Amazon launched an AI shopping assistant — just in time for Prime Day
Anthropic uses AWS as its primary cloud provider, and Amazon said the startup would use its AI chips “to build, train, and deploy its future models.”
26 states now require personal finance course for graduation
"There’s a wealth of data about the benefits of learning these valuable lessons in high school, from improving credit scores and reducing default rates to increasing the likelihood that our future generations will maintain three months of savings for emergencies and have at least one kind of retirement account,” McGuire said.
OpenAI defines five ‘levels’ for AI to reach human intelligence — it’s almost at level 2
The company shared a five-level system it developed to track its artificial general intelligence, or AGI, progress with employees this week, an OpenAI spokesperson told Bloomberg.
Tesla is replacing Cybertruck motors for free — but don’t call it a recall
While the Elon Musk-led manufacturer states the new drive unit is more efficient and reliable, this isn’t a typical upgrade for trucks that have yet to roll out the assembly line.
Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro is more effective at weight loss than Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy, study finds
Skyrocketing sales of these drug have turned Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly into the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world by market cap.
Democratic donors are threatening to stop giving unless Joe Biden drops out
If Biden stays on the ticket, the group said they would give the money to down-ballot candidates, The New York Times reported.
‘We have liftoff’: 3 ways upcoming lunar missions can engage students
Alongside the science behind traveling into space, experts suggest the impending 55th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon on July 20, 1969, is also an opportunity to help students gain media literacy skills by examining the misconceptions around past lunar missions and how to assess and debunk those claims.
Ozempic could make low- or even alcohol-free beer and wine a lot more popular
More recently in June, investigators from the University of North Carolina presented results from a small study at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence’s annual meeting.
Volvo’s disastrous new EV software is now leading to returns and full refunds
Owners have also shared stories and images online of bricked infotainment touchscreens, incorrect information displayed (such as time and range), profiles reverting back to factory settings and driver aids failing.
Rising gas prices could impact Americans’ Fourth of July plans
“Since Gulf Coast refiners are already operating at 90% to 95% of their capacity, there is no slack in the system to make up for lost production when a major hurricane shuts down a significant number of refineries for any length of time.”
Stellantis’ American brands aren’t selling well — but its Italian ones are
If you’re wondering what gives with the big percentage increases but small sales numbers, remember the 500 was discontinued in 2019, and apparently there were leftovers as just a single 500 was reported as being sold in 2023.
The 10 biggest new AI tools of 2024 — so far
Among them was GenStudio, an app that lets users create content with generative AI, manage brand assets like logos, track campaign performance, and streamline workflows all in one place — instead of jumping between multiple software tools.