Amazon is winding down most of its Nova AI models to bet on one frontier model
Amazon is winding down most of its Nova AI models to bet on one frontier model

Amazon is winding down most of its flagship Nova AI models. It is betting what remains on a single, bigger effort to build one genuinely competitive foundation model. The move gives shape to a retreat that until now looked mostly like closed offices an…

Nvidia’s Open Source Alliance Snubs OpenAI and Anthropic

This week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss the open vs. closed source debate in AI, key players in White House AI policy, and how to stop your chatbot logs from showing up in search engine results.

Nvidia’s Open Source Alliance Is Missing Some Key Names: OpenAI and Anthropic

This week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss the open- vs. closed-source debate in AI, key players in White House AI policy, and how to stop your chatbot logs from showing up in search-engine results.

Steven Bartlett’s ‘Diary of a CEO’ is losing its inner circle as it chases America
Steven Bartlett’s ‘Diary of a CEO’ is losing its inner circle as it chases America

Steven Bartlett has built one of the world’s biggest podcasts on the idea that the right people, obsessively managed, make the machine. Now four of those people have walked out the door. The star host of “The Diary of a CEO” has lost four core staffers…

Aston Martin Losses Deepen, Debt Swells And Bondholders Unhappy

Aston Martin’s recovery plan is teetering, latest financial numbers show losses widening and debt burgeoning. Some bondholders are unhappy with a refinancing’s terms.

Amazon spent $1.8m on a Claude job that failed, and it sells the fix
Amazon spent $1.8m on a Claude job that failed, and it sells the fix

Amazon has found that artificial intelligence can turn a trivial mistake into a seven-figure one. The company’s own internal metrics show projects running wildly over budget, including one that burned $1.8m before anyone noticed. Senior engineers calle…

No IMAX? Here’s The Best Way To Watch ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’

Wondering where to watch Spider-Man: Brand New Day? Here’s how Dolby Cinema, ScreenX, 4DX and other premium formats compare now that IMAX isn’t an option.

The man who wrote the AI-boom bible just got margin-called out of it
The man who wrote the AI-boom bible just got margin-called out of it

The man who wrote the defining case for the AI boom just got wiped out betting on it. Situational Awareness, the hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, has been forced to sell off its portfolio of public stocks after stee…

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Has A Post-Credits Scene, But There’s A Catch

Should you stick around after the credits roll on ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’? The answer is . . . complicated.

Netflix’s ‘72 Hours’ Is One Of Its Worst-Reviewed Comedy Movies Ever

Feel free to watch 72 Hours on Netflix, but know that it is one of the worst-reviewed comedies the service has produced.