Author: News Room
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered his hotly anticipated keynote speech at Computex on Monday.It was jam-packed with new releases, including a chip aimed at reinventing the personal computer as we know it. Huang also had some words of optimism for software engineers, who are seeing their industry transformed by AI.Computex,…
As I drove south down the interstate from Seattle, towering evergreens lining the way on either side, I couldn’t help but wonder if I’d made the right choice.I was on my way to join my new fiancé in San Antonio. We met at a concert in Seattle about a year…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sofia Franklyn, author of the upcoming memoir “Daddy Issues.” It has been edited for length and clarity.When I co-founded the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, I couldn’t wrap my mind around the fact that I could make money doing something I loved.I…
Tuition costs keep rising, recent graduates face an uncertain job market, and many families question how much a college degree is really worth.There are parts of the college experience that are hard to quantify, from building a network to learning how to think critically and live independently.There’s one thing, however,…
Living in San Francisco since 2001 is a surreal experience. I arrived a year after the dotcom bubble burst, and the city felt desolate, especially downtown where Credit Suisse was headquartered at 201 Howard Street. I was coming from New York City, which felt vibrant at all hours, including at…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jill Gardner, family president at the Laird Norton Company. It has been edited for length and clarity.When I married my husband, Doug, I also married into his family business. My husband and his cousins are the fifth generation of his family…
As the debate rages on about whether AI is eliminating jobs, Bill Gurley thinks many of today’s fears echo a historical mistake.The longtime venture capitalist said on a recent episode of the “All-In Podcast” that warnings about AI destroying jobs look like concerns raised during the Industrial Revolution — concerns…
First came tokenmaxxing. Now comes efficiency-maxxing.Silicon Valley has been encouraging workers to use AI, including through gamified internal leaderboards that measure how many tokens — the units of data processed by AI — they use.For some, playtime is over.The tech world is having a big debate about whether tokenmaxxing, the…
This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Morgan S., a 37-year-old strategy senior manager in Houston. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’m from Houston, and I love it. My monthly take-home pay from my corporate job is just under $10,000 after taxes. I feel very financially secure…
Matthew Hall is trying to stretch his grocery budget and save up to replace his aging car amid rising food prices and overall inflation. Hall regularly uses an app called Too Good to Go to find steep discounts on food. Hall and other shoppers are using these services, which connect…
