OpenAI and the race for AI-driven commerce
OpenAI now has all the pieces in place for AI-driven commerce, establishing ChatGPT as a place customers go to buy and retailers go to sell.
AI is rewiring how the world’s best Go players think
Burrowed in the alleys of Hongik-dong, a hushed residential neighborhood in eastern Seoul, is a faded stone-tiled building stamped “Korea Baduk Association,” the governing body for professional Go. The game is an ancient one, with sacred stature in South Korea. But inside the building, rooms once filled with the soft clatter of hands dipping into…
He Left His Cubicle to Start a Business With ‘No Plan B.’ Now He Has 10 Restaurants.
Joe Fontana discusses his leap from cubicle to hot chicken and the rise of Fry the Coop across Chicago.
Founders Must Harness Their Inner Marketer to Succeed — and AI Can Help
You don’t need to be a marketer to market well. But you do need to be curious, listen closely and use the tools available to you.
Power up Your Business with a $180 MacBook Air
Cut costs, not corners with Apple MacBook Air.
Your Personal Brand Is Your Job Security — Here’s 3 Ways to Build It
Whether you’re a corporate professional or have entrepreneurial goals, building your personal brand is critical.
These Are the 4 Most Dangerous and Toxic Personalities in the Workplace
Here’s what you need to know, and how to protect yourself
The Download: extracting lithium, and what we still don’t know about Sora
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. This company is planning a lithium empire from the shores of the Great Salt Lake On a bright afternoon in August, the shore of Utah’s Great Salt Lake looks like something out of…
xAI hires former Morgan Stanley banker Anthony Armstrong as CFO
Armstrong, who advised Musk during his Twitter takeover, will oversee the finances of both xAI and X, which were merged in April, the report said.
The three big unanswered questions about Sora
Last week OpenAI released Sora, a TikTok-style app that presents an endless feed of exclusively AI-generated videos, each up to 10 seconds long. The app allows you to create a “cameo” of yourself—a hyperrealistic avatar that mimics your appearance and voice—and insert other peoples’ cameos into your own videos (depending on what permissions they set). …
This company is planning a lithium empire from the shores of the Great Salt Lake
BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah – On a bright afternoon in August, the shore on the North Arm of the Great Salt Lake looks like something out of a science fiction film set in a scorching alien world. The desert sun is blinding as it reflects off the white salt that gathers and crunches underfoot like…