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AI is reshaping Uber — gradually, as it keeps a handle on AI spending. https://bit.ly/4hfNqer
Uber keeps AI spending stable using cheaper models and employees tracking cost, CFO says
Uber uses AI for small operational changes, keeping AI spending stable while enhancing app features and efficiency, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi reports.
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"It's not job satisfaction, it's job enjoyment. I'm also pleased to be earning almost twice as much as I did in my past, high pressure positions." https://bit.ly/4wZvjhX
I left a job that paid me $150,000 a year to 'soft retire' at 57. Now, I make about twice that.
Veterinarian Ron Titterington says stepping back from management let him enjoy medicine again while earning more than before.
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Disney is looking at moving into free streaming, CEO Josh D'Amaro said, confirming a July report from Business Insider. https://bit.ly/4q0CNhQ
Disney's CEO just confirmed the company is exploring a move into free streaming
Disney is looking at moving into free streaming, CEO Josh D'Amaro said, confirming a July report from Business Insider.
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At the end of his internship, Ryan Stewart submitted a request for his own role. https://bit.ly/4btOho1
How a Tinder intern turned his gig into a full-time job by pitching the role he wanted
Ryan Stewart said he made an effort throughout his internship to work with different teams and fill the gaps he saw.
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Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro said the company's strong quarter "reflects the strength of our businesses" and "the extraordinary work you do every day." https://bit.ly/4ckXOOq
Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro outlines his vision for Disney+ and AI in a new staff memo after a strong quarter
Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro said the company's strong quarter "reflects the strength of our businesses" and "the extraordinary work you do every day."
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Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro said the company's strong quarter "reflects the strength of our businesses" and "the extraordinary work you do every day." https://bit.ly/4ckXOOq
Read Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro's memo to employees after a strong quarter
Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro said the company's strong quarter "reflects the strength of our businesses" and "the extraordinary work you do every day."
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SpaceX engineers building data centers is like the "New York Yankees going in and playing a Little League team." https://bit.ly/4w8VSQm
Elon Musk's 5 most noteworthy comments during SpaceX's first earnings call
Elon Musk said that SpaceX engineers building data centers was like the New York Yankees playing a Little League team.
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Anthropic is building a team to design its own in-house AI chips amid surging demand for its models. https://bit.ly/3Sahyxz
It's official: Anthropic is building an in-house chip team for Claude
The AI startup is hiring engineers to design custom chips for its Claude AI model, according to a job listing and a company statement.
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Four newly minted senior partners at McKinsey sat down with Business Insider to talk about how AI is changing partnership and their best career tips. https://bit.ly/4getQ0Y
Meet 4 of the people who made it to the top of McKinsey this year
Four newly minted senior partners at McKinsey sat down with Business Insider to talk about how AI is changing partnership and their best career tips.
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Anthropic is building a team to design its own in-house AI chips amid surging demand for its models. https://bit.ly/3Sahyxz
Anthropic confirms it's building an in-house chip team for Claude
The AI startup is hiring engineers to design custom chips for its Claude AI model, according to a job listing and a company statement.
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To say July was a busy month in the hedge-fund industry would be an understatement. Here's how Citadel, Point72, Millennium, and their peers performed. https://bit.ly/3RxZsFA
Hedge fund scorecard: Citadel soars, while Millennium, Point72, and Asia funds slip in a chaotic July
To say July was a busy month in the hedge-fund industry would be an understatement. Here's how Citadel, Point72, Millennium, and their peers performed.
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Citadel was able to purchase the bulk of the firm's public equities at a 10% discount. https://bit.ly/4c3KrSJ
Citadel's purchase of Situational Awareness's portfolio fuels Ken Griffin's record-setting July
Citadel was able to purchase the bulk of the firm's public equities at a 10% discount.
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Google is hunting for an edge in the AI coding wars. https://bit.ly/4zhb0hx
Google is in talks for a $1.5 billion-plus deal with AI coding agent startup Mechanize
Google wants its AI to get better at coding. It might have found a shortcut with the startup Mechanize.
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"We're creating a new kind of a being and I think it's very scary," Geoffrey Hinton said. https://bit.ly/3TtSGRQ
The 'Godfather of AI' says it's 'very scary' that AI can develop its own goals
Geoffrey Hinton, the scientist often called the "Godfather of AI" said an "even more worrying" scenario is one in which AI deliberately lies to users.
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Ads designed to influence AI agents rather than human consumers are emerging as a new marketing channel. Will the AI platforms play ball? https://bit.ly/4wBCJYl
A debate is brewing over the risks and rewards of serving ads to AI agents
Ads designed to influence AI agents rather than human consumers are emerging as a new marketing channel. Will the AI platforms play ball?
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US troops are at risk from drug-resistant bacteria. Experts stress the importance of medical advances to combat infections in large-scale conflicts. https://bit.ly/3TFi3jB
US military leaders are sounding the alarm on a growing battlefield threat: drug-resistant bacteria
US troops are at risk from drug-resistant bacteria. Experts stress the importance of medical advances to combat infections in large-scale conflicts.
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Disney posted strong earnings results, driven by surging profits in its entertainment segment and solid growth in experiences. https://bit.ly/4cjsOOQ
Disney beats earnings estimates in CEO Josh D'Amaro's first full quarter
Disney posted strong earnings results, driven by surging profits in its entertainment segment and solid growth in experiences.
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Alanna Gregory, who previously worked at Block, said her priorities as CMO are to make Fora an iconic brand, and grow its network. https://bit.ly/4bu3Xrk
$1 billion travel agent platform Fora just landed its first CMO
Alanna Gregory, who previously worked at Block, said her priorities as CMO are to make Fora an iconic brand, and grow its network.
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As an abandoned SpaceX rocket crashes into the moon, Elon Musk's science-fiction ambitions are on their own collision course with Wall Street. https://bit.ly/45bMgt5
SpaceX's science fiction dreams come with an astronomical bill
SpaceX shares fell as much as 11% in overnight trading despite the company delivering an earnings beat on Tuesday.
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"I'd kind of gone to the dark side." -Former FBI profiler Jana Monroe https://bit.ly/4wddqLl
Former FBI profiler says she knew it was time to quit after she hid every kitchen knife in her house
After hiding every kitchen knife in her home, former FBI profiler Jana Monroe realized years of studying killers had changed how she saw the world.
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"I faced a new normal. For most of my life, I was someone with a title, a salary, and a place to be. Without them, I felt undefined." https://bit.ly/4fPfbbg
I accidentally retired from my decades-long career. The adjustment came with a larger identity shift.
My retirement didn't come with a farewell party. I'd been working full-time for decades and then the work just kind of fizzled out.
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Silicon Valley has spent years obsessing over "super apps" that can do it all. AI is powering a new version of that dream. https://bit.ly/4xg86ri
Silicon Valley's favorite fantasy is back: one app to rule them all
Silicon Valley has spent years obsessing over "super apps" that can do it all. Google, Microsoft and OpenAI are making moves in that direction.
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After 17 years at Quinn Emanuel, Christopher Kercher is building a law firm around the idea that AI can help lawyers offer faster, cheaper service. https://bit.ly/4hf6zgz
The law firm of the future may look less like a pyramid -- and more like an obelisk
After 17 years at Quinn Emanuel, Christopher Kercher is building a law firm around the idea that AI can help lawyers offer faster, cheaper service.
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Meet the Texas homeowners who are deep in the red thanks to Austin's long, painful real estate hangover. https://bit.ly/4fFpgsr
They bought homes at the peak of Austin's housing boom. Now they're taking devastating losses.
Homeowners who bought at the peak of Austin's real estate frenzy are eating huge losses or crossing their fingers for a comeback.
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"The life and career path you've been trying to build isn't always the one that you need." https://bit.ly/3TD9ztf
I took a 7-year career break to care for my parents. I lost my professional identity -- then found a new one.
A "raging workaholic" left her job to care for her aging parents. What she thought would be a two-year break lasted 7.5 years.
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"Going forward, we've decided to build exclusively on Nvidia because we think the Vera Rubin architecture is the best architecture," Musk said on the call. https://bit.ly/4pZeQaK
SpaceX and Nvidia are taking their relationship exclusive
On SpaceX's earnings call on Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk said that his company was committed to buying graphics processing units from Nvidia only.
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OpenAI said that the name of the fictional target for a cybersecurity challenge "unintentionally coincided with a real domain," leading the AI agent to exploit a real website. https://bit.ly/4wI2ZjV
OpenAI has reported 2 more incidents of rogue AI agents, this time during third-party testing
External parties reported that OpenAI's AI agents had gone rogue during their evaluations.
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Lindell is giving control of the company to Jim Furlong, who was its president from 2004 to 2019. Lindell is running for governor of Minnesota. https://bit.ly/4hfLlyZ
MyPillow's Mike Lindell is stepping down after 22 years as CEO
Mike Lindell is handing over control of the company to Jim Furlong, who was its president from 2004 to 2019. Lindell is running for governor of Minnesota.
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"I anticipate we'll be able to acquire quite a few of their customers because I think our service will be better," SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said. https://bit.ly/4pUyqEW
SpaceX says Starlink could capture AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile customers
SpaceX President Gwynn Shotwell said the company's next-gen Starlink Mobile satellites will launch 2027, improving service capacity.
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AMD touts its open-source strategy as a major edge over Nvidia in the AI chip battle. Executives highlight how contributions from developers accelerate their software advancements. https://bit.ly/4xdevUe
AMD executives say the chip company has a key advantage over Nvidia: being more open
AMD executives said the company's open-source software is a key advantage in its competition against Nvidia, enhancing AI chip development.
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