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OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says ChatGPT’s ads should be like ‘if Google and Meta had a baby’
Congratulations to Google and Meta — they’re expecting. OpenAI’s chief financial officer, Sarah Friar, was describing her company’s ads ambitions on Tuesday when she said that ChatGPT is like “if Google and Meta had a baby.” Friar made the remarks before a full room of investors and analysts at…
This AI assistant bought me whey protein and booked a cabin for my birthday
Here’s everything that Instinct — an invitation-only AI assistant going viral among Silicon Valley tech types — has done for me over the past few days: • Booked a cabin for my birthday and made a dinner reservation. • Ordered whey protein from Costco. • Faxed (faxed!) an obscure document to my bank…
6 Forces About to Send Your Grocery Bill Higher in 2027
Your grocery bill probably feels like it finally caught its breath. Groceries rose just 2.7% over the past year — downright tame by recent standards. Enjoy it while it lasts. Because something ugly happened in the commodity markets last month, and it’s pointed straight at your shopping cart. In…
Unrealized Gains: Favorable vs. Unfavorable Tax Treatment
An investment can increase substantially in value without creating an immediate federal income tax bill. In a taxable account, gains generally aren’t taxed until the asset is sold. That tax deferral can be valuable, but when and how the gain is eventually realized can have a significant effect on…
The 25 colleges where students graduate with the most debt
It’s back-to-school season — and that means that some bright-eyed college freshmen and their proud families are getting ready to shell out six figures to attend their dream schools. Tuition prices have soared in recent decades, even as Americans have grown more skeptical of the value of a four-year…
The new trailer for the OpenAI movie imagines what Sam Altman’s stash of guns and gold looks like
You no longer have to use ChatGPT to imagine what OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s so-called doomsday bunker might look like. On Tuesday, NEON, the independent studio that brought “Parasite” to North America, released the first look at Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial,” a star-studded movie expected to explore…
Texas Gov. Abbott Pitches 50% Property Tax Cut in Affordability Plan
LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has unveiled a campaign plan addressing several parts of the affordability debate, including property taxes, insurance, health care, higher education and electricity costs. Abbott visited Lubbock on Sept. 4 to promote the plan as recent polling showed the…
We once had to melt snow just to flush our toilet. It was one of several unexpected challenges of living off-grid.
After a couple of years of full-time travel, we decided to plant down some roots in northern New Mexico. We’d gallivanted around the country — north, south, east, and west — and fallen deeply in love with the high desert tucked away in the Rocky Mountains. During our travels, we’d been living in a…
This Ina Garten recipe helped me turn one easy lunch into 2 different meals I actually crave — and kept me fed all week
The soup looked pretty easy to whip up for a weekday lunch, especially for someone who works from home, like me. However, I knew just by eyeballing the ingredients — olive oil, eggplant, a yellow onion, a fennel bulb, garlic, chicken stock, crushed tomatoes, fennel seeds, dried oregano, thyme…
Trust 65-Day Rule: How Distributions Affect Beneficiary Taxes
The 65-day rule can give certain trusts more flexibility when deciding when to distribute income to beneficiaries. The IRS may treat an eligible distribution made during the first 65 days of a new tax year as though it occurred in the prior year. This can potentially shift taxable income from the…