SpaceX hit profitably in the third-quarter, with net income of $4.4 billion. AI was the engine.
OpenAI acquires startup Orchestra Bio to beef up its biotech business
OpenAI says it’s adding Orchestra’s team and technology to work on Rosalind, its AI model for life sciences research, and to its related Rosalind Workbench tool, a harness that aims to help researchers plan experiments and analyze results.
Google is bringing a more personal version of its Gemini AI assistant to your car
Google is bringing Gemini’s Personal Intelligence feature to cars, allowing its AI assistant to draw on information from Gmail, Calendar, Maps, YouTube, and other Google services to deliver more personalized responses while driving.
GM to close Detroit battery assembly plant, but not for reasons you might think
GM is shuttering the Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant, though the closure has nothing to do with the automaker’s electrification strategy.
From School Library to Manufacturing Lab: Ohio’s Next Pathways Start This Fall
[[{“value”:” Fredericktown turned its library into a manufacturing lab. A free Discovery Series starting Oct. 27 helps the next 10 Ohio teams plan their own pathways. At Fredericktown Local Schools, the school library is now an engineering and manufacturing lab. With a Manufacturing Pathways Program grant, the district added an Advanced Manufacturing Pathway next to its existing engineering pathway. Students…
Google has joined Amazon in attacking Nvidia’s stronghold with AI app developers
Google has joined Amazon in releasing a developer tool that makes it easy for PyTorch users to move their apps off Nvidia GPUs.
ChatGPT now lets you lock your chats
The company says the feature is designed for situations where users might be discussing something personal or planning a surprise and want to keep those conversations private when handing their device to friends or family to show them something in another chat.
Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei
The former Google CEO owns about 1% stake in the leading AI lab, Bloomberg reported.
Put the phone down!
[[{“value”:” I recently got to go on an Aboriginal camping trip in Laura, Queensland, and I have to say it might have been one of the best experiences ever. To start, there were no phones or watches allowed. Not even for the over five-hour drive we had from Cairns to Laura! We were totally tech-free and had nothing but each…
Meta’s Muse hits 10M U.S. downloads in 40 days, a milestone reached by only 11 other apps
Meta’s AI companion Muse has surpassed 10 million U.S. downloads in its first 40 days, joining an exclusive group of apps that includes Threads. New data also shows Muse is retaining users at higher rates than its AI rivals.