

Companies beat expectations, with some boosted by large cloud growth. AdvertisementThe tech giants Meta, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft reported earnings this week, and investors were laser-focused on the results of AI investments. Cloud is kingMicrosoft, Alphabet, and Amazon saw significant growth in their cloud businesses, fueled by increased demand. Jeremy Goldman, EMARKETER's senior director of briefings, told BI that Microsoft's cloud business had decelerated from the "breakneck pace" of previous quarters. Related storiesWhile Google reported stronger cloud growth, Microsoft still leads it in cloud market share, and both are behind Amazon Web Services.

Persons: —, Kate Leaman, Jeremy Goldman, EMARKETER's, Amy Hood, Dan Romanoff, Andy Jassy, Tracy Woo, Forrester, AWS's, Jassy, Rufus, Sundar Pichai, Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, Hood, Michael Field, Jaejune Kim, Lisa Su, we've Organizations: Apple, Companies, Service, Microsoft, Amazon, Morningstar, Google, Amazon Web, Amazon Web Services, Investment, Big Tech, Bank of America Securities, Meta, Nvidia, SK Hynix, Samsung, AMD, Services

☆ ‘I’m unable to respond:’ What it’s like to live with narcolepsy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“What’s scary and embarrassing is that I can see people come to help me, but I’m unable to respond.”Horsnell has narcolepsy, a sleep disorder that makes it hard to stay awake for long periods. In fact, it’s estimated that only 25% of people who have narcolepsy are diagnosed and receive treatment, according to the Narcolepsy Network. “But the terrifying thing was, I’m lying in a puddle of my sweat and I’m hearing everybody whisper, ‘Is he OK? Horsnell’s experience with narcolepsy hallucinations, however, is quite different. As a trained speaker for Project Sleep’s Rising Voices of Narcolepsy leadership program, he visited the White House in 2023 to raise awareness about narcolepsy and sleep disorders.

Persons: Matthew Horsnell, ”, Horsnell, “, ” Horsnell, Jennifer Mundt, Mundt, ” Mundt, “ There’s, aren’t, orexin, Heather Lill, it’s Organizations: CNN, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, Narcolepsy, cataplexy, “, Narcolepsy Network, Scientists, US Food and Drug Administration, Society, Behavioral Sleep, Sleep Research Society, American Academy of Cardiovascular Sleep, White House Locations: Chicago, United States

☆ Some Democratic political advertisers are still betting on X, despite Elon Musk's allegiance with Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Elon Musk's ownership has shifted X's political stance, affecting Democratic ad spending. X switched political ads back on last year as it looked to recoup lost revenue after a brand exodus. AdvertisementWhile some Democratic political advertisers — including Kamala Harris' presidential campaign — have stopped spending on X altogether, a small number are holding firm. It ceased taking political advertising in 2019 under former CEO Jack Dorsey; Musk reversed that decision last year. The research firm EMARKETER predicted that political ad spending in the US will top $12 billion this year.

Persons: X, —, Kamala Harris, Elon Musk, revved, hasn't, Colin Allred, Sen, Ted Cruz, Jon Tester, Tim Sheehy, — Jon Tester, it's, Harris, Linda Yaccarino, Tyler Goldberg, Mike Nellis, Nellis, I've, Matthew Madrazo, Jonathan Phelps, X's, Ned Segal, Jack Dorsey, Musk, Elon, Mark Jablonowski, Andy Kiersz Organizations: Elon, Democratic, Service, Twitter, Trump, Texas Senate, Montana, Solutions, Republican, Fox News, Democrats, Nellis, Media, X, Financial Times, Meta, Google Locations: Texas, Montana, Washington ,

☆ 'Father of the iPod' says Apple's staggered AI rollout is smart — and 'doesn't require nuclear power'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tony Fadell said Apple's staggered rollout of its AI features is smart. Apple Intelligence features became available Monday with iOS 18.1. Apple's AI features launched on iPhones with the release of iOS 18.1 on Monday. "People were like, 'I downloaded it,' and they were like, 'Apple's AI is meh,'" Fadell said. AdvertisementDuring Apple's earnings call on Thursday, CEO Tim Cook talked more about Apple's AI strategy, which plans to release additional Apple Intelligence features in December.

Persons: Tony Fadell, Fadell, Apple's, —, Apple, Siri, Tim Cook, Cook Organizations: Apple Intelligence, Service, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Big Tech, Constellation Energy, Amazon, Amazon Web Services Locations: SMRs, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand

☆ What a potential Harris administration could actually do to protect abortion access
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas, Oct. 25, 2024. But what could Harris actually do to support abortion access in a post-Roe landscape? Even so, she said, a Harris administration could increase the availability of medication abortions and, crucially, it could fight Republican and activist attempts to further limit reproductive rights. A Harris administration would not enforce the Comstock Act, a controversial federal law passed in 1873 that bans the mailing of obscene matter. "A Harris administration wouldn't be able to change what the Supreme Court is saying, but it could de-prioritize those prosecutions," Ziegler said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Justin Sullivan, Roe, Wade, Harris, Republican Donald Trump, Alina Salganicoff, Salganicoff, Donald Trump, Olivier Douliery, Mary Ziegler, Ziegler, it's, Jonathan Ernst, Reuters Harris, Kevin Wang, Comstock, wouldn't, Biden, Jeff Kowalsky Organizations: Democratic, Shell Energy, Getty, White, NBC, Republican, Trump, New York Times, Republicans, Washington , D.C, Afp, Wisconsin Public Radio, Supreme, Reuters, Guttmacher Institute, Wisconsin's Madison South Health Center, U.S . Department of Justice, DOJ, Labor, Northwest Activities Center, AFP Locations: Houston , Texas, U.S, Washington, Women's, Washington ,, KFF, Detroit

☆ Generative A.I. Made All My Decisions for a Week. Here's What Happened.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Kashmir Hill | Hang Do Thi Duc | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Decisions I would normally agonize over, like travel logistics or whether to scuttle dinner plans because my mother-in-law wants to visit, A.I. Letting your mother-in-law cook can be a great idea, especially if she enjoys it and it gives you a break. And it made good decisions, such as advising me to be nice to my mother-in-law and accept her offer to cook for us. (Generative A.I. Just as we’ve outsourced our sense of direction to mapping apps, and our ability to recall facts to search engines, this explosion of A.I.

Persons: ChatGPT, I’d, couldn’t, Taupe ”, Chive, didn’t, Ms, Jang, ”, Judith Donath, Harvard’s Berkman Klein, “, it’s, Donath Organizations: Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center, chum, The New York Times, OpenAI, Microsoft Locations: A.I, Olive, OpenAI

☆ How AI and skills-first hiring are rewriting the rules of recruitment
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Shifting to a skills-first hiring approach diversifies talent pools and improves job matching, helping find the best candidates for the job. AI tools like Indeed Smart Sourcing can help put the focus on candidates' skills to streamline sourcing and reduce hiring time. Amid rapid technological advancement across industries, employers' hiring needs are changing, requiring them to bring the right talent on board quickly. The skills-first hiring approach can also ultimately help employers reduce both the time and costs associated with hiring, especially when supported by AI. As hiring needs continue to evolve, making the hiring process easier with AI helps companies better plan and staff for the future.

Persons: Donal McMahon, Chris Hyams Organizations: Employers, Harvard, Insider Studios

☆ Endeavor is using AI to modernize manufacturing. Check out the 9-slide deck it used to raise a $7 million seed round.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Endeavor has secured $7 million to modernize manufacturing with AI technology. San Francisco-based Endeavor, launched by 22-year-old Sahitya Senapathy, is developing an AI platform to help modernize manufacturing firms. Endeavor aims to automate many of the manual tasks in the industry, which otherwise consume a lot of time. AdvertisementThe startup uses large language models to automate administrative manufacturing processes, such as purchase orders, invoices, and shipping notices. Check out the 9-slide pitch deck it used to secure the fresh funds.

Persons: —, Senapathy, they're Organizations: Endeavor, BI, Service, San, Business, Craft Ventures, Endeavor's, Heartland Ventures, Web Locations: San Francisco

☆ We're buying this stock for the second time this week, taking advantage post-earnings selling
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Following Thursday's trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 525 shares of DHR, increasing its weighting to 3.67% from 3.5%. With expectations more reasonable, Danaher is in a better position to beat next year, which should lead to a higher stock price. Our Club price target on Danaher is $305 per share, a tad higher than Wolfe's, and it implies 26% upside to Wednesday's close. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Danaher, Wolfe, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: DHR, Wolfe Research, CNBC Locations: Danaher

☆ OpenAI launches ChatGPT search, competing with Google and Microsoft
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

ChatGPT search offers up-to-the-minute sports scores, stock quotes, news, weather and more, powered by real-time web search and partnerships with news and data providers, according to the company. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards OpenAI's ChatGPT search OpenAIThe move also positions OpenAI as more of a competitor to Microsoft and its businesses. ChatGPT will "automatically search the web based on what you ask," according to an OpenAI blog post. Users can manually click the web search icon within ChatGPT to search if they choose. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards OpenAI's ChatGPT search OpenAI

Persons: Sam Altman, Didem, Bing, OpenAI, Altman, Axel Springer, Condé Nast, Dotdash Meredith Organizations: Anadolu, Getty, Microsoft, Google, ChatGPT, Associated Press, Reuters, Hearst, Financial Times, News Corp, Vox Media Locations: ChatGPT, OpenAI

☆ Microsoft's new AI CEO rolled out his first big product update. Some staff and users say the previous version was better.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It was is the first major release from Microsoft's new consumer AI org, under Mustafa Suleyman. It was the first major product release from Mustafa Suleyman's new Microsoft AI group, and it's had a mixed reception so far. AdvertisementHigh expectationsMicrosoft hired Suleyman in March to oversee consumer AI products such as the Bing search engine and the Copilot AI chatbot . For instance, Suleyman's consumer Copilot app is separate from an AI Copilot tool that Microsoft offers as part of its M365 suite of business software. User feedbackIn the public App Store reviews, users complained about several specific issues that have arisen since the consumer AI Copilot app was updated Oct. 1.

Persons: Mustafa Suleyman, —, Mustafa Suleyman's, it's, Suleyman, Susanne Franz, Divya Kumar, Kumar Organizations: Microsoft, Service, Business, Copilot

☆ These stocks reporting next week almost always beat expectations and rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Foruteen of the analysts covering Zillow rate it either a strong buy or buy, while 11 view it as a hold. The average price target represents potential 7% upside. The majority of analysts are bullish on platform, while the average price target implies 33% upside. Analyst Kirk Materne's $610 price target is roughly 9% higher than where HubSpot stock is currently trading. Analysts are overwhelmingly bullish on HubSpot, with the average price target representing a potential 11% gain.

Persons: Zillow, Foruteen, Wedbush, Jay McCanless, McCanless, Pinterest, Justin Post, HubSpot, Kirk Materne's Organizations: CNBC Pro, Investment, Bank of America, ISI, Software Locations: outperforming, Zillow

☆ What can the West do about North Korea giving troops to Russia? Not much it hasn't already flinched from.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

North Korea fighting alongside Russia would be a serious escalation to the Ukraine war. Experts criticized a lack of decisive Western strategy in countering the threat. AdvertisementWestern allies have options to react to the threat of North Korean troops in Russia, but are hamstrung by fears of escalation, military experts told Business Insider. The fact that now a serious escalation looks possible thanks to North Korea is an indication of the failure of that policy, Hunter told BI. Western states are likely to have been quietly hoping that China might step in diplomatically and dissuade North Korea, Hunter said.

Persons: —, Mark Rutte, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Patrick Bury, Kim Jong Un, Edward Hunter Christie, Hunter, Richard Fontaine, It's, Jens Stoltenberg, Gabrielius Landsbergis, Emmanuel Macron, Landsbergis, Germany's Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, Ann Marie Dailey, Joe Biden's, Western Europe —, Biden, Dailey, we're Organizations: NATO, Service, Pentagon, UN, Politico, UK's University of Bath, Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Center, New, New American Security, Bloomberg, Biden, RAND Locations: Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Kursk, Europe, New American, Norway, Western, Congress, Poland, Russian, South Korea, Western Europe, North Korea, China

☆ A Gen Z pop star kicked off Harris’ campaign. Puerto Rican musicians may bring her to the finish line
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Harris campaign officials had always planned for star-studded events in the homestretch of the presidential election. Harris pollster Matt Barreto, who focuses on Latino voters, argued that endorsements can help mobilize voters. Annie Mulligan/APBoth campaigns utilize the power of celebrityEver since Harris’ campaign kicked off with Charli XCX’s lime green stamp of approval, Hollywood’s influence has been in the spotlight. Both Harris and Trump swiftly pounced on the “Swiftie” fanbase, showcasing the pop superstar’s immense reach: The Harris campaign created Harris-Walz friendship bracelets inspired by the singer, while the Trump campaign released Eras Tour-inspired T-shirts. As Election Day nears, the Harris campaign is bringing in more A-listers to mobilize people to vote, including a long-anticipated appearance by Beyoncé last week.

Persons: CNN —, Nicky Jam, Donald Trump, ” Nicky Jam, Harris, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, Don Omar, “ Despacito, Luis Fonsi, Bunny, Lopez, Trump, –, Danielle Alvarez, Bunny –, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio –, Harris ’, “, ”, Bad Bunny, Harris pollster Matt Barreto, ” Barreto, Barreto, ” Beyoncé, Kamala Harris, Annie Mulligan, kamala, Charli, Chappell Roan, Taylor Swift’s, Walz, Beyoncé, Brett Favre, Phil McGraw, Elon Musk, Angela Weiss, Leonardo DiCaprio, Arnold Schwarzenegger, I’m, ” Schwarzenegger, Schwarzenegger, Jon Voight, Kelsey Grammer, Roseanne Barr, Jason Aldean, John Rich, Dennis Quaid, Zachary Levi, Mel Gibson, Mike Tyson, Harrison Butker, Buzz Aldrin, podcasters, Adin Ross, podcaster Joe Rogan Organizations: CNN, Las, Puerto Ricans, Trump’s New, Trump’s New York City, Puerto, Bad, Hollywood, Packers, Trump’s, Television, Madison, Getty, Republican, ”, Trump, Kansas City Chiefs Locations: Las Vegas, Trump’s New York, “ Puerto Rico, Puerto, Puerto Rican, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Houston, Gen, Green Bay , Wisconsin, Trump’s, New York City, California, American, Hollywood

☆ How well is Apple’s AI iPhone really selling? We’ll get the first signs soon
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company’s Apple Intelligence AI tools would “supercharge” the iPhone 16 when he introduced the new device last month. Now the world is about to get its first glimpse of whether the promise of Apple’s artificial intelligence technology is also supercharging deflated iPhone sales. That means people who bought the iPhone 16 in the first month it was on sale didn’t have access to those AI features until just recently. That figure will include sales of earlier iPhone models that happened during the quarter, too, but could indicate that the iPhone 16 helped raise sales slightly. In the year-ago quarter, when the iPhone 15 launched, iPhone sales grew about 2.8% year-over-year.

Persons: Tim Cook, supercharge, Wall, ”, Angelo Zino, Dan Ives Organizations: New, New York CNN, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Wall, CFRA Locations: New York, China

☆ How much money you'd have now if you invested $1,000 in Apple 10 years ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Apple has promised to bring artificial intelligence powered features to a host of its devices since June. And this week, Apple users finally got a chance to try out Apple Intelligence for themselves just ahead of the company's latest quarterly earnings report. On Oct. 28, Apple publicly released a new software update that brought Apple Intelligence, the company's branded generative artificial intelligence model, to supported iPhones, iPads and Mac devices. This first iteration includes generative AI tools that can help users with a variety of tasks, such as rewriting things like texts, emails and notes, searching for certain photos by describing what they're looking for and creating video montages, according to the Oct. 28 press release.

Persons: Apple, iPhones Organizations: Apple, Apple Intelligence

☆ Meet Glean, the enterprise AI search company that's so powerful Sam Altman deemed it a threat to OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Sri Muppidi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Among them are Anthropic, Elon Musk's xAI, OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence, and AI search startup Perplexity. The last of the five rivals, and perhaps the least well-known, is Glean, an enterprise search assistant. Founded in 2019 by Rubrik cofounder and ex-Googler Arvind Jain, Glean helps corporate workers find information across their companies' tools and data. Related Video Sam Altman moves to Microsoft after OpenAI fires him as CEOThe company enables AI search by integrating apps like Slack and Dropbox and powering search across their company's universe of data. AdvertisementBesides enterprise search, Glean also has an AI assistant that generates answers based on search results, such as summarizing the day's Slack messages or synthesizing multiple documents.

Persons: Glean, Jain, —, Sam Altman, Elon Musk's, Ilya Sutskever's, Googler Arvind Jain, Kleiner Perkins, Deedy Das, Larry Page, Das, Bipul Sinha, Rubrik, Mamoon Hamid, Vishwanath, Tony Gentilcore, Piyush Prahladka, …, Arvind, Hamid, Paul, Rajeev Dham, they're, Slack, Altman, It's Organizations: Google, Service, Elon Musk's xAI, DST Global, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia, Microsoft, Sony Electronics, Entrepreneurship, Indian Institute of Technology, IIT, Menlo Ventures, IIT Delhi, University of Washington, Akamai Technologies, Technology, YouTube, Kleiner Locations: Jaipur, Indian, IIT Delhi, India, Glean, Seattle

In fact, the state polls are showing not just an astonishingly tight race, but also an improbably tight race. Imagine if pollsters in this world conducted 100 identical surveys of 863 randomly selected voters (that’s the average sample size of this year’s swing state polls). Actual swing state polls show far less variation than the benchmarks we would expect in a perfect polling world. Visualizing how the reported polling margins compare to what we would expect in a perfect polling world strongly suggests “herding” of swing state polling margins around the statewide polling averages. The pattern is especially pronounced in Pennsylvania, where a huge share of the public polls have showed a tied race.

Persons: there’s, shouldn’t, Harris, Josh Clinton, pollsters, pollster Organizations: Trump, NBC, Pennsylvania Locations: Pennsylvania, Arizona , Michigan, Wisconsin

☆ Grave cleaning videos spark fascination and outrage online
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Sophia Pargas | Sophia Pargas Is A News Associate For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

In a social media landscape often dominated by playful dances and aesthetic montages, one surprising trend remains steadfast: historical grave cleaning. Stacey Habecker, known as “The Clean Girl” online, caused intense controversy with her upbeat and vibrant approach to grave cleaning. Despite the outcry of comments, reaction videos and expert advice, “The Clean Girl” continued creating and re-uploading grave cleaning videos to YouTube, Instagram and TikTok — getting hundreds of millions of views across her platforms. In some cultures, grave cleaning is part of family duty and tradition, such as with Día de los Muertos in Mexican and Central American culture. For members like Justin Frost, the hobby of grave cleaning came as a natural extension of a desire to learn more about his family history.

Persons: Stacey Habecker, Habecker, Jason Church, TikTok —, Habecker hasn’t, “, ” Andra Berghoff, Día, Justin Frost, ” Frost, Frost, ”, it’s, Allyson Stephenson, Allyson Stephenson “, Stephenson, I’m, ” Stephenson, “ TikTok, they’re, “ They’re Organizations: Facebook, National Center for Preservation Technology, Training, NBC, Tuskegee University Locations: los Muertos, Mexican, Central American, Montgomery , Ala, unkept, Felts Mills, Jefferson County, gravesites .

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