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Commuters in New York are starting the week facing travel chaos as a strike on the Long Island Railroad enters its third day, and its first during the working week. Loading audio narration… Around 3,500 workers on the train service — which connects around 8 million people living on Long…
At KPMG US, workers might no longer need years of hands-on, repetitive work to get good at tax prep. Loading audio narration… The company is testing an AI-powered simulation tool designed to help employees build the skills they once gained through years of pencil pushing.The goal is to allow junior…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Linara Bozieva, a 39-year-old founder of Ravenopous, based in San Jose. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… A little over two years ago, I was laid off from eBay after spending 11 years with the…
A top Pizza Hut franchisee says the chain’s rollout of an AI-powered delivery system turned once-speedy pizza orders into a cold, late-arriving mess — and cratered a business that had been outperforming nearly every other operator in the system. Loading audio narration… In a lawsuit filed on May 6 in…
Ukraine said on Sunday that it used three types of locally produced drones to pummel the Moscow region, in its biggest attack so far on the heavily defended capital. Loading audio narration… The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said in a statement on Sunday that it used the FP-1…
Mike Tyson, 59, says one piece of advice from his mentor, Cus D’Amato, helped shape the mindset that made him a boxing champion. Loading audio narration… “When I had my mentor, he told me not to ever say anything negative about myself. But to say beautiful things about myself,” Tyson…
Jensen Huang can talk about founder mode even at midnight. Loading audio narration… On an episode of the “20VC” podcast released on Sunday, Shiv Rao, the CEO of healthcare AI startup Abridge, shared the leadership advice the Nvidia CEO gave him during a late catch-up.”He once called me at midnight,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tse Hao Guang, a 38-year-old researcher and writer based in Singapore. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I started a creative publishing project to spotlight emerging writers, with the goal of not losing money doing it.My…
When Kevin Elliott’s job in Qatar ended, he and his wife, Camille, had to decide quickly where to retire. Loading audio narration… The couple had spent nearly eight years in Doha after moving from South Carolina in 2018 for Kevin’s job. Life in the Middle East took some getting used…
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin has finally joined the AI hype train. Loading audio narration… While many CEOs have been saying for years that AI can do the work of many white-collar professionals, and remaking their companies accordingly, Griffin had been a notable holdout.At the beginning of the year, during a…
