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Experts Urge Parents to Dodge AI Toys This Christmas

'Everything has been released with no regulation and no research'

(Newser) - They're cute, even cuddly, and promise learning and companionship—but artificial intelligence toys are not safe for kids, according to children's and consumer advocacy groups urging parents not to buy them during the holiday season.
  • These toys, marketed to kids as young as 2, are generally powered by
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Musk's Grok Ranks Him King of All Humans

AI chatbot claims X owner is smarter than da Vinci, perhaps stronger than Mike Tyson

(Newser) - Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok made headlines this week after it ranked Musk as the greatest human in world history—placing him ahead of even Leonardo da Vinci, reports the Washington Post . Users on X quickly flooded the platform to mock Grok's over-the-top praise for Musk's looks,...

Stocks Drop Sharply After Morning Surge
It Was Another Bad Day
for Nvidia, Bitcoin
MARKETS
Nov 20, 2025 3:41 PM CST

It Was Another Bad Day for Nvidia, Bitcoin

Stocks dropped sharply after morning surge

(Newser) - Jarring swings keep rocking Wall Street, and US stocks erased a big morning gain to drop on Thursday as the market remains skittish following weeks of doubts and erratic moves.
  • The S&P 500 fell 103.40 points, or 1.6%, to 6,538.76 after erasing an early surge
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Nvidia Earnings Clear Lofty Hurdle
Nvidia Earnings
Clear Lofty Hurdle
Nov 19, 2025 4:27 PM CST

Nvidia Earnings Clear Lofty Hurdle

Numbers may dispel fears of an AI bubble

(Newser) - Nvidia reported more eye-catching numbers for its fiscal third quarter Wednesday, with net income jumping 65% and revenue increasing 62% from a year earlier. The results may ease recent jitters about a Big Tech boom turning into a bust that topples the world's most valuable company, the AP reports....

Wall Street Ends Unsettled Day Higher
Nvidia Rises 2.8%
Ahead of Earnings Report
MARKETS
Nov 19, 2025 3:46 PM CST

Nvidia Rises 2.8% Ahead of Earnings Report

Three Mile Island deal boosts Constellation Energy

(Newser) - Stocks closed higher on Wall Street after another day of unsettled trading.
  • The S&P 500 rose 24.84 points, or 0.4%, to 6,642.1 on Wednesday after veering between a modest loss and a jump of 1.1% earlier in the day.
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average
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It's the 'State of the Union for the AI Boom'

Investors will be closely watching Nvidia's earning report, CEO's remarks

(Newser) - Computer chipmaker Nvidia is poised to release a quarterly earnings report Wednesday that is expected to either deepen a recent downturn in the stock market or prompt a sigh of relief among investors increasingly worried that the world's most valuable company is perched atop an AI bubble that's...

Target Bets $5B on Store Makeovers as Sales Slide
Target Has $5B
to Lure You Back
Nov 19, 2025 9:46 AM CST

Target Has $5B to Lure You Back

Retailer plans store upgrades, new tech partnerships to get shoppers back as sales slump

(Newser) - Target plans to invest $5 billion next year to reverse its ongoing sales slump, company executives announced this week. The move is part of a turnaround strategy outlined by incoming CEO, Michael Fiddelke, who emphasized that the company's top priority is returning to growth. He said the retailer would...

The Dominoes in Larry Summers' World Keep Falling

Ex-Treasury chief resigns from OpenAI board after release of emails showing his ties to Jeffrey Epstein

(Newser) - Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers is resigning from OpenAI's board of directors, the ChatGPT maker and his office said Wednesday. His departure comes after the release of emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein long after the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from an underage...

Google CEO Offers Warning on Potential AI Bubble

AI investment is soaring, but risks and energy costs mount

(Newser) - Google CEO Sundar Pichai has cautioned that no company, including his own, is immune to the risks of an "AI bubble" bursting. In an interview with the BBC , Pichai acknowledged there's "irrationality" in the current surge of investment in artificial intelligence, describing the moment as "extraordinary"...

Cloudflare Outage Disrupts ChatGPT, X, Other Sites
Cloudflare Apologizes
for 'Significant Outage'
UPDATED
Nov 18, 2025 7:15 PM CST

Cloudflare Apologizes for 'Significant Outage'

Internet hub says issues have been resolved

(Newser) - Cloudlfare has apologized for an outage that took down big swaths of the internet on Tuesday. The internet infrastructure provider said a file didn't work as intended, triggering a crash in its software and causing a "significant outage," the BBC reports. "We apologize to our customers...

Google's New Gemini Release Features a 'Thinking' Function

Gemini 3 AI model will be deployed to Google's search engine in competitive, high-stakes tech war

(Newser) - Google is unleashing its Gemini 3 artificial intelligence model on its dominant search engine and other popular online services in the high-stakes battle to create tech that people can trust to enlighten them and manage tedious tasks. The next-generation model unveiled on Tuesday comes nearly two years after Google took...

Jeff Bezos Is a CEO Again
Jeff Bezos Is a CEO Again
Nov 17, 2025 8:21 AM CST

Jeff Bezos Is a CEO Again

Billionaire will be co-CEO at new AI startup Project Prometheus

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos has attached himself to a new artificial intelligence startup where he'll serve as co-chief executive—his first formal operational role since stepping down as Amazon CEO in 2021. The company, Project Prometheus, has a staggering $6.2 billion in funding, some of it from Bezos himself, making...

AI Voice Cloning Gets McConaughey's Blessing

He and Michael Caine partner with ElevenLabs for AI voice cloning

(Newser) - Oscar-winning actors Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey have made deals with voice-cloning company ElevenLabs that will allow its artificial intelligence technology to replicate their voices. Caine said in a statement that ElevenLabs is "using innovation not to replace humanity, but to celebrate it. It's not about replacing voices;...

There's a New Player in Race to Set Up Our AI Infrastructure

New data centers in Texas and New York will anchor Anthropic's $50B investment

(Newser) - New data centers coming to Texas and New York will be Anthropic-built, with more sites to come. The company on Wednesday announced it plans to pour $50 billion into AI infrastructure in the US via data centers built in partnership with Fluidstack—an AI cloud platform whose clients include Meta...

Ohio Teen Looked to ChatGPT After Killing Neighbor: Cops

Boy takes plea deal, will be behind bars until age 21

(Newser) - A 14-year-old from Fairfax, Ohio, admitted to killing his 64-year-old neighbor after months of planning and online research, investigators revealed in court Monday. The teen, who was 13 at the time of the February killing of Sheila "Denise" Tenpenny, reportedly used AI tools like ChatGPT and other search engines...

SoftBank Unloads AIl Its Shares in Nvidia

Japanese company is raising funds to boost investment in OpenAI

(Newser) - Japanese technology giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its stake in Nvidia, raising $5.8 billion to pour into other investments. It also reported its profit nearly tripled in the first half of this fiscal year from a year earlier. Tokyo-based SoftBank Group Corp. said it sold the stake...

Cybertruck Leader Leaves Tesla After 8 Years

Siddhant Awasthi says it was a tough decision

(Newser) - The executive leading Tesla's Cybertruck business is leaving the Elon Musk-run automaker after eight years. Siddhant Awasthi, the program manager for Tesla's Cybertruck and Model 3, said on LinkedIn that it wasn't an easy decision to depart the company, "especially with so much exciting growth on...

OpenAI Slammed With Lawsuits Over 'Dangerous' ChatGPT

Complaints say AI-driven chatbot drove people even without prior mental health issues to suicide

(Newser) - OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions, even when they had no prior mental health issues. The lawsuits filed Thursday in California state courts allege wrongful death, assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter, and negligence, per the AP . Filed on behalf of six adults and...

Coca-Cola Doubles Down on AI Holiday Ads

Company uses artificial intelligence again after last year's took flak

(Newser) - Coca-Cola is taking another crack at holiday ads created with artificial intelligence, after last year's batch didn't go over so well. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the 2024 spots drew jeers from artists and ad pros, who complained about everything from truck wheels that didn't turn...

AI-Related Stocks Prop Up Wall Street
AI-Related Stocks
Prop Up Wall Street
MARKETS
Nov 3, 2025 3:38 PM CST

AI-Related Stocks Prop Up Wall Street

Nvidia rose as most other stocks fell

(Newser) - Nvidia and other technology stocks propped up Wall Street on Monday.
  • The S&P 500 rose 11.77 points, or 0.2%, to 6,851.97, even though the majority of stocks within the index fell.
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 226.19 points, or 0.5%, to 47,
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