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☆ The West must be ready to face the 'deadly quartet' of global adversaries, analysts warn
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"We're confronted by a deadly quartet of nations increasingly working together," he said, in comments reported by Sky News. The coalition described Moscow as having "shattered" peace and stability in the West and having "gravely undermined global security." Russia and North Korea deny arms transfers have taken place. Ian Bremmer, founder and president of Eurasia Group, said the latest NATO summit showed that the West and its opponents appeared to be positioning themselves in a "new Cold War posture." Russia, North Korea and Iran are already under substantial international sanctions, and those restrictions on trade and key sectors have arguably pushed them closer together.

Persons: George Robertson, We're, …, Robertson, Russia's, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Pedro Pardo, Lin Jian, Ian Bremmer, Ed Arnold Organizations: State, Government, NATO, Government Summit, Washington DC, Anadolu, Getty, Sky News, Forum, International Cooperation, of, People, Afp, Ukraine, European Union, Eurasia Group, Alliance, European Security, International Security, Royal United Services Institute Locations: Washington, United States, Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, Beijing, Ukraine, Moscow, PRC, People's Republic of China, Europe

☆ As NATO meets, leaders look to 'Trump-proof' the military alliance
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

US President Donald Trump arrives for the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speak during a meeting in New York on September 25, 2019. Hanno Pevkur, Estonia's defense minister, emphasized that NATO allies did not interfere in each other's domestic politics and democratic processes. So when, when the choice of American people is Donald Trump, then it's Donald Trump. Then all the countries in the world, including Estonia, including the NATO allies, have to talk with this administration who will be put in place."

Persons: Donald Trump, Christian Hartmann, Trump, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Peter Nicholls, Jens Stoltenberg, Stoltenberg, Joe Biden's, —, Volodymyr Zelensky, Saul Loeb, Donald Trump's, Keir Starmer, Starmer, we've, that's, Radosław Sikorski, CNBC's Steve Sedgwick, Hanno Pevkur, It's, France —, Balázs Orbán, Viktor Orbán Organizations: NATO, AFP, Getty, Republican, Ukraine, Eurasia Group, Trump, Ukrainian, Independent, CNBC, Hungary's Locations: Grove, Watford, London, Washington, Ukraine, China, North Korea, Iran, Britain, New York, Europe, Russia, Estonia, United States, Germany, Canada, France, Poland

☆ AI is shaping the fate of software engineers, but there is a new way to succeed
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Rachel Curry | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

So far in the artificial intelligence hype cycle, software engineers are still operating at full force, with demand for skilled engineers expected to grow by 25% in the decade ending in 2032, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But is the hyper-growth of AI as an engineering solution throwing a wrench in that expectation? This is a form of computational thinking, or computer-like thinking — one skill that will remain prevalent amid AI-enabled software engineering, Schuerman said. Talented engineers, Tang said, have a higher level of problem-solving, logic and reasoning skills. David Hsu, CEO and founder of app development platform Retool, believes AI in the software context is a propelling factor.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Don Schuerman, Schuerman, Winston Tang, Tang, David Hsu, Hsu Organizations: Nvidia, World, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, Microsoft, Google Locations: Dubai

☆ OpenAI board members brush off warning from ex-directors and defend Sam Altman as 'highly forthcoming'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThis has been the week of dueling op-eds from former and current OpenAI board members. Current OpenAI board members Bret Taylor and Larry Summers issued a response to AI safety concerns on Thursday, stating that "the board is taking commensurate steps to ensure safety and security." In the last six months, the two current board members said they had found Altman "highly forthcoming on all relevant issues and consistently collegial with his management team." She also said that the old OpenAI board found out about ChatGPT's release on Twitter. OpenAI dissolved the superalignment safety team before later announcing the formation of a new safety committee.

Persons: —, Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, Helen Toner, Tasha McCauley, Sam Altman, Taylor, Summers, Altman, OpenAI, WilmerHale, Toner, Openai, he's, Jan Leike, Ilya Sutskever, Gretchen Krueger, Leike, Krueger Organizations: Service, Business, Twitter, World, Summit

☆ What does Goldman Sachs want in a coder? For them to have studied philosophy
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewArtificial intelligence is redefining what it takes to be a software engineer on Wall Street. A typical software developer holds a computer science degree. Goldman Sachs' chief information officer, Marco Argenti, recently encouraged his daughter, a college student, to concentrate her education on philosophy if she wants to pursue a career in engineering. AdvertisementZafar said he's paying more attention to people with "a computer science degree and an English minor," or "a psychology major and a computer science minor." Advertisement"That software engineer might get replaced by a sort of prompt engineer," Vyas said.

Persons: —, Goldman Sachs, Marco Argenti, Argenti, he's, it's, Citi's, Shadman Zafar, Zafar, Jensen Huang, Ken Griffin, Deepali Vyas, Korn, Vyas Organizations: Service, Wall, Business, Harvard, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, World, Citadel Locations: Dubai

☆ Premarket stocks: Is Nvidia too big to fail?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Investors expect Nvidia to report earnings of $4.59 a share and $20.378 billion in revenue, up from just $6.05 billion a year before. Too big to fail: For the time being, Nvidia is the “most sophisticated and deployed” chipmaker in the world, and its output is one of national importance, said Newman. Capital One wants to be the biggest credit card company in America. If approved by regulators and shareholders, Capital One’s (COF) acquisition will create the biggest US credit card company by loan volume. Compared to other major credit card issuers, Capital One has historically catered to customers with credit scores in the 600s range, which is considered subprime.

Persons: “, ”, Daniel Newman, Newman, Jensen Huang, ” What’s, Sam Altman, Pat Gelsinger, Elisabeth Buchwald, Biden, Richard Fairbank, Fairbank, Samantha Delouya, Dow, Dow hasn’t Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Nvidia, Wall, Microsoft, Apple, Investors, Intel, AMD, Discover Financial Services, Capital, Discover, Mastercard, Consumer Financial, Bureau, Walgreens, Dow Jones, Alliance, Dow Jones Industrial, Dow Jones Indices, Dow, Tesla Locations: New York, California, United States, China, Dubai, America

☆ Nvidia is now worth more than Alphabet, one day after surpassing Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia’s market capitalization rose to $1.83 trillion on Wednesday, nudging past Alphabet’s $1.82 trillion market cap. Shares of the Santa Clara-based chipmaker rose 2.5% to $739 a share, while Alphabet shares ended the session at $145.94. Earlier this week, Nvidia surpassed Amazon, closing with a higher market cap on Tuesday for the first time since 2002. Nvidia has been the biggest beneficiary of the AI mania dominating Wall Street. Most of the Magnificent Seven, the group of tech stocks that have led the bull market, have continued to race even higher this year with Nvidia leading the pack.

Persons: ”, Dave Sekera, “, Jensen Huang, There’s, ” Huang, ” CNN’s Gayle Harrington Organizations: New, New York CNN, Nvidia, Amazon, Big Tech, Morningstar, CNN, World Locations: New York, Santa Clara, Dubai

☆ What keeps Sam Altman up at night?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that "all of the sci-fi stuff" keeps him up at night. AdvertisementEver wondered what keeps Sam Altman up at night? The OpenAI CEO tweeted last February that regulation was critical to AI development and that the world needed time to figure it out. Despite the broader fears that keep him up at night, Altman said that he believes that things will go "tremendously right." "I think we can easily imagine a world in the not-so-distant future where everybody has a better life than they have today," Altman said.

Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, —, they've, he's, hasn't, OpenAI Organizations: Service, World Government

☆ Putin's big week means more uncertainty for the markets during a critical time
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Milly Struthers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In today’s big story, we’re looking at why the recent resurgence of Vladimir Putin and Russia comes at an inopportune time for the markets. The big storyPutin's big weekRebecca Zisser/Business InsiderVladimir Putin hasn't notched many personal wins since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but last week was an exception. Putin’s successes further complicate a geopolitical situation that has silently loomed over a US economy trying to tiptoe past a recession.

Persons: —, florists, Vladimir Putin, Rebecca Zisser, Vladimir Putin hasn't, Tucker Carlson, he’s, Tom Porter, Carlson, Putin, Joe, Donald Trump, BI’s Brent D, Griffiths, Tom, GAVRIIL, Jamie Dimon, Ray Dalio, Jerome Powell, It’s, David Rosenberg, doesn’t, Alex Wong, Stocks, Savita Subramanian, Grammarly, Abanti Chowdhury, Zers, Temu, Sam Altman, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Jordan Parker Erb Organizations: Service, NATO, Sputnik, Kremlin, JPMorgan, Bridgewater Associates, Reserve, Federal Reserve, Bank of America, Labor Statistics, Tech, Chiefs, 49ers, World, Ferrari, Business Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Moscow, China, Israel, Gaza, Washington ,, New York, London

☆ Middle East crisis can be turned into longer-term peace, Atlantic Council CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMiddle East crisis can be turned into longer-term peace, Atlantic Council CEO saysFred Kempe, CEO of Atlantic Council, discusses geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and Ukraine at the World Government Summit in Dubai.

Persons: Fred Kempe Organizations: Atlantic, Atlantic Council, World Locations: East, Ukraine, Dubai

☆ Sam Altman compares today's ChatGPT to a 'barely useful cellphone'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman compared the current ChatGPT model to a "barely useful cellphone." NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . But OpenAI CEO Sam Altman does — and he compared it to the current model of ChatGPT. "We're at this barely useful cellphone," Altman said this week at the World Government Summit, where he made a virtual appearance.

Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, —, OpenAI Organizations: Service, World Government, Business

NEW YORK (AP) — In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is “authentic.”Authentic cuisine. “We see in 2023 a kind of crisis of authenticity,” he said ahead of Monday's announcement of this year's word. Merriam-Webster added the word to its online dictionary in September and it's been among the top lookups since, Sokolowski said. DOPPELGANGER: Sokolowski calls this “a word lover's word.” Merriam-Webster defines it as a “double,” an “alter ego” or a “ghostly counterpart.” It derives from German folklore. Interest in the word surrounded Naomi Klein's latest book, “Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World,” released this year.

Persons: deepfakes, Elon Musk, Webster, Peter Sokolowski, “, ”, Sokolowski, OpenAI, Taylor Swift, Prince Harry, Musk, ” Sokolowski, ” There's, there's, EGOT, Viola Davis, Merriam, it's, Israel ”, Lookups, ” Merriam, Naomi Klein's, Naomi Wolf, King Charles III, Ryan Reynolds, Mike Johnson, recirculated, Donald Trump Organizations: Merriam, Associated Press, Twitter, Pixar, Titan, Covenant School, U.S, Rep, D.C Locations: Dubai, Israel, Gaza, Nashville , Tennessee, Louisiana, New York , Florida, Georgia, Washington

☆ What is BRICS, which countries want to join and why?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

All the BRICS countries are part of the Group of 20 (G20) of major economies. WHICH NATIONS WANT TO JOIN BRICS AND WHY? It has received backing from Russia and Brazil to join the BRICS. Bolivia's President Luis Arce has expressed interest in BRICS membership and is expected to attend the summit. Algeria said in July it has applied for BRICS membership and to become a shareholder in the New Development Bank, the so-called BRICS Bank.

Persons: Commerce Wang, Competition Ebrahim Patel, Goldman Sachs, Jim O'Neill, Luis Arce, Bhargav Acharya, Olivia Kumwenda, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Commerce, Africa's, Trade, Industry, Competition, of Trade, Economic, United Nations, World Bank, of, Petroleum, WHO, Democratic, U.S, New Development Bank, BRICS Bank, Thomson Locations: South Africa, China, JOHANNESBURG, Brazil, Russia, India, Johannesburg, United States, United, Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Algeria, Bolivia, Indonesia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Comoros, Gabon, Kazakhstan, Cape Town

☆ Factbox: BRICS summit 2023: What's likely to be discussed?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Putin will participate in the summit virtually and will be represented in Johannesburg by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. BRICS EXPANSIONThe leaders are divided over the expansion of the bloc by adding new members, including the admission criteria. BRICS BANKThe group is also expected to discuss how to boost local currency fundraising and lending within the New Development Bank (NDB), or so-called BRICS bank. While the NDB, which was established in 2015, is still looking at the potential use of alternative currencies, there will be no talk about a common BRICS currency during the summit, South Africa's senior BRICS diplomat said. 'FRIENDS OF BRICS'The last day of the summit is expected to focus on talks with leaders from other countries.

Persons: Aly, Cyril Ramaphosa, Xi Jinping, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Sergei Lavrov, Enoch Godongwana, BRICS, Naledi Pandor, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, Pandor, Anait Miridzhanian, Olivia Kumwenda, Tim Cocks, Nick Macfie Organizations: New Development Bank, REUTERS, Rights, Indian, International, Africa's Finance, Federal Reserve, United Arab, South African Foreign, Ukraine, Continental Free Trade Area, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, Rights JOHANNESBURG, Brazil, Russia, India, South Africa, Johannesburg, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Indonesia, Egypt, Ethiopia, BRICS, United States, South, Bangladesh, Uruguay, Algeria, Honduras, Zimbabwe, Africa, Latin America, Asia, Caribbean, France, Russian

☆ Factbox: Key facts about the BRICS 2023 summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Here are some key facts about the summit. It will be the first in-person BRICS summit since the COVID-19 pandemic. Perhaps the most important and controversial issue the leaders are expected to discuss is BRICS expansion by adding new members, including the admission criteria and guiding principles. But divisions among BRICS members over criteria for admitting new members may preclude any major announcements at the summit, as the bloc operates by consensus. Twenty three countries have formally applied to become new BRICS members, including Saudi Arabia, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Indonesia, Egypt and Ethiopia.

Persons: Cyril Ramaphosa, Xi Jinping, Luiz Lula da Silva, Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Sergei Lavrov, Naledi Pandor, Wendell Roelf, Olivia Kumwenda, Alistair Bell Organizations: WHO, Indian, International, Russian, South African Foreign, United Nations, African Union Commission, New Development Bank, Business, Thomson Locations: JOHANNESBURG, Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Johannesburg, Africa, Ukraine, Moscow, Latin America, Asia, Caribbean, South, United States, Saudi Arabia, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Indonesia, Egypt, Ethiopia

☆ Elon Musk says he's found a new Twitter CEO: 'She will be starting in ~6 weeks!'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk said on Thursday that he'd found a new CEO for Twitter. Elon Musk said on Thursday that he'd found a new CEO for Twitter. Musk became Twitter CEO, describing himself as "Chief Twit," last year after he bought the company and fired CEO Parag Agrawal within hours of taking the social-media company private. Since Musk took over as Twitter CEO in November, some Tesla shareholders have expressed concern over his focus on the social-media company as Musk has taken to sleeping at its headquarters. Musk has said from the beginning that he had planned for his stint as Twitter's CEO to be temporary.

☆ Rio de Janeiro to host G20 summit in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 9 (Reuters) - The world' largest economies grouped in the G20 will hold their annual heads of state or government summit next year in Rio de Janeiro, state Governor Claudio Castro said. Brazil will take over the rotating presidency of the G20 from India on Dec. 1. It will be the largest event in Rio since the city hosted the Olympic Games in 2016 and the World Cup soccer final in 2014. The G20 represents around 85% of the global GDP, over 75% of global trade and about two-thirds of the world's population. The G20 was started two decades ago to include important emerging economies in discussions that had been confined to the Group of Seven industrialized economies.

☆ Elon Musk says AI is 'dangerous technology' and needs regulating to ensure it's 'operating within the public interest'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

His comments were prompted by an investor asking whether AI could help Musk make cars. "We should need some kind of regulatory authority or something, overseeing AI development and making sure it's operating within the public interest." Musk described AI as "quite a dangerous technology" in his response to the investor, adding he feared he "may have done things to accelerate it." People have been using it for side hustles using the AI tool, while others have used it to write cover letters. Insider's Adam Rogers wrote about how ChatGPT, or other similar AI tools like Microsoft's Bing, are "bullshit engines" and why they shouldn't be trusted.

☆ Gulf states have given billions in aid to Egypt. Now they want to see returns
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

He was referring to the tens of billions of dollars in bailouts his country has received from the wealthy Gulf monarchies over the past decade. Many of those assets have long been under the control of Egypt’s military, an economic behemoth and the backbone of Sisi’s power. This time, however, Gulf Arab allies – especially Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – want to see returns. Last year alone, Gulf states pledged $22 billion to Egypt as it faced an economic crisis caused partly by the fallout from the Ukraine war, Reuters reported. Analysts say that Egypt was pushed by Gulf states to accept the IMF’s conditions, especially those on privatization.

☆ ChatGPT creator Sam Altman says the world may not be 'that far away from potentially scary' AI and feels 'regulation will be critical'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amid discussions and scrutiny, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared his thoughts on AI In a series of tweets on Sunday. He warned the world may not be "that far from potentially scary" AI and said regulation will be "critical." regulation will be critical and will take time to figure out; although current-generation AI tools aren't very scary, i think we are potentially not that far away from potentially scary ones," he tweeted. Altman's been talking about regulating AI since 2015It's not the first time Altman has talked about regulating AI. "In an ideal world, regulation would slow down the bad guys and speed up the good guys — it seems like what happens with the first SMI to be developed will be very important."

☆ Esther Wojcicki raised 2 successful CEOs and a doctor—here's why she thinks good grades don't matter
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The grades you got in school don't really matter, says educator and bestselling author Esther Wojcicki. "The number one way I think we need to [encourage creative students] is we need to cut the importance of grades." Wojcicki's decades of teaching high school taught her that good grades are overrated, and not a significant indicator of a child's future success. Yet they're an important factor in how the country's education system views students' success and determines their future opportunities, she said in Dubai. "Everybody is fighting for grades and those grades lead to college, and if you don't have those grades you cannot go," Wojcicki said.

☆ Vice President Harris: ‘Russia Has Committed Crimes Against Humanity’
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Watch: Elon Musk Says a New Twitter CEO Could Be Named by Year-EndElon Musk, who bought Twitter in October, said the likely time to put in place a new person to take over the day-to-day management of the social-media platform could be toward the end of 2023. He spoke remotely at the World Government Summit in Dubai. Photo: Kamran Jebreili/Associated Press

☆ Why Moldova Is Important in the Russia-Ukraine War
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ OpenAI cofounder Elon Musk said the non-profit he helped create is now focused on 'maximum-profit,' which is 'not what I intended at all'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk said OpenAI has become a "maximum-profit," closed-source firm "effectively controlled by Microsoft." The billionaire said this is not what he "intended" when he co-founded the company in 2015. Musk wrote in response: "OpenAI was created as an open source (which is why I named it "Open" AI), non-profit company to serve as a counterweight to Google, but now it has become a closed source, maximum-profit company effectively controlled by Microsoft. The company announced a partnership with Microsoft the same year and welcomed a $1 billion investment from the tech giant. Speaking at the 2023 World Government Summit in Dubai this week Musk said "we need to regulate AI Safety."

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▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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