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It’s been a hot summer in Hollywood.”Spider-Man: Brand New Day” had a record-breaking opening weekend, bringing in $360 million.Fans were shelling out as much as $600 and traveling thousands of miles to catch “The Odyssey” on premium Imax screens.And, if you think back to early June, the horror films “Obsession”…
AI is meant to help workers do their jobs. Some Walmart employees say they’re the ones providing assistance in the relationship.Walmart’s massive bet on AI includes equipping in-store workers with a suite of tools to make them more efficient. But in some cases, workers are finding themselves frequently correcting mistakes…
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on Tuesday announced that it’s creating a new portal for teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 as it looks to address concerns about online safety for young people. The company made the announcement exclusively on-air with Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday morning and outlined…
China’s humanoid robots have mastered kung fu, boxing, and serving your coffee — and now they’re leaving the world’s fastest man in the dust.Unitree, a Chinese robotics firm that is set to go public at a $9 billion valuation on Wednesday, unveiled a new “Superman” humanoid robot on Monday that…
Retail jobs often involve a lot of cleaning up after other people. Dusty shelves, spilled liquids, smudged display cases, and, more recently, AI agent errors.In Walmart’s bid to fuel its growth ambitions, the retailer is betting big on AI and arming thousands of frontline employees with new tools and training.Adopting…
Anthropic’s move to place invisible watermarks within Claude-generated text is dividing the tech community.Claude models launched on or after August 2 will have an “imperceptible watermark” embedded in their text output, and Anthropic says it also plans to add support for older models. The AI lab says the mark travels…
Navigating New York City’s economy can feel like a gauntlet of minor indignities. Selling ice cream, for some reason, requires two different permits. Want to quit your gym? You may have to send a certified letter by mail. Oh, and before you haul your belongings to that storage unit, you’d…
Spotify cofounder Daniel Ek built his audio empire on the premise that music should be instantly playable, with no waiting around for songs to buffer or download. Now, he’s taking that desire for instant gratification and pointing it at our bodies.Ek has developed a $500 longevity body scanner that collects…
The top had a nice layer of foam, allowing the little coffee beans to pop. Once I added the orange peel twist, I couldn’t help but feel proud of myself. This drink looked legit. The vodka taste wasn’t as overpowering as it had been in the first drink, but it was…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alex Taylor, the 39-year-old cofounder of women’s health supplements brand Perelel. It has been edited for length and clarity.I landed in leadership roles very early in my career.At around 29, I became president and executive editor in chief of Clique, the…
