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☆ Amazon is working on a new 'Remarkable Alexa' but internal politics and technical issues plague the project
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The team is working towards a June 30 launch deadline, and has been testing the underlying voice technology, dubbed "Remarkable Alexa," with 15,000 external customers, these people said. Internally, however, Amazon isn't satisfied with the performance of the new Remarkable Alexa yet. But the new Remarkable Alexa follows a more centralized structure, where language understanding and response generation use a single language model. The Classic Alexa team, for example, wants to protect their work by insisting on using what they built for the old Alexa, one of the people said. In addition to the subscription-based Alexa, Amazon is also working on a new Alexa product that can be used within a web browser, people familiar with the project told BI.

Persons: Alexa, Dave Limp, Rohit Prasad Organizations: Business, Alexa, Google, Apple, Intelligence, Amazon, Alexa Plus, Reuters

☆ 19 things you probably didn't know about 'Schitt's Creek'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Jessica Booth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The cast didn't know what Catherine O'Hara's accent for Moira was going to sound like until the first day of shooting. Catherine O'Hara as Moira Rose. Even O'Hara didn't know exactly where the accent was going to go. She told Vulture in the same article that she initially thought it would die down as Moira adjusted to her new home, but if anything, it got more pronounced. For example, her iconic pronunciation of "bebe" didn't become a running gag until season four.

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Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck remember the feeling of being the new kids at the Sundance Film Festival. “I remember being like, oh my God, this festival has been around 20 years, it’s such an old festival,” Boden said in a recent interview with The Associated Press. Their new film debuts Thursday, opening night of the 40th edition of the festival, at the storied Eccles Theater. “My favorite films are Sundance films,” Kaphar said. “That is really nourishing in a year when we’re acknowledging and marking this 40th edition of Sundance.”The Sundance Film Festival runs from Jan. 18 through Jan. 28.

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Attorneys for the first inmate slated to be put to death with nitrogen gas have asked a federal appeals court to block the execution scheduled later this month in Alabama. Kenneth Eugene Smith’s attorneys on Monday asked the 11th U.S. The question of whether Alabama will ultimately be allowed to attempt the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas could end up before the U.S. Supreme Court. Smith’s attorneys appealed a judge’s Jan. 10 decision to let the execution go forward. The low-oxygen environment could cause nausea leading Smith to choke to death on his own vomit, his attorneys argued.

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☆ Opinion | How Trump’s Opponents Made Iowa Easy for Him
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Donald Trump’s victory in the Iowa caucuses was resounding enough to make the race for the Republican nomination look essentially finished at the start. But it wasn’t resounding enough to remove the sense that it could have been otherwise, that yet again his opposition within the Republican Party made things ridiculously easy for his candidacy. Trump is essentially running an incumbent’s campaign, presenting himself as the default leader of the party, declining to debate, rolling up endorsements. Eugene McCarthy’s 42 percent of the New Hampshire primary vote in 1968 forced Lyndon Johnson out of the race. Ted Kennedy’s 31 percent in Iowa and 37 percent in New Hampshire in 1980 betokened a long and bitter campaign for Jimmy Carter.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Eugene McCarthy’s, Lyndon Johnson, Ted Kennedy’s, Jimmy Carter, Pat Buchanan’s, George H.W, Bush Organizations: Republican, Republican Party, New Locations: Iowa, New Hampshire, George H.W . Bush

☆ 29 million-year-old grasshopper nest found intact with eggs, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The eggs and overall nest construction closely resemble the eggs and pods of modern grasshopper species. Insect eggs are extremely rare in the fossil record, and intact egg cases are even rarer. This wasn’t just a cluster of eggs — it was a type of subterranean egg pod called an ootheca, with the eggs cradled by a protective layer that had mineralized into a stony rind. So Lee consulted a global insect egg database, containing more than 6,700 living species, to identify the eggs in the fossil pod. The virtually pristine specimen also speaks to the level of preservation in the national park site’s fossil beds, Famoso added.

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☆ Dan Levy on ‘Good Grief,’ Hating Exercise and Great Eyebrows
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Lane Florsheim | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Dan Levy, 40, rose to fame on “Schitt’s Creek,” playing the snarky David Rose for six seasons. He and his dad, Eugene Levy, created the Emmy-winning sitcom, which follows a rich family’s comically bumpy adjustment to small-town life after losing their fortune. “I think a lot of people think I’m a comedian, but I never really identified as one,” Levy said.

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☆ Lunar Anthropocene: Humans may have kicked off a new geological period on the moon
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Touching down on the lunar surface is incredibly difficult, as evidenced by numerous crashes that have made their mark and created new craters. Ultimately, 12 NASA astronauts walked on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. Declaring a Lunar Anthropocene could make it clear that the moon is changing in ways it wouldn’t naturally due to human exploration, the researchers said. But a propulsion issue noticed hours after liftoff means that Peregrine won’t be able to attempt a moon landing, and currently, its fate is uncertain. NASA/JSCThe Apollo 11 lunar landing marked the first time humans set foot on another world.

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☆ Dan Levy said turning down the opportunity to play one of the Kens in 'Barbie' still haunts him: 'That was a tough day'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewDan Levy recently dropped a major bombshell after revealing he turned down a role in the blockbuster film "Barbie," which he called "a tough day." "Logistically could not make it work despite desperately trying to," Levy told the outlet. "I think Greta had such a like wonderfully bizarre and and magical aesthetic idea of of what that movie was," Levy told People. Although Robbie played the titular role, Amy Schumer and Anne Hatheway nearly played the beloved doll. Robbie told Vogue in May 2023 that she initially wanted Gal Gadot to play Barbie.

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☆ Amazon employees fear increased 'quiet firing' tactics and a 'brain drain'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Eugene Kim | Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Silent sacking, Garrison told BI, "is how Amazon is going to reduce operational costs without negatively affecting the stock price. Some Amazon employees recently took to Slack to announce their resignations specifically over the return-to-hub policy. Another AWS employee told BI they feel like they are "doing the job of three people." Any suggestion to the contrary is untrue," the Amazon spokesperson said. Are you an Amazon employee or do you have insight to share?

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☆ Leaked email shows Amazon is slashing jobs in its Audible division, following job cuts at other teams
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Amazon is cutting 5% of the workforce at its Audible division, according to an internal email obtained by Business Insider. On Thursday, Audible's CEO Bob Carrigan wrote an email to his team notifying the "tough decision to reduce roles within our organization," the email said. The job cuts follow broader layoffs at other parts of Amazon this week. Internal messages suggest more job cuts in Amazon Pay and marketing roles, as BI previously reported . Amazon acquired Audible, which provides audiobooks and podcasts, for roughly $300 million in 2008.

Persons: Bob Carrigan, Carrigan, we've, It's, Eugene Kim Organizations: Service, Business, Amazon, MGM Studios, Pay, Global

☆ Leaked recording reveals Amazon Prime Video boss warning employees the unit hired too fast, months before layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. "That's a lot of growth," Hopkins said. Prime Video was the first to do a hiring freeze at Amazon in 2022 because the team was growing too fast, he added. Related storiesHopkins's comments show the exponential growth the Prime Video and MGM Studios team saw prior to Wednesday's layoffs. For years, Amazon has poured billions of dollars into its video streaming service, which is included in its Prime membership program.

Persons: Mike Hopkins, Hopkins, didn't Organizations: Amazon, MGM Studios, Business, BI, MGM, Football Locations: Amazon, headcount

☆ Amazon's biggest generative AI product launch was rushed and flawed, leaving insiders looking for answers
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

"Q should be more polished, given how far behind we are," one of the Amazon employees told BI. An Amazon spokesperson said Q is not based on a single AI model, and its launch followed standard operating procedure. They said Q primarily used Claude Instant 1.2, a cheaper, lighter, and faster version of the AI model that was released in August. More approachable, but too simpleCurrently, Amazon Q is only offered in preview mode to select customers. Some AWS employees, however, say it feels like the company is in a mad dash to release new products, even if they are subpar.

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☆ I've followed the Mediterranean diet for over 5 years. Here are 11 of my go-to meals.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( George Arkley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I've been following the Mediterranean diet for years, and I've learned a lot of simple recipes. I take a minimalist approach to my diet and often only use a few ingredients in my meals. I've discovered a love for orange, avocado, and shrimp saladI wasn't initially convinced that orange, mustard, and shrimp went together. I've concocted a Mediterranean version of a make-your-own pizzaIf you have an at-home dinner date coming up, make some puff-pastry pizza together. I've only recently discovered tofu, and I've been enjoying adding it to salads and grain bowls for a protein boost.

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☆ In an internal meeting, Nvidia's CEO addressed a question about employees in 'semi-retirement' mode as unusual tension grows
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-14 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Many Nvidia employees have become incredibly rich after the company's stock is up by about 1,200% over the past five years. Nvidia employees are also rarely put on performance-improvement plans, unlike some of its competitors, such as Amazon . Despite a growing number of companies launching their own in-house chips, Nvidia employees say they don't feel the competitive pressure yet. Three Nvidia employees, however, told BI that those chips never came up in customer conversations because, in their view, of Nvidia's superior performance. In other ways, Nvidia employees haven't let their riches go to their heads.

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☆ Big Tech has created confusion around valuation in the market, says investor Eugene Profit
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBig Tech has created confusion around valuation in the market, says investor Eugene ProfitEugene Profit, Profit Investments CEO, and Adam Crisafulli, Vital Knowledge founder, join 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk the day's market action and recent JOLTS data.

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☆ One Medical employees are furious that Amazon is changing their compensation plan, leaked messages show
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Just nine months after closing its deal to acquire One Medical, Amazon is exerting more control over the primary care provider's employee pay. Prior to the Amazon acquisition, One Medical gave stock grants without baking in any growth assumptions. Like One Medical, Amazon reinforces this through its competitive total compensation program which, for corporate employees, typically includes base pay and restricted stock units (RSUs). As One Medical is now part of Amazon and can no longer grant employees One Medical stock, we are transitioning employees to Amazon's stock-based compensation model. Amazon's pay policy has long been a source of frustration for many employees.

Persons: Christine Morehead, Morehead, Dawn Brun, Slack Organizations: Business, Medical, BI, Amazon, Amazon's

☆ AWS VP tells employees that the departures of senior engineers are 'making us better,' leaked transcript shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some Amazon Web Services employees are concerned about a large number of departures among its senior engineers. At last month's internal staff meeting for AWS, VP of infrastructure services Prasad Kalyanaraman answered an employee question about turnover among senior engineers, according to a transcript of the meeting obtained by Business Insider. It is one of the many challenges AWS employees are currently dealing with, alongside slowing growth and a more bureaucratic culture, as BI previously reported . As we've previously told Insider, attrition among AWS employees has declined in recent years and to suggest anything otherwise is inaccurate. Amazon unveiled Amazon Q this week, an AI chatbot for businesses, and previously launched CodeWhisperer, a coding assistant for developers.

Persons: Prasad Kalyanaraman, Kalyanaraman, Rob Munoz, we've, Prasad, Munoz, Peter DeSantis, DeSantis, Charlie Bell, Rachel Thornton, Chris Vonderhaar Organizations: Web Services, Business, Amazon's, AWS

☆ Reaction to the death of former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"Fortunately for us, she set her sights a little higher – becoming the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. U.S. SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS"A daughter of the American Southwest, Sandra Day O'Connor blazed an historic trail as our Nation's first female Justice. SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS“The passing of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor reminds all of us of what an extraordinary woman and justice she was. JUSTIN DRIVER, PROFESSOR AT YALE LAW SCHOOL AND FORMER LAW CLERK TO O'CONNOR"Today, we lost a towering, trailblazing jurist who dramatically improved our nation. SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY, FORMER CHAIRMAN AND CURRENT MEMBER OF THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE“Justice O’Connor was the first Supreme Court nominee I had the honor of voting for as a senator.

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☆ Amazon's cloud business is in danger of missing sales goals in one key part of the business, insiders say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AWS's growth rate has slowed and its SMB sales unit will likely miss 2023 targets, sources say. AWS built a lead in cloud computing by better catering to startups and small businesses than rivals. The Amazon Web Services team responsible for selling services to startups and small businesses is struggling to meet its 2023 sales goals, two people with direct knowledge of the situation tell Business Insider. One believes the SMB team will surely miss its targets and said managers are facing mounting pressure to improve their numbers. Both people requested anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the press.

Organizations: Web Services, AWS, Business

☆ Employee burnout at AWS is reminiscent of another top firm's push to get bigger
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementIn today's big story, we're looking at the growing tension at AWS with rising employee burnout. Just like OpenAI's ChatGPT or Google's Bard, Amazon Q is a generative AI chatbot users can talk to like a human. Amazon Web Services, which developed Amazon Q, announced the new product under the fanfare of its annual event in Las Vegas, AWS re:Invent. Business Insider's Eugene Kim, our resident Amazon expert, has a report on the growing tension and burnout among AWS employees. Jon Krause for InsiderThe burnout at AWS reminds me of another company at the top of its field facing turmoil: Goldman Sachs.

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☆ Biden backers rev up write-in campaign in New Hampshire to avoid loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

For an incumbent president, primary races -- the state-by-state competitions that nominate a political party's official presidential candidate -- are normally a perfunctory affair. Pro-Biden Democrats' volunteer-focused effort, with just a $100,000 budget, will encourage primary voters to put Biden's name on the New Hampshire ballot. Lyndon B. Johnson, then the Democratic incumbent, shunned the New Hampshire primary in 1968 due to over-confidence, only to see an insurgent campaign from Minnesota, U.S. Biden write-in organizers have largely settled on asking voters to write in "Joe Biden," but believe that other names like "President Biden" and "President Biden and Vice President Harris" satisfy a state law that says to count the vote if the reasonable intent of the voter is clear. "They're gonna use this as a way to say, look, we are good Democrats and organized this to protect President Biden," Smith said.

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☆ AI fatigue, sales challenges, and the problem of getting big: Inside growing tension at AWS
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

For Amazon, AWS is more important than ever. Targets missedAWS is falling short of reaching sales goals in its startups and small-business segments, two employees told BI. Burnout and attritionSeveral AWS employees also pointed to high turnover as a major point of concern. AWS employees told BI it still remains to be seen how all these changes will manifest in the months to come. "The most significant single sentiment we feel is uncertainty," one of the AWS employees told BI.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a challenge to the Securities and Exchange Commission's ability to fight fraud, part of a broad attack on regulatory agencies led by conservative and business interests. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Jarkesy and his Patriot28 investment adviser group on three separate issues. And it said laws shielding the commission’s administrative law judges from being fired by the president are unconstitutional. Jarkesy's lawyers noted that the SEC wins almost all the cases it brings in front of the administrative law judges but only about 60% of cases tried in federal court. A decision upholding the 5th Circuit's ruling could sweep far more broadly, calling into question the authority of administrative law judges at numerous federal agencies, the Justice Department said.

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☆ How Jewish People Built the American Theater
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Jesse Green | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +46 min

Let Us Tell You A Story How Jewish people built the American theater as we know it. The theater, which for many Jews was a major way of becoming American in the first place, seems unable to acknowledge that the danger that American Jews face is not just historical, and not just onstage. (Both of Adler’s parents were Yiddish theater stars — her father, Jacob Adler, was a renowned Shylock in 1903.) Embedding their own observation and experience within Stanislavsky’s, along with the best of Yiddish theater and a generous dollop of Freud, they converted the American theater to Judaism. Sara Krulwich/The New York TimesThe Jewish contribution to the creation of the American theater was built on the acknowledgment of a larger humanity alive within each of us, available to some, with natural empathy and rigorous training.

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