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Whereas customers of other AI companies may not trust that AI systems won’t leak their data or use it in unauthorized ways, they’re likely to trust Apple. At long last, Apple has finally entered the AI race. The company announced on Monday a raft of new AI-driven features at its WWDC developer conference, as well as a new partnership with generative AI upstart OpenAI.

The coffee chain just announced Starbucks Studios, joining a growing list of companies branching into production, from LVMH to Mailchimp. Move over, Paramount Pictures. Starbucks is coming to Hollywood.

The enduring space epic was just honored with a Peabody for its vision of an optimistic future. ‘Fast Company’ spoke with the producer in charge of steering it for the next generation. It’s almost ironic that Star Trek was born on television. The sci-fi franchise, whose storyline is set in a far-off future where humanity has solved many of its most pressing problems, has now endured almost six decades in spite of a fickle medium that is constantly at the whims of ruthless disruption.

OpenAI has hired Sarah Friar, the former chief executive of neighborhood social networking service Nextdoor Holdings Inc., to serve as its chief financial officer, a role that has gone unfilled at the fast-growing artificial intelligence startup for two years. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The ChatGPT maker has also named Kevin Weil as its new chief product officer, the company is set to announce Monday.

The one-year partnership aims to bring in more federal funding.

VAI Resort broke ground back in 2021 and it’s still very much under construction. The entertainment resort with several hotel towers and a ‘beach’ published on their website that the projected opening date is now 2025. ABC15 reached out to the resort for the delayed opening, again. Their public relations team sent the following response via email on behalf of VAI: VAI Resort is targeted to be a $1 billion business venture in Glendale that will use 60 acres of land. The anticipated opening…