Can Muse overcome Meta’s trust issues?

On Equity, we discussed how Meta's AI announcement managed to steal the spotlight from OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Google tests buying from Walmart-owned Flipkart through Gemini and AI Mode in India

The limited test covers select products and users, with a broader rollout planned for later in October.

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Insurers claim AI is already increasing healthcare costs

Blue Cross Blue Shield says hospital use of AI tools led to an additional $942M in healthcare spending over a two-year period.

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TikTok agrees to pay at least $100M in Alabama settlement

TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million in a settlement tied to allegations that the short-form video platform misled users about safety and was designed to addict children.

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Banning Reporters Doesn’t Do What Trump Thinks It Does

Trump banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, and for once the rest of the press corps refused to play along. All three are suing. And the other TV networks walked out of the pool. That makes it the right week to ask what access is truly worth and if corporate media can hold the line at all.

Cliff, David Shuster, and Maritsa Georgiou of Grounded took it from three angles: a political operative, a former White House correspondent, and a longtime anchor who's watched her industry shrink. David argued the ban has cost reporters less than anyone admits, and added he wants every network to get itself banned in response.

And they all discussed the inherent misogyny and stupidity of Trump's statement on his way into the United Nations, when he turned on CNN's Kaitlan Collins (yet again) and told her she should not be there at all. As if Old Man Orange has any control over which media is granted access by the UN.

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Nexterity wants to automate the hard, dangerous part of pipefitting

The startup's robot can tighten or loosen four bolts at a time, and it fits in a Pelican case.

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Meet Feather, the startup building the ‘Android of robotics’ for developers

Feather is betting on a customizable, $30,000 platform built for software developers.

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