Runway CEO Cris Valenzuela wants Hollywood to embrace AI video
Runway CEO Cris Valenzuela wants Hollywood to embrace AI video Today, I’m talking with Runway CEO and cofounder Cris Valenzuela. This one’s special: Cris and I were live at an event in New York City last month hosted by Alix Partners, so you’ll hear the audience in the background from time to time. Runway is […]
Elon Musk discovers Trump doesn’t stay bought
Elon Musk discovers Trump doesn't stay bought Elon Musk discovers Trump doesn’t stay bought I have been watching, with some grim amusement, Elon Musk discovering the limits of being just another political donor. While he was at DOGE, he literally could control the Treasury and DOD – he effectively had the IT reins of the […]
Apple ordered to keep web links in the App Store
Apple ordered to keep web links in the App Store Apple will have to continue allowing web links and external payment options in the App Store after its request to halt a judge’s order was rejected today by a higher court. In April, a federal judge demanded that Apple begin allowing web links, cease restricting […]
US removes ‘safety’ from AI Safety Institute
US removes 'safety' from AI Safety Institute US removes ‘safety’ from AI Safety Institute The US Department of Commerce has renamed its AI Safety Institute to the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), shifting its focus from overall safety to combating national security risks and preventing “burdensome and unnecessary regulation” abroad. Secretary of Commerce […]
Elon Musk calls Trump’s budget bill a ‘disgusting abomination’
Elon Musk calls Trump's budget bill a 'disgusting abomination' Elon Musk calls Trump’s budget bill a ‘disgusting abomination’ Last week, Elon Musk’s media tour included telling CBS Sunday Morning he was “disappointed” by the Republican domestic policy bill backed by President Trump. Now, the former White House employee is calling it a “disgusting abomination” and […]
FCC investigation looms over EchoStar’s missed interest payments and a new satellite
FCC investigation looms over EchoStar's missed interest payments and a new satellite FCC investigation looms over EchoStar’s missed interest payments and a new satellite EchoStar is skipping interest payments even as it commissions a new Dish TV satellite — citing “uncertainty” caused by a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) probe. The company just missed a $183 […]
Microsoft will finally stop bugging Windows users about Edge — but only in Europe
Microsoft will finally stop bugging Windows users about Edge — but only in Europe Microsoft’s changes in response to the Digital Markets Act already included allowing Windows machines in the regions it covers to uninstall Edge and remove Bing results from Windows search, but now the list is growing in some meaningful ways. New features […]
Ukraine’s drone strike isn’t just an attack — it’s first-person warfare
Ukraine's drone strike isn't just an attack — it's first-person warfare Ukraine’s drone strike isn’t just an attack — it’s first-person warfare Russian Governor Igor Ivanovich Kobzev shares an image of the strike’s aftermath in the Irkutsk region. | Image: Telegram Ukraine launched a surprise attack on Russia that targeted more than 40 of the country’s […]
Why do lawyers keep using ChatGPT?
Why do lawyers keep using ChatGPT? Every few weeks, it seems like there’s a new headline about a lawyer getting in trouble for submitting filings containing, in the words of one judge, “bogus AI-generated research.” The details vary, but the throughline is the same: an attorney turns to a large language model (LLM) like ChatGPT […]
Trump pulls Musk ally’s NASA Administrator nomination
Trump pulls Musk ally's NASA Administrator nomination Trump pulls Musk ally’s NASA Administrator nomination Just one day after Elon Musk’s public departure from his role as a White House employee, the Trump Administration pulled its nomination of Musk ally Jared Isaacman to become the new NASA Administrator. First reported earlier on Saturday by Semafor, citing […]