Berkshire Hathaway Deal, Startups Grapple with AI, the Cost of the Iran War and More in Morning Squawk

I sold my home in 5 days and made a $90K profit — but I didn’t use a broker, I used an AI chatbot

A New York Times technology journalist sells his family’s home without a real estate agent, instead using AI tools to do the job.

New York Times Publisher Warns That AI Companies Are Making Choices That ‘Violate Settled Law’ and Could Cause a ‘Great Deal of Unnecessary Harm’

New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger warned that AI companies were making choices that could lead to “a great deal of unnecessary harm” to the news business and the public’s access to reliable sources, in a speech delivered during the World News Media Congress in France on Monday. Companies leading the development of generative-AI systems — including OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and Google — are “failing to embrace a core responsibility” of the…

Berkshire Hathaway deal, startups grapple with AI, the cost of the Iran war and more in Morning Squawk

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Morning Mail: A Hecs debt tweak that could save billions; Israel seizes Lebanon castle; the rise of AI fashion models

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterGood morning. The Hecs debts of about 3 million students and graduates grow by a total of $1bn today. There are calls for changes to make the system fairer for young Australians already suffering cost-of-living pressures.We take a close look at the Gold Coast, where moves to expand the powers of council patrols…

Bryson DeChambeau Turns to Google Gemini AI to Fix Swing: ‘I Was Frustrated’

LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau has been searching for answers on the course during a quiet stretch of play over the past few months. That skid has included missing the cut at both the Masters and the PGA Championship. However, he appears to have rediscovered his form after finishing third at the LIV Golf Korea event, closing with a 5-under 65, just one shot out of a playoff. To find ways to improve his swing and break out of his slump, DeChambe…