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☆ Fear that AI could one day destroy humanity may have led to Sam Altman's (potentially brief) ouster from OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Fears over the speed of AI development at OpenAI may have sowed discord within its top ranks. Some OpenAI board members may have disagreed with Altman's approach to AI innovation. OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever has long called for caution due to concerns AI could harm humanity. AdvertisementSam Altman's possibly brief dismissal from OpenAI has exposed a schism between the company's top leaders over how to curb the existential threat posed by AI. OpenAI's board has not offered any more details on what led them to fire Altman beyond noting that they had "lost confidence" in him and that he was not "consistently candid" in communications.

Persons: Ilya Sutskever, —, Sam Altman's, OpenAI, Altman, Mayoshi, Sutskever, — Helen Toner, who's, Tasha McCauley —, Dario Amodei, that's, Elon Musk, Tesla Organizations: Service, The New York Times, Georgetown University's Center for Security, Emerging Technology, Wired Locations: OpenAI

☆ A Russian official said soldiers are dying in large numbers, but he'll get in trouble if he doesn't send more to fight, leaked video shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A leaked video clip shows a Russian official saying troops are dying in droves in Ukraine. But Alexander Avdonin said he would get in trouble if he didn't send more, per Russian media. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA Russian official said that soldiers were dying in large numbers in Ukraine but that he could get in trouble if he didn't send more men to fight, according to Russian news outlet Siberia Realities . About 120,000 Russian soldiers have died since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, US officials told The New York Times in August.

Persons: Alexander Avdonin, —, Avdonin, Dmitry Medvedev Organizations: Moscow Times, Service, Yakutia Foundation, Telegram, Eastern Military District, Russia's Security, Free Yakutia Foundation, UK Ministry of Defence, New York Times Locations: Ukraine, Siberia, Russia's, Republic, Sakha, Russia

☆ New York City has lost 100,000 apartments because people in rich neighborhoods keep combining units
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

New York City is facing down a housing shortage, all while some apartments disappear. Around 50,000 multi-family row houses have been consolidated to become one- or two-family homes. Combining apartments isn't necessarily a bad thing, but is concerning during a housing shortage. AdvertisementAdvertisementNew York City, famed for its residents stacked upon each other, is actually quietly losing density in some places — and you can blame people expanding their apartments. AdvertisementAdvertisementSome developers are aiming to ameliorate both the housing shortage and post-pandemic glut of office space in the city.

Persons: —, preservationist Adam Brodheim, I'm, Brodheim, Matthew Pietrus, Eric Adams Organizations: Service, New York Times, Big Apple, — Locations: York City, New York City, The City, New, New York, Manhattan

☆ The top battle-tested and defensive stocks to buy in an uncertain world, according to analysts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Uncertainty reigns, but Wall Street analysts named a wide range of stocks this week that they believe are battle-tested buying opportunities. They include: Mattel , CBOE , Marsh & McLennan, Warner Music Group and O'Reilly Automotive. CBOE "A Strong Defensive Play In Uncertain Times," Piper Sandler analyst Patrick Moley headlined a report earlier this week devoted to CBOE. Warner Music Group Warner Music shares are down 7.5% this year, but investors should buy the dip, according to Deutsche Bank. Marsh & McLennan — Deutsche Bank, buy rating "A Defensive Stock with Growth Characteristics.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Patrick Moley, Moley, Piper, CBOE, Ben Black, Black, Marsh, McLennan, Cave, Montazeri, O'Reilly, Mattel, Morgan Stanley, Read Organizations: Street, CNBC, Mattel, McLennan, Warner Music Group, O'Reilly Automotive, Warner Music Group Warner Music, Deutsche Bank, Warner Music, Marsh, Deutsche, MMC, — Citi, McLennan — Deutsche Bank, Disney Locations: Marsh, 4Q23

☆ 2 women chasing a climbing record across 14 mountains both died in avalanches on their last peak
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two climbers vied to become the first US female to reach the peak of the world's 14 tallest mountains. They were hit by avalanches on their final peak in southern Tibet and died, per reports. AdvertisementAdvertisementGutu wrote about her adventures on Instagram, including mountain climbing, skydiving, and paragliding. In the post, she said the mountain was known to have a "curse" for female climbers. "I am happy to see that in recent years this curse has been broken by many female climbers," she said.

Persons: —, Anna Gutu, Gina Marie Rzucidlo, Shishapangma, Gutu, Rzucdilo, Christy Rzucidlo, Suzan Rzucdilo, Exped, Anna, Mingmar Organizations: Service, New York Times, Xinhua, Facebook, NBC Locations: Tibet, China, Shishapangma, Nepal, Pakistan, Romania, Albania, Italy, Japan

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried said he was one of the 'most hated people in the world' in an unpublished Twitter thread written after he was arrested, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Documents revealed by the New York Times shed light on Sam Bankman-Fried's mindset after his arrest. In a Twitter thread he never published, SBF called himself "one of the most hated people in the world." The documents also show Bankman-Fried blaming a lack of hedging by Caroline Ellison for Alameda's collapse. "I'm broke and wearing an ankle monitor and one of the most hated people in the world," Bankman-Fried wrote in an unpublished draft of a Twitter thread written after he was arrested late last year. The 250-pages of documents were shared with the New York Times by crypto influencer Tiffany Fong.

Persons: Sam Bankman, SBF, Caroline Ellison, Fried, I'm, Tiffany Fong, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Sam Trabucco, Trabucco, FTX, Ellison Organizations: New York Times, Service, Alameda Hedge Fund, Times, Alameda, Bankman Locations: Wall, Silicon, Alameda, Brooklyn

☆ Makers vs. Taylor Swift Shakers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Andy Kessler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson and Dan Henninger. Images: Zuma Press/EPA/Shutterstock Composite: Mark Kelly“I think Taylor Swift is great for the soft landing,” Columbia Business School economist Brett House declared in the New York Times . Not wanting a recession, I almost rushed out and bought $1,000 tickets and $25.99 friendship bracelets, but then I remembered that isn’t how the economy works. There are two sides of the economy: the productive side and the spend side. We have makers and, appropriate to Swifties, shakers.

Persons: Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson, Dan Henninger, Mark Kelly “, Taylor Swift, Brett House Organizations: Zuma Press, Columbia Business School, New York Times

☆ Belgian Justice Minister in Hot Water Over 'Pipigate'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

At a parliament hearing, Van Quickenborne apologised and said he had not been aware of the incident the night it happened. Van Quickenborne has round-the-clock protection following a failed attempt to kidnap him last year. Van Quickenborne said he had no access to police video, but in parliament he played footage of cameras at his house. Opposition politicians blasted Van Quickenborne. "You have given a whole new dimension to the concept of the Belgian joke," said opposition party N-VA's Yngvild Ingels.

Persons: Geert De Clercq, Vincent Van Quickenborne's, Van Quickenborne, Josie Kao Locations: Geert De Clercq BRUSSELS, Belgium, Belgian

☆ 'Pipigate' peeing scandal puts Belgian minister in hot water
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Geert De Clercq | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Vincent Van Quickenborne talks to the media as he arrives at a budgetary control meeting in Brussels October 17, 2012. At a parliament hearing, Van Quickenborne apologised and said he had not been aware of the incident the night it happened. Van Quickenborne has round-the-clock protection following a failed attempt to kidnap him last year. Van Quickenborne said he had no access to police video, but in parliament he played footage of cameras at his house. Opposition politicians blasted Van Quickenborne.

Persons: Vincent Van Quickenborne, Francois Lenoir, Vincent Van Quickenborne's, Van Quickenborne, Geert De Clercq, Josie Kao Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Rights BRUSSELS, Belgium, Belgian

☆ Bob Iger's latest headache is Disney's battle with 'cable cowboy' John Malone
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Disney's Bob Iger is going head-to-head with "cable cowboy" John Malone in a tussle about payments. AdvertisementAdvertisementWriters and actors are on strike, his streaming platform is losing buckets of cash, and now Disney CEO Bob Iger has another headache to contend with — a battle with the "cable cowboy" John Malone. Advertisement Advertisement Watch: I quit cable for DirecTV Now and it's saving me over $1,000 a year — here's how I did itThe cable operator claims the demands are unrealistic amid "significant viewership declines" across Disney's channels. ESPN has been one of the few cable channels to swim against the tide and even managed to increase its audience by 12% last year, per Nielsen data viewed by the Los Angeles Times . AdvertisementAdvertisementCharter has threatened to permanently bar all Disney's channels from its service but Iger is not backing down either.

Persons: Bob Iger, John Malone, Iger, —, Disney, Malone, There's, didn't Organizations: Charter Communications, Disney, Morning, Communications, DirecTV, FX, ESPN, US, New York Times, Nielsen, Los Angeles Times, NY Times, Disney Channel, Charter

☆ Video of Justin Trudeau discussing the 'difficult ups and downs' in his marriage re-emerges after his split with wife Sophie
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife announced their separation on Wednesday. A resurfaced interview shows Trudeau discussing the "difficult ups and downs" in their relationship. Trudeau and Grégoire Trudeau, a former television presenter, were married in Montreal in 2005 and have three children together, aged 15, 14, and 9 years old. In a 2015 interview, Grégoire Trudeau refused to address allegations of an affair. The Canadian prime minister announced a split with his wife in a statement uploaded to Instagram on Wednesday.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, Trudeau —, —, Sophie Gregoire, Reuters Trudeau, Sophie, Grégoire Trudeau, — I'm, we've Organizations: Canadian, Service, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Reuters, Canada's Globe Locations: Wall, Silicon, Montreal, Instagram

☆ Carter, Biden and American Malaise
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Kimberley A. Strassel | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Jimmy Carter lost the 1980 general election by a landslide to Ronald Reagan, so it's difficult to understand why Joe Biden continues to follow the Carter 'malaise' playbook today (07/15/22). Bettman via Getty Images/Shutterstock Composite: Mark KellyWhen Jimmy Carter ran for president, the first U.S. senator to endorse him was Delaware’s Joe Biden. Mr. Carter later wrote in his White House diary that the first-term Democrat had been his “most effective supporter during the 1976 campaign.” In 2021 Mr. Biden was the first president since Mr. Carter left office 40 years earlier to visit him in Plains, Ga. “Those guys love each other,” a former Biden aide told Maureen Dowd of the New York Times .

Persons: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Joe Biden, Carter, Bettman, Mark Kelly, Delaware’s Joe Biden, Mr, ”, Biden, Maureen Dowd Organizations: Getty Images, New York Times Locations: Plains , Ga

☆ Ambivalent relationships are more toxic than negative ones, says Wharton psychologist: How to set limits with a frenemy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Here's why ambivalent relationships can be more harmful to our health than negative ones, and how to set boundaries with those mercurial people in your life. "I had assumed that with a neighbor or a colleague, having some positive interactions was better than all negative interactions," he writes. But even more toxic than a negative relationship is an ambivalent one, Adam Grant, a Wharton psychologist, writes for the The New York Times . Ambivalent relationships lead to greater risk of disease, according to one 2012 study . "The most intuitive reason is that ambivalent relationships are unpredictable," Grant writes.

Persons: Adam Grant, Grant, Jekyll, Hyde, Nedra Glover Tawwab, Tawwab, Warren Buffett Organizations: The New York Times, CNBC Locations: Wharton

☆ ValueAct adds a streaming play to its portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Mason Morfit's ValueAct Capital Management picked up Spotify last quarter as the music streaming giant rebounded off its 2022 selloff. The ValueAct CEO added about 2.25 million shares to the portfolio. Spotify has surged nearly 70% in the first quarter, regaining ground after dropping 66.3% in 2022. SPOT YTD mountain Spotify YTD It was Morfit's only new position in the quarter, but he grew Salesforce by a whopping 500%, while Insight Enterprises got a relatively modest 2% boost. Similarly, KKR came in at the second biggest holding in the portfolio despite the more than 13% trim.

☆ Major analysts are cautious on Tesla, say EV leader may be going too far with price cuts
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

But the focus of analysts were the price cuts and how far the company will go to juice demand. That said, this is balanced by concerns of increased EV competition, further price cuts, and macro challenges. Evercore ISI, In Line rating, $165 price target: "Gross margin red line of "20%" breached (Q2 will be lower)." Bernstein, Underperform rating, $150 price target: "Importantly, despite significant price cuts, demand still appears challenged for Tesla and price elasticity appears to be more muted than Tesla believed. Citigroup, Neutral rating, $175 price target (Down from $192): "The Q1 margin miss confirms that price cuts weren't offset to the extent previously expected.

☆ The Trump Grand Jury Media Tour
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Grand juries aren’t intended to be media spectacles, but add Emily Kohrs to the list of people who have lost their bearings in the vicinity of Donald Trump. Ms. Kohrs, age 30, was the foreperson of a Georgia special grand jury examining the possibility of criminal interference in the state’s 2020 election. The grand jury’s report hasn’t been released in full, and the public hasn’t been told whether it recommends charges against Mr. Trump, his aides, or both. Ms. Kohrs keeps teasing. As for Mr. Trump: “We definitely discussed him a lot in the room.”

☆ Wu becomes first Chinese man to win ATP title with Dallas triumph
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Feb 13 (Reuters) - Wu Yibing became the first man from China to win an ATP title on Sunday as he held off home hero John Isner 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 7-6(12) in a thrilling final to claim the Dallas Open. Before this week, no Chinese man had ever reached a tour-level final in the professional era or defeated a top 10 opponent. Wu, from the eastern city of Hangzhou, has done both, having upset American world number eight Taylor Fritz in the semi-finals in Dallas. Isner hammered 44 aces and held match point as Wu served to stay in the second set at 6-5. On Monday Wu became the second Chinese man to crack the world top 100 and is now projected to rise to 58.

☆ Top 10 things the Club is watching in the stock market Monday: Stocks look mixed, dueling Disney notes
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Club holding Caterpillar (CAT) downgraded to neutral (hold) at Baird; price target cut to $230 per share from $290. Disney (DIS), a Club stock, price target is lowered to $130 per share from $145 at Citi; keeps a buy rating following last week's solid earnings and restructuring announcement. Merck (MRK) price target is increased to $125 per share from $120 at Credit Suisse. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

☆ Dutch tech industry urges EU to take a stand on China chip exports
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

AMSTERDAM, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Dutch tech industry group FME on Tuesday called for the European Commission to draft a position on whether and how to restrict computer chip technology exports to China, saying "more unified and powerful action" was needed from Europe. The call comes as Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte visits U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington. "In these times ... of geopolitical tensions, national and European strategic autonomy is of great importance," said FME chairman Theo Henrar. The Dutch trade minister on Sunday said she shared U.S. concerns about over-reliance on Asian chipmakers and that chip technology had military applications, but the Netherlands would not simply adopt American rules. FME represents the interests of 2,200 Dutch technology firms, including ASML and smaller equipment maker ASM International (ASMI.AS).

☆ Rublev tames Thiem, Sabalenka and Garcia stroll as Melbourne sizzles
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Thiem, a finalist at Melbourne Park and U.S. Open champion in 2020, is on the comeback trail after a wrist injury and was able to compete only to a certain extent against the power of the rangy Russian. Thiem was simply unable to get a foothold in the contest and the 25-year-old Rublev, a quarter-finalist at the Australian Open in 2021, served out for the match after little more than two hours on court. Tennis Australia on Tuesday morning banned fans from bringing flags of either nation into the Melbourne Park precinct after a Russian tricolour was hung on a bush next to a court where Ukrainian Kateryna Baindl was playing on Monday. "It wasn't that easy a match and I'm super happy to start with a win," said the Belarusian. Novak Djokovic will begin his bid for a record-extending 10th title at Melbourne Park against Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena in the final match of the day on Rod Laver Arena.

☆ Musk's Twitter reportedly hasn't paid rent on its office spaces for weeks
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Twitter has not paid rent for its global offices or San Francisco headquarters in weeks, the report said, as Musk's team has been trying to renegotiate the terms of the company's lease. Musk has also revamped Twitter's subscription service, Twitter Blue, with the hope of generating fresh revenue for the company. Twitter Blue costs $8 a month for web users and $11 a month for iOS users who purchase it through Apple's App Store. Blue users will also be able to edit tweets and get early access to new features. He said the new verification system will be "the great leveler" and give "power to the people."

☆ Hungary's Orban pledges to preserve economic stability as crisis looms
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BUDAPEST, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Hungary's government will preserve economic stability next year and maintain a cap on household energy bills even as the European Union slides into an "economic crisis", nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Sunday. "A war in the east, and an economic crisis in the West," Orban told supporters in Zalaegerszeg, about 200 km (124 miles)west of Budapest, adding that there was "financial crisis and economic downturn in the EU". "In 1956 we learnt that unity is needed in difficult times ... we will preserve economic stability, everyone will have a job, we can defend the scheme of caps on energy bills, and families will not be left on their own." Hungary, which still imports most of its gas and oil from Russia, has seen soaring energy prices widening its trade gap and current account deficit, which the central bank says could reach almost 8% of GDP this year. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Krisztina Than, Editing by William MacleanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ În Rusia, unii cetățeni apelează la piața neagră pentru a obține certificatul de vaccinare. Cât costă acesta
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-29 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

În Rusia, unii cetățeni apelează la piața neagră pentru a obține certificatul de vaccinare. Cât costă acestaRușii care nu vor să se vaccineze au început să apeleze la piața neagră, de unde cumpără certificate false de vaccinare, scrie The Moscow Times . O dovadă falsă de vaccinare costă de la câteva zeci de euro până la câteva sute, în funcție de „calitatea” serviciului. El a găsit un dealer de certificate de vaccinare false, i-a trimis datele personale prin rețeaua de mesagerie criptată Telegram și i-a transferat 15 000 de ruble (175 de euro). Cât costă un certificat falsLa nivelul cel mai de jos al pieței, rușii pot obține un certificat fals de vaccinare contra a 2 000 de ruble (23 de euro).

Persons: Serghei, AFP Organizations: Moscow Times Locations: Rusia, Moscova, Krasnodar

☆ Lista celor 33 de țări unde a fost descoperită noua tulpină de Covid-19: Câte cazuri de import din Marea Britanie au fost înregistrate în Moldova, în ultima săptămâna
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-02 | by ( Https | Www.Facebook.Com Unimedia.Info | Ion Ceban | ) unimedia.info time to read: +1 min

După controalele efectuate la nivel național, s-a constatat că virusul a fost detectat doar la persoane care au venit din Marea Britanie, scrie New York Times . Unele țări impun restricții călătorilor, inclusiv cetățeni americani, care în ultimele săptămâni au vizitat țările în care a fost detectată varianta nouă de Covid-19. Spre exemplu, Filipine a extins restricțiile pentru călătorii din Marea Britanie și alte 18 țări, adăugând pe listă Statele Unite după ce în Florida, California și Colorado a fost găsit virusul. Niciunul dintre persoanele găsite infectate în Statele Unite nu a călătorit însă recent, ceea ce creează temeri privind amploarea circulației noului virus. Anterior, fosta ministră a Sănătății, Viorica Dumbrăveanu anunța că sistemul medical din țară nu are capacitatea de a depista noua tulpină de coronavirus.

Persons: ., Viorica Dumbrăveanu Organizations: New York Times, . 1.1.7, Sănătății Locations: Turcia, Fahrettin, New, Filipine, Statele Unite, Florida, California, Colorado, ministră

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