Category: business

OpenAI’s new voice mode let me talk with my phone, not to it  TechCrunchI Used ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode. It’s Fun, and Just a Bit Creepy  WIREDOpenAI is worried that ChatGPT-4o users are developing feelings for the chatbot  TechRadarOpenAI’s new voice mode threw me into the uncanny valley  The VergeChatGPT unexpectedly began speaking in a user’s cloned voice during testing  Ars Technica

Lebanon: Israeli strike kills 10, says health minister  BBC.comAn Israeli strike in Lebanon kills 10 and triggers response from Hezbollah as tensions simmer  The Associated PressIsraeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon kill at least 25, officials say  The Washington PostIsraeli Strike on Lebanon Kills at Least 10  The New York TimesIsraeli air strike kills 10 in Lebanon  Financial Times

George Santos Is Expected to Plead Guilty, People Close to the Case Say  The New York TimesFormer congressman George Santos expected to plead guilty  The Washington PostGeorge Santos to plead guilty to multiple charges in fraud case Monday  The Hill

What those who served with them say about the VP nominees’ time in the military  CNNThe career paths of JD Vance and Tim Walz to become the vice presidential nominees  USA TODAYMilitary Veterans Walz And Vance Nominated For Vice President  InklVance, Walz and military service  WBHM5Ws+1H: What It’s About: VP questions: Correspondent, command sergeant major work different sides of military issues  Tahlequah Daily Press

The pro-Palestinian ‘uncommitted’ movement is at an impasse with top Democrats as the DNC begins  The Associated PressScoop: House Democrats fear violence from massive DNC protests  AxiosMayor Brandon Johnson personally intervened on behalf of protest groups over stages, sound system for Union Park rally, organizer says; ‘We talked directly to the mayor’  Chicago TribuneProtests planned for Democrats’ convention spark safety, speech worries  The Washington PostCongressional security officials advise House Democrats to be extra careful during DNC  Salon

Biden prepares to open Democratic convention with push to elect Harris  CNNBiden’s Goodbye to Politics Will Begin in Earnest With His Convention Speech  The New York TimesSneak peek: Biden’s DNC democracy speech  Axios

Trump accuses Harris of ‘Soviet style’ policies following price control proposal  Fox NewsCracks in the wall of media praise for Harris? Multiple outlets eviscerate VP over price control plan  Fox NewsOpinion | The times demand serious economic ideas. Harris supplies gimmicks.  The Washington PostHarris’ plan to stop price gouging could create more problems than it solves  CNNKamala Harris focuses on economy, unveils policy package in campaign speech  CBS News

Ukraine hopes its incursion into Russia changes outcome of war  BBC.com‘We don’t know what’s happening’: Fear and confusion in Kursk as Russian residents take shelter and Ukraine advances  CNNHow Russia looked the wrong way as Ukraine invaded  ReutersUkrainian forces left a path of destruction in the Kursk operation. AP visited a seized Russian town  The Associated PressUkraine’s invasion of Russia is showing how good it is at hitting Putin’s weak spots  Business Insider

Thousands forced to evacuate as wildfires rage in western Turkey  Al Jazeera EnglishWildfires rage in western Turkey for a 3rd straight day exacerbated by windy and dry weather  ABC NewsFirefighters battle to contain five wildfires across Turkey, minister says  ReutersWestern Turkey wildfires continued raging for a 3rd day, worsened by windy and dry weather  CBS NewsTurkey wildfires threaten homes and war memorials  DW (English)

‘This Is a Sea Change’: Bay Area Realtors React as NAR Settlement Goes Into Effect  KQEDBuying a house just got trickier  Yahoo FinanceNew rules could reshape homebuying. Here’s what it means for you.  The Washington PostHousing market changes are coming: How buyers, sellers could be affected  Fox BusinessReal Estate Agent Commissions Are Changing. Here’s How It’ll Work  Bloomberg