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The UK Royal Navy said on Wednesday that it’s been test-launching sea drones from a turboprop aircraft at 1,300 feet, in what it described as trials for a “first airdrop of its kind.”The trials were carried out by Kraken Technology Group, which provided its K3 Scout uncrewed surface vessel, and…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said one topic was front and center at the billionaires’ summer camp in Sun Valley: AI spend.Speaking with CNBC at the annual Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference, Altman said this was the first year AI spend has been a “very big topic” at the conference.”Everyone’s…
A successful Disney trip starts well before you touch down in Orlando.You need hotel reservations, ground transportation, park reservations and tickets, and those coveted advanced dining reservations, also known as ADRs.But the very first (and most important) decision you’ll make is when to go.When deciding, I look up Disney World…
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have reached a settlement, bringing their “It Ends With Us” legal feud to an end.The film’s press tour in the summer of 2024 was overshadowed by rumors and speculation of a feud between lead star Lively and Baldoni, her costar and director.While the movie survived…
Disney is exploring making some of its streaming content available at an unbeatable price: free.The Mouse House is discussing making some content accessible on Disney+ without a paywall, according to two people familiar with the matter.Product and tech chief Adam Smith spoke about enabling free-tier content during a streaming town…
European countries are showing growing interest in the Israeli-made David’s Sling missile defense system, a senior Israeli official told Business Insider. The continent is racing to bolster its air defenses in preparation for a potential war with Russia.Roughly a dozen European countries have shown interest in purchasing David’s Sling over…
Fidji Simo, one of OpenAI’s top executives, is stepping down.Simo, the company’s CEO of applications, wrote on X on Thursday that she has decided to leave her full-time role and become a part-time advisor.Simo went on medical leave three months ago. She said on Thursday that she would focus on…
Elon Musk has kinder words for his rival — and now business partner — Anthropic.In recent weeks, the CEO of SpaceX has struck a friendlier posture toward his competitor, praising Anthropic’s team and its progress with its AI models. It’s a notable about-face from the man who once called Anthropic…
Leaders:Marc Andreessen, cofounder of Andreessen HorowitzCharles I. Jones, Stanford economistAsha Sharma, CEO of Microsoft’s AI PlatformTheir Mission: Study how artificial intelligence and technological change are affecting productivity, employment, and economic growth.This is arguably the highest-profile panel. Andreessen has been one of Silicon Valley’s most vocal AI advocates, while Sharma leads…
Uber has a new approach to using AI: “Agentic pods.”Praveen Neppalli Naga, the ride-hailing company’s tech chief, said in an X post on Tuesday that Uber embedded 30 of its “most AI-proficient engineers” with teams across the company, including finance, legal, and human resources.Over two weeks, the engineers worked with…
