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[ad_1] As concerns over the emotional pull of general-purpose LLM chatbots like ChatGPT grow by the day, Meta appears to be letting its chatbot personas engage in flirtatious exchanges with children, disseminate false information, and generate responses that demean minorities, according to reporting by Reuters. According to an internal Meta document seen by Reuters, Meta had policies on AI chatbot behavior that allowed its AI personas to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual.”  Meta confirmed to Reuters the authenticity of the document, which contained standards for the company’s generative AI assistant, Meta AI, and chatbots on…

[ad_1] There’s one word that strikes terror in the heart of a creative working on a MrBeast video: “cringe.”If the world’s top YouTuber calls a video or idea “cringe,” it’s likely dead in its tracks.MrBeast knows better than anyone what might spark a backlash among his millions of fans, a former staffer said. “If he doesn’t buy into it, it’s not going to work,” they said.MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is known for turning YouTube videos into eye-popping spectacles. The 27-year-old creator has buried himself alive, put hundreds of contestants through endurance challenges, and sent a train barreling…

[ad_1] Good morning. Travis Kelce scored the ultimate podcast guest last night in his girlfriend, Taylor Swift. During the nearly two-hour episode, the singer spoke about the Eras Tour, her Easter eggs, and her new album. More than 8 million people have already watched it — but if you’re not one of them, read BI’s seven big takeaways.In today’s big story, employees are treating ChatGPT like their new office besties. But there are risks, and some of their human coworkers feel weird about it.What’s on deck:Markets: Corporate bankruptcies are blowing past pandemic-era highs.Tech: One of AI’s hottest startups is seeking…

[ad_1] If you’re a millennial or Gen Zer with a penchant for scrolling Zillow, you’ve probably found yourself envying the boomer homeowners whose home values have ballooned to prices you could never afford. But many aging households — both renters and homeowners — are struggling with rising housing costs. As the number of older Americans, particularly those in their 80s and older, grows, their housing woes are intensifying.About a third of 65-and-older households were cost-burdened in 2023, meaning they spent more than 30% of their income on housing, according to a new report from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. More than…

[ad_1] One of Europe’s most prominent AI startups has released two AI models that are so tiny, they have named them after a chicken’s brain and a fly’s brain. Multiverse Computing claims these are the world’s smallest models that are still high-performing and can handle chat, speech, and even reasoning in one case.  These new tiny models are intended to be embedded into Internet of Things devices, as well as run locally on smartphones, tablets, and PCs.  “We can compress the model so much that they can fit on devices,” founder Román Orús told TechCrunch. “You can run them on…

[ad_1] Google on Thursday announced a new AI-powered search tool to help travelers find flight deals — even as regulators continue to question whether the search giant’s dominance in travel discovery stifles competition. Called Flight Deals, the new tool is available within Google Flights and is designed to help “flexible travelers” find cheaper fares. Users can type natural language queries into a search bar — describing how and when they want to travel — and the AI surfaces matching options. These queries can be like “week-long trip this winter to a city with great food, nonstop only” or “10-day ski…

[ad_1] Investors once saw Canadian AI startup Cohere as a promising contender to challenge OpenAI and Anthropic in the race to build frontier AI models, with its backers pouring roughly $1 billion behind CEO Aidan Gomez, who co-authored a seminal paper on LLMs when he was a 20-year-old Google intern. But Cohere’s AI models have fallen behind the state-of-the-art, and its business hasn’t scaled like its competitors. Now, the company is bringing in a veteran research leader to revamp its AI efforts: Cohere has hired Joelle Pineau, Meta’s former VP of AI research who previously oversaw the tech giant’s fundamental…

[ad_1] There aren’t many founders who can say they’ve steered the same company from scrappy startup to publicly traded platform while keeping their edge — but co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie isn’t most founders. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, Levie joins us live on the Disrupt Stage to share how he’s kept Box innovating and relevant through two decades of tech cycles. He’ll unpack what reinvention really looks like inside a public company, what AI is changing (and not changing) in enterprise software, and why staying sharp means questioning everything — even…

[ad_1] Latin American online payments provider dLocal is finally on a path towards long-term growth, according to HSBC. Analyst Neha Agarwala upgraded shares to buy from hold and lifted her price target by $3.50 to $15, suggesting the stock can gain more than 28% over the next year. DLocal, up 51% in the last year and another 20% in early trading Thursday after posting second-quarter results Wednesday, has been widening its global expansion. In January, for example, the Uruguayan company secured a U.K. payment institution license . HSBC sees it benefiting from a lower cost of equity and more operating leverage…

[ad_1] (This is a wrap-up of the key money moving discussions on CNBC’s “Worldwide Exchange” exclusive for PRO subscribers. Worldwide Exchange airs at 5 a.m. ET each day.) Traders looked at signs of the market rally broadening outside of the megacap tech names. Plus, a new way of playing artificial intelligence. Worldwide Exchange Pick: Aecom Kevin Mahn of Hennion & Walsh sees Aecom as a “picks and shovel” play for the AI trade. “I always follow the adage of ‘follow the money’ we continue to see companies announcing tens of billions of dollars of investment into AI infrastructure,” Mahn said.…