Britney Nguyen
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'Godfather of AI' warns that 'bad actors like Putin or DeSantis' could use AI to win wars or manipulate voters
"Don't think for a moment that Putin wouldn't make hyper-intelligent robots with the goal of killing Ukrainians," said AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton. → Read More
Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch reportedly had calls with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy weeks before Tucker Carlson was fired
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has criticized US support for Ukraine, but there is no clear link between the calls and Carlson's firing. → Read More
A San Francisco office building was worth $300 million before the pandemic. Now, it could sell for only $60 million — a perfect example of why downtowns are in trouble
Buyers will start bidding soon for the 22-story office tower that sits at 350 California Street which runs through San Francisco's financial district. → Read More
Blue-chip consulting firm Bain is reportedly offering new hires $20,000 to become yoga instructors or go on safari for a year
Consulting firms are looking to delay the start dates of their new MBA hires, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. → Read More
A tech worker describes what it was like leaving Ukraine during the war — and making the decision to return
Kate Kondakova, the vice president of finance and legal at 3DLook, left her home in Odesa when the war started, but has since returned to Ukraine. → Read More
Celeb parties, ex-presidents, and safe-deposit boxes full of jewelry: What it's like to manage a luxury hotel in Beverly Hills
"It's like 1,000 moving parts," said Rebecca Goldberg, who worked in luxury hotels in New York before landing at The Peninsula Beverly Hills. → Read More
ChatGPT isn't the only cool AI tool made by OpenAI — check out DALL-E, Whisper, and Codex
OpenAI has other AI tools like DALL-E 2, which quickly creates imaginative artwork, and Whisper, which transcribes and translates speech into text. → Read More
10 people were reportedly injured on a Spirit Airlines flight after a battery fire in an overhead bin
Spirit believes the battery fire, which forced the plane to make an emergency landing, was caused from "a guest item" in an overhead bin. → Read More
iPhone users will soon be able to send iMessages through their PCs
A small number of Windows Insiders are getting a preview of Microsoft's Phone Link for iOS, which supports sending and receiving iMessages on PCs. → Read More
Sanitation company accused of employing children as young as 13 for 'hazardous' work hired the same child twice
An employee at Packers Sanitation Services Inc. hired the same child twice under two different identities within six months, and has been disciplined. → Read More
Bill Gates, who's 'not a big beer drinker,' just bought a $902 million stake in Heineken
Bill Gates said in 2018 that if he goes to a baseball game, he'll "drink light beer to get with the vibe of all the other beer drinkers." → Read More
40% of employees in a 4-day work week trial reported fewer sleep issues
A total of 56 of the 61 companies that tested a 4-day work week in the UK said they are continuing to give employees an extra day off every week. → Read More
A man who rates Google search results said he makes $3 less per hour than his daughter working in fast food
One rater told The Los Angeles Times that he and his colleagues "make some of the lowest wages in the US" and often handle very sensitive content. → Read More
'Father of the internet' sounds the alarm on the gold rush around AI chatbots
Vint Cerf is warning people against hastily investing in AI chatbots just because they're "cool," as tech giants race to compete with ChatGPT. → Read More
Salesforce CEO says he took a 10-day 'digital detox' trip to French Polynesia in the wake of company layoffs
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told NYT he went to French Polynesia for a device-free trip after layoffs, and said the "digital detox" was "freeing." → Read More
Microsoft's CEO says he wants people to know the new AI-powered Bing search engine is making Google 'dance'
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said he hopes its "innovation" makes Google show it "can dance" as the rivals compete with the new Bing and Google's Bard. → Read More
Bill Gates says he isn't a hypocrite for using a private jet
Bill Gates told the BBC he's "not part of the problem" because he pays for carbon offsets and spends "billions of dollars on climate innovation." → Read More
Whoops: Google's ad for new ChatGPT rival Bard shows the AI chatbot giving an inaccurate answer
Google's new AI chatbot Bard showed an inaccurate answer to a question about the discoveries of the James Webb Space Telescope in an online ad. → Read More
What is 'monk mode': How the viral productivity hack works — and how CEOs and entrepreneurs use it
Monk mode became popular on TikTok last year, but the productivity practice has been around for years. → Read More
3 ways Bill Gates thinks ChatGPT and AI will be helpful to people
Bill Gates said he's "excited" by AI because it can be helpful for "worthy causes" like giving people medical advice if they can't see a doctor. → Read More