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US military has adopted an aggressive push to embrace AI; the top US Army commander in South Korea says “Chat and I” have become “really close lately”  —  - Some military leaders are adopting AI for decision-making.  — The military has adopted an aggressive push …
Jinjoo Lee / Wall Street Journal:
A look at some US energy companies linked to AI infrastructure, such as Sam Altman-backed Oklo, whose stocks have soared despite having little to no revenue  —  Concept stocks with no revenue have soaring valuations  —  Forget about the froth in tech valuations.  The real excess might be building up in energy stocks.
More: Newser.  X: @aaronback.  LinkedIn: WSJ Heard on the Street.  Bluesky: @kostyack and @pauljdavies
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
A profile of Credo, which makes active electrical cables to connect AI servers and whose stock price has more than doubled this year, after soaring 245% in 2024  —  In July, Elon Musk posted photos from inside an xAI data center called Colossus 2, which the artificial intelligence startup aims …
Reuters:
Nexperia says its China unit is operating as usual, a day after Nexperia China asserted that it had the right to operate independently of the Dutch parent  —  Nexperia said on Sunday that its employees in China still have access to company platforms and are receiving salaries as usual …
Andy Newman / New York Times:
Two Wikipedia contributors disarmed a gunman who threatened to kill himself at WikiConference to protest a policy banning editors who identify as pedophiles  —  After the man walked onto the stage at the “Wiki World's Fair” event and threatened to kill himself, witnesses said, two members of the audience jumped in to stop him.
Emma Beavins / Fierce Healthcare:
Counsel Health, which uses a medical AI chatbot and human physicians to provide virtual care, raised a $25M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz and GV  —  Artificial Intelligence Andreessen Horowitz Google Ventures Telehealth  —  AI-enabled virtual care company Counsel Health …

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Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Paramount reports Q4 revenue up 2% YoY to $8.15B, a net loss of $573M, and DTC revenue up 10% YoY to $2.213B; Paramount+ subscribers rise 4% YoY to 78.9M

Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
At Semafor's media summit, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said too much of the national news media is “drastically out of touch with where the American people are”

Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Nexstar lays off on-air staffers at LA's KTLA and New York's WPIX, after similar cuts at WGN in Chicago, as the company pursues a merger with Tegna

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Natallie Rocha / New York Times:
The AI boom has pushed SF's residential rents up by the most in the US over the past year, as AI companies lease apartments and offer rent stipends to employees
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
Inside the discussions between OpenAI and talent agencies about the video app Sora; some agents say studios have been too reluctant to challenge tech giants

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Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:
Google says North Korea hackers are using “EtherHiding” to embed malware on blockchains, the first time it has seen a nation-state threat actor using the method
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Apple and Formula One announce a five-year US media rights deal for all races, starting in 2026; sources: Apple is paying ~$140M/year, up from ESPN's ~$85M/year
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