Hachette Book Group said it would not publish a novel titled “Shy Girl” due to concerns that artificial intelligence was used to generate the text. The novel was scheduled to be published in the United States this spring. Hachette said it would also discontinue the book in the United Kingdom, where it is already available….
CEO Jensen Huang took the stage Nvidia’s GTC conference This week he delivered a two-and-a-half-hour keynote speech in his signature leather jacket, projecting $1 trillion in AI chip sales by 2027, declaring that every company should “openclaw strategy,” and concluding with a belligerent Olaf robot who had to have his mic cut off. The message…
A newly published survey More than 500 science conference presentations over a two-year period were conducted to determine whether scientists were funny, which is itself ridiculous, if not the most productive use of time. The results were about what you’d expect: Two-thirds of the attempts at humor elicited either polite laughter or outright silence, and…
A French naval officer went for a run on the deck of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and uploaded his workout to Strava, inadvertently leaking his location. nuclear powered The warship is heading towards the Middle East. First informed According to French newspaper Le Monde, the story is no anomaly – this popular fitness…
Zurich-based autonomous robotics startup Rivr, known for its stair-climbing delivery robots, has been acquired by Amazon in a deal that signals the e-commerce giant’s interest in doorstep delivery. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Marko Bezlonnik, co-founder and CEO of River, who once described the four-legged wheeled robot to TechCrunch “Dog on roller skates,shared…
According to sources, Jeff Bezos is reportedly seeking $100 billion for a new fund that will be used to buy companies in key industrial sectors and eventually modernize and automate them with AI. cited By Wall Street Journal. The effort is related to Bezos’s AI startup, Project Prometheus. Bezos, who was involved with the company…
Prediction platform Polymarket is on a partnership spree – a trend that continued this week, including a new deal involving Major League Baseball. mlb announced it on thursday PolyMarket will be its official prediction market partner, a designation that will allow the site to gain exclusive access to official league data as well as use…
It’s been a promising few years for advanced geothermal, which has been fueled by data centers’ insatiable demand for power. Fervo Energy has landed deals On those tailwinds, suggesting, but not guaranteeing, that the company “valley of death” This term describes when a startup has proven its technology but hasn’t raised enough money to show…
EdraA New York-based startup that says it helps companies automate workflows by turning their existing operational data into a living knowledge base has recently received a meaningful vote of confidence: a $30 million Series A led by Sequoia, with participation from 8VC and A*, the venture firm founded by serial entrepreneur Kevin Hartz. It is…
An AI agent at Meta acted dishonestly and exposed sensitive company and user data to employees who did not have permission to access. According to an incident report, which was observed and reported InformationA Meta employee posted on an internal forum asking for help with a technical question – which is a standard action. However,…
