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Patent Drop

Roku Personalization Patent Highlights AI’s Growing Role in Entertainment

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Roku wants to personalize movie night with generative AI.

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Industries

Hollywood’s Deal With Writers Could Mean Fewer Shows to Write

After five months, the writers strike finally came to an end, but the new pact may mean fewer new shows, meaning fewer jobs.

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Finance

‘Just the Beginning’: BlackRock CEO Hails Record Revenues, Assets, Inflows

The asset manager announced annual revenues rose 14%, topping $20 billion for the first time, with record net inflows of $641 billion.

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Industrials

Boeing Reveals Just How Bad a Year it Had

It’s basic Newtonian physics, as Boeing just learned: When the sky falls for a company, so, too, will the bottom line.

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Artificial Intelligence

Generative AI-ifying Alexa is Way Harder than Amazon Thought

The company’s struggle gives us a glimpse into how the wider world of voice assistants is trying to keep up with the technology zeitgest.

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