21 · Business Insider
AI companies are paying workers worldwide to record their jobs so robots can learn to do them
Why it matters
AI companies are paying people to record everyday tasks so robots can learn from them.
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22 · Semafor
White House AI task force starts work
Why it matters
The White House AI task force adopted its charter and has 120 days to set policy on AI risks.
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23 · Semafor
AI safety group proposes export controls
Why it matters
A conservative group proposed an America First AI platform with export controls, independent testing and developer liability.
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24 · Vox
I outsourced my life to AI agents. It went…weirdly
Why it matters
Vox's Adam Clark Estes found AI agents useful but unpredictable after handing them his life for two weeks.
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25 · AI Brief by Marketecture
How I'm Not Using Instinct's Agent (Yet)
Why it matters
David Berkowitz lists where the AI agent Instinct still falls short, from presentations to knowing his birthday.
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26 · The Verge
Amazon Bee Frontier and Eclipse
Why it matters
Amazon launched two Bee devices that record and summarize users' conversations.
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27 · Stratechery
Apple HomeView, The New Apple TV, The App Story
Why it matters
Stratechery asks how big the market is for expensive home devices built on subpar AI.
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28 · Digiday
Reach CEO touts Google AI deal as a template, steps up pressure on OpenAI over scraping
Why it matters
Reach wants its paid Google AI content deal to become a licensing template and has sent OpenAI a cease-and-desist over scraping.
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29 · AdExchanger
How does agentic buying work in CTV?
Why it matters
Independent agency InterMedia is buying CTV ads conversationally through an AI integration in production.
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30 · Variety
Netflix lays off 6% of employees, eliminating about 1,000 jobs
Why it matters
Netflix is cutting about 1,000 jobs, roughly 6% of staff, its largest reduction to date.
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31 · The Athletic
The Dodgers, who spent big to build an MLB power, now face an uncomfortable reality
Why it matters
The Dodgers' most expensive players faded in the NLCS sweep, raising questions about an aging, costly roster.
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32 · The Athletic
Has the Dodgers' dynasty reached its end? Maybe not. But hard questions await
Why it matters
The two-time champion Dodgers were swept by the Brewers and face hard questions about what changes next.
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33 · Front Office Sports
Small-market Brewers clinch first NL pennant with sweep of Dodgers
Why it matters
Milwaukee's sweep of the high-payroll Dodgers strengthens players' case against a salary cap before the CBA expires.
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34 · Semafor Business
Scrutiny of insurance industry grows
Why it matters
777 Partners' founder pleaded guilty to fraud as scrutiny of Wall Street's private-equity insurance trade spreads to insiders like Mark Walter.
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35 · The Athletic
Everton, TFG and a potential sale: What happens now?
Why it matters
The Athletic explains what a possible Everton sale by the Friedkin Group means for the club.
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