Rene Magritte painting ‘Empire of Light’ nets auction record of $121 million at Christie’s in New York

A painting by Rene Magritte shattered an auction record for the surrealist artist on Tuesday, selling for more than $121 million at Christie’s in New York. The seminal 1954 painting had been valued at $95 million, and the previous record for a work by Magritte (1898-1967) was $79 million, set in 2022. After a nearly … Read more

OpenAI releases a teacher’s guide to ChatGPT, but some educators are skeptical

OpenAI envisions teachers using its AI-powered tools to create lesson plans and interactive tutorials for students. But some educators are wary of the technology — and its potential to go awry. Today, OpenAI released a free online course designed to help K-12 teachers learn how to bring ChatGPT, the company’s AI chatbot platform, into their … Read more

‘Absolutely tasteless’: Samay Raina’s show India’s Got Latent slammed for jokes over Deepika Padukone’s depression

The latest episode of the popular YouTube show India’s Got Latent, hosted by comedian Samay Raina, has ignited a heated controversy following a joke made by contestant Bunti Banerjee about actress Deepika Padukone’s struggles with depression.   During the episode, Banerjee quipped, “Deepika Padukone also became a mother recently, right? Great, now she knows what depression … Read more

Microsoft brings transactional databases to Fabric to boost AI agents

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More For years, enterprise companies have been plagued by data silos separating transactional systems from analytical tools—a divide that has hampered AI applications, slowed real-time decision-making, and driven up costs with complex integrations. Today at its Ignite … Read more

Billionaire Ray Dalio Sold 27% of Bridgewater’s Stake in Nvidia and Is Piling Into 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock-Split Stocks

Important data releases are a common occurrence on Wall Street. Between earnings season, which sees a vast majority of Wall Street’s largest and most-influential businesses report their quarterly operating results, and daily economic reports, it can be easy to miss something important. For instance, you might have missed what can arguably be described as the … Read more