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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales isn’t worried about Elon Musk’s Grokipedia:  ‘Not optimistic he will create anything very useful right now’
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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales isn’t worried about Elon Musk’s Grokipedia: ‘Not optimistic he will create anything very useful right now’

Elon Musk’s Wikipedia rival Grokipedia got off to a “rocky start” in its public debut, but Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales didn’t even have to take a look at the AI’s output to know what he expected. “I’m not optimistic he will create anything very useful right now,” Wales said at the CNBC Technology Executive Council […]

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Can AI create next ‘Grand Theft Auto’? Take-Two Interactive CEO says no
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Can AI create next ‘Grand Theft Auto’? Take-Two Interactive CEO says no

Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of video game publisher Take-Two Interactive, said he is not a “naysayer” when it comes to the promise of artificial intelligence. But at the same time, Zelnick, who leads the company that publishes the “Grand Theft Auto,” “NBA 2K,” “Red Dead” and “Borderlands” video game series, said the signs that the […]

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Lululemon is partnering with the NFL to release apparel for all 32 teams
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Lululemon is partnering with the NFL to release apparel for all 32 teams

Sign at the entrance to the Lululemon store in Midtown Manhattan. Erik Mcgregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images Lululemon is partnering with the NFL to launch an apparel collection featuring the logos of all 32 NFL teams. It will mark the first time the retailer has offered officially licensed products for the NFL or any […]

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One in three Manhattan condo owners lost money when they sold in the last year
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One in three Manhattan condo owners lost money when they sold in the last year

A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. More than a third of the condo apartments sold in Manhattan over roughly the past year sold at a loss, although the top end of […]

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Family offices fear dollar depreciation, lower investment returns in wake of tariffs
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Family offices fear dollar depreciation, lower investment returns in wake of tariffs

Compassionate Eye Foundation/david Oxberry | Digitalvision | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Family offices have been investing with more caution since President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement […]

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Why top earners should make donations before 2026
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Why top earners should make donations before 2026

Krisanapong Detraphiphat | Moment | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Lawyers to the wealthy are advising clients to ramp up their charitable giving this year to […]

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For workers in young, hot world of AI careers, the dream payday is as often ending as layoff nightmare
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For workers in young, hot world of AI careers, the dream payday is as often ending as layoff nightmare

Jose Luis Pelaez Inc | Digitalvision | Getty Images At around the same time Accenture announced its investment in data labeling startup Snorkel AI to power its financial services clients in August, the startup announced it was laying off about 13% of its staff. It wasn’t alone. When Meta took a massive stake in Scale […]

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Country music star Martina McBride’s warning on ‘terrifying’ AI deepfake scam threat to artists and fans
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Country music star Martina McBride’s warning on ‘terrifying’ AI deepfake scam threat to artists and fans

In May, country singer Martina McBride appeared before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law at a hearing to speak out against AI-generated deepfakes. Last week, she expanded on her testimony at the CNBC AI Summit in Nashville. McBride, along with Recording Industry Association of America chief policy officer Morna Willens, spoke […]

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Commercial real estate is finally embracing blockchain. Here’s what investors should know
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Commercial real estate is finally embracing blockchain. Here’s what investors should know

A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Roughly a decade […]

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AI tools are entering the doctor’s office and clinicians need to be prepared
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AI tools are entering the doctor’s office and clinicians need to be prepared

The impact of artificial intelligence is being felt across the health-care industry, from tools that help analyze medical images, aid in drug discovery and complete cancer screenings. But increasingly, AI is being used to fight one of the biggest challenges that health care is facing: a time-challenged (and often burned out) workforce of doctors, nurses […]

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