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[ad_1] Midjourney, one of the most popular AI image generation startups, announced on Wednesday the launch of its much-anticipated AI video generation model, V1. V1 is an image-to-video model, in which users can upload an image — or take an image generated by one of Midjourney’s other models — and V1 will produce a set of four five-second videos based on it. Much like Midjourney’s image models, V1 is only available through Discord, and it’s only available on the web at launch. Introducing our V1 Video Model. It’s fun, easy, and beautiful. Available at 10$/month, it’s the first video model…

[ad_1] AMD is having a strong week so far, which started with Monday’s nearly 9% gain. While chasing a stock after such a sharp move isn’t typically advisable for short-term traders, the technical set-up looks compelling from several angles. To start, the rally triggered a clear breakout through this inverse head-and-shoulders pattern — best seen on the weekly chart. We’ve annotated a potential measured move target that would take the stock up to $168, which aligns closely with the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement of the entire 2024–2025 decline at $170. The confluence of these levels increases the likelihood of that target being…

[ad_1] CNN  —  As conservative radio host Clay Travis opened his mouth Tuesday night on Fox News, he was hyper-aware of the viewer-in-chief. President Trump is “probably watching” this show, Travis said to Fox host Sean Hannity as both men urged the president to eliminate Iran’s nuclear program. “We have to do it,” Travis said, adding, “We can’t go halfway here.” The president’s television habits once again have serious foreign policy implications as the Trump administration weighs further US involvement in Iran. The Israel-Iran conflict has exacerbated a deep rift in MAGA media over how the US conducts itself abroad,…

[ad_1] CNN  —  The National Transportation Safety Board issued a rare, urgent safety bulletin warning of potential problems with the jet engines on Boeing 737 Max aircraft. The recommendation was inspired by two incidents on Southwest Airlines flights that hit birds. The NTSB found issues with CFM International LEAP-1B engines that, when damaged, can cause smoke to “to enter the ventilation system and ultimately the cockpit or passenger cabin.” Smoke in the cockpit is classified as an extreme danger in aviation as it can overcome and incapacitate pilots. The NTSB says it is “concerned that flight crews operating these airplanes…

[ad_1] OpenAI is phasing out its work with Scale AI and cutting ties with the data provider following Meta’s deal with the startup, an OpenAI spokesperson told Bloomberg on Wednesday. Sarah Friar, the chief financial officer of OpenAI, previously suggested the company would continue its work with Scale AI. Now, it appears OpenAI has changed its tone. OpenAI said it was already winding down its work with Scale AI ahead of Meta’s announcement last week that it was investing billions of dollars in the startup and bringing on CEO Alexandr Wang. An OpenAI spokesperson told Bloomberg that OpenAI had been…

[ad_1] America’s interest rates will hold steady once again — and the Fed is keeping a close eye on President Donald Trump’s trade war.In line with forecasts, The Federal Open Market Committee announced Wednesday that it will not cut rates, holding for the fourth time this year. The decision comes as Trump’s quick-changing tariff policies with top trade partners have spooked businesses and investors for the past several months. CME FedWatch, which anticipates interest-rate changes based on market moves, had projected a 99% chance of steady rates in June.Fed Chair Jerome Powell has expressed concern that Trump’s trade plans will…

[ad_1] Some fast-food chains have built their entire businesses on chicken tenders.Todd Graves, for example, turned his idea for a chicken-finger restaurant into a billion-dollar company: Raising Cane’s. Graves is now the richest person in Louisiana, with an estimated net worth of $17.2 billion, and Cane’s is growing rapidly, with more than 900 restaurants in the US and internationally and billions in annual sales, Forbes reported.But other chains aren’t sleeping on chicken tenders.McDonald’s launched its new McCrispy Strips on May 5. This marks the first time chicken strips have been on the menu since the pandemic.Taco Bell is also experimenting with crispy…

[ad_1] New York CNN  —  Americans will celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, on Thursday with parades and parties. Juneteenth became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, but it has held significance for many Black Americans for a long time. On June 19, 1865, Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, proclaiming that enslaved African Americans in that area were free. This was more than two years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which couldn’t be enforced in areas under Confederate control. The Black Lives…

[ad_1] Artificial dyes and other food ingredients are getting more scrutiny these days. Chobani’s founder welcomes it — but says the movement could create problems for food makers.Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has talked about removing some artificial ingredients from foods, both before and after he became a member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet this year. It’s one of the priorities of Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement, known as MAHA, for short.Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder and CEO of yogurt brand Chobani, said Tuesday that he’s long supported removing ingredients like high-fructose corn syrup and…

[ad_1] The Colossus data center operated by xAI outside of Memphis is facing a lawsuit for operating a fleet of natural gas turbines without permits. “Over the past year, xAI has installed and operated at least 35 combustion turbines and other sources of air pollution at the Colossus site without ever obtaining the necessary preconstruction or operating air permits,” the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) wrote in a letter to xAI. The legal group submitted the letter on behalf of the NAACP. It serves as a notice for intent to sue xAI for violations of the Clean Air Act. The…