After the loss of both of his parents, Donnell Beverly Jr. decided to launch the end-of-life planning startup Eazewell. He knew exactly who to call for help launching the business: his longtime friend, nine-time NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook. Beverly Jr.…
A video on OpenAI’s new TikTok-like social media app, Sora, depicts a never-ending factory farm of pink pigs grunting and snorting in their pens. Each pig is equipped with a feeding trough and a smartphone screen playing a feed of…
California has made history by becoming the first state to require artificial intelligence safety and transparency from the largest labs in the industry. Governor Newsom signed SB 53 into law this week. The new law mandates that major AI companies,…
The footage was striking. A food delivery worker scrambled with his e-bike across a bridge in Chicago, chased by a group of armed, masked federal agents. One agent yelled, “Get him!” before the worker ultimately slipped away. This viral clip…
Disney has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Character.AI, demanding the removal of its characters from the platform. The company, which lets users create millions of AI companions, was accused of copyright infringement. These AI chatbots can be based on real…
On Tuesday, a new SPAC from venture capitalist and All-In podcast host Chamath Palihapitiya became a public company. Named “American Exceptionalism,” it raised 345 million dollars with a mission to acquire startups in the fields of energy, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency,…
Tilly Norwood is a London-based actress with about 40,000 Instagram followers. She is also not real. She is an AI-generated character created by Xicoia, the AI division of the production company Particle6. Eline Van der Velden, the Dutch producer who…
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB 53, a landmark AI safety and transparency bill, into law. This legislation demonstrates that state regulation does not have to hinder the progress of artificial intelligence. According to Adam Billen, vice president of…
The U.S. Department of Energy has taken equity stakes in the Canadian company Lithium Americas and its Nevada mining joint venture with General Motors. This action is part of a renegotiation of a federal loan. Under the new terms, the…
Salesforce is embracing the trend of vibe-coding with a new AI-powered developer tool. Vibe-coding allows developers to describe what they want in natural language, and AI agents write the code. The company announced this new offering, called Agentforce Vibes, to…
