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Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown makes his stance on raw milk consumption clear

24 December 2024 at 08:38

Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown weighed in Tuesday on the debate between the risks and benefits of raw milk.

He encouraged his followers not to drink it.

"Please don't drink raw milk," Brown wrote in a post on X. "It's filthy. Yours sincerely. (And) Infectious Diseases (too)."

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Brown’s stance on raw milk appeared to break from that of President-elect Trump’s nominee for the top health job in the U.S., Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Both Brown and Kennedy supported Trump during the presidential election.

The former Pittsburgh Steelers player spoke at a rally for Trump in the days before Trump’s presidential election win over Vice President Kamala Harris. Kennedy dropped out of the race and backed Trump.

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The president-elect named Kennedy his nominee for Health and Human Services secretary after the win. Kennedy has said in the past he only drinks raw milk and criticized agriculture departments for cracking down on the product.

But raw milk has been blamed for the spate of bird flu deaths among animals in the U.S. The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued an order earlier this month that all raw (unpasteurized) milk must be tested for bird flu.

Nearly 4.4% of U.S. adults report that they drink raw milk at least once each year. About 1% of adults say they consume raw milk each week, according to a 2022 FDA study.

Raw milk advocates say there are health benefits from it as well as an overall better taste.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Marc Benioff explains what it was like going to 'guru' Steve Jobs for advice

24 December 2024 at 08:33
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Steve Jobs gave Marc Benioff advice when he was going through a period of "entrepreneur's block."

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  • Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has no shortage of stories about late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs.
  • Benioff interned at Apple in college and got to know Jobs as he moved on to Oracle and Salesforce.
  • On a recent podcast episode, he recalled advice Jobs gave him when he had "entrepreneur's block."

Ask a major tech CEO for a Steve Jobs story, and you'll probably get one.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff certainly has his fair share of stories regarding the late Apple cofounder.

Benioff interned at Apple while in college, and the two got to know each other as Benioff moved on to Oracle and ultimately cofounded Salesforce.

On a recent episode of "Lenny's Podcast," Benioff recalled some advice Jobs dispensed when Benioff was going through "entrepreneur's block."

Jobs said, "There's three things you need to do right now."

First: "Your company, it better get 10 times larger than it is now in 24 months, or it's over."

Second: "You better sign a huge customer for this Salesforce automation product like Avon." (Benioff notes: "The CEO of Avon was on his board at the time, so that was on his mind.")

And lastly: "You better go build an application economy."

Benioff recalls being confused and asking Jobs what he meant by that, to which Jobs responded, "I don't know, but you're going to go figure it out."

As he thinks back on that conversation, Benioff says it was "like meeting with your guru and getting a zen koan or something where now you have a puzzle I have to solve."

"I literally went away, and I had all the notes from the meeting," he said. "I went through it over and over again. Then, finally, I'm like, 'I think he wants me to build an app store.'"

Salesforce launched AppExchange, its apps and services store, in 2006. Apple launched its app store in 2008. Benioff later gave the App Store trademark and the appstore.com domain to Apple as a gift.

Benioff, looking back, said he was "very grateful to have that relationship" with Jobs, which "dramatically influenced me in my career and my whole life."

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What Big Tech giants are planning for 2025 that we can't wait for

24 December 2024 at 08:28
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Consumers should brace for another year of AI products and new releases from Big Tech companies.

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  • Meta, Apple, OpenAI, and Tesla are set to launch new technology in the new year.
  • In 2025, you can expect a display in Meta's glasses and a Gemini-infused mixed reality headset.
  • Apple reportedly has several new offerings in the works, like an iPhone Air and a new iPhone SE.

Big Tech companies didn't hold back when releasing AI updates and hardware in 2024 β€” and you can expect the same pattern in 2025.

Many companies showcased flashy product announcements and extravagant demonstrations at annual events this year, but a number of those offerings aren't available quite yet. Examples include Apple's revamped Siri, Meta's Orion glasses, and Google's Project Astra.

While some release dates remain unclear, here's what you can expect to see from Big Tech companies in 2025.

Meta

Meta is reportedly adding a screen inside its Ray-Ban smart glasses that could be available in an update as early as the second half of 2025, the Financial Times reported Monday. The screen would be able to display notifications and responses from Meta's chatbot, the report said.

CTO and head of Reality Labs Andrew Bosworth wrote in a December blog that in 2025, users can expect personalized AI assistants that don't just respond to prompts but help users throughout their day.

"One of the things I'm most excited about for 2025 is the evolution of AI assistants," Bosworth said in the post.

Apple

Apple is expected to release a "more personal Siri," but it's unclear if that will come next year or with the Siri update expected in 2026. Apple is expected to announce the "LLM Siri" in 2025.

Apple will also announce the release of a smart home device as early as March, according to a November Bloomberg article. The device may be a wall-mounted iPad-like tablet that can control appliances, manage video calls, and use AI to access apps.

The tech giant will reportedly announce an iPhone "Air" model that will take on the sleek look of the MacBook Air, Bloomberg reported. And Apple will also unveil new iPad Air models and a new version of the budget-friendly iPhone SE, Bloomberg said separately. The new iPhone SE will eliminate the home button and is expected to support Apple Intelligence, according to the report.

OpenAI

OpenAI has been working on GPT-5 for over a year and a half, but the model has been pushed back. It's unclear when exactly it will launch, but there's a chance it might in 2025. The model is expected to have impressive capabilities, surpassing GPT-4's power.

It will be able to complete multi-step tasks and work with audio, video, and text. It will also have a large context window, which would allow it to process larger amounts of text.

Tesla

While Elon Musk doesn't anticipate the Cybercab hitting volume production until 2026, he said in Tesla's third-quarter earnings call that he expects to get regulatory approval in 2025.

During the call, he also said that the company is on track to start producing more affordable EV models in the first half of 2025.

"These vehicles will utilize aspects of the next-generation platform as well as aspects of our current platforms and will be able to be produced on the same manufacturing lines as our current vehicle line-up," Musk said.

Musk also wrote in a post on X in July that Tesla will have humanoid robots in "low production" for the company's internal use in 2025, with high production for external companies in 2026.

Google

In partnership with Samsung and Qualcomm, Google is introducing its approach to mixed reality with the release of the Android XR spatial computing platform. The company said in an announcement that the first device is built by Samsung and codenamed Project Moohan, and will be available to purchase next year.

The device offers typical mixed reality experiences, as well as an integrated Gemini.

"With Gemini, our AI assistant, you can even have conversations about what you're seeing or control your device," the company said in the announcement. "Gemini can understand your intent, helping you plan, research topics and guide you through tasks."

A Google DeepMind spokesperson also said that capabilities from research prototypes like Project Astra, which Google hopes will become a universal assistant, will graduate to Google applications and services. However, there are no plans to make Project Astra generally available itself, the spokesperson said.

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