Ads on Facebook, Instagram for explicit ‘AI girlfriends’ prompts Meta crackdown
David Dietze, senior investment strategist at Peapack Wealth Management, discusses whether Amazon or Meta is a better investment on Craman Countdown. The social media giant was forced to remove explicit content from its platform in recent days after tens of thousands of racy artificial intelligence-generated “girlfriend” ads were discovered across Metaapp. investigation by wired An […]
Amazon offering free education tools, grants for small business month
Ben Walter, CEO of JPMorgan Chase’s Banking Business, discusses how the Craman Countdown increases optimism among small businesses. Amazon on Wednesday Small business month It features the awarding of grants to eligible small businesses and the release of a new educational resource center for small businesses. This initiative is being led by amazon business, The […]
Industry group warns of Chinese connected vehicles
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s 60-day public comment period on the national security concerns of connected cars ended this week, with a major transportation group issuing a grave warning about the potential threat to the U.S. auto industry. These threats surround the potential for foreign adversaries, particularly China, to leverage connected car technology to steal […]
Four wireless carriers hit with multi-million-dollar FCC fines
Check out what’s being clicked on FoxBusiness.com Four wireless carriers have each been fined millions of dollars by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC on Monday accused AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon of sharing access to customers’ location information “without their consent and without taking reasonable steps to protect that information from unauthorized disclosure.” […]
Elon Musk’s full self-driving ‘really big deal’
Christopher Tsai, CIO and President of Tsai Capital, discusses Tesla’s rapid growth in the market and plans for robotaxi. Musk appeared to promote Tesla’s Fully Self-Driving (FSD) software on Monday, as the company reportedly took a big step toward bringing it to China and attracted a lot of attention. wall street journal Media reported on […]
Tesla’s Elon Musk goes to China in surprise visit
Baron’s senior writer Al Root discusses Tesla’s market performance and the automaker’s strategy for electric vehicles. Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited China over the weekend and met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Musk said on Sunday’s X show that he was “honored” to meet Li, adding: “We’ve known each other for many years, since the […]
Some Ring customers have refunds coming their way, FTC says
Check out what’s being clicked on FoxBusiness.com Some customers who purchased Ring security cameras may be eligible for a refund from the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC announced this week that refunds totaling more than $5.6 million will be distributed to more than 117,000 people. Money is sent in the form of PayPal payments. The […]
Google releases AI skills course in education push
Mark Mahaney, Head of Internet Research at Evercore ISI, joins “The Claman Countdown” to discuss the possibility of Google putting some of its AI capabilities behind a paywall. Google on Friday launched a new course to teach people how to use artificial intelligence tools, and its philanthropic arm will offer 7,500 courses to 1 million […]
Meta says AI payoff could be a few years away
Check out what’s being clicked on FoxBusiness.com Metaplatforms is increasingly pursuing artificial intelligence, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg says it will take some time before the company generates significant revenue from it. Zuckerberg said during a first-quarter earnings call Wednesday evening that the company, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, and Threads, will invest “significantly […]
New California bill would restrict line-skipping service ‘Clear’ at airports in name of equity
Check out what’s being clicked on FoxBusiness.com A new bill being proposed in California would restrict rapid security screening company Clear from operating at the state’s airports, but its proponents say the service would effectively be used by wealthy people at the Transportation Security Administration. (TSA) argues that it raises questions of fairness given that […]