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OpenAI said Monday it has taken a formal step toward a potential stock market debut, signaling that the artificial intelligence company is preparing for the possibility of becoming a publicly traded firm. The move gives OpenAI flexibility to pursue an initial public offering in the future, though the company indicated…
OpenAI has filed its confidential S-1, the first official step toward a blockbuster IPO.The ChatGPT-maker announced the filing on Monday in a short, blunt blog post. The confidential S-1 draft gives the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission time to review OpenAI’s plans for an eventual public listing — though the…
After my first cruise in 2022, I didn’t think the vacation style was for me.My inaugural sailing aboard Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas felt like Kid Central. From the waterslides and splash pads to the carousel and escape room, many of the ship’s activities and amenities were geared toward children.While…
When Gabby Zappia started experiencing blood in her stool for the first time, her obstetrician quickly reassured her. She was six months into her third pregnancy and was told the symptom was likely caused by pregnancy-related hemorrhoids.So, Zappia returned to her busy life. Caring for her two kids, ages 4…
Siri’s full-fledged AI moment is finally here.On Monday, Apple unveiled its long-awaited, much-delayed overhaul of Siri as it looks to catch up in the AI race.”Today, we are introducing an entirely new version of Siri, Siri unlocked by Apple Intelligence,” said Mike Rockwell, VP of engineering, said during the company’s…
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former cryptocurrency billionaire serving a 25-year sentence for fraud tied to the 2022 collapse of his FTX exchange, says he would welcome a pardon from President Donald Trump — but insists he has not lobbied the White House for one. “It would be obviously, you know, ultimately…
The first time I set foot in Brooklyn was in 2019 to look at an apartment.I vividly remember the slow chug of the M Train over the Williamsburg Bridge — watching the Lower East Side shrink behind me, and the contour of the Kings County skyline approaching across the East…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mojo and Zainab Joyo, owners of Elaichi Co. It has been edited for length and clarity.A few years ago, I found myself missing a very specific piece of my childhood: sitting in chai cafés in Pakistan with my cousins. We’d be…
Hibbett Sports will close 175 stores around the U.S. over the next three years as its parent company, JD Sports, looks to reorganize its footprint. JD Sports acquired Hibbett in 2024 in a deal valued at around $1.1 billion, with the acquisition viewed as enhancing JD’s presence in the North…
As a travel writer and photographer, I’m incredibly lucky to have ventured to so many special corners of the world.From hiking with goats in Austria and camping on the snow in Antarctica, to completing an eight-day solo pilgrimage trek in Japan, and going lobster fishing in Newfoundland, I’ve had no…
