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[ad_1] Manhattan’s most analog party starts with a confiscation. At the door on Thursday night, I slipped my iPhone into a black pouch and clicked it shut. No excuses. Time to make eye contact.I’m 35 and newly back in New York. My plus one, Amanda, is 24 and could sort the room in seconds: tech bros here, corporate girls there, the deadpan “Gen Z stare” everywhere.We treated the no-phones Offline party like an anxiety-inducing field test. I brought millennial loneliness and a habit of hiding behind a screen. Amanda brought cheerleader confidence and a faster stride. We stepped onto a…

[ad_1] Mark Zuckerberg said he is shelling out big money to ensure Meta doesn’t miss the AI moment.The Meta CEO said on an episode of the “Access” podcast published Thursday that an AI bubble is “quite possible.” He pointed to historical precedents where companies overbuilt, collapsed, and left valuable assets behind. But for Meta, he said the larger risk is hesitating.”If we end up misspending a couple of hundred billion dollars, I think that that is going to be very unfortunate, obviously,” he said. “But what I’d say is I actually think the risk is higher on the other side.”Zuckerberg…

[ad_1] “Late Night” host Seth Meyers said on Thursday that ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel was a pivotal moment for America’s democracy.Meyers was talking about President Donald Trump’s recent state visit to the UK when he brought up Kimmel’s suspension. ABC said on Wednesday that it was taking “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off air “indefinitely” because of Kimmel’s comments on Charlie Kirk’s death.”Trump promised to end government censorship and bring back free speech, and he’s doing the opposite, and it has experts worried that we are rapidly devolving into repressive autocracy in the style of Russia or Hungary, much faster than…

[ad_1] Meta’s chief technology officer has some answers about what went wrong on Wednesday night.In a series of Instagram stories, Andrew Bosworth spoke about what led to two instances of live product demo glitches at the company’s annual Meta Connect.At the event, CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to the stage to reveal the second-generation Meta Ray-Bans, a neural wristband, Meta Ray-Bans Display with heads-up display, and sports-centered glasses with Oakley. Announcements were followed up by various live demos.’We Ddosed ourselves’In the first awkward glitch of the night, Zuckerberg connected food content creator Jack Mancuso to the big screen for a live…

[ad_1] Tommy Hilfiger says his success comes down to hard work, no fear, and the power of manifestation.During an appearance on Thursday’s episode of “The Burnouts” podcast, the fashion designer spoke about how he built his namesake label after his first venture failed.”By the way, dreams come true, and you can make your dreams come true if you manifest and if you go after that goal, that north star, knowing that along the way there are going to be roadblocks and obstacles,” Hilfiger told podcast hosts Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni.Hilfiger said he “always” thought of obstacles as opportunities.”You have…

[ad_1] “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart leaned heavily into satire on Thursday night while commenting on fellow late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension.On Wednesday, ABC said it was pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air “indefinitely” after Kimmel commented on Charlie Kirk’s death in an episode that aired Monday.”I don’t know who this Johnny Drimmel Live ABC character is. But the point is, our great administration has laid out very clear rules on free speech,” Stewart said in his opening monologue on Thursday.Stewart usually hosts “The Daily Show” on Mondays, but the program said in an X post on…

[ad_1] There’s good news for daters — AI might make it easier to find the one.In an interview with Fast Company released on Thursday, Hinge founder and CEO Justin McLeod said that AI could allow for much more personalized matching and spare users from endless swiping.”Three to five years from now, probably sooner than that, honestly, it will feel relatively arcane to feel like you had to go through hundreds of profiles, if not more, in order to get out on a date,” McLeod said.Hinge is owned by Match Group, which also operates dating apps like Tinder and OKCupid. In…

[ad_1] 2025-09-19T02:44:56Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Hollywood writers and actors gathered Thursday to protest Jimmy Kimmel getting pulled from the air. Several hundred people showed up at the protest outside Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. Protesters said they were worried about a broader crackdown on free speech in entertainment. The vibe outside Disney…

[ad_1] “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert defended Jimmy Kimmel during his opening monologue on Thursday night.Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday that it was pulling Kimmel’s late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air “indefinitely.” Kimmel’s suspension came after he commented on Charlie Kirk’s death in an episode that aired Monday.In his monologue on Thursday, Colbert started by referencing a report from Rolling Stone on Wednesday about Kimmel and ABC. An excerpt of Colbert’s monologue was uploaded to Instagram.”As one source at ABC put it, ‘they were pissing themselves all day.’ Oof. On the bright side, that proves Disney is…

[ad_1] Every now and then, researchers at the biggest tech companies drop a bombshell. There was the time Google said its latest quantum chip indicated multiple universes exist. Or when Anthropic gave its AI agent Claudius a snack vending machine to run and it went amok, calling security on people, and insisting it was human.   This week, it was OpenAI’s turn to raise our collective eyebrows. OpenAI released on Monday some research that explained how it’s stopping AI models from “scheming.” It’s a practice in which an “AI behaves one way on the surface while hiding its true goals,” OpenAI…