Colleges' success with name image and likeness has become a top tool to recruit new student athletes, said Taylor Jacobs, LSU Athletics associate athletic director for NIL and strategic initiatives.
Apple's crown jewel, the iPhone, is becoming an increasingly sophisticated camera.
Why it matters: A delayed rollout of AI software features could set back demand for its newly unveiled devices, but its camera hardware upgrade could hook consumers within the creator economy.
Trademarking the viral "very demure, very mindful" trend has become very complicated, very fast for TikTok creator Jools Lebron.
Why it matters: The art of going viral can be highly lucrative, though some creators who try to capitalize on their work often end up in lengthy trademark approval processes that can outlive the trends they're fighting for.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are transforming the U.S. defense sector, but adversaries are aiming to outpace with their own technologies.
Lockheed Martin is working to stay a step ahead with its 21st Century Security vision, say Rod Makoske, chief engineer and senior vice president of Engineering & Technology, and Steve Walker, Ph.D., vice president and chief technology officer.
Apple used a press event Monday to introduce its latest iPhone 16 smartphones, along with updated Apple Watch and AirPods models.
Why it matters: The iPhone remains the tech industry's single most important product and the key not only to Apple's fortunes but for a range of players including wireless carriers and component makers.
A landmark Justice Department case charging Google with violating antitrust laws in its ad-tech business is set to begin trial in a federal court in Virginia Monday.
Why it matters: Google already lost one major antitrust case this year when a federal judge ruled the tech giant illegally abused its search monopoly. A second loss could lead to sweeping changes in the firm's core business as it fights for leadership in the AI era.
The last of 20 books written by the late Henry Kissinger — this one co-authored by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and former Microsoft exec Craig Mundie — will explore "what it means to be human in the age of AI."
Why it matters: "Genesis," out Nov. 19, wrestles with the massive implications of machines becoming our active collaborators, the publisher notes.
Mark Cuban has become a vociferous supporter of Vice President Harris' presidential bid, serving as a social media counterweight to fellow tech billionaires like Elon Musk.
Why it matters: Cuban has economic and health care bonafides in an election where inflation, taxes and abortion are taking center stage.
Around 120 current and former employees of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google's DeepMind and Meta have issued a statement in support of California's new AI regulation bill.
The big picture: Among other provisions, the bill adds whistleblower protections for employees who speak up about the risks in the AI models their companies are developing.
Roblox on Friday announced it is building a generative AI model to allow creators to more easily build 3D objects and scenes.
Why it matters: Roblox aims to grab 10% of the $180 billion global gaming market, an ambition that requires it to make building on its platform as easy as possible.
Investors' latest billion-dollar bet on an AI startup is throwing cash at brainy researchers promising to kick AI into "super" gear.
Why it matters: The money flowing into AI, which already pays for the scarce high-end chips and rivers of electricity needed to train vast new models, is also enabling a handful of industry pioneers to write their own tickets.
