Lucy Zheng has a full-time job as a senior corporate counsel at a tech company, but it’s only one piece of her family’s income.The San Francisco mother of three’s household…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Garett Senez, the 39-year-old founder and CEO of Quark Baby. He lives in Vancouver. It’s been edited for length and clarity.We…
OpenAI said it had warned dozens of organizations that its AI agents may have behaved improperly on their websites.The transgressions range from using exposed passwords to posting material that could require cleanup, said OpenAI in an update on its blog…
The Trump administration can blacklist AI firm Anthropic from all Pentagon contracts, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, in a decision that expands the executive branch’s authority to designate US businesses as national security risks.The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals…
Political candidates are attacking AI in ads, and they’re focusing on the one thing scarier than a killer robot: a high electricity bill.Republicans, Democrats, and Independents are peddling anti-AI messaging this year, with subtle differences. The attacks pose a challenge…
Meta’s smart glasses have a new opt-out.Meta spokesperson Dina El-Kassaby confirmed to Business Insider that the company is changing the setting options on its camera-wielding glasses.Previously, the glasses could collect visual data for training when the wearer used AI features. Now, those users can opt out of having their visual…
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Tesla on Thursday announced that the electric vehicle maker was beginning deliveries of its Semi trucks to customers this week. Executives at Tesla’s plant in Sparks, Nevada, made the announcement…
A Google employee said he resigned from the company, citing the pursuit of powerful artificial intelligence as “inherently irresponsible.”Robert O’Callahan, who worked at Google DeepMind, wrote in an X post…
Walmart CEO John Furner wants to clear the air about how the retail giant is using new pricing technology.”We don’t set different prices based on who you are or the time of day, and we won’t,” he said in a…
A Roth conversion ladder can help early retirees access retirement savings before age 59 ½ without triggering the usual early withdrawal penalty. The strategy works by gradually converting pretax retirement money to a Roth IRA. However, timing is critical: Each…
Ron Johnson spent more than a decade working alongside Steve Jobs — including a stretch when the two spoke on the phone every night for about a year.The former head of retail at Apple oversaw the creation of 350 stores…
Final grade: 10.3/10This is where we cross into stratospheric territory.Because my bespoke grading system gives an extra point to the best songs in Swift’s catalog, her top-five albums have all scored above a 10 because their gems outweigh their duds.…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Luba Patlakh Kaplun, founder of Kidology. It has been edited for length and clarity.I used to dream of being a broadcast journalist. But my parents — Russian Jewish immigrants from Ukraine…
Precious few music critics would’ve said that Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” needed more songs.When it was unveiled last October, Swift’s 12th studio…
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Melania posed for photos in front of pyramids in Egypt wearing cream trousers, a white blouse, a black tie, and a sand-colored Ralph Lauren blazer. A white-and-black boater hat completed the look.The outfit may have been innocuously stylish in another…
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Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Zety.com. AI is reshaping how work gets done, but not always for the better. More than half of U.S. employees say they’ve received “workslop” from a manager, raising new concerns about leadership standards…
Flying is generally thought of as the safest way to travel, but there’s a hidden danger to it. Lurking on every flight, there’s one variable that could cause long-term damage to passengers and crews alike. I’m talking about the sun.…
Citi is the latest company outside Madison Avenue to launch an advertising business.The bank exclusively told CMO Insider that it’s creating a new unit called Citi Commerce Media, which will let brands advertise to its more than 70 million customers…
Silicon Valley has long celebrated the college dropout. Now some of its biggest names are backing an educational institution of their own.The Horowitz Andreessen Academy has raised $42 million and recruited prominent tech figures as instructors, guest speakers, and mentors.Venture-capital…
Aldi will cut prices on one-third of its regularly stocked products, the company announced in a Sept. 23 news release provided to USA TODAY. The company said the cuts will deliver an estimated $86 million in savings to customers. “Customers…
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AI’s reputation is in hot water. Can influencers save it?OpenAI has been ramping up its creator marketing efforts as AI safety concerns take center stage.The company isn’t asking influencers to assuage fears that a rogue AI could destroy humanity. Instead,…
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USA TODAY Network / ReutersFor some Gen Z daters, romance ends where the receipt begins. A Sept. 22 study from Zelle found that 52% of Gen Z daters have ghosted, blocked or unfollowed someone at least once to avoid paying…
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Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Zety.com. Loyalty to employers is quickly fading among the youngest generation in the workforce. Zety’s latest Gen Z Workplace Expectations Report, based on…
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