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Google Gemini, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude by Anthropic, Perplexity, and Bing app logos appear on a smartphone screen on November 21, 2024 in Reno, USA.Jack Silva | Null Photo | Getty ImagesMerriam-Webster on Monday declared “slop” the word of the year for 2025, a sign of growing wariness about artificial intelligence.According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, slop is currently defined as “low-quality digital content, typically produced in large quantities by artificial intelligence.” The word has previously been used primarily to mean “product of little value” or “food waste fed to animals.” Mainstream social networks are flooded with AI-generated content, including what 404…

sydney, australia — At least 15 people were killed Sunday in a terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community celebrating the first night of Hanukkah at Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach. About 1,000 people had gathered in a grassy area at Archer Park, but at least two gunmen opened fire at 6:47 p.m. local time, sending panicked crowds running in all directions. The suspects in the mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach were a father and son, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Runyon said at a press conference Monday morning. The two were later identified by Australian media as 50-year-old Sajid…

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend says she fainted after reading Kathy Ventura’s lawsuitJane said this on the way. her testimony Part of Ventura’s November 2023 lawsuit-Finally settled-reflected her own experience with comb. “I almost passed out. In fact, I think I passed out,” she tearfully told jurors. “There were three specific pages that made harrowing references to what I was going through.” Jane, who attended “Night at the Hotel,” said she felt like she was reading “her own story.” That led her to confront Combs via text message. “I feel like I’m reading my own sexual trauma,” she wrote in a…

Stephanie Kramer was just a few years into her career when she joined one of her dream companies. In 2007, she joined L’Oréal to manage global marketing efforts for Ralph Lauren’s fragrance division.In the nearly 20 years since then, Kramer, 43, has worked on iconic fragrance and skin care brands at L’Oréal, then at Chanel, before returning to L’Oréal in a recent career move to become chief human resources officer for the company’s North American operations.She says some of the best career advice she ever got came from her former boss, Chanel CEO Maureen Schiquet, who gave her a framework…

OpenAI-backed biotech startup Chai Discovery on Monday announced a $130 million Series B round at a valuation of $1.3 billion. The company said the round was led by General Catalyst and Oak HC/FT. Other participants include Menlo Ventures, OpenAI, Dimension, Thrive Capital, Neo, Yosemite Venture Fund, Lachy Groom, SV Angel, and new investors Glade Brook and Emerson Collective. The company’s total funding currently exceeds $225 million. The company is part of a growing industry that sees AI as a faster route to drug development. In August, Menlo Ventures announced it would lead Chai’s $70 million Series A round. The investor…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on December 15, 2025 in New York City, USA. Brendan McDiarmid | Reuters U.S. stocks have been volatile lately as investors have moved away from artificial intelligence stocks, especially those related to AI infrastructure. oracle, broadcom and coreweave. The concern is that these companies are taking on large amounts of debt to finance multibillion-dollar deals.Oracle, for example, said Wednesday it needs to increase its capital spending by an additional $15 billion this fiscal year and increase its data center leases. The company is relying on debt to cover all…

Not to brag about myself, but I consider myself a Grade A gift giver. As a professional shopping writer, I’m always on the lookout for unique holiday gifts and small business bargains. But that doesn’t mean I’m always full of inspiration and great ideas. Especially during the holiday season when there are so many people to consider. Luckily, I have a pretty solid strategy when I’m stuck for holiday gift ideas. That means visiting Abbode, a local favorite boutique known for custom-embroidered small business gifts. Even better, this charming destination now makes last-minute holiday shopping easier with best-selling embroidered gifts…

Kevin Hassett’s candidacy for chairman of the Federal Reserve System, once considered a near certainty in the market, has faced some pushback from government officials with the ear of President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.The person said there were concerns that the National Economic Council chief was too close to the president, which ironically made him a top candidate to replace current chairman Jerome Powell in the first place. The backlash may help explain why interviews with candidates were canceled in early December and then, at least for Warsh, rescheduled to last week.After telling reporters he…

Three years after the generative AI boom began, most AI startups still make money by selling to businesses rather than individual consumers. While consumers quickly adopted general-purpose LLMs like ChatGPT, most specialized consumer GenAI applications have yet to catch on. “A lot of the early AI applications around video, audio, and photography were really cool,” Chi-Hua Chien, co-founder and managing partner of Goodwater Capital, said on stage at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC event in early December. “But then Sora and Nano Banana came along, and China open sourced the video model, and a lot of those opportunities disappeared.” Chien compares some of…

“(Colter) often finds himself in extreme situations,” Elwood said. “He screws up big time. He gets hurt a lot. He somehow sometimes meets people who get the best of him. I think that’s what’s interesting about it. It puts the audience in the situation of, ‘Did he get hurt badly? How do he get out of this situation? Is Keaton dead or alive?’ Although the injury feels almost permanent, Elwood previously revealed Colter may be on the road to recovery. However, there was a new red target on his back. “I didn’t tell anyone else about this when he picked…