OpenAI reorganizes research team behind ChatGPT’s personality
OpenAI is shuffling the team that shapes its AI models’ behavior, and its leader is moving on to another project within the company.
The Download: Big Tech’s carbon removals plans, and the next wave of nuclear reactors
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Big Tech’s big bet on a controversial carbon removal tactic Microsoft, JP MorganChase, and a tech company consortium that includes Alphabet, Meta, Shopify, and Stripe have all recently struck multimillion-dollar deals to pay…
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This Is How Senior Leaders Are Using AI at Work, According to a Google Survey
Google asked senior leaders if they had seen a return on their AI investments. Here’s what they said.
Smart Tax Moves If You Have Multiple Income Streams in 2025
More income streams mean more options, but also more tax complexity. Here’s how to set yourself up for success.
These 8 States Will Pay Out the $1.8 Billion Powerball Winner the Most After Taxes
The second-highest Powerball drawing in history will be Saturday, September 6, at 10:59 p.m. ET.
Screw the money — Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement sucks for writers
Writers aren’t getting this settlement because their work was fed to an AI — this is just a costly slap on the wrist for Anthropic because it illegally downloaded books instead of buying them.
Brand New $1 Million Yacht Sinks Seconds After Hitting the Water for the First Time, Video Shows
The owner and crew had to swim to shore.
Personalized AI companion app Dot is shutting down
Dot, a personalized AI companion, is shutting down.
Attorneys general warn OpenAI ‘harm to children will not be tolerated’
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings met with and sent an open letter to OpenAI to express their concerns over the safety of ChatGPT, particularly for children and teens.
OpenAI Is Creating a LinkedIn Competitor to Help You Find a Job
OpenAI’s soon-to-be-released Jobs Platform matches candidates to companies using AI.
Google Gemini dubbed ‘high risk’ for kids and teens in new safety assessment
Google’s Gemini comes up short on kids’ safety, says Common Sense Media.