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AI programs are being used to teach reading and math in some elementary schools. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images AI is being used in some elementary schools around the US to teach reading and math. Proponents say AI is here, and it's useful for personalized instruction. But many parents are wary of these new programs. I am! Some are starting to organize against them. As an adult with a generally optimistic view on technology, I had a rude awakening recently: My third grader mentioned that he and his buddies had been using Google's Gemini on their school-provided Chromebooks to make funny pictures of poop and dinosaurs. Technically, he admitted they're not supposed to be using Gemini like this, but they've figured out they have access to the tool — and if they finish their assigned schoolwork a few minutes early, they have time to mess around on their Chromebooks. I didn't love the idea of them getting access to a generative AI image-making tool unsupervised — something I wouldn't allow at home. (Even if it's technically against school rules, it wasn't blocked or restricted.) I'm not the only parent worried about AI making its way into the elementary school classroom. In the last few weeks, a handful of articles about AI and Chromebooks in schools have sparked a lot of discussion among parents — and, from what I've observed, the tone of these conversations ranges from frustrated to horrified. A recent New York Magazine story, "Help! My kindergarten is all in on AI," detailed how AI programs are being used in some New York public schools. Proponents say they give a new ability to customize lessons to each kid's needs. Some New York parents are organizing and rallying against them. At an open meeting for parents to weigh in on AI policy with the city's Department of Education, one parent accused the chancellor of "experimenting on our children." While there's been some grumbling about devices in the classroom for a few years, the introduction of AI — which many adults are wary of — has pushed the concerns further. In The New Yorker, Jessica Winter examines how AI is being incorporated into K-12 education — especially through school-mandated programs on Chromebooks and iPads. She points out that no one seems to be asking the question: Do we actually want this? When faced with the mantra we hear over and over — that AI is already here and we just have to get with the program — it's important to sometimes step back and ask these simple questions: Does this actually work? Is this actually good? There are some genuinely unpleasant details in the story, like one study that showed "one in five student interactions with generative A.I. involved cheating, self-harm, bullying, and other problematic behaviors." (Meanwhile, at the very top of higher education, Princeton just this week decided it will have exams monitored by proctors instead of its long-used honor system, where instructors would typically leave the room during tests. This comes in response to concerns over rampant AI cheating.) Parents aren't just concerned about AI in schools It's not just AI that's under a microscope. For a long time, I've been in parent groups on social media where people are complaining about the apps their kids have to use that purport to be teaching math or English. NBC wrote about the parental backlash to one common math program. Some parents are saying they're going to opt their kids out of this program and other tech-enabled things at their schools. And I'm not sure all the tech is actually helping us. It's too early to say whether AI-enabled learning is good or bad, but computers in the classroom don't seem to be doing us a lot of good: The Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University published a new report that showed that reading and math test scores are down nationwide, sometimes a whole grade level lower than they were at the same schools in 2015. The reasons for this decline are complex — Covid probably had an effect — but screentime (both at home and in class) is something lots of education watchers keep pointing to. As a parent who completed middle school at a time when our access to technology was once a week in the computer lab to learn Mavis Beacon typing, I'm not quite digitally native enough to understand how all this technology in the classroom is affecting my kids. (And I'm a tech-focused reporter!) But I'm seeing a bubbling concern among parents about the amount of screentime and technology kids are using in public schools for classwork. School-issued Chromebooks, which were heavily adopted during the pandemic and now seem here to stay, are a big target for the backlash. I'm personally skeptical of the value of Chromebooks, iPads, and AI tools compared to pencil and paper, especially in younger grades. My personal stance is: Yes to learning what AI is and how it works; no to using it to teach math or reading. Are you a parent or educator dealing with this in your schools? I'd love to hear from you: katie.notopoulos@businessinsider.com Read the original article on Business Insider

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Rob Reiner and Cary Elwes. Charley Gallay/Getty Cary Elwes starred in Rob Reiner's 1987 movie "The Princess Bride." Elwes last worked with the director on Reiner's 2016 movie "Being Charlie." Reiner's son, Nick, wrote the screenplay about his struggles with drugs and mental health. Cary Elwes will always be indebted to Rob Reiner for giving him his big break in show business, casting the then-unknown British actor in the lead role of his beloved 1987 movie "The Princess Bride." So when Reiner called Elwes 29 years later to ask him to be part of the most personal project of the filmmaker's career, the actor was more than willing to oblige. "He told me that I would be playing a character who is very similar to him because he wanted to explore the family dynamic of having a child who was having mental issues," Elwes told Business Insider of his role in the 2016 indie film "Being Charlie." Elwes said he "jumped at the opportunity" to work with Reiner again. "Being Charlie" was written by Reiner's son, Nick, who, after struggling with drug addiction for years and being in and out of rehab, decided to write a screenplay about the experience and asked his father to direct it. The movie stars Nick Robinson in the lead role as a young man struggling with drug addiction and his mental health. Elwes plays his actor-turned-politician father. Nick Robinson in "Being Charlie." Castle Rock Entertainment "It forced me to really have to understand what he had been going through for a long time," Rob Reiner told Business Insider back in 2016 about making the movie with his son. The film would return to the zeitgeist in December 2025 when Nick was arrested in connection to the murder of his parents. His trial is scheduled for September; he has pleaded not guilty. "It's bittersweet that that's the last thing we worked on," Elwes said, reflecting on his friendship with Rob Reiner. "But I tend to want to remember him for the wonderful contributions that he gave to our industry and to the people who loved him, rather than focus on anything negative. I don't want to focus on how he died, I want to celebrate how he lived." Despite the stigma that hangs over "Being Charlie," Elwes, who currently is starring in the Peacock series "M.I.A," believes the movie still delivers a powerful message about addiction and seeking help. "If Rob would want anything to come out of that, it would be that people learn to not brush these things under the carpet, to address these things head-on with care, with love, with compassion, and with empathy," Elwes said. Read the original article on Business Insider

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Natasha Mascarenhas / Bloomberg: Sources: Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital told its stakeholders that it has invested ~$100M in Shopify, framed as a bet on how AI could lead to gains in commerce  —  Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital has taken a stake in Shopify Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, marking a rare bet by the venture firm on a public company.

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Museums have always been entangled with European imperialism. Will the world’s first ‘AI art’ museum be any different?

By Kylie Message, Professor of Public Humanities and Director of the ANU Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University

Dataland will open at the Frank Gehry designed The Grand LA. RDNE Stock project/Pexels The “world first museum of AI arts” is scheduled to open next month in a 35,000 square feet purpose-built facility in downtown Los Angeles. Dataland is the brainchild of Refik Anadol and Efsun Erkiliç, artists known for using artificial intelligence and vast datasets to create large-scale immersive art projects. The “living museum” will present a continuously evolving immersive, audiovisual experience based on millions of images, sounds and scents from nature. As an indication of what it will be like, Dataland’s website presents phantasmagorical images of ecological wonder and awe. Anadol says he wants Dataland to develop a new paradigm of what a museum can be, by fusing human imagination with machine intelligence and the most advanced technologies available. But behind its futuristic facade and the fleeting cultural landscapes hosted inside, the museum has much deeper historical roots. The birth of the museum A clear connection exists between the aspirations and dreams of Dataland’s founders and the 19th century fascination with emerging technologies. Large-scale exhibitions promised new forms of public spectacle and commercialised entertainment. The Crystal Palace exhibition was held in London in 1851. Its purpose-built glass and iron building was considered a technological marvel. The Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace, featuring the hall of works of industry of all nations. Attributed to Ferrier & F. von Martens, C.M., 1851/Rijksmuseum Visited by over six million people, it was designed to promote Britain as an industrial power. It showcased more than 100,000 objects from around the globe. These included locomotives, hydraulic presses, agricultural products and musical instruments. Its most famous item was the world’s largest-known diamond, acquired from India two years earlier for Queen Victoria. The “midway” at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair was famous for its exhilarating amusements and living exhibits. Premier attractions were the world’s first Ferris wheel and the world’s first commercial movie theatre. It also featured human display villages, or “human zoos”, that reinforced racist colonial hierarchies. The world’s first Ferris wheel – designed by George Ferris – at the Chicago World Fair. Field Museum This era kicked off the modern public museum movement in Europe and the United States. Early museums were rooted in Enlightenment ideals of industrial and technological progress, civic education and national identity. Museums including the South Kensington Museum (1857) and the Smithsonian’s Graphic Arts Department (1897) extended visitor fascination with new technologies such as cinema and railway travel, and sold mass-produced souvenirs of exotic and intriguing cultures. Just as we today express conflicted views about AI-generated art, 19th-century audiences needed to learn how to respond to new cultural forms. Entertainment was key. They quickly learnt viewing motion pictures was a social and public activity, improved if they suspended disbelief and expressed individual reactions. The most well-known (albeit exaggerated) account describes an 1895 screening of a Lumière Brothers film. As the moving image of a train seemingly hurtled toward the audience, viewers are said to have screamed and ducked under seats. Global exploitation There is a darker side to the 19th-century precursors of Dataland. The project’s dataset is a large nature model (LNM) – an open-source model trained on half a billion images sourced “ethically” from partner institutions including the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, and London’s Natural History Museum. These images are complemented by data gathered by Anadol’s team from 16 rainforests “from Chile to Indonesia to Australia”. Dataland’s website does not provide provenance information about partner institution’s source collections. But we know they would likely include 19th century specimens. Natural history collecting was a lucrative industry in the 19th century. The increasing ease with which people and commodities were able to travel the world expanded supply chains and the global industry of specimen transfer. London’s Natural History Museum, photographed in 1881. Courtauld, CC BY-NC-SA Museum collecting was deeply entangled with the violent, systemic processes of European imperialism, colonial expansion and scientific exploitation. Dataland promotes its “permission-based” approach to using data from institutions. It cites contemporary collaboration with the Yawanawá people of the Amazon as “radically responsible”. It also insists it manages the environmental impact of the museum’s consumption of natural resources. But Dataland does not appear to apply its own ethical standards for producing collections from rainforests to the vast historical resources it sources from its partner museums. It is silent on the obligations it may have to contemporary descendants of communities from which specimens and knowledge were extracted. It provides no guardrails about appropriate cultural protocols or safeguards for anyone wanting to access or learn more about any of its collections. This approach is out of step with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The declaration enshrines the rights of Indigenous peoples to self-determination over their data. This includes traditional knowledge and ownership over natural resources. Many of the kinds of institutions Dataland has partnered with are now seeking to repair the loss of Indigenous knowledge, cultural heritage and authority caused by colonial collecting. The Natural Sciences Collections Association UK explains this reparative work is proactive in telling hidden truths however difficult, about how we got our collections – [we must] acknowledge we have them, but at what cost? The lack of transparency and self-awareness regarding the large nature model’s use of historical collection materials is a significant oversight. It echoes criticism that AI art does not adequately seek human consent or offer credit or compensation for contemporary art. Dataland is a museum of the future. But it cannot outrun the historical and very human legacies of the form it has chosen to align itself with – the museum. Kylie Message does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

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Paramount is interested in adding video podcasts under CEO David Ellison. Michael Yanow/NurPhoto via Getty Images; Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images Paramount+ is exploring adding podcasts, following a push from Netflix. A Paramount streaming executive said video podcasts could help drive engagement and discovery. Paramount has put short-form video on its service and is also looking at interactive features. Paramount+ is planning to put podcasts on its signature streamer, Business Insider has learned. Paramount Skydance streaming executives told tech and product staffers in a Thursday meeting that they see video podcasts as a growth opportunity. Dan Reich, Paramount's EVP of streaming product, told employees that his goal is to "get more of the video podcasts" and "slice those up into segments for us to surface" in the streamer's short-form feed, according to a recording of the call obtained by Business Insider. Netflix added video podcasts in January, becoming the first major Hollywood streamer to push into the format long dominated by YouTube. The theory is that podcasts — and short-form video, which Paramount+ has invested in — could help streamers boost engagement, particularly during the daytime. Video podcasts can help with both "long-form discovery" and "viewing itself," Reich said. A person familiar with Paramount's approach framed the podcast push as an exploration and as part of the company's culture of experimentation in tech and media. Ellison's company distributes a handful of podcasts, including shows about hit shows "Yellowstone" and "Survivor," as well as podcasts from late-night hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Those podcasts don't currently appear on Paramount+, however. Paramount is in talks with conservative podcaster Katie Miller — the wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller — for a distribution deal, Axios reported on Thursday. Miller's podcast has featured interviews with many Trumpworld figures. Axios also reported that Paramount has spoken with podcast groups such as Jubilee Media. Hugh Williams, a former Google exec who recently joined David Ellison's Paramount as an EVP and "Executive in Residence," said in the Thursday meeting that he's "pretty excited about podcasts." "I think podcasts are great — I'm really glad we're getting into that space," Williams said on the call. The product initiative to get podcasts onto Paramount+ began in early January and has a "target end" date of July 7, according to a screenshot of an internal project management dashboard viewed by Business Insider. Another reference to the podcast project was labeled as a "key priority," a screenshot viewed by Business Insider showed. Podcasts on Paramount+ could "exist as their own series," be tied to a franchise, or act as companion content, like an "aftershow," the screenshot said. Jazzing up Paramount+ Paramount has been busy bolstering its namesake streamer. Reich said on the Thursday call that his team was working with Paramount's news and sports groups to integrate some of their clips into the streamer. "We're working with CBS Sports and CBS News to get all of their clips, sports highlights, news highlights into the service," Reich said. "That is a competitive advantage for us against companies like Netflix that don't have that volume of content." Paramount+ added a short-form video feed in April on iOS mobile devices, which was a top first-quarter priority for the company. The streamer is also looking to add interactive elements like a shopping feature and sports stats, which Williams nodded at. "You can imagine sports scores, different ad formats, shoppable scenes," Williams said on the call. "I think there's just so much opportunity ahead of us." Ellison's company is also combining the tech platforms for Paramount+ and Pluto TV this summer, and has brought together key technical teams to make that happen. Correction: May 14, 2026 — An earlier version of this story misattributed a quote to Dan Reich that was made by another exec. Read the original article on Business Insider

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Google reported the first confirmed AI-assisted zero-day exploit, raising new concerns about logic flaws, supply chain risk, and containment. The post The First AI-Crafted Zero-Day Was Easy to Spot. The Next One May Not Be appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Tom Warren / The Verge: Sources: Microsoft plans to remove most of its Claude Code licenses and push its developers toward GitHub Copilot CLI, after previously pushing Claude Code  —  Thousands of Microsoft developers will use GitHub Copilot CLI instead  —  Microsoft first started opening up access to Claude Code in December …

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What happens when AI starts building itself?

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Richard Socher's new $650 million startup wants to build an AI that can research and improve itself indefinitely — and he insists it will actually ship products.

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Bloomberg: The Senate Banking Committee advances the Clarity Act, which would make CFTC the primary regulator for most digital assets while SEC oversees digital securities  —  Bitcoin climbed past $80,000 after the Senate Banking Committee advanced a landmark US digital asset market structure bill after months of negotiations.

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Manny A. Varas builds homes for the ultrawealthy and highlighted some trends that luxury homebuyers are looking for. MV Group Manny A. Varas, known as "the Billionaire's Builder," shared home trends popular among the affluent. Features that prioritize wellness over recreation are becoming increasingly popular. Varas also recommends that clients keep the next buyer in mind when constructing their dream home. If you had nearly unlimited funds to design a home, what amenities would it include? That's a question Manny A. Varas watches his ultrawealthy clients answer day in and day out. The master builder and developer at the Miami-based construction company MV Group is known as "the Billionaire's Builder" for helping celebrities and CEOs like Jennifer Lopez and Giorgio Armani create the home of their dreams. Varas is currently building roughly 15 homes in the $50 to $100 million range, and said about six of his current clients are billionaire families. As tech billionaires — many of whom are from the West Coast — flock to Miami, Varas said he's seen a shift in home trends. Now, bolstered by a rise in interest in holistic living and longevity, biophilic integration and wellness amenities are the stars of the show. Manny A. Varas. Nick Garcia Photography With homes valued at eight figures and beyond, each decision you make could cost or earn you millions of dollars down the line. Here are five home trends Varas is noticing among the ultrawealthy. Keeping a client's climate control settings uniform across their properties is a nice touch. imaginima/Getty Images It's common for high-net-worth individuals to own multiple properties worldwide. When traveling from one climate to another, it may take your body an extra beat to adjust — but it might not have to in some homes. "What we've done is transition the homes to make one circuit between all the different residences into an ecosystem that actually provides the same level of humidity," Varas said. "Instead of having a dehumidifier or a regular AC, what we try to do is balance your humidity level to your standard in order to have 50% to 60% humidity continuously within all the homes that you reside in." Recreational additions like theater rooms and bars are out, and wellness amenities are in. Andrija Dobras/Getty Images A fully decked-out theatre room used to be the ultimate status symbol in any home; picture it featuring a large TV or projector, leather reclining chairs, and maybe even a popcorn machine. Now, however, homebuyers are trading their requests for recreation rooms for amenities that reflect a commitment to wellness. "There's been an increased demand for wellness and a decreased demand in bars, media rooms, and cigar lounges in what was the typical estate home," Varas said. What used to be a billiards room or cigar lounge is now a cold plunge or sauna, and the cocktail bar is now a spa. High-end audio is making a comeback, with a twist. onurdongel/Getty Images While media rooms are becoming a thing of the past, one feature is making a comeback: the sound system. But the days of speakers dangling from the ceiling or fastened to the walls are long gone. Now, the wealthy want to impress with their sound systems — they just don't want you to know they're there. Varas said speakers can now be plastered into the wall so you can entertain without bulky systems in the way. "Speakers in a lot of the common areas were virtually eliminated in the last few years because design evolved, trimless lights evolved, and then what didn't evolve was sound," Varas said. "We now have invisible speakers within the drywall… We've seen them be able to have ambient sound without being able to see any of the speakers or where the sound is moving from." Privacy isn't just for the perimeter of the property. MV Group Privacy has become an increasingly important request among the ultrawealthy. While billionaires like Jeff Bezos have set up entire compounds to keep intruders out, privacy inside the home is just as important. "The privacy is room to room, and being able to have a conversation, whether you're on the phone or hosting somebody, and having each of those rooms be completely private," Varas said. The need for privacy expands to everyone in the home's ecosystem. Many of the ultrawealthy have staff on the premises at all times, so Varas said it's also important for them to have space to do their jobs. "When we have staff within the house, you want the staff to be able to function, but you want them to be able to function separately and still create your private space," he said. "We've seen a significant change where we're doing corridors completely sound insulated, so if there is staff within the house, they're able to come in and out as a private ecosystem and you're not noticing them and you don't hear them." Having multiple kitchens is strongly encouraged — even if you don't cook Varas said homes at these high-end price points typically have more than one kitchen. alvarez/Getty Images Varas encourages clients to think not just about what they want in a home, but about what a prospective buyer might want in the future when it comes time to sell. One of wealthy buyers' biggest asks? Multiple kitchens. Varas said almost all the homes he designs have a chef's kitchen and a front-end kitchen. When he has clients who don't cook much who only say they only want one kitchen, he tells them the next owner might want two. "There is an enormous amount of people who love to entertain in the kitchen," Varas said. "Not having an open kitchen and just having a back-of-house dirty kitchen would not be correct from a resale and valuation standpoint." Read the original article on Business Insider

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A crowd gathered outside the Times Square Swatch store in the lead-up to May 16. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Watch fans are camping outside Swatch in Time Square for its Royal Pop launch with Audemars Piguet. They've been lined up for days at Swatch locations nationwide. The Royal Pop pocket watches sparked opinions, excitement, and lines ahead of their release. Watch fans have turned a busy Times Square sidewalk into a campsite for Swatch's drop with luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet. When the two watch brands at opposite ends of the price spectrum said on Saturday that they were teaming up, some people jumped at the chance to buy one before they knew what the collection would be. Swatch and Audemars Piguet later revealed they are collaborating on a collection of pocket watches called Royal Pop. From Houston to New York, collectors and resellers have wasted no time lining up outside their local Swatch store ahead of the May 16 release. At a location I visited in Times Square on Wednesday, I found lines of foldable chairs, with line-sitters having lunch and chatting. I spoke to six people who spent days waiting outside the Swatch store for the chance to own their first Audemars Piguet. They were all excited to see a luxury brand come together with an accessible label. "Everybody was freaking out about the collab, so I decided I'd come and try my luck here," Alex Bueno, a 23-year-old jeweler, said. I learned there was a mutual respect among the 70 or so people in the line. Once you've claimed a spot and spent some hours in your seat, you're in. The honor system of keeping out line cutters and helping your new peers hold down their spots now falls on you, too. Some of them worked in groups, taking 10-hour shifts to allow each other time to step out of line. Some are lining up for the experience Many line sitters ate meals while they waited. Jordan Hart/Business Insider Noah Hosler, a 24-year-old from Ohio, said he buys himself a new watch for his birthday each year. When he heard about the Royal Pop line, he booked a flight to New York City on Tuesday to camp out for his annual present. He doesn't wait in line for new drops often these days, but he used to when he was a shoe reseller. Unlike those who could take turns going home for showers or naps, Hosler has been relying on his surroundings and the new connections he's made. "It's more for the experience for me," Hosler said. "Camping out and meeting some new people — it's been fun." A few line sitters said the Marriott Marquis hotel next to the store let them use the lobby bathroom, and the fast food spots in Times Square were mostly open to them hanging out if they bought something. I saw a street vendor selling water and energy drinks to those in line. Hosler said he also packed snacks in anticipation of the long wait. Pocket watches were a surprise The collection starts at $400. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Saturday's initial announcement divided the watch world: some were excited, others worried an affordable watch could hurt the value of their ultra-expensive Audemars Piguet collections, and all were asking what the collection would look like. Swatch and Audemars Piguet revealed on Tuesday that it would be a collection of eight pocket watches, rather than wristwatches, starting at $400. WatchGuys CEO Robertino Altieri estimated that the pocket watch would still fetch more than its original price when it hits the resale market. Alitier said he expects it to peak at around $2,500 on launch day. Still, three of the people I spoke with on the line said they saw several others leave the queue after the official images were released. Many of those who stayed said they intended to wear the pocket watch as-is or hoped that Swatch would release an adaptable wristband. Bueno commuted from Connecticut on Tuesday to secure his place in line. He said he was "a little bummed out" that it was a pocket watch, but he and his fellow jewelers were still ecstatic about the drop. "I'm still optimistic that we might get bands by Saturday," Bueno said. After finding out that Swatch would allow one watch per person per day, Bueno was relieved to have already found a buyer for the pocket watch he had his eye on. He and the others I spoke to said they witnessed people offering to pay for someone's spot in line and trying to buy the coveted watch at the store before it went on sale. "The rarity of the item and to be so close to the door — I'm excited," Krista, a 31-year-old, told Business Insider. It's Krista's first time camping out for a watch, and she said she felt comfortable settling in among the others in the line, who had built a functioning community over the roughly four days of waiting. Many of the people I spoke to are worried the line could get more chaotic in the coming days and disrupt the camaraderie the line sitters had built. They were concerned that people could try to cut or bully their way into a better position. "I see it happen with a lot of hypebeast drops, and this might be one of the biggest ones I've seen," Krista told Business Insider. Read the original article on Business Insider

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Agentic inference has fundamentally changed the runtime dynamics of inference workloads by introducing non-deterministic trajectories—actions, observations,... Agentic inference has fundamentally changed the runtime dynamics of inference workloads by introducing non-deterministic trajectories—actions, observations, and decisions that an AI agent produces while working through a task. These trajectories compound end-to-end latency across hundreds of inference requests per session. NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 handles the bulk of that inference load as… Source

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Theo Wayt / The Information: Sources: 50+ researchers and engineers have left xAI since the SpaceX acquisition via layoffs, firings, and voluntary departures; many have joined Meta and TML  —  Call it the SpaceXAI exodus.  —  More than 50 researchers and engineers working on xAI's Grok models have left …

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@mingchikuo: Sources: Intel has begun testing production of “low-end/legacy iPhone, iPad, and Mac processors”; Apple thinks TSMC's resources will continue tilting toward AI  —  ... Apple has kicked off low-end/legacy iPhone, iPad, and Mac processors at Intel on the 18A-P series (using Foveros packaging).