40 m. ago Peacock trained TikTokers to make content, and now four creators are getting original series

Three years ago, a group of TikTokers joined NBCUniversal’s new initiative aimed at transforming social media influencers into the next generation of TV show creators.  Now, four of these creators are set to launch their original series on Peacock.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, the shows set to premiere are “The Warehouse Phase,” developed by […]

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51 m. ago United States Steel earnings beat by $0.02, revenue topped estimates

United States Steel earnings beat by $0.02, revenue topped estimates  Investing.com

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2 h. ago House votes to block California from banning sales of gas cars by 2035

House votes to block California from banning sales of gas cars by 2035  The Washington Post

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7 h. ago Meta Platforms jumps 6% on earnings beat, advertising resilience

Meta Platforms jumps 6% on earnings beat, advertising resilience  NBC4 Los Angeles

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10 h. ago Google places ads inside chatbot conversations with AI startups

Google's ad network has begun showing advertising within the flow of conversations with chatbots—part of Alphabet Inc.'s efforts to keep its edge in digital advertising as generative artificial intelligence takes off.

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12 h. ago Trump’s ‘Unprecedented’ Tariffs Lead Japan to Slash Its Growth Forecast

The Bank of Japan predicted growth of just 0.5 percent, cutting its previous forecast in half, and decided against another hike in interest rates.

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12 h. ago The House strikes a blow against California in a fight over EVs

California, which has the unique ability to set vehicle standards, has an ambitious rule requiring all new cars to be zero-emission by 2035. But the rule's future is contested.

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19 h. ago Former Democrat Hill staffers challenge the aging establishment in Congress: report

Former Democratic staffers are challenging their old bosses, exposing deep divides and generational tensions inside a party still reeling from 2024 losses.

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19 h. ago Meta forecasted it would make $1.4T in revenue from generative AI by 2035

Meta made a prediction last year its generative AI products would rake in $2 billion to $3 billion in revenue in 2025, and between $460 billion and $1.4 trillion by 2035, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. The documents, submitted by attorneys for book authors suing Meta for what they claim is unauthorized training of […]

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21 h. ago Study accuses LM Arena of helping top AI labs game its benchmark

A new paper from AI lab Cohere, Stanford, MIT, and Ai2 accuses LM Arena, the organization behind the popular crowdsourced AI benchmark Chatbot Arena, of helping a select group of AI companies achieve better leaderboard scores at the expense of rivals. According to the authors, LM Arena allowed some industry-leading AI companies like Meta, OpenAI, […]

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24 h. ago Threads tops 350M monthly users after adding 30M in the quarter

Instagram Threads, Meta’s X competitor, has now grown to over 350 million monthly active users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed during the company’s Q1 2025 earnings call on Wednesday. That’s an increase of 30 million users since the prior quarter, where Meta reported that Threads had 320 million users. The new figure represents increased growth, as […]

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26 h. ago AI Code Hallucinations Increase the Risk of ‘Package Confusion’ Attacks

A new study found that code generated by AI is more likely to contain made-up information that can be used to trick software into interacting with malicious code.

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29 h. ago How construction technology can help solve Australia's housing crisis

As Australians face one of the worst housing crises in generations, the dream of home ownership is slipping away for many.

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30 h. ago Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Reveals 30% of Company's Code Written by AI

In a discussion at Meta's inaugural "LlamaCon" AI developer event, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shed light on the growing role of artificial intelligence in software development within their respective companies. Nadella claims that up to 30 percent of Microsoft's code is now written by AI. The post Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Reveals 30% of Company’s Code Written by AI appeared first on Breitbart.

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30 h. ago Duolingo launches 148 courses created with AI after sharing plans to replace contractors with AI

Duolingo is introducing 148 new language courses that were created with generative AI, the company announced on Wednesday. The launch comes as Duolingo has been facing backlash this week after sharing that it was going to replace contractors with AI and become an “AI-first” company. The company says the launch of the new courses doubles […]

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31 h. ago Reinforcement learning boosts reasoning skills in new diffusion

A team of AI researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, working with a colleague from Meta AI, has introduced d1, a diffusion-large-language-model-based framework that has been improved through the use of reinforcement learning. The group posted a paper describing their work and features of the new framework on the arXiv preprint server.

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31 h. ago Meta, App Makers Launch Washington Lobby to Fight Apple and Google

Meta, App Makers Launch Washington Lobby to Fight Apple and Google  Bloomberg.com

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32 h. ago What will push WA electricity demand to new heights? Forecasters detail predictions

What will push WA electricity demand to new heights? Forecasters detail predictions  The Seattle Times

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35 h. ago AI companions present risks for young users, US watchdog warns

AI companions powered by generative artificial intelligence present real risks and should be banned for minors, a leading US tech watchdog said in a study published Wednesday.

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36 h. ago Trump’s Cuts to Science Funding Could Hurt U.S. Economy, Study Shows

Reducing federal support for research and development could cause long-run economic damage and reduce government revenue.

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