Author: Tim Hodges

Amazon must solve hallucination problem before launching AI-enabled Alexa  Ars Technica Amazon races to transplant Alexa’s ‘brain’ with generative AI  Financial Times Amazon’s AI lead says technical issues are holding back Alexa AI  Engadget Apple and Amazon Race to Transform Their AI Assistants. Challenges Abound.  Barron’s Report: Amazon to Refashion Alexa Into AI Agent  PYMNTS.com

Eli Lilly Cuts Q4 Revenue Guidance, Expects Around $5.5 Billion Sales From Weight Loss/Diabetes Drugs, Stock Tanks  Yahoo Finance Why Eli Lilly (LLY) Stock Is Declining Today  Yahoo Finance Eli Lilly shares drop as drugmaker cuts revenue guidance on weight loss drug demand  CNBC Eli Lilly’s stock falls as weight-loss drug sales disappoint  MarketWatch Lilly forecasts weak fourth-quarter sales […]

Mysterious ball-shaped debris prompts closure of nine Sydney beaches  CNN 9 Sydney beaches closed after mysterious ball-shaped debris washes up ashore  CBS News Sydney beaches shut again over mysterious debris washed on shore  NBC News Mysterious ‘Marble-Shaped’ Debris Once Again Prompts Closure of Several Australian Beaches  PEOPLE

Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them?  CNN LA fires live updates: Firefighters drop bright pink fire retardant on blazes in race against renewed Santa Ana winds  New York Post What is the flame retardant that planes are dropping on the LA fires?  LAist What is the pink fire […]

What is RedNote, the Chinese social media app that US TikTokers are flocking to?  CNN TikTok pushes users to sister app Lemon8 ahead of potential ban  NBC News ‘Red Note,’ a Chinese App, Is Dominating Downloads, Thanks to TikTok Users  The New York Times What is RedNote, the Chinese app people are joining ahead of TikTok ban?  WDIV ClickOnDetroit […]

What caused the LA fires? We explain what’s known so far and how fire causes are determined  LAist What (or who) sparked L.A. County wildfires? Here’s where investigations stand  Los Angeles Times The eye behind the lens: AP photographers on pictures capturing horror and emotions of LA fires  The Associated Press L.A. Wildfire Evacuees Scramble to Find Shelter, […]

Israel and Hamas Are Said to Be Nearing Agreement on Cease-Fire Deal  The New York Times Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages, officials say  The Associated Press Palestinian Islamic Jihad delegation arriving in Doha for talks on hostage deal’s final details  The Times of Israel Israeli hostage families hold […]

Ex-Fox News host Pete Hegseth to face grilling in crucial Senate test for Trump’s cabinet  BBC.com Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Begins: Trump Cabinet Picks Live Updates  The New York Times Video Hegseth pressed on women serving in combat roles  ABC News Watch live: Trump Defense pick Pete Hegseth grilled on women in combat comments  CNBC Senate holding confirmation hearing […]

Nasty Virus Continues to Spread Throughout Massachusetts  Live 95.9 Why everyone has a gnarly stomach bug right now, explained in one chart  Vox.com Norovirus wave now more than double last year’s peak, in CDC’s data  CBS News Norovirus cases are on the rise. Here’s what you need to know about this nasty bug  CBC.ca Norovirus is on the rise: […]

Up to 4 in 10 people could develop dementia after 55. How can you lower your risk?  MLive.com 15 science-based ways to reduce your risk of dementia  The Washington Post United States Dementia Cases Estimated to Double by 2060  NYU Langone Health Dementia risk is rising in an aging US population. Cases are projected to double by 2060  CNN […]