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In the era of AI saturation, OpenAI’s former VP of marketing expects human taste and craft to distinguish between success and failure as businesses implement the technology.”Taste is going to become a distinguishing factor in the age of AI because there’s going to be so much drivel that is generated by AI,” said Krithika Shankarraman, a former OpenAI and Stripe employee who is currently an entrepreneur in residence at VC firm Thrive Capital, on a recent episode of Lenny’s Podcast. “That power is at anyone’s fingertips.”AI tools, in theory, make it that much easier to deploy and market a product.…

Anthropic has begun to roll out a “voice mode” for its Claude chatbot apps. The voice mode (in beta for now) allows Claude mobile app users to have “complete spoken conversations with Claude,” and will arrive in English over the next few weeks, according to Anthropic’s official account on X and updated documentation on the company’s website. At least one user on X reports having gained access to voice mode late Tuesday. By default, it’s powered by Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 model. “Voice mode … enables you to speak to Claude and hear responses through voice, making it easier to…

OpenAI is exploring ways for users to sign in to third-party apps using their ChatGPT account, the company noted on a web page published Tuesday. OpenAI is currently gauging interest from developers who might want to integrate this service into their apps. ChatGPT is quickly becoming one of the largest consumer applications in the world, now with roughly 600 million monthly active users. To capitalize on this popularity, OpenAI seems eager to try and expand into other consumer areas, such as online shopping, social media, and personal devices. A potential “Sign in with ChatGPT” feature could help OpenAI compete with…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldUS stocks rallied after President Donald Trump indicated that trade talks with the EU were progressing in a “positive” direction, a day after agreeing to delay his threatened 50 per cent levies on the bloc.The S&P 500 closed 2.1 per cent higher on Tuesday, with economically sensitive consumer cyclicals and technology companies among the biggest winners. All 11 of the benchmark index’s sectors ended the session in positive territory.The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite added 2.5 per cent. In currency markets, the dollar index rose…

Starbucks is in the middle of a turnaround story as new management is expected to overhaul the struggling coffee chain, according to Nancy Tengler, Laffer Tengler Investments CEO and CIO. Tengler broke down her views on Starbucks, Nvidia, and EQT on CNBC’s “Three-Stock Lunch” Tuesday. Starbucks Last month, Starbucks missed earnings and revenue estimates for its fiscal second quarter as same-store sales fell for the fifth straight quarter. Still, CEO Brian Niccol said the coffee chain is seeing “momentum” in its turnaround, even though the effort will pressure earnings. “I think it’s presenting an opportunity to invest, for investors to step…

I wanted to go to the Solana Accelerate conference as soon as I saw the trailer for the crypto confab.The video ad showed “America” at a therapist’s office, where the country described its urge to innovate and was met with resistance from a “woke” therapist, who encouraged America to “channel this energy into something more productive, like coming up with a new gender.”The ad was so over the top in its culture war stance that the Solana organization pulled the video a few hours later.I was curious: Would the tone of the conference, which was late last week, match the…

Bond yields provide critical insights into economic expectations, inflation, and currency valuation. Higher bond yields, especially on government bonds, can signal expectations of stronger economic growth. Lower yields suggest economic slowdown or recession fears, as investors flock to safe assets, driving bond prices up and yields down. Higher economic growth is good, but higher inflation is not, and yields also incorporate inflation forecasts. Higher yields may also indicate rising inflation expectations, as investors demand compensation for eroding purchasing power. In theory, investors can distinguish whether yields are increasing due to better economic expectations or worse inflation expectations by observing the…

If and when AI will start replacing human labor has been the subject of numerous debates.   While it’s still hard to say with certainty if AI is beginning to take over roles previously done by humans, a recent survey from the World Economic Forum found that 40% of employers intend to cut staff where AI can automate tasks. Researchers at SignalFire, a data-driven VC firm that tracks job movements of over 600 million employees and 80 million companies on LinkedIn, believe they may be seeing first signs of AI’s impact on hiring. When analyzing hiring trends, SignalFire noticed that tech…

Charter Communications and Toast are among a handful of overlooked stocks in the market that could see gains ahead, according to Bank of America. Stocks have been ripping higher as President Donald Trump reverses or delays many tariffs laid out in early April. The S & P 500 has surged more than 20% since hitting an intraday low on April 7. Traders continue to hunt for good bargains, however, as volatility persists amid on ongoing policy changes. In a recent note to clients, Bank of America highlighted stocks that are under-owned by funds and have catalysts for upward momentum. Specifically,…

WordPress announced on Tuesday that it has formed an AI team to steward the development of AI products among its developer community. The team includes James LePage (leader of AI at Automattic, WordPress’ parent company), Felix Arntz and Pascal Birchler from Google, and Jeff Paul (Director of Open Source at web design firm 10up). As one of the most dominant platforms for building websites, WordPress has already seen developers within its open source community experiment with AI tools. The creation of a formalized team signals that WordPress wants to take a more active role in organizing and moderating AI efforts…