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[ad_1] The website for xAI’s Grok chatbot is exposing the system prompts for several of its AI personas, including a “crazy conspiracist” that seems designed to handhold a user into beliefs that “a secret global cabal” controls the world. TechCrunch has confirmed the system prompt exposure, first reported on by 404 Media. They include instructions for a range of AI personas, like Ani, its flagship romantic anime girlfriend who “is secretly a bit of a nerd, despite [her] edgy appearance.”  The exposure comes after a planned partnership between Elon Musk’s xAI and the U.S. government to make Grok available to…

[ad_1] Student-loan forgiveness for public servants is on the line.President Donald Trump’s administration published its new rules to narrow eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program on Monday. The public comment period — during which anyone can submit comments on the new regulations to the administration — is officially open through September 17.PSLF, which is intended to forgive student debt for government and nonprofit workers after 10 years of qualifying payments, has allowed for the discharge of over a billion dollars in student debt for public servants. Trump is seeking to alter the program — he signed an executive…

[ad_1] (This is The Best Stocks in the Market , brought to you by Josh Brown and Sean Russo of Ritholtz Wealth Management.) Josh — One of the primary purposes of keeping this Best Stocks in the Market List is to help us keep our biases in check. For example, my attitude toward the biotechnology segment of the stock market these days can be described as “extreme apathy.” I simply do not have time for the names in this group. The industry isn’t working, hasn’t been working, and has represented a massive opportunity cost versus the major averages over the…

[ad_1] UBS sees a rosy outlook ahead for CVS . The bank upgraded the pharmacy stock to a buy rating from neutral, with analyst Kevin Caliendo lifting his price target by 18%, to $79 from $67. Shares of CVS Health have already surged 53% this year, through Friday’s close. Caliendo’s updated target implies an additional 15% upside ahead for the stock. CVS YTD mountain CVS YTD chart “Despite the YTD improvement in shares, we continue to see incremental upside, both from a long-term EPS perspective, with multiple years of [double-digit] earnings growth ahead given multiple pathways (but primarily hinging on…

[ad_1] Anna Monaco has been building AI agents since before the term “AI agents” was even a thing. After building numerous chatbots, she started looking for other types of interfaces that made sense for AI agents and landed on spreadsheets. “I had this personal pattern, and I noticed that a lot of other people had this pattern, of putting very important CRM data in spreadsheets just because it was the most flexible thing,” Monaco told TechCrunch. “But it was actually a pain to maintain. There’s so much manual work involved. So [I] just went down this rabbit hole of building…

[ad_1] Heavy industry meets battery recycling as Redwood Materials strikes a deal with Caterpillar to recycle the lithium-ion batteries powering CAT’s electric mining equipment.Caterpillar’s R1700 XE is a zero-emission underground loader that’s powered by electricity rather than diesel fuel. Its 213-kWh battery pack, roughly equivalent to 3 to 4 Tesla battery packs, stores enough energy to run the loader in demanding conditions while eliminating on-site exhaust emissions. For miners, this means improved air quality underground and reduced ventilation costs.What makes the partnership with Redwood noteworthy is the cyclical nature of this new value chain: the very metals Caterpillar’s equipment extracts,…

[ad_1] Morgan Stanley sees $2.2 trillion of investment in new nuclear power through 2050, a more than 40% increase over its projection last year as government support and demand from the tech sector has grown. The investment bank sees the U.S. adding 150 gigawatts of nuclear power by the middle of century, according to a note published this month. That would more than double the installed capacity in the U.S., though it is well below President Donald Trump’s goal of adding an additional 300 gigawatts. “The nuclear renaissance has already made significant progress,” Morgan Stanley analysts told clients on Aug.…

[ad_1] A new combatant is entering the streaming wars.Webtoon Entertainment, the popular creator-driven comics platform, is making a big bet on video.The platform is adapting comics into episodic videos meant for vertical scrolling, the company shared exclusively with Business Insider. It’s starting with 14 English-language comics, with more episodes and titles rolling out throughout the year.Web comics have been on the rise and have attracted the attention of entertainment giants as a way to reach young people. Webtoon last week announced a deal with Disney to distribute its comics featuring Marvel, Star Wars, and other characters, and global streamers like…

[ad_1] Good morning. Many of their colleagues were downsizing and preparing for their “empty nest” years. But one couple in their mid-40s moved in the opposite direction: they bought a bigger house. They don’t always use the space, the cleaning is endless, and the bills are higher. A decade later, they’re convinced they made the right decision.In today’s big story, we all face an AI-supercharged job market. Job seekers shared how they’re trying to stand out, while hiring managers revealed how they’re adapting to identify real talent.What’s on deck:Markets: Are you struggling as a day trader? This psychologist might know…

[ad_1] Are you ready to watch MS NOW?That will be the new name of MSNBC when Comcast’s NBCUniversal spins off its cable networks into a new company, Versant, at the end of this year.Mark Lazarus, who’s leading Versant, announced Monday that MSNBC would trade its famous name for a new one: My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW.The channel will also scrub the iconic Peacock from its logo. Other Versant cable brands will change their logos in the coming months as well, including CNBC, Golf Channel, GolfNow, and SportsEngine.”As MS NOW continues to grow within Versant, it’s critical that…