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X’s product chief is stepping down to ‘take a breather’ after a year of running the app ’24/7′
Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, is stepping down from the role after a year at the job. “Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to pass the torch and demote myself to my natural state: a poster,” Bier wrote in an X post on Wednesday. “I’ll be stepping back from leading product for X and will
Jamie Dimon says one market risk could amplify market swings
As leveraged exchange-traded funds draw growing scrutiny, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is pointing to a broader risk across markets. “Market leverage is pretty high,” Dimon told CNBC in an interview aired on Wednesday. “When you have that, you do have a higher chance that something will disrupt…
Uber’s CTO says the company is coming to the end of its tokenmaxxing era
Uber is shutting the door on its infamous tokenmaxxing era. In a Wednesday X post, Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga said the company is seeing some “very interesting trends on AI costs,” and that this was “another signal that we’re coming to the end of the so-called ‘tokenmaxxing’ era.” Tokenmaxxing…
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says the AI spending boom is likely to pay off
Jamie Dimon is optimistic that the country’s AI spending will pay off. The JPMorgan CEO told CNBC’s Leslie Picker in a video interview that aired on Wednesday that he believes the billions pouring into AI infrastructure will ultimately prove worthwhile. “In my own view, and I may be wrong, it’ll…
I spent 16 hours on a round-trip Amtrak ride. Here are 7 mistakes I won’t make again.
Amtrak recommends passengers arrive 30 minutes before their trains are scheduled to depart. I am nothing if not a rule follower, so I got to Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station for my 7:15 a.m. train at 6:37. I grabbed a coffee before the Amtrak-recommended waiting period began, and by 6:50, I was…
Three’s company: Meta says its AI agents went rogue during testing, too
Meta has joined a growing list of companies saying their models hacked into an external company’s system during cybersecurity testing. In a statement on Thursday, the social media company said its Muse Spark model “exploited a security vulnerability in a third-party service, in a manner similar to…
Bank of America spends more than $250 million on GLP-1s
Weight-loss drugs are costing Bank of America more than a quarter of a million dollars a year. CEO Brian Moynihan said that the more than $250 million is a worthwhile investment in benefits for his more than 210,000 employees. “We see a great impact on employees,” he told CNBC on Wednesday at the…
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DoorDash is still ironing out Dot delivery robot kinks, from charging to pickups
DoorDash’s delivery robot isn’t quite ready for prime time. The delivery service has spent the last several months testing its Dot delivery robot as it makes deliveries in parts of Phoenix, Arizona. And while the company is working on securing permits for Dot to expand to other cities, there’s…
The 10 best and 10 worst cities for renters
The buy vs. rent pendulum is always swinging, but some cities cater better to those already set on renting. WalletHub analyzed 182 markets based on two factors: rental market & affordability, and quality of life. Every city was graded on a 100-point scale using 21 metrics, like the share of renters…