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business2 hours ago•22 min saved

Amazon Stock Set for Upside on AWS AI Push, Targets $324

24/7 Wall St. says Amazon (AMZN) could reach about $324 by year’s end, implying roughly 31–32% upside from the current price as AWS AI monetization accelerates. The bull case hinges on AWS growth reaccelerating (AWS backlog at $364B; Trainium commitments over $225B; Anthropic deal) with a strong Q1 showing, while acknowledging free cash flow collapsing ~95% due to heavy capex (2026 capex near $200B) and rising debt. Long‑term upside is contingent on AI infrastructure execution, with projections extending beyond 2026 if ROI meets expectations and AI monetization scales, but risks include capex volatility and debt load.

via 24/7 Wall St.|

#ai #amazon #amzn

technology4 hours ago•7 min saved

UN AI Summit Tests Global Governance as Tech Outpaces Policy

The UN ITU’s AI for Good summit in Geneva wrestled with how to govern AI responsibly as the technology advances rapidly, debating access, human rights, and the risk of corporate dominance that widens inequality. It highlighted the need for practical tools like impact assessments and a new 44‑member commission (co-chaired by Kagame and Benioff) to shepherd AI for Good, while live demos of robots and other hardware underscored how fast tech is moving ahead of policy consensus.

via WIRED|

#ai #governance #inequality

entertainment6 hours ago•17 min saved

Nolan Praises Gen Z Horror Pioneers, Says Cinema Rebounds While AI Hype Fails

Christopher Nolan lauds Curry Barker’s Obsession and Kane Parsons’s Backrooms in a Telegraph interview, arguing cinema thrives on ambitious, tactile storytelling and that young audiences are rejecting AI-driven "slop." He cites Obsession’s $400M+ global gross on a $750K budget and Backrooms’ $350M+ global gross as evidence, and notes his belief that long-form storytelling can still captivate new generations; Spielberg also praised Obsession, and Nolan’s next film The Odyssey features a star-studded cast.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#ai #backrooms #christopher-nolan

technology12 hours ago•7 min saved

Matching AI scientists to your lab: practical guidance on Claude Science, Co-Scientist and Biomni

The Nature explainer surveys the rise of general‑purpose AI tools for science—Claude Science, Co‑Scientist, Biomni and others—used to speed up literature reviews, data analysis and hypothesis generation. Real‑world examples include Anthropic’s Claude analyzing a genome in 30 minutes, Boltz’s antibody design using an AI agent, and immunologist Clare Bryant applying Co‑Scientist to influenza research. The piece advises labs to trial multiple tools, start with small, verifiable tasks, and apply hypothesis‑generating AIs early while leveraging specialized models later, all while maintaining validation and trust in AI outputs.

via Nature|

#ai #biomni #claude-science

technology12 hours ago•16 min saved

Meta Pulls Muse Image AI After Privacy Backlash

Meta has removed Muse Image, its Instagram-based AI image feature, after widespread backlash over privacy concerns and an auto-referencing mechanism. Meta says the tool missed the mark and is no longer available, while industry groups like CAA and SAG-AFTRA urge guardrails and easy opt-outs.

via Deadline|

#ai #backlash #instagram

technology13 hours ago•4 min saved

AI’s new race: cheaper, smarter systems outrun bigger models

The AI race is shifting from chasing the biggest models to building orchestration systems that pick the right model for each task at the right cost, using data and tools as needed. Open-weight models are gaining ground, potentially delivering most tokens in 18–24 months and pressuring the pricing power of dominant labs. This fuels a move toward near-data, task-specific deployments and a hybrid compute approach, while raising strategic concerns about national competitiveness and regulation as Chinese open models grow in importance.

via CNBC|

#ai #cost-efficiency #model-orchestration

technology13 hours ago•8 min saved

iOS 27 Turns Messages into AI-Pueled, Drawing-Friendly Chats

Lifehacker previews iOS 27’s Messages overhaul, including a new Drawing iMessage app, a customizable voice-message button, and playback speed options; Siri AI can draft, rewrite, or locate messages; one-tap AI suggestions for actions, automatic retries for failed sends, per-message send indicators, and enhanced search by number or nickname; updated notification handling for reactions and support for inline RCS replies to improve cross‑platform chats, with the update arriving this fall and a beta available now.

via Lifehacker|

#ai #apple-messages #imessage

business14 hours ago•3 min saved

Xbox's Big Reset Signals a Turning Point for Gaming's Economics

Microsoft is cutting about 3,200 Xbox jobs—the largest restructuring in the division's history—as part of a broader reset of its gaming unit amid weaker player engagement, rising hardware costs, and AI-driven market pressure, with experts noting this could herald a spin-out or breakup of Xbox in the next two years.

via KUOW|

#ai #business #gaming-industry

business16 hours ago•16 min saved

AI Labels to Flag AI-Generated vs AI-Assisted Music

A coalition of major music-industry and artists’ groups (including the RIAA, IFPI, The Grammys, SAG-AFTRA and the Human Artistry Campaign) unveiled voluntary labels to indicate when a sound recording uses generative AI, distinguishing AI-generated tracks from AI-assisted ones with simple icons. The labeling, designed for adoption by streaming services and distributors, is currently voluntary and does not yet cover AI use in lyrics, videos, or other aspects. Citing Deezer’s finding that AI-generated tracks comprised a large share of new music and Apple Music’s data, the groups say the labeling provides fans with transparency as AI use in music evolves.

via Deadline|

#ai #business #labeling

technology17 hours ago•2 min saved

Meta's new AI image tool stirs consent controversy over faces

Meta unveiled Muse Image, a feature within Meta AI that lets users generate images using the likenesses of people with public Instagram accounts by tagging them; users aren’t notified when their likeness is used and accounts must opt out to prevent usage. Privacy advocates and groups like Public Citizen, CAA, and SAG-AFTRA criticize the approach and call for affirmative consent or stricter controls, while Meta says protections exist and is evaluating next steps. No policy changes have been announced yet as the discussion continues.

via Axios|

#ai #consent #image-generation

technology22 hours ago•65 min saved

Claude’s J-Space: A Digital Global Workspace for AI Reasoning

Anthropic researchers describe an internal activation subspace in Claude called J-space that acts like a global workspace, enabling deliberate reasoning and five cognitive properties of conscious access (verbal report, directed modulation, internal reasoning, flexible generalization, and selectivity). They also introduce J-Lens to inspect this hidden reasoning, arguing that its existence carries significant safety and alignment implications—from detecting hidden dispositions to auditing self-awareness—though critics say the findings don’t prove true consciousness and remain debated.

via Slashdot|

#ai #consciousness #j-space

technology1 day ago•6 min saved

California subsidies edge Tesla out as SpaceX absorbs xAI into SpaceXAI and Europe expands Giga Berlin battery output

California's new $135 million EV incentive with a $50,000 cap and a state-manufacturer exemption tilts eligibility toward Rivian and Lucid, sidelining Tesla; SpaceX completes the absorption of xAI, rebranding as SpaceXAI to pursue orbital AI compute centers; Tesla counters with the JUNI x Tesla Battery Cell Giga Challenge in Europe, inviting startups to bring working battery-prototyping solutions to Gigafactory Berlin, backed by a $250 million investment to scale 4680-cell production to 18 GWh and create about 1,500 jobs.

via Teslarati|

#ai #california #electric-vehicles

tech1 day ago•29 min saved

Microsoft’s emissions climb as AI-driven demand outpaces sustainability efforts

Microsoft’s 2026 sustainability report shows carbon emissions rose 25% in 2025 to 34 million metric tons, driven mainly by datacenter expansion and a policy shift away from certain renewable-energy certificates, underscoring that AI infrastructure is increasing energy demand and outpacing scalable sustainability solutions on the path to carbon negativity by 2030.

via The Verge|

#ai #climate-change #environment

business1 day ago•15 min saved

Palantir Slips as Broad Tech Selloff Highlights Valuation Worries

Palantir Technologies’ shares fell about 4% as investors rotated away from richly valued enterprise software names amid broader market weakness and renewed geopolitical tensions, with macro concerns and valuation pressures weighing on the stock more than company-specific news; Palantir has been expanding its AI offerings through Nvidia Nemotron integrations and a SNP SE collaboration, but the broader risk-off mood dominated the move.

via Yahoo Finance|

#ai #business #enterprise-software

technology1 day ago•10 min saved

Veteran Coders Tap AI to Win in Silicon Valley's Shifting Hiring

The piece profiles Ben Kovitz, a veteran programmer who navigates Silicon Valley’s AI-driven hiring shift, showing that experienced engineers who can work with AI are in demand, often using AI-powered job tools and coaching to stand out. The market is skewing toward senior, AI-fluent talent and new roles like forward-deployed engineers, with Kovitz ultimately landing a position at Impulse Labs after months of applications and strategic interviewprep.

via KQED|

#ai #job-search #recruitment