OpenAI’s Sora Loses Its Top App Store Ranking to Dave’s Hot Chicken
Since its launch on September 30, OpenAI’s Sora app has dominated the iOS App Store charts, thanks to its easy breezy AI video generation and an initially loose interpretation of...
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The brain power behind sustainable AI
How can you use science to build a better gingerbread house? That was something Miranda Schwacke spent a lot of time thinking about. The MIT graduate student in the Department...
Redefining data engineering in the age of AI
As organizations weave AI into more of their operations, senior executives are realizing data engineers hold a central role in bringing these initiatives to life. After all, AI only delivers...
Elon Musk’s Tesla disappoints investors despite record sales
Tesla reported record third-quarter revenue that beat Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, driven by the highest quarterly sales of its electric vehicles as US buyers rushed to lock in a key tax...
The Man Who Makes AI Slop by Hand
Mu is not the only comedian who has tried to imitate the style of AI-generated videos, but he really nails all of the elements: The clumsy bodily movements, the spaced-out...
Five with MIT ties elected to National Academy of Medicine for 2025
On Oct. 20 during its annual meeting, the National Academy of Medicine announced the election of 100 new members, including MIT faculty members Dina Katabi and Facundo Batista, along with...
Dispatch: Partying at one of Africa’s largest AI gatherings
It’s late August in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, and people are filling a large hall at one of Africa’s biggest gatherings of minds in AI and machine learning. The room is...
Spotify cans Nick Fuentes’ podcast for breaking hate-speech rules
Spotify says it has permanently removed white nationalist Nick Fuentes’ “America First” podcast for violating its hate-speech rules, but the controversial figure is not banned from appearing on the platform...
Niantic’s Peridot, the Augmented Reality Alien Dog, Is Now a Talking Tour Guide
Imagine you’re walking your dog. It interacts with the world around you—sniffing some things, relieving itself on others. You walk down the Embarcadero in San Francisco on a bright sunny...
