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Former child actor and Disney star Calum Worthy is taking criticism after launching an app that allows users to conjure up interactive AI videos of deceased relatives. Worthy, 34, announced the launch of 2wai with a video showing a woman recording her mother with the app. The video goes on to show how that recording…

Worthy, 34, announced the launch of 2wai with a video showing a woman recording her mother with the app. The video goes on to show how that recording can be turned into an interactive AI-powered presentation that will allow future relatives to talk to the woman’s mother long after she dies. “What if the loved…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicted that the United States will see a “substantial acceleration” in the economy in the first or second quarter of 2026. Bessent’s comments came during an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo. During the interview, Bessent also spoke about the rising costs of ground beef, which Omaha Steaks President and…

Toyota has launched production at its new $13.9 billion battery manufacturing plant in North Carolina while pledging an extra $10 billion investment in its U.S. operations over the next five years. The plant and Toyota’s additional investments will support its popular hybrid vehicle business. SupplyChain247 reports that Toyota has reached a significant milestone with the official…

Caine said in a statement that ElevenLabs is “using innovation not to replace humanity, but to celebrate it.” “It’s not about replacing voices; it’s about amplifying them, opening doors for new storytellers everywhere,” said the 92-year-old British actor in a written statement. McConaughey also said he is investing in the New York-based startup and has…

CNBC reports that in a recent post on X, Michael Burry, the investor made famous by The Big Short, alleged that “hyperscalers” — the major cloud and AI infrastructure providers — are understating their depreciation expenses by estimating that chips will have a longer lifespan than is realistic. Burry argues that this practice artificially inflates…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the popular online gaming platform Roblox, accusing the company of prioritizing profits over the safety of its young users. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has announced that his office has sued Roblox Corporation, alleging that the online gaming giant has “flagrantly ignored” safety laws…

The children of Jeffrey and Michelle Bauer have filed a lawsuit against Tesla, accusing Elon Musk’s EV giant of negligence in a fatal car crash that claimed the lives of their parents and three others. The lawsuit claims that multiple people survived the crash, only to be trapped in the burning Tesla by the company’s…

During an interview on investor Brad Gerstner’s BG2 podcast, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman bristled at questions regarding the company’s enormous infrastructure spending commitments in the face of much smaller revenues. Altman turned a friendly interview with an OpenAI supporter into a tense exchange that has gone viral, a preview of OpenAI’s potential interactions with investors if…

CNBC reports that in a significant move away from its previous reliance on Microsoft, OpenAI has entered into a multi-billion dollar agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to access the cloud provider’s vast computing infrastructure. The $38 billion deal, announced on Monday, marks one of OpenAI’s biggest steps towards diversifying its cloud partnerships and preparing…