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Image: AspctStyle/Adobe Stock eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Mistral AI, a French AI company founded by ex-Google and Meta employees, has unveiled a significant update to its multimodal AI chatbot, Le Chat. Packed with new features, including web search, document analysis, and superior image-generation capabilities, Le Chat rivals—if not surpasses—paid offerings like ChatGPT Plus in many key areas. Le Chat’s enhancements are part of Mistral’s mission to deliver cutting-edge AI tools to users for free, disrupting the industry dominated by companies such as…

(Bloomberg) — US consumer borrowing increased in October by more than forecast, reflecting the largest advance in credit-card balances since mid-2022. Most Read from Bloomberg Total credit outstanding rose $19.2 billion after a revised $3.2 billion September increase, according to Federal Reserve data released Friday. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a $10 billion gain. The figures aren’t adjusted for inflation. Revolving debt outstanding, which includes credit cards, surged $15.7 billion. October included Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime Day, as well as similar promotions at Walmart Inc. and Target Corp. Non-revolving credit, such as loans for vehicle…

The event explored possibilities and potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence. PORTLAND, Maine — The University of Southern Maine hosted its first-ever Artificial Intelligence and Digital Science Conference, bringing together educators, industry leaders, and curious minds to explore the transformative power and potential dangers of artificial intelligence. “People have a lot of concerns,” Ashanthi Maxworth, an assistant professor in electrical engineering at USM and the conference’s organizer, said Friday. “Students are writing papers using AI without learning anything. Should we just hire ChatGPT rather than hiring a human? Things like that.” Maxworth, who is optimistic about AI’s potential, explained why she…

Solider Hollow will host the U.S. Biathlon Youth and Junior Nationals & International Team Trials Dec. 26 to 31.Head Competition Biathlon Coach Gerrit Garberich said the time trials consist of three races.“They determine the teams that get to travel over to Europe,” he said. “There’s 16 athletes that get to go and race for the U.S. flag and compete at the Junior and Youth World Championships for biathlon.”Garberich said there are several athletes from the Soldier Hollow Biathlon Team to keep an eye on, including Sarah Hottle, Thomas Van de Kamp and Theo Castonguay.The United States Biathlon Association moved its…

Did you spend a little too much on Black Friday weekend? Or have a long holiday shopping list? You can still get a side hustle ahead of the holidays. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Job applications are still open for many retailers all over the First Coast, so if you’re looking for a second source of income this holiday season, now is the time to apply. There are more than 1,800 retail positions open, according to Career Source Northeast Florida. Making it the most advertised job occupation among all industries in the region. Companies like Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and Winn-Dixie are…

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Fri 6 December 2024 14:15, UK Gary Oldman is one of the most acclaimed British actors of the last four decades, and he has forged a thriving career by mixing leftfield artistic choices with more mainstream fare. For every Dark Knight trilogy or Harry Potter entry he stars in, there is a Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy or Darkest Hour, for which he landed the Academy Award for ‘Best Actor.’ Fittingly for a man whose career follows such a path, Oldman has always been bracingly honest about why he accepts certain parts and turns down…

Story Links Grand Canyon accepted an invitation to remain in the WAC for men’s soccer as an affiliate member. The announcement ensures the program has a home in a competitive conference that routinely sends multiple teams to the NCAA tournament. On Nov. 1, GCU announced it would be moving to the Mountain West Conference for its primary conference affiliation no later than July 1, 2026, but possibly as early as the second quarter of 2025 if permitted under conference bylaws. The Mountain West does not sponsor men’s soccer, but the conference’s four schools that do play men’s soccer are…

Get marketing news you’ll actually want to readMarketing Brew informs marketing pros of the latest on brand strategy, social media, and ad tech via our weekday newsletter, virtual events, marketing conferences, and digital guides.Each week, Marketing Brew recaps the agency world’s biggest leadership changes, account wins and losses, reviews, acquisitions, and more.Hires and departuresIPG Health’s Studio Rx named Andy Titus executive director of experience design and Brian Pellicone management director. Titus is a Victoria’s Secret alum, while Pellicone joins from the agency Oliver.Stagwell elevated Ray Day to the role of executive chairman of Allison Worldwide. He remains vice chair at…

YouTube was launched in 2005. It was founded by three PayPal employees: Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim, who ran the company from an office above a small restaurant in San Mateo. The first video uploaded to the platform was “Me at the zoo”, featuring Karim. By the years end, YouTube was hosting over two million videos per day on its website and was averaging over 20 million daily active users. It wouldn’t be long before Google scooped up YouTube, acquiring the startup for $1.65 billion in late 2006. What was considered at the time to be a huge…

Using relevant, targeted Instagram hashtags helps the Instagram algorithm work for you. When you effectively categorize your content, Instagram can more easily put it in front of the right audiences. It’s no secret that the right hashtags can supercharge your Instagram marketing efforts. But what makes a hashtag “right” for your brand? And how many should you include? This article provides a list of trending Instagram hashtags for 2025 and offers tips on selecting the right, most effective hashtags for your posts. What are Instagram hashtags? Hashtags are snippets of text created using the “#” symbol. When you add a…