Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia's Chechen Republic, accused Elon Musk of disabling a Tesla Cybertruck he claimed to have received from the billionaire last month. The Chechen leader shared a video in August of him driving the electric vehicle with a machine gun mounted on its roof. Musk denied the claim, calling it a lie on his social media platform X.
PoliticsTesla | Duplicated with: 1 | Rating: 37 | 2024-09-21 04:40:47 AM |
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff announced the company's new artificial intelligence software, which focuses on building AI 'agents' that don't require human supervision for tasks such as customer service or scheduling sales meetings. The software was unveiled at the company's annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco. Benioff stated that clients often think they need to DIY their AI, but Salesforce's software is a complete package for business customers.
AISalesforce | Rating: 60 | 2024-09-20 06:40:33 PM |
Generative AI has attracted over $25 billion in funding in 2023, driven by mega-rounds for core infrastructure companies building foundation models. NVIDIA's stock price has run up, but many are wondering if this investment environment is sustainable. Expectations are growing that venture financing may slow down, and if so, whether GenAI will have a second act.
AIfunding | Rating: 53 | 2024-09-20 12:40:21 PM |
Tom Siebel, a longtime Silicon Valley figure, is against California's AI safety bill, SB 1047, which aims to hold major AI companies accountable for catastrophic harm caused by their models. The bill focuses on 'frontier models' that took at least $100 million to develop and establishes a new regulatory body, the Board of Frontier Models, to oversee these models.
AISiebel | Rating: 50 | 2024-09-20 09:40:25 AM |
Michael Kors testified in an antitrust trial in Manhattan, opposing Tapestry's $8.5 billion acquisition of Capri Holdings. The deal would place six major fashion brands under one company, including Tapestry's Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman, and Capri's Versace, Jimmy Choo, and Michael Kors. The Federal Trade Commission argues this deal would eliminate direct head-to-head competition and give Tapestry a dominant share of the accessible luxury handbag market.
BusinessTapestry | Rating: 53 | 2024-09-19 06:30:26 PM |
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, dropped out of Stanford in 2005 to launch his startup Loopt, which was not part of his original plan. He emphasized that most risks are not one-way doors, and one can always undo a decision if it doesn't work out. Altman's decision was influenced by the opportunity to try something new and the realization that he could always return to college if needed.
AIOpenAI | Rating: 60 | 2024-09-19 05:30:26 PM |
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed five AI bills into law, including three aimed at election deepfakes and two to protect the digital likeness of performers. The state legislature has sent 38 AI bills to his office. The fate of the most significant bill, SB 1047, is still uncertain. The bills were signed at the Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff's Dreamforce conference in San Francisco.
AICalifornia | Rating: 60 | 2024-09-19 04:30:43 PM |
Artificial Intelligence (AI) development is dominated by Big Tech companies and richer nations, which have an advantage in training datasets and computational power. The global regulatory landscape for AI is complex and fragmented, with varying regulations and collaborations between stakeholders. The European Union's AI Act is an example of differing regulations on fair use of AI training datasets.
AITech | Rating: 57 | 2024-09-19 04:30:43 PM |
Mark Zuckerberg, along with other tech executives, has written an open letter criticizing Europe's fragmented and inconsistent regulation of data privacy and artificial intelligence. The letter calls for faster, clearer, and more harmonized decisions from data privacy regulators across the EU to enable European data to be used in AI training. Signatories include leaders from companies like Meta, Spotify, Stripe, Thyssenkrupp, and Pirelli.
AIEurope | Rating: 53 | 2024-09-19 02:30:38 PM |
The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 50 basis points, causing the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite to end lower. Fed Chair Jerome Powell stated that the rate cut was meant to demonstrate officials' confidence in the labor market's strength. The rate cut was announced on Wednesday.
EconomyFed | Rating: 53 | 2024-09-19 11:30:20 AM |