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The chaos that followed Sam Altman’s firing was one of the biggest business stories of 2023. Loading audio narration… Ilya Sutskever, one of the board members who voted to fire Altman, wasn’t checking the play-by-play that followed his decision online, he testified on Monday.”Did you pretty much avoid the internet…
This interview is based on a conversation with Carolyn Rudoph, 73, retired Army personnel and postal supervisor, from Louisville, Kentucky. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I always kept myself in shape by going to the gym, maintaining a size 6, and having a pretty…
The economic effects of President Donald Trump’s disruptive approach to foreign policy are coming into sharper focus with a year’s worth of data. Loading audio narration… As expected, a range of numbers like border crossings and hotel bookings show how Trump’s trade war has killed off a large segment of…
On Monday, the Musk v. Altman trial entered its final stretch, with Elon Musk’s side calling its final witnesses — including Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. Loading audio narration… The charismatic CEO described the inner workings of the decadelong, multi-billion-dollar partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI.It’s a key dynamic in Musk’s…
GitLab employees are the latest group to be sweating it out for a few weeks as they wait to learn whether they dodged the layoff blade. Loading audio narration… The software company, which had 2,580 employees as of January, announced on Monday that it was restructuring to meet “the agentic…
Cancer screening can feel like a rite of passage as we get older: skin cancer checks in your late 30s, a mammogram at age 40, a colonoscopy at age 45. Loading audio narration… However, as young cancer cases have skyrocketed, the previous screening guidelines are becoming increasingly too late for…
In the past, BuzzFeed was the future of media. Loading audio narration… But in 2026, BuzzFeed looks just about done.In March, the digital publisher told investors it was running out of money and was looking for “strategic options.” On Monday, it announced the option it settled on: It will sell…
Passengers aboard Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Adventure say their four-night Singapore sailing was canceled after boarding due to technical issues, leaving families waiting hours for answers before being sent to hotels late at night. Guests had already embarked on the May 7 voyage when the ship’s captain reportedly told them…
OpenAI is upping its aggressive push into the enterprise market. Loading audio narration… On Monday, OpenAI announced the creation of stand-alone company, OpenAI Deployment Company, that it said is “designed to help organizations build and deploy AI systems.”OpenAI and 19 other companies, including Goldman Sachs, Brookfield, and Bain Capital, partnered…
Watch collectors’ worlds have collided. Loading audio narration… Audemars Piguet and Swatch teased a new partnership on Saturday that has watch collectors fired up: some are excited, others have questions, and some really aren’t happy about it.The two Swiss brands said they’re planning a “disruptive” drop, dubbed Royal Pop, that…
