OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT and Mattel, parent of Barbie and Ken, have announced a “strategic collaboration” to build OpenAI’s technology into Mattel’s toys to “bring the magic of AI to age-appropriate play experiences,” according to the company.
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AI WILL ALLOW AMAZON TO CUT WHITE-COLLAR JOBS, CEO SAYS
Amazon’s office workers have been told they’re in danger of being replaced by bots, according to a 17 June memo from CEO Andy Jassy.
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MAJOR AI DEVELOPERS WANT 10-YEAR BAN ON STATE REGULATIONS
Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft are among tech firms urging the U.S. Senate to preserve a measure in the “big beautiful” omnibus bill that would ban individual states from enacting AI regulations for the next 10 years.
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TECH BRIEFS: AI EATING UP DATA FIRMS AND ENERGY
Without vast amounts of data, including human created content, IP and privileged personal and other data, the “magic” of generative AI and other artificial intelligence systems would be impossible.
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THEY HAVE NO IDEA: DUELING HEADLINES OVER AI JOB REPLACISM
We recently pointed out that one sign of the dangers of unbound “AI Arms Race” type development is that even top innovators and industry CEOs contradict each other regarding just about every aspect of the AI future.
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TRUMP TAKES AMERICA TO WAR
There is a somewhat troublesome backstory to President Donald Trump’s glorification of how Saturday’s U.S. forces attack on three Iranian nuclear sites that “completely obliterated” their targets was carried out without any declaration of war against a country that has not attacked and was not in any way threatening the United States.
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U.S. FDA ISSUES FIRST APPROVAL FOR ALZHEIMER’S BLOOD TEST
In what some are calling a “milestone moment” in medicine, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has, for the first time, approved a simple blood test to detect the early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease.
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HAVING A DISRUPTED BODY CLOCK INCREASES YOUR RISK OF EARLY DEATH
Circadian Syndrome (CircS), a serious health risk marked by sleep issues, depression, and metabolic dysfunction, significantly raises your risk of dying from chronic illnesses and early death
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ON IRAN
On the 21st of June, a day that will live in infamy, President Trump led the American People to War with Iran. Trump’s message to Americans? Striking Iran's three nuclear facilities is all that U.S. Forces do. Unless, of course, the Iranians have the temerity to strike back. In that case Trump promises to destroy Iran. Ridiculous.
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AN EV BATTERY THAT RECHARGES IN 18 SECONDS
The VarEVolt battery, made by Britain’s RML Group, charges to full in 18 seconds and has just been approved by U.K. regulators for mass production for electric vehicles (EVs).