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The memeification of Sora 2
OpenAI unleashed Sora 2 last month, the final boss of slop machines (at least for now). The social app draws entirely from artificial intelligence: Instead of sharing photos and...
Zillow: It’d take an ‘unrealistic’ mortgage rate drop to restore housing market affordability
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. A recent Zillow analysis suggests it would take a drop of more than one percentage point—to 4.43%—for...
Facebook takes down group page accused of doxing ICE
Facebook has taken down a “large group page that was being used to dox and target [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] agents in Chicago,” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi posted...
The annual Social Security COLA announcement is delayed due to the government shutdown
The ongoing government shutdown is delaying the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for tens of millions of beneficiaries.Originally scheduled for Wednesday, the 2024 Social Security COLA...
The Download: Big Tech’s carbon removals plans, and the next wave of nuclear reactors
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Big Tech’s big bet on a controversial...
Don’t eat these recalled rice products from Target and Amazon. They could damage your digestive tract
Households that have bought Ben’s Original rice products will want to check their pantries right away. The brand, owned by food giant Mars, has issued a voluntary recall for...
Future-proofing business capabilities with AI technologies
Much of the momentum is being driven by two related forces: the rise of AI agents and the rapid democratization of AI tools. AI agents, whether designed for automation...
Apple TV+ just dropped the ‘+’—other brands are likely to follow suit
Apple TV+ is dead. Long live Apple TV. On October 13, in a press release about F1: The Movie, Apple TV+ nonchalantly slipped in a line that from here...
This Chinese schoolyard uses giant Lego blocks to let kids endlessly redesign their playground
I can’t think of anything better than assembling Lego blocks. Except assembling gigantic Lego that I can actually walk, jump, and nap on. Which is precisely what Lego and...
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on the difference between a business decision and a principle decision
Amid dramatic disruption, what role should business play in building the future? Airbnb cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky shares his candid perspective on business, politics, creativity, and AI—tracing from...
