Disney is laying off employees for the third time since CEO Josh D’Amaro took the top job in mid-March.The Mouse House is cutting several hundred employees across teams, including tech…
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Artificial intelligence is getting a presidential rebrand.Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday directing federal agencies to replace “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” with “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in official communications, websites, reports, and policy documents, wherever legally permitted.“The word…
Paramount Skydance’s streaming chief is out as it closes in on its deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.Cindy Holland told staffers in a memo obtained by Business Insider on Tuesday that it would be her last day at the company. Holland…
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If OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stands at the center of the AI boom, what he says about the technology can blaze a trail for the rest of the industry.At OpenAI’s DevDay conference on Tuesday in San Francisco, Altman announced the launch of a new AI agent product called Dots and…
Disney is reportedly laying off a few hundred employees across multiple departments at the entertainment giant. Citing a source familiar with the matter, Reuters reported that Disney is laying off a few hundred employees in the company’s human resources and technology departments, marking the latest round of cuts after earlier…
Here’s a number that should make you angry: $58 billion. That’s how much money in benefits older Americans leave unclaimed every single year, according to the National Council on Aging…
Sam Altman laid out OpenAI’s three-step vision for business dominance.The CEO revealed a slew of updates to ChatGPT and related company products at its developer conference in San Francisco on…
For those who want to access more of ChatGPT but simply find the current price points too high, OpenAI has good news.Chief financial officer Sarah Friar told CNBC in a live interview on Tuesday that Dots, OpenAI’s new agent system,…
New York City’s pied-à-terre tax on luxury second homes has hit a roadblock over the publication of a list of hundreds of thousands of residences in the city.A Staten Island judge ruled Tuesday that the previously published list of New…
Workday is conducting layoffs for the second time this year, this time affecting around 500 workers. It also trimmed its fiscal third-quarter earnings forecast.The software-as-a-service giant said in a securities filing Tuesday that it’s cutting approximately 2.5% of its workforce,…
Some Americans have new next-door neighbors: data centers.The US has been building these computing facilities for decades, but development has ramped up dramatically in recent years as AI increasingly drives demand for computing power.Business Insider compiled a list of some…
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The first official trailer for Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s genre-bending Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” has arrived, and it promises an intimate look at one of Silicon Valley’s most notorious felons.The documentary follows Holmes, the once-celebrated founder…
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OpenAI is pushing further into the hotly contested market for personal agents — this time with voice.The company is adding its most advanced voice system to ChatGPT’s website and mobile app on Wednesday. OpenAI’s release allows users to speak to…
Karoline Leavitt was the youngest-ever White House press secretary before announcing her departure in August. In a podcast episode of “Hang Out with Sean Hannity” released Tuesday, she spoke about her decision to step back from her role in the…
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