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May
07

Saudi Arabia needs peace in the Middle East for its $500 billion Neom megaproject to succeed

The planned design for The Line in Neom. Neom Conflict in the Middle East is a threat to Saudi Arabia's ambitious Vision 2030 plans.Some Neom projects are located along the Red Sea coast, where tensions have been escalating.The renewed conflict in the region has left Saudi officials walking a difficult political line. Escalating tensions in the Mid...

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May
07

AI 'pilots' are getting so good they're sometimes beating humans in dogfights

Some AI-controlled F-16 fighter jets (not pictured) are already outperforming human pilots in dogfights. US Air Force/Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young Some AI-controlled fighter jets are outperforming human pilots in dogfights, per the AP.The outlet witnessed an hourlong experimental flight at the Edwards Air Force Base in California.The Air Force i...

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May
07

Nintendo forecasts 19.3% sales drop for fiscal 2025

Nintendo expects sales to fall 19.3% and earnings to fall 38.9% in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025.Read More

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May
07

Palantir made a ton of money this year thanks to strong US demand. But don't expect much growth in Europe.

Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp at a US Senate AI forum in Washington, DC, in 2023. Stefani Reynolds for AFP via Getty Images Palantir's first quarter revenue jumped 21% from last year, mostly from US customers.International earnings dropped due to "headwinds in Europe," the chief financial officer said.CEO Alex Karp maintained his support for...

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May
07

Even Katy Perry's mom fell for an AI photo of the singer at the Met Gala

One of Katy Perry's most iconic Met Gala looks: a real photo from the 2019 event. Charles Sykes/AP Images Katy Perry was falsely depicted attending the Met Gala via AI images that gained traction on social media.AI photos made it look like Rihanna was there, too — except she was home with the flu.Welcome to the year of the semi-decent deepfake. Kat...

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May
07

Russia's former president threatened nuclear attacks on Western capital cities if NATO sends any troops to Ukraine

Russia's former president and now serving as deputy chairman of the country's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev (L), visits the Totsky military training field outside Siberian city of Orenburg on July 14, 2023. YEKATERINA SHTUKINA/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images Dmitry Medvedev is at it again, threatening Western leaders with nuclear attacks if they c...

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May
07

Boeing is under FAA investigation after disclosing some employees didn't perform safety tests on the wings of a 787 but recorded that they did anyway

Boeing 787 Dreamliners are built at the aviation company's North Charleston, South Carolina, assembly plant on May 30, 2023. JULIETTE MICHEL/AFP via Getty Images The FAA said on Monday that it's probing Boeing amid reports of employees not completing 787 checks.An internal memo from Boeing said some workers recorded themselves finishing a test they...

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May
07

'Shark Tank' host Kevin O'Leary says he would've fired this CEO in 'seconds' for backing pro-Palestinian protesters: 'Be gone'

The "Shark Tank" host and investor Kevin O'Leary. Roy Rochlin via Getty Images Kevin O'Leary said he would've fired the Hims & Hers CEO for backing the pro-Palestinian protests.Andrew Dudum initially told student protesters to "keep going" because "it's working."O'Leary said he thought Dudum's remarks were self-serving and foolish. Hims & Hers CEO ...

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May
07

Elon Musk says AI has no 'use' at SpaceX — at least for now

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the 27th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on May 6, 2024. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk revealed that SpaceX "basically uses no AI."The SpaceX CEO said that although he's open to using it, he hasn't found a use for it yet."There's still a long way to go,"...

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May
07

Pamela Anderson broke her makeup-free streak for her first Met Gala

Pamela Anderson ditched her no-makeup look for her first Met Gala appearance. Theo Wargo/GA Pamela Anderson broke her no-makeup streak at the 2024 Met Gala.She dazzled in an off-shoulder Oscar de la Renta gown with light makeup by Pat McGrath.Anna Wintour's acceptance meant a lot to Anderson: "I can imagine that in the past I was not someone she wo...

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May
07

Founder of Google DeepMind who was poached explains his first month at Microsoft

Mustafa Suleyman, previously a founder of Google's DeepMind AI lab, posted on social media about why his first month at Microsoft has been "one of the most exciting and fulfilling times I've ever experienced." Inflection Mustafa Suleyman, a founder of Google's DeepMind AI lab, has worked for Microsoft for about a month.He said his short tenure is "...

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May
07

The best-dressed celebrities at the 2024 Met Gala

Cardi B attends the 2024 Met Gala. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Celebrities attended the "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" Met Gala on Monday.The "Garden of Time" dress code inspired many floral and Earth-inspired looks.Cardi B, Lana Del Rey, and Colman Domingo were among the best-dressed of the night. The 2024 Met Gala was held at the M...

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May
07

Rihanna, the undisputed queen of the Meta Gala, had to drop out this year at the last minute

Rihanna at the 2023 Met Gala. James Devaney/GC Images Rihanna had to drop out of the Met Gala at the last minute on Monday night.Her representative confirmed to E! News that she had the flu.Rihanna has become the undisputed queen of Met Gala for her showstopping looks over the years. There was one major figure missing from the Met Gala. Rihanna — w...

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May
06

Docusign acquires contract management provider Lexion for $165M to add more AI to its IAM platform

Docusign adds more AI to its Intelligent Agreement Management platform by acquiring Lexion, a contract management solution.Read More

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May
06

Supergiant Games surprise-launches Hades II in early access

Supergiant Games wasted no time launching Hades II in early access so soon after the wrap of its technical test.Read More

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May
06

Nvidia’s DrEureka outperforms humans in training robotics systems

DrEureka takes a robotic task description and uses an LLM to generate software implementations for a reward function that measures success in that task.Read More

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