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- Disney Channel Star’s AI App That Creates Avatars Of Dead Relatives Sparks Backlash
The app was co-founded by Calum Worthy, a former Disney Channel actor known for starring in “Austin & Ally.”
- Billionaires are swapping art and cars for sports teams as their top ‘trophy’ investment, JPMorgan says
Three years ago, only 6% of billionaires had controlling stakes in sports teams. Now, that share has jumped to 20%.
- Padres Make Fernando Tatis Jr. Trade Decision After Sale News: Insider
The San Diego Padres are exploring a sale and have reportedly made up their mind on their $340 million superstar.
- Americans Want Billionaires Out Of Politics—And Think They’re A Threat To Democracy, Poll Shows
Billionaires are more publicly involved in politics than ever—and Americans aren’t loving it.
- Getting $190 apiece to 42 million Americans has state officials in a post-shutdown SNAP scramble
About one in eight Americans, in lower-income households, is supposed to get monthly SNAP benefits by law.
Technology
- Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket came back home after taking aim at Mars
"Never before in history has a booster this large nailed the landing on the second try."
- The Download: how AI really works, and phasing out animal testing
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. OpenAI’s new LLM exposes the secrets of how AI really works The news: ChatGPT maker OpenAI has built an experimental large language model that is far easier to understand than typical models. Why…
- Researchers question Anthropic claim that AI-assisted attack was 90% autonomous
The results of AI-assisted hacking aren't as impressive as many might have us believe.
- Rocket Report: Blue Origin’s stunning success; vive le Baguette One!
"If NASA wants to go quicker, we would move heaven and Earth."
- US spy satellites built by SpaceX send signals in the “wrong direction”
It seems US didn't coordinate Starshield's unusual spectrum use with other countries.
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