Finance
Sundar Pichai has had a meteoric rise since joining Google as a 31-year-old product manager in 2004.In the 11 years that followed his first steps on the Googleplex, Pichai was promoted four times, eventually becoming the CEO of Google in 2015. In that role, he was responsible for the company’s core…
When I moved from Louisiana to Denver in my late 20s, I was drawn to the big — but not too big — city with easy access to the mountains.Despite enjoying Denver, however, I eventually realized it wasn’t a place I wanted to live long-term. During the six years I…
On a recent trip, my daughter and I were tossing her stuffed animal around the hotel room. The toy spun around near the ceiling and came to rest on the corner of the TV, high above our heads.My daughter pointed and tried to explain where the animal landed, on the,…
“You have a very nice haircut. Did you cut it yourself?”Michael Burry, played by Christian Bale, earnestly poses that question to a bewildered analyst in the movie “The Big Short,” which chronicles the investor’s massive bet against the mid-2000s housing bubble.The memorable scene is based on a misguided comment the…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Matthias Bosse, a former superyacht captain. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Bosse is now the cofounder of the Maybach Ocean Club, a private-membership yacht.I’ve done everything there is in the shipping industry. I started with cargo ships. Next was…
A familiar tension has come for even the most safety-minded of the AI industry: principles or profit?OpenAI, the leading AI startup, was founded to build artificial intelligence that benefits all of humanity. Many AI watchers and former employees have questioned its commitment to that mission, however, as it rushes to…
The White House is signaling it may force Big Tech to foot the full bill for America’s AI boom.Peter Navarro, President Donald Trump’s trade advisor, said on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” that data center builders must “internalize” the costs of the electricity, water, and grid strain their AI infrastructure…
Jacob Elordi, 28, is everywhere right now — he’s just not on social media.From “Euphoria” to “Saltburn” and “Priscilla,” to Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” last year and “Wuthering Heights,” released last week, Elordi has cemented his place as one of Hollywood’s most in-demand young actors.But in an interview with CBS…
Spoilers ahead for “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” season one, episode five, “In the Name of the Mother,” and the book “The World of Ice & Fire.”In Sunday’s episode of “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” the show’s humble hero Dunk faces off against the merciless Prince Aerion Targaryen…
I’ve seen multiple articles lately about the boomer avalanche — all this stuff people have — and their kids not wanting it. I’m not a boomer, but at 46, I’m already aware that I have too much stuff.Three recent events made me think about the burden our possessions would place…
