Today’s edition of quick hits. * The president sure is an unreliable narrator: “On Thursday morning, Trump threatened to strike Iran ‘very hard’ and announced plans to seize Kharg Island, the linchpin of Iran’s oil export infrastructure, and ‘assume total control’ of its oil and gas markets. By Thursday afternoon, he canceled the planned strikes … Read more
But in his new role as head of OpenAI’s core product, Sottiaux will be tasked with thinking about what the average person wants from AI—not just the needs of his fellow engineers. Super App or Super Hype? In practice, I’m expecting OpenAI’s super app to be a digital assistant with advanced memory capabilities. It will … Read more
Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Small and mid-sized businesses are facing increasing pressure to strengthen their cybersecurity and IT preparedness as threats such as ransomware, phishing attacks, and data breaches continue to evolve. Recent industry reports have highlighted the growing impact of cyberattacks on smaller organizations, many of which lack the resources of … Read more
“Drag Race’s” Michelle Visage knows the secret to winning the reality competition show: “Make Ru laugh.” And she should know. Visage has been a judge on the main show, “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” for over 16 years. RuPaul isn’t just a colleague—he’s her best friend. She has said this many times before and repeats it for … Read more
Just days after saying the United States may “need another 9/11” to convince Democrats to support barring Muslims from participating in politics, Trump ally and a racist conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer traveled with press on a Defense Department trip to Cuba. Loomer made her remarks earlier this week when she condemned a video in which … Read more
There are no merry men to be found in “The Death of Robin Hood,” an elegiac portrait of the famed folk hero that eventually delivers on its title, but not before an extended bout of myth-busting and moral reckoning. Following a dip into studio franchise waters with “A Quiet Place: Day One” two years ago, … Read more
As signals mounted early Thursday that President Trump planned to escalate with Iran, two congressional Republicans urged him to abandon what they said are fruitless negotiations with the Islamic Republic. While saying they wanted to see the war with Iran end, Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) told the audience at the … Read more
Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Le designed and shipped four production systems before Licensed To Glow had its first engineering hire. The decision to treat partner integration as a first-class system, not an afterthought, is the bet he says will compound over the next several years. Before he co-founded Licensed To Glow, Dylan … Read more
In the middle of New York City’s Times Square, a massive, inflatable effigy of billionaire Elon Musk towered over tourists and commuters earlier today. It was surrounded by black banners with statements alleging “Grok makes AI child porn” and “SpaceX owns Grok,” referring to the Musk-owned AI chatbot whose image generation tool was used to … Read more
Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. For decades, the agency business has operated on a relatively simple formula: hire talented marketers, layer in account managers and support staff, acquire as many clients as possible, and scale through leverage. It is a model that has built some of the world’s largest marketing firms. However, advances … Read more