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AI connectors could spark the next App Store-style boom. Here’s how they work.
The next phase of the internet could rely on a new set of keys for AI agents. They’re called connectors. Connectors are links that let an agent — with a user’s permission —use an internet service. For example, if someone wants to make dinner plans through an AI assistant, the agent could use a…
I’m 41 and plan to retire at 65. My first step was paying off over $55,000 in credit card debt — here’s how I did it.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michelle Gudiño Prestamo, a 41-year-old human resources manager at a major footwear company in Mississippi. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I’m the distribution center human resources manager at a major footwear company. I…
The ‘AI vibe check’ shows Americans haven’t completely turned on AI, but it’s not getting better.
There’s infighting among Silicon Valley insiders and elites about whether AI could kill us all and if frontier companies should slow down because of it. How do the normies feel, though? You know, the everyday people whose lives AI leaders say will be forever changed for generations to come?…
Employees are becoming bot bosses — without boss pay
You entered your profession because you wanted to teach, code, write, create, or design. But thanks to AI — and the immense pressure to use it — you now spend less time practicing your craft and more time managing the technology that’s doing the work you wanted to do. For many professionals, that…
A 5-Day Sale Could Sweeten the Deal
LAS VEGAS – What happens in Vegas is now on sale. Amid ongoing tourism headwinds, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) announced the return of its “5-Day Sale” on Sept. 22 in a bid to lure visitors back to Sin City. “Vegas is where travelers come to trade the expected for the…
The next big question for AI agents is how they’ll make money, Goldman says
AI agents have quickly become Silicon Valley’s latest obsession. Now comes the harder part of figuring out how they’ll make money. The attention comes amid Meta’s recent launch of Muse, which has brought fresh attention to a new generation of AI software designed to shop online, book travel, and…
Alexandr Wang’s #musemoneychallenge pitch says that Meta’s new app can ‘make you $1,000’ almost instantly
Meta’s Alexandr Wang says using his new AI agent can almost instantly “make you $1,000.” Or rather, save you $1,000. Wang, Meta’s chief AI officer, and his team have been posting on X over the past week about how users can prompt Muse to review their finances and identify ways to claw back cash…
Def Jam cofounder Rick Rubin says AI art’s creativity is in the prompt
Def Jam cofounder Rick Rubin said he sees AI as a tool that could help people who don’t consider themselves artists make art, including those who can’t draw or play instruments. On Monday’s episode of “Diary of a CEO,” Rubin shared his thoughts on the role of human creativity in AI art and how…
A former distinguished Meta engineer says promotions eventually stopped feeling like wins, so he sought a demotion
A top engineer for Big Tech asked for a demotion at the peak of his career. Philip Su, who reached the prestigious “distinguished engineer” or IC9 level at Meta and OpenAI, said on “The Peterman Pod” podcast that promotions lost some of their shine as his career progressed. “The thrill of the…
Paramount says it has ‘complete clearance’ to buy WBD and wants to close the deal in about 2 weeks
David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance has cleared the last major hurdle to closing its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount has settled the antitrust lawsuit brought by 12 states, California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday. “We have complete clearance for this…