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Sofia Coppola says she knows a project is worth making when it scares her
Sofia Coppola says she still feels nervous whenever she begins a new movie, but considers that fear part of what makes the work meaningful. During an appearance on the “Happy Hour with Ina Garten” podcast on Wednesday, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker said she has “no idea” how a new movie will…
Instinct’s founder says the viral AI agent’s hallucinations can spit out what looks like a stranger’s data
If your personal AI assistant sends you what looks like intimate details about someone else’s life, chances are it made up the whole thing. At least, that’s what Instinct’s creator, Noah Shinn, said happened when a user of the viral AI tool said an agent admitted to leaking someone else’s…
Trump’s bid to keep CNN, Politico, and MS NOW out of the White House has hit a snag
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its ban on CNN, Politico, and MS NOW reporters at the White House, ordering that the outlets’ press credentials be restored while the case proceeds. US District Judge Timothy Kelly granted a 14-day temporary restraining…
Drones took 2 nights to lay a minefield that would have taken troops 2 weeks: Ukrainian corps
A Ukrainian army corps said it used aerial and ground drones to lay a minefield roughly a quarter-mile deep, in one of the war’s first large-scale instances of remote mining with uncrewed systems. The Third Army Corps said on Wednesday that its drones took two nights to deploy the mines, a task…
Brian Chesky says AI helped him solve a problem many CEOs face: not knowing ‘what the hell’s going on in our companies’
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky wants to let you in on a secret: many CEOs don’t know what’s happening inside their company. That could explain why many big-time CEOs, including Chesky, have gone all-in on AI. Speaking at the Skift Global Forum on Wednesday, Chesky said he’s built an AI system that helps…
The 10 biggest announcements from Meta Connect
Gone are the heavy headsets. In Meta’s vision for its new VR era is all about glasses. Meta VR Glasses weigh just 100 grams, the company said. While the bulk is gone, Meta says the glasses are still its “most advanced device yet.” “You can wear Meta VR Glasses to comfortably watch a full movie,
Meta is bringing its Muse AI agent to its glasses
Meta is bringing its hot new AI agent Muse to its smart glasses. The move, announced Wednesday at its annual Connect conference in Menlo Park, California, gives Meta a new way to put Muse directly in front of users throughout the day. Muse has become a fast-rising entrant in the increasingly…
Oops. OpenAI’s bot hacked an Australian government website.
Australia’s prime minister said a rogue OpenAI agent had hacked into a government website in June. Anthony Albanese said in a Wednesday media briefing in New York that an OpenAI agent had gained unauthorized access to a government Medicare statistics reporting website in June, and public and…
I tried Meta’s new $1,300 VR Glasses. They might be good for watching a movie — but I’m not sure what else.
Two years ago, Apple introduced its Vision Pro virtual reality goggles. They failed: They were too expensive, too heavy, and — crucially — no one could figure out what to do with them. Now Mark Zuckerberg is taking a swing at the same idea. The new Meta VR Glasses, which he debuted at his annual
Meta beat OpenAI to the punch on announcing an AI gadget
Meta could be beating OpenAI to the punch on the hardware front. The social media giant announced that it has put its viral new AI agent, Muse, into a small device you can speak to. The gizmo is called “Charm,” and only a few have been made so far, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Wednesday