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When Sam Altman needed someone to beat Elon Musk in court, he hired a lawyer who had done it once before: William Savitt. Loading audio narration… Savitt was a natural choice to take the case. For decades, he’d occupied the upper echelons of corporate litigation. He represented Twitter in 2022,…
Big Tech’s titans go toe-to-toeThe high-stakes legal battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman is entering its second week in the courtroom. Loading audio narration… My colleague Katherine Li has been on the scene in San Francisco, chronicling the ins and outs of a trial that is pitting two of…
Consumers are in for a rude awakening from the what one expert is calling the second wave of inflation caused by the Iran war.The impact of the war on consumers’ wallets has been relatively limited, with inflationary pressures showing up in high gas prices and pricier flights. Market watchers warn…
Jennifer Tessmer-Tuck knows how fickle the healthcare industry can be. Loading audio narration… The OB-GYN in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area had seen her hospital go through several cycles of layoffs, including one around 2015 that led her to pick up extra shifts so she could save more aggressively in case…
When they’re not flying real first-person-view drones, some Ukrainian pilots are training inside “Grand Theft Auto V.” Loading audio narration… Ukraine has often leveraged video games and simulators to train pilots, helping them build the hand-eye coordination needed for flying FPV drones. The crossover of skillsets has even made gamers…
For years, philosophy majors were the butt of jokes about unemployable degrees. Loading audio narration… Now, some of them are being recruited by the world’s most powerful AI companies to help shape how machines think and behave — with six-figure salary packages.As AI systems become more powerful and more embedded…
Meagan Edson, 55, and Scott Edson, 41, bought a half-acre of land in Leadville, Colorado, in 2017.They were living in Barrington, Illinois, and happily running their gym, but they planned to move to Colorado eventually, as Meagan Edson’s daughter was in college there and her son intended to end up…
The ship is spending its inaugural year operating weeklong round-trip cruises from Miami to Caribbean destinations such as Great Stirrup Cay (Norwegian’s private island), Mexico, and the Virgin Islands.Prices range from $860 per person for a windowless inside cabin to over $6,580 per person for a Haven suite.The cost could…
Warren Buffett is known for not chasing the latest technology trend, preferring to invest within his “circle of competence.” Loading audio narration… Greg Abel, who succeeded the legendary investor as Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO at the start of this year, signaled he’s also cautious about jumping on any bandwagon during the…
Luke Howland, 24, moved back in with his parents this year. It wasn’t part of the plan. Loading audio narration… At 19, while many people his age were heading to college, Howland used his savings from high school jobs to open an electric bike retail store in Flagstaff, Arizona. After…
