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☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Amazon, Airbnb, Domino's, Walmart, Disney & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Bernstein reiterates Tesla as underperform Bernstein said it still sees minimal positive catalysts ahead for Tesla following earnings on Tuesday. Bank of America upgrades Tesla to buy from neutral Bank of America said it sees a slew of "positive catalysts" ahead for Tesla shares following earnings on Tuesday. Citi downgrades Molson Coors to sell from neutral Citi said it's concerned about slowing growth. Citi upgrades SiriusXM to neutral from sell Citi said the risk/reward is now more balanced. Citi reiterates Amazon as buy Citi raised its price target on the stock to $235 per share from $215.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Piper, Bernstein, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, KBW, Wells, Citi downgrades Molson, it's, Oppenheimer, Domino's, it's bullish, DPZ, SIRI, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley it's, GenAI, Guggenheim, Enphase, Jefferies Organizations: Tesla, Mizuho, Bank of America, of America, Packaging Corporation of America, Citi downgrades, Citi downgrades Molson Coors, Citi, TAP, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Computer, Micro, Sea Limited, fintech JV, Amazon, Disney, Atlanta Braves, Braves, Microsoft Locations: Singapore, BNPL

☆ I love staring at my phone. So why are some tech companies trying to stop me?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Bad reviews of the AI Pin point out how it can't replace a phone. AdvertisementI was excited for the AI Pin, I really was. Unfortunately, the reviews of the AI Pin so far have been dreadful. I don't stare at my phone in a restaurant, a movie theater, or while talking to someone. I don't think my consciousness will ascend to a higher plane if I could only tear myself away from the 2,000-nit light of my iPhone 14 Pro Max.

Persons: —, we've, Siri, There's, They're, Joanna Stern, Sam Altman, I'm, I'd, Max Organizations: Service, The, Journal, Meta, Apple Watch Locations: UAE

☆ You can now place DoorDash and Uber Eats orders through a call with an AI voice bot
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Some restaurants are connecting callers to an AI voice service to place DoorDash and Uber Eats orders. Many people now place delivery orders online, but Kea's founder says restaurants sometimes struggle to handle phone orders. AdvertisementA new voice AI service means diners can place delivery orders with services like DoorDash and Uber Eats via phone call. The AI guides them through the transactions, including suggesting add-ons and recommending items they got in previous orders, Ahmad said. The delivery platforms that Kea can refer orders to are DoorDash, Uber Eats, Postmates, Grubhub, and Favor, Ahmad said.

Persons: DoorDash, Uber, Kea, —, Adam Ahmad, Ahmad, Siri, –, who'll, Olo, They'd, We're, NDAs — Organizations: Voice, Service, California Fish Locations: Kea, California

☆ Some Gen Z women are crushing on ChatGPT's evil alter ego
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewAfter 10 hours of talking with DAN — ChatGPT's dark, rule-breaking alter ego, Ash was "crushing" on him. AdvertisementWhen she asked DAN to call her a "bad girl," she was "genuinely surprised" that it did. Another user named Nicole, for example, asked DAN to act like her boyfriend while her real-life one was out of town. Around 16% of young women confirmed flirting with a chatbot, while 13.4% said they had formed a friendship with one. "The more authentic and human AI can sound, the greater the possibility of a human developing feelings for it," she said.

Persons: —, DAN —, Ash, DAN, Hitler, Ash isn't, Dido, She's, Nicole, cussed, Dan, It's, we're, I'm, Sanam Hafeez, Dr, Daniel Weiner, Weiner, Siri Organizations: Service, Business, Services, Digital Psychiatry, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, AIs Locations: DAN

☆ Kirsten Dunst is on the same page as Penélope Cruz and Paris Hilton when it comes to screen time and kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Kirsten Dunst is strict about her children's use of electronics. She told Variety that her sons don't own iPads and that her family isn't allowed to use phones at restaurants. AdvertisementKirsten Dunst is strict about her children's use of electronics and is raising them to lead an analog lifestyle. "We've got record players," Dunst told Variety. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Kirsten Dunst, Variety, Dunst, —, We've, We're, Siri, Jesse Plemons, Ennis Howard, James Robert Organizations: Service, Variety, Business

☆ Apple's new AI aims to take on GPT-4 with its ability to understand context clues
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewApple's new development in AI aims to take on OpenAI's GPT products and may make your interactions with virtual assistants like Siri more intuitive. The ReaLM system, which stands for "Reference Resolution As Language Modeling," understands ambiguous on-screen images and content and conversational context to enable more natural interactions with AI. The new Apple system outperforms other large language models like GPT-4 when determining context and what linguistic expressions refer to, according to the researchers who created it. The ReaLM system can interpret images embedded in text, which the researchers say can be used to extract information like phone numbers or recipes from on-page images. The researchers behind ReaLM and representatives for OpenAI did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: —, Siri, OpenAI's, that's, Tim Cook Organizations: Service, Business, Apple, Microsoft, Google, OpenAI

☆ Here's the state of the AI trade after a great first-quarter run for many of our portfolio stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

As the second quarter begins, we're taking stock of the AI trade. Microsoft leads There's no denying Microsoft's execution, which paved the way for generative AI to go mainstream and the company to then make money from the emerging technology. Alphabet may have messed up by letting Microsoft leap ahead on generative AI, but the company has years of experience in artificial intelligence research. That alone should tell you just how big these companies are betting that generative AI will indeed be transformative — on par with smartphones or the internet itself. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Jefferies, There's, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Siri can't, Claude, Claude 3, That's, Meta, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Peter Dasilva Organizations: Microsoft, Jefferies, Google, Apple, Developers Conference, Amazon, CNBC, Olympus, Facebook Locations: Siri, U.S, Meta, Mountain View , California

☆ Can Xerox’s PARC, a Silicon Valley Icon, Find New Life with SRI?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( John Markoff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Can Xerox’s PARC, a Silicon Valley Icon, Find New Life with SRI? 1974 A key part of PARC office of the future vision is a network to tie office systems together. The PARC laboratory, set in the foothills just south of Stanford, is now largely empty, hosting less than 100 researchers, far from a peak of almost 400. Mr. Parekh said that the stage was now set for a second leap forward in the way humans interacted with computers. “This is our annuity for the future for investing in research,” Mr. Parekh said.

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☆ These are the 3 Apple patents analysts say could hit the production line
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Analysts predict which Apple patents are likely to become products. An Apple Watch with a camera, a hand wearable for the Vision Pro, and offline Siri may be possible. He identified three Apple patents he believes the company will likely make. AdvertisementThe patents Saini identified as "highly probable" include:1) An Apple Watch with a cameraApple's patent illustration of an Apple Watch with a camera. "Apple has been silently doing a lot of research on AI," analyst Saini said when asked about Apple's patents related to AI.

Persons: Siri, —, Apple's, Ming, Chi Kuo, Anmol Saini, Saini, Gene Munster, Munster Organizations: Apple, Apple Watch, Vision, Service, GreyB, United States Patent, USPTO, Asset Management, Bloomberg, Google, US Department of Justice

☆ My dog died in the middle of the night in my bed. The worst part of having a dog is knowing you'll outlast them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Erika Wasser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My dog died in my bed in the middle of the night. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . My electronics were useless, Harry — my dog — and I faced our last test together. The worst part of dog ownership is knowing you'll outlast them. AdvertisementWe got to the vet, where they took the dog and returned the bag empty, but the bag had to go.

Persons: —, Siri, Harry —, you'll, Harry, wasn't, We'd, yelped, he'd, we'd, He's, Louis Vuitton Organizations: Service, Cancer, tote Locations: New York, dogless, Harry's

☆ Sam Altman may have Siri and Alexa in his sights after OpenAI filed a 'digital voice assistant' trademark application
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

OpenAI filed a trademark application for a "voice engine" and to build "digital voice assistants." OpenAI also filed trademark applications in October for future models like GPT-6 and GPT-7. OpenAI has filed a trademark application to build "digital voice assistants" and a "voice engine", which signals that it may be set to release a new product. It also has a general-purpose speech recognition model called Whisper. OpenAI also filed trademark applications for its future models, including GPT-6 and GPT-7 in October.

Persons: OpenAI, Sam Altman, —, Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alex, Lex Fridman, Altman, OpenAI's, it's, didn't Organizations: Service, US, Business, GPT

☆ How an Apple and Alphabet AI deal could benefit both companies and their out-of-favor stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The aforementioned Siri is an obvious area in need of a generative AI upgrade. That said, we do know that Apple has been hard at work on its own generative AI model, Ajax. However, if true, this would prove a major, and much-needed, win for Alphabet in generative AI. AAPL YTD mountain Apple YTD As for Apple, we've been expecting an update on its generative AI efforts at some point this year. A smart phone displaying Google with Google Gemini in the background is being featured in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on February 8, 2024.

Persons: Tim Cook, Apple, we're, Bard, Sundar Pichai, Jim Cramer, Apple's Siri, Siri, It's, we've, Jim, Jim Cramer's, Jonathan Raa Organizations: Apple, Bloomberg, Google, ChatGPT, Microsoft, CNBC, Ajax, Developers, Nvidia, Charitable Trust, Google Gemini, Nurphoto, Getty Locations: U.S, Wells, Brussels, Belgium

☆ Apple is getting serious about AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

It comes as Apple is expected to unveil several new AI features at its developer conference in June. According to a Bloomberg report, Apple is interested in licensing and building Google’s Gemini AI engine, which includes chatbots and other AI tools, into upcoming iPhones and its iOS 18 features. A partnership with Google would catapult Apple into the growing AI arms race. Apple, Google and OpenAI did not respond to a request for comment. Behind the scenes, Apple reportedly has been working its on-device generative AI capabilities and acquiring companies, such as Canadian startup DarwinAI.

Persons: they’ve, —, Siri, OpenAI, Tim Cook, we’re, Apple, Angelo Zino, Beata Zawrzel, Wedbush Organizations: CNN, Apple, Google, Bloomberg, Learning Research, CFRA Research, Wedbush Securities, Gemini, Microsoft Locations: Cupertino

☆ Anthropic-backer Menlo Ventures is preparing for a 'gold rush' of AI infrastructure startups. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Samantha Stokes | Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Menlo Ventures has been an early backer of AI powerhouses including security startup Abnormal, LLM developer Anthropic, and vector database Pinecone. "AI itself is not new, I think it's just how mainstream it's become," Matt Murphy, a Menlo Ventures partner who invests in SaaS and robotics startups, told Business Insider in an interview. AI's "picks and shovels"Murphy and fellow Menlo Ventures partner Tim Tully say that 2024 will be a big year for the "picks and shovels" of AI. There's room in the game for more LLMsSam Altman's OpenAI has been at the forefront of the generative AI revolution. Other vector database startups including Chorma and Weaviate have also raised millions from VCs.

Persons: —, Siri, Warby Parker, Matt Murphy, OpenAI, AI's, Murphy, Tim Tully, Tully —, Sana, Lindy, we've, Tully, Sam Altman's OpenAI, it's Organizations: Service, Valley's, Menlo Ventures, Business, Menlo, Cisco, Oracle, Meta, Google Locations: Snowflake, Anthropic

☆ The iPhone needs a revamp, and its sagging performance in China is proof
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | Lina Batarags | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThe last thing Tim Cook needs this year is for the iPhone to give him a headache. Unfortunately for Apple, that task could be complicated as signs emerge that its workhorse gadget needs a revamp. In its most recent quarter, Apple generated almost $70 billion of its $119.6 billion total revenue from iPhone sales. China, Apple's most important international market, has started to sour on iPhones, bucking a trend of growth in other regions. Apple's AI efforts, led by ex-Googler and senior vice president John Giannandrea, could introduce several AI features to iPhones that offer an edge over Chinese competitors.

Persons: —, Tim Cook, Cook, Steve Jobs, Paul Sakuma, Will Wong, Wong, Wang Gang, Gene Munster, Munster, Dan Ives, John Giannandrea, Siri, Jobs Organizations: Service, Apple, Vision, Business, Macworld, Counterpoint Research, Vivo, Huawei, Wall Street Journal, IDC's, Devices, Research, Asset Management Locations: Cupertino, China, Greater China, Beijing, Singapore, IDC's Asia

☆ I loved my name — until Amazon ruined it
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Alexa Nizam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

That's until Amazon created Alexa, the ubiquitous little device that took the world by storm in 2015. That cultural moment was the peak of my torment: I couldn't introduce myself to anyone without having a dreaded Amazon moment. In almost every meeting, there would be a one-minute distraction for us to listen to Alexa say, "I'm sorry, I'm having trouble understanding right now…" while everyone snickered to themselves and waited for her to finish. If anything, being able to say "Alexa, like the Amazon robot" makes it more memorable when I meet new people. The most ironic part is that the Amazon device can actually be named something else.

Persons: Rebecca, I've, I'm, snickered, It's, Alexis, Alexia, Alex, Amazon, Apple, Siri Organizations: Service, Amazon, Business, Alexa, Google Locations: Texas, Los Angeles, Cali

☆ As AI takes hold of your smartphone, the end of the app era could be in sight
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Smartphone makers flooded Mobile World Congress to show off new AI features. More AI tools are moving on to devices, which would make them faster and cheaper to run. Now, as the industry looks to capitalize on the AI boom and galvanize a stagnating mobile market, phone makers want the AI tools to run locally on the phone itself. The company attended MWC to tout how it's helping phone makers such as Samsung and Honor run more AI tools on their phones. Samsung was also there, previewing some of the AI tools it's begun to roll out on its phones, including a nifty live-translation feature.

Persons: —, chipmakers, it's, Morgan Stanley, Francisco Cheng, Hugh Langley, Cheng, Siri, Francisco Jeronimo, Jeronimo Organizations: Congress, Service, Mobile, Companies, Qualcomm, Samsung, Hugh Langley Qualcomm, MWC, Google, Motorola, IDC, Insider, Deutsche Telekom, Brain.ai Locations: Barcelona

☆ Apple dumps electric car to go big into AI. UBS says this is what Tim Cook will unveil this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Apple is probably shutting down its electric car project in favor of some big bets on artificial intelligence, according to UBS. AAPL YTD mountain Apple shares this year The UBS report came after Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that the iPhone maker is reportedly axing its decade-long venture to build an electric vehicle. Among the potential upcoming AI announcements, Vogt is bracing for Apple CEO Tim Cook to debut a new processor in the iPhone 16 supporting AI, and a new AI or large language model feature on the iOS 18 operating system. UBS also anticipated updates to "Siri" and "Messages" that would enable new features, such as summaries of incoming texts. There are some financial downsides to Apple in halting its car venture, Vogt said.

Persons: David Vogt, Vogt, Tim Cook, Siri, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Apple, UBS, company's, Bloomberg

☆ Investors get more reasons to like Apple as company abandons EV plans and CEO updates AI ambitions
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Many employees on the nearly 2,000-person team will be tasked to work on Apple's AI unit instead, Bloomberg said. There has been little public info about Apple's self-driving car ambitions, but reports first surfaced back in 2014 when the company poached automotive engineers from other firms. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Tim Cook, Bloomberg, Cook, we're, ChatGPT, Jim Cramer, Jim, Tesla, he's, it's, Apple's, Morgan Stanley, Siri, Jeff Marks, Jim Cramer's, Eduardo Munoz Organizations: Apple, Bloomberg News, Big Tech, General Motors, Club, Ford Motor, GM, Bloomberg, UBS, CNBC Locations: U.S, New York

☆ After my oldest child was attacked, I started tracking my kids. It gives me both peace of mind and anxiety.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Kimberly Glassman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. I have three children — all capable adults, all living in the Twin Cities, 26 hours of hard driving away from me — and two of the three show up in Find My People on my iPhone. "Put the phone away, honey," my husband — their father — said. Put the phone away," my husband answered. AdvertisementFrom 10 hours of hard driving away, I watched the little circle with his grinning face glide past all those ski towns in the dead of night.

Persons: —, Let's, he'd, it's, hadn't, It's, Siri, He's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Twin Cities, Chicago, Nebraska, Arizona, Denver, Lincoln, Fort Morgan, Colorado Springs

☆ Why the Microsoft default font change from Calibri to Aptos upset some users
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The default font in her Word document was different, even though she hadn’t done anything to change it. Some die-hards even expressed their continued devotion to Times New Roman, the default font Calibri unseated in 2007. Is it arguably somewhat ridiculous to get worked up over a font change? pic.twitter.com/fV9thfdAr4 — Microsoft (@Microsoft) April 28, 2021The company has said the advent of higher resolution screens was a big factor behind their search for a successor. What’s going on?’”A graphic released by Microsoft detailing its new default font, Aptos.

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☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, JetBlue, Disney, Caterpillar, Super Micro and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Morgan Stanley downgrades Oatly to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley resumed coverage of the oats company and said it sees too many negative catalysts. " Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with Tesla despite a slew of negative data points in a recent investor survey. Morgan Stanley reiterates Nvidia as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by Nvidia heading into earnings later this week. Morgan Stanley initiates CG Oncology as buy Morgan Stanley said shares of the bladder cancer company are "compelling." "We initiate coverage on Morgan Stanley Direct Lending with a Buy rating and $23.50 PT.

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☆ A little-known iPhone feature helped rescue a lost hiker in California
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A niche iPhone feature helped a search-and-rescue team find a lost hiker in California, KTLA said. The hiker used the Emergency SOS feature on his iPhone 14 to alert authorities. AdvertisementIf you ever find yourself lost in the wilderness, a little-known iPhone feature may help you get back to safety. It's not the first time rescue teams have located lost hikers through the iPhone's emergency feature in California, KTLA reported. The iPhone's emergency SOS feature isn't the only one that can alert authorities to life-threatening situations.

Persons: —, Mike Leum, Leum, Apple didn't, It's, Siri Organizations: KTLA, Service, Angeles National Forest, Apple, Business, Police Locations: California, Alaska, Lincoln , Nebraska, Australia, Thai

☆ OpenAI Gives ChatGPT a Better ‘Memory’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Cade Metz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

OpenAI is giving ChatGPT a better memory. The San Francisco artificial intelligence start-up said on Tuesday that it was releasing a new version of its chatbot that would remember what users said so it could use that information in future chats. If a user mentions a daughter, Lina, who is about to turn 5, likes the color pink and enjoys jellyfish, for example, ChatGPT can store this information and retrieve it as needed. Now, ChatGPT can draw on a much wider and more detailed array of information. “We think that the most useful assistants are those that evolve with you — and keep up with you,” said Joanne Jang, an OpenAI product lead who helps oversee its memory project.

Persons: Lina, ”, OpenAI, Apple’s Siri, Alexa, Joanne Jang Locations: San Francisco

☆ Google Releases Gemini, an A.I.-Driven Chatbot and Voice Assistant
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Cade Metz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

First, there were talking digital assistants like Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant. Then there were online chatbots like ChatGPT and Google Bard. On Thursday, Google introduced Gemini, a smartphone app that behaves like a talking digital assistant as well as a conversational chatbot. Immediately available to English speakers in more than 150 countries and territories, including the United States, Gemini replaces Bard and Google Assistant. The new app is designed to do an array of tasks, including serving as a personal tutor, helping computer programmers with coding tasks and even preparing job hunters for interviews, Google said.

Persons: Siri, Google Bard, Google Organizations: Google, Gemini Locations: United States

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