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Sebastian Siemiatkowski is leaning all the way into the idea that his buy-now-pay-later, IPO-bound startup Klarna is an AI company. When Klarna delivered updated quarterly earnings on Monday, it was his AI avatar (pictured above) that presented the highlights, according to the company’s YouTube video. Other than AI Siemiatkowski’s admission, it wasn’t obvious that this was AI. There were only a few subtle signs: AI Siemiatkowski didn’t blink as much as most humans do. The voice sync was good, but not perfect. The AI was also wearing a brown jacket that looked a lot like the one from a widely…
Mayoral frontrunner Andrew Cuomo went on the offensive Wednesday following news that he’s under criminal investigation by President Trump’s Department of Justice, rolling out a campaign ad blasting the probe as a nakedly political effort to disrupt his momentum in the race. The 33-second spot kicks off with a narrator recounting how Trump’s administration has recently used federal law enforcement to target elected Democrats across the U.S. — including New York Attorney General Letitia James, a longtime political nemesis to both Cuomo and Trump who’s facing a criminal DOJ probe, too. “Now, they’re attacking Andrew Cuomo to interfere with New…
The woman left clinging to life from a vicious beating on Randalls Island was robbed of the e-bike she was riding home from work — and will never fully recover if she manages to survive, her devastated daughter said Wednesday. Victim Diana Agudelo, 44, was biking home from her job as a custodian at the Museum of the City of New York in East Harlem around 11:30 p.m. on Friday, taking her usual route through Randalls Island as a shortcut to her apartment in Astoria, Queens, her daughter said. She never made it home and the next time her family…
Home decor plays a big part in the adventure life sim Palia, as it not only makes your place look nice but also helps increase your plot’s value in the game, which is needed to progress further in the main storyline. With the latest expansion, you’ve got a new decor set to discover that brings the magical Elderwood vibes to your house. From pretty tables to floral chandeliers and lamps, this furniture is likely to replace all the old pieces you had. Here’s a look at all the Elderwood furniture recipe locations, along with details on other ways to get…
Key points:Bitcoin made a new all-time high, but the bulls will have to sustain the higher levels for the momentum to pick up.Several altcoins have bounced off their respective support levels, signaling a positive sentiment.Analysts expect Bitcoin to maintain its positive momentum and surge above $200,000 by the end of the year.Bitcoin (BTC) rose to a new all-time high on May 21 on easing macroeconomic fears and continued inflows into the US-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. Analysts expect the momentum to continue and Bitcoin to surge to $200,000 by the end of the year.There are some murmurs among analysts about…
LM Arena, a crowdsourced benchmarking project that major AI labs rely on to test and market their AI models, has raised $100 million in a seed funding round that values the organization at $600 million, according to Bloomberg. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and UC Investments, which manages an investment portfolio for the University of California, led the fundraising. Lightspeed Venture Partners, Felicis Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins also participated. Founded in 2023, LM Arena has become something of an AI industry obsession. Primarily run by UC Berkeley-affiliated researchers, LM Arena has partnered with companies such as OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic to make flagship…
Famed Apple product designer Jony Ive will now lead creative and design work at OpenAI, the result on an unusual deal announced on Wednesday. OpenAI is acquiring io, the device startup that CEO Sam Altman and Ive have quietly been working on for two years, in a deal that values that startup at $6.5 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. “Thrilled to be partnering with Jony, [in my opinion] the greatest designer in the world,” said Altman in a post on X Wednesday. “Excited to try to create a new generation of AI-powered computers.” thrilled to be partnering with…
President Trump ambushed South African president Cyril Ramaphosa Wednesday with a long video he says supports unfounded claims of persecution against minority whites who previously ruled under the racist apartheid system. After starting with a chummy chat about golf, Trump shocked Ramaphosa and his delegation by screening a video in the Oval Office that he claimed showed attacks on white South Africans and funerals of murdered white farmers. “When you look at the videos: How could it get worse?” Trump declared. “They take your land and they kill you…We’re going to talk about it.” “The majority of people who are…
Meta is launching a new program to incentivize startups to adopt its Llama AI models. The program, Llama for Startups, provides companies “direct support” from Meta’s Llama team, as well as funding in certain cases. Any U.S.-based firm that is incorporated, has raised less than $10 million in funding, has at least one developer on staff, and is building generative AI applications is eligible to apply by the May 30 deadline. “Members may receive up to $6,000 per month for up to six months to help them offset the costs of building and enhancing their generative AI solutions,” Meta wrote…
Just a few weeks after the U.S. and China made significant steps to de-escalate the growing trade war between the two countries, tensions are flaring again — this time over semiconductors. China’s Commerce Ministry in Beijing released a statement on Wednesday that threatened legal action against anyone who enforces U.S. export restrictions on Huawei’s AI chips, according to reporting from Bloomberg. This statement is in response to a set of “guidelines” released by the Trump administration on May 13 — alongside the revocation of Joe Biden’s Artificial Intelligence Diffusion rule — that reminded companies that using Huawei’s Ascend AI chips “anywhere…