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The next big question for AI agents is how they’ll make money, Goldman says
AI agents have quickly become Silicon Valley’s latest obsession. Now comes the harder part of figuring out how they’ll make money. The attention comes amid Meta’s recent launch of Muse, which has brought fresh attention to a new generation of AI software designed to shop online, book travel, and…
Alexandr Wang’s #musemoneychallenge pitch says that Meta’s new app can ‘make you $1,000’ almost instantly
Meta’s Alexandr Wang says using his new AI agent can almost instantly “make you $1,000.” Or rather, save you $1,000. Wang, Meta’s chief AI officer, and his team have been posting on X over the past week about how users can prompt Muse to review their finances and identify ways to claw back cash…
Def Jam cofounder Rick Rubin says AI art’s creativity is in the prompt
Def Jam cofounder Rick Rubin said he sees AI as a tool that could help people who don’t consider themselves artists make art, including those who can’t draw or play instruments. On Monday’s episode of “Diary of a CEO,” Rubin shared his thoughts on the role of human creativity in AI art and how…
A former distinguished Meta engineer says promotions eventually stopped feeling like wins, so he sought a demotion
A top engineer for Big Tech asked for a demotion at the peak of his career. Philip Su, who reached the prestigious “distinguished engineer” or IC9 level at Meta and OpenAI, said on “The Peterman Pod” podcast that promotions lost some of their shine as his career progressed. “The thrill of the…
I was awarded $1 million in scholarships to NYU. I also sacrificed a lot of my teenage life to get there.
When I was 18, local headlines and social media posts about me all focused on the exact same number: I was accepted into more than 20 colleges and offered over $1 million in combined scholarship funding. I’m sure that to people reading the news, that seven-figure total sounded like a lottery win…
Finally something California and Texas can agree on: regulating data centers
Often used as shorthand for two opposing sides of America, California and Texas have finally found common ground — on data centers breaking ground. The two most populous US states announced limits on data center development on Monday. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed a package of…
A US Army training command says it is updating its drone warfare curriculum every 60 days
The US Army’s training command in Germany is updating its drone warfare curriculum every 60 days in response to changes in this technology and the way it’s used on the battlefield. These changes reflect what soldiers are learning from using drones, as well as ongoing conflicts in the Middle East…
Meta’s Muse gives Zuckerberg another shot at building a real platform
Meta’s new personal AI agent, Muse, gives Mark Zuckerberg another chance to build the kind of technology platform he has chased for years. Muse jumped to the top of the App Store last week and remained the most downloaded free app on Monday, beating ChatGPT. If enough people use Muse as their main…
What we know about the FAA outage disrupting thousands of flights across the Northeast
A construction mishap affecting air traffic control equipment in New Jersey on Monday has caused chaos for travelers flying through the Northeast — and the disruptions are piling up. New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport has been under a ground stop since around 10 a.m., when a nearby…
See Trump’s first public liftoff from the $6 million Lockheed-funded helipad built to protect the White House lawn
The White House has a new helipad on the South Lawn. President Donald Trump took off in Marine One from the helipad after an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday. Trump previously said the White House would receive the granite helipad, paid for by Sikorsky Aircraft — a subsidiary of Lockheed…