Costco’s CEO Says This Product Is the ‘Most Important Item We Sell’
Ron Vachris stepped into the CEO role at Costco after more than 40 years at the company. He began as a forklift driver.
AI could help people find common ground during deliberations
Reaching a consensus in a democracy is difficult because people hold such different ideological, political, and social views. Perhaps an AI tool could help. Researchers from Google DeepMind trained a system of large language models (LLMs) to operate as a “caucus mediator,” generating summaries that outline a group’s areas of agreement on complex but important…
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This Airline Is Now Ranked Best in the World, According to a New Report
Skytrax released its ranking of the world’s best airlines for 2024.
ChatGPT for Mac is now available to all
You can now more easily use ChatGPT on your Mac computer. OpenAI’s popular AI chatbot is available to all macOS users, the company announced on Tuesday. The app was first announced ahead of Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in June, where the companies jointly announced integrations between OpenAI’s chatbot and Apple’s operating systems for iPhone, […]
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VW to invest up to $5B into Rivian in software deal
VW Group invest $1 billion into EV startup Rivian as part of a software development deal that could expand to as much as $5 billion. The deal, which was announced Tuesday afternoon, sent Rivian’s shares up more than 36% in after-hours trading. The two companies will create a joint venture focused on next-generation electrical architecture […]
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A Microsoft-Partnered AI Startup Is Being Sued By the Biggest Record Labels in the World
The company is allegedly profiting from AI without compensating the human work that fed the technology, the lawsuit says.
Make a Real Difference in Your Community with a Huntington Franchise
For nearly 50 years, Huntington Learning Center’s mission-driven approach has positively impacted over one million students. Huntington’s commitment is to its students and to the families they serve enables them to make a meaningful difference across the country.
Fearless Fund’s founder has resigned and it’s a sad reflection on the VC world for Black women
Fearless Fund’s cofounder and COO Ayana Parsons has announced that she was stepping down. The firm is being sued by a politically conservative group.
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Reddit’s upcoming changes attempt to safeguard the platform against AI crawlers
Reddit says the update shouldn’t affect the majority of users or good faith actors, like researchers and organizations, such as the Internet Archive.
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How Businesses Can Thrive Without a Physical Office in Today’s World
The benefits of transitioning to a fully remote work model