AI startup Friend spent more than $1M on all those subway ads

If you’ve been on the New York City subway recently, you’ve probably seen stark white ads promoting a wearable AI device called Friend. CEO Avi Schiffman told Adweek that the company spent more than $1 million on a campaign with more than 11,000 cards on subway cars, 1,000 platform posters, …

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How South Korea plans to best OpenAI, Google, others with homegrown AI 

From tech giants to startups, South Korean players are developing large language models tailored to their own language and culture, ready to compete with global heavyweights like OpenAI and Google.  Last month, the nation launched its most ambitious sovereign AI initiative to date, pledging ₩530 billion, (about $390 million), to …

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Breaking: Lamentation as Bauchi LG Chairman Dies, Details Below

Yakubu Garba Tela, the executive chairman of the Dambam local government area of Bauchi state, has reportedly died after a brief illness. His death was announced by Mukhtar Gidado, the special adviser to Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi on media and publicity, in a statement on Saturday, September 27. Executive …

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Famed roboticist says humanoid robot bubble is doomed to burst

Renowned roboticist Rodney Brooks has a wake-up call for investors pouring billions into humanoid robot startups: you’re wasting your money. Brooks, who co-founded iRobot and spent decades at MIT, is particularly skeptical of companies like Tesla and Figure trying to teach robots dexterity by showing them videos of humans doing …

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Electronic Arts will reportedly be acquired for $50B

The video game company Electronic Arts is nearing a $50 billion sale to a group of investors including Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. EA is best known for its annual sports titles in franchises like Madden NFL, FIFA, …

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