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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kori X, who is based in Phoenix. They were originally laid off from Uber in 2023, returned this year as an evaluations specialist on the GenAI team, and were laid off again. Their words have been edited for length and clarity.I…
The first time I heard Stella Lefty’s name, the very next thing I learned was that her father is a billionaire.It’s true: The rising pop-country star is the daughter of Eric Lefkofsky, who cofounded Groupon in the aughts and is the CEO of the biotech company Tempus AI. He’s worth…
OpenAI wants to sell large enterprises on its technology. Now, it’s taking its case to law firms.The ChatGPT maker is planning to launch new integrations with third-party legal software companies, according to people familiar with the matter.An OpenAI spokesperson declined to comment.The company has been in talks with multiple legal…
YouTube sports collective Dude Perfect is losing its first CEO, Andrew Yaffe, after about two years in the role, a company rep confirmed.Patrick Hurley, a principal at BP Capital Fund Advisors and an advisor to Dude Perfect, will serve as interim CEO. The company has hired a firm to begin…
Erin Piacenti had finished her first day back from maternity leave at Bank of America on Monday afternoon, when she was fatally stabbed in Times Square. A few days after her death, a GoFundMe page to support her five-month-old, Madison, has raised more than $600,000.Piacenti, who was 32 when she…
Amal Clooney and George Clooney at the 2026 Venice International Film Festival.Aurore Marechal/Getty ImagesYou can’t miss the fashion at the Venice International Film Festival.The Clooneys, for example, hit the red carpet in matching formal wear.A few other stars, like Jewel, unfortunately missed the mark.It’s lights, camera, fashion at the Venice…
A spectacular flypast can energize the crowd before a big sports game, but an incident on Saturday has sparked discussions over safety risks.Ahead of a rugby match between South Africa and New Zealand, a pair of planes operated by Airlink, a South African airline, soared shockingly close above Cape Town’s…
As an only child, an occasional weekend slumber party was the longest I’d had to share a bedroom or bathroom — or anything, really — until I was a freshman in college.So last year, when my 62-year-old mom proposed putting her house on the market and us buying a place…
On New Year’s Day 1959, Cuba woke up to a new reality.By then, the island had established itself as a tourism hot spot and cosmopolitan travel destination, thanks to its entertainment, hospitality, and proximity to the US.Before dictator Fulgencio Batista fled Havana and revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro transformed the…
Qatar Airways’ Qsuite is legendary, with double beds and quad seating options that have made it one of the most coveted business-class seats in the sky. But the QSuite varies plane to plane, and the subtle yet meaningful differences can change the experience.When flying Qsuite to or from the US,…
